One of the awesome things about being a part of a technical world and being a technical professional is that there are never any shortages of cool things to be involved in! The dilemma it creates however is that there are only so many hours in a day to be involved! This is where I [...]
It was to be a great long weekend out of town. My sister and I had been planning a big event to celebrate my parents 50th wedding anniversary. We had a great event with lots of great friends and family, and the folks truly enjoyed their time. I used my Lenovo X61 and a portable [...]
Well, I have pontificated on a number of my thoughts lately, so will continue that pattern tonight. I had a frustrating day today, mostly becuase I ran out of battery life on two different devices at the most opportune time! Let me explain my frustration. Mobility has a number of great and wonderful tools available [...]
No links or quotes in this post from anyone but me. Just a statement if you please. I have watched the stories of all the folks riding the fence between Vista and XP. One day Chris Pirillo is back to XP, the next he is on Vista again. I hear a lot of people spending [...]
This is not a new question. It has been debated and asked many times in the past few years. I have entered into the fray a number of times myself, and been most involved in touting it. So where are we in the Tablet PC world? Here are my current rambling thoughts: Tablet PC has matured [...]
As you can see from this cute image, I have several desktop mascots that keep me company every day. They are, from left to right: Tablet Guy – He’s been around for a while, and I must say he is a jealous and vicious little guy. Keeps poking that pen at the other guys. [...]
Just a quick comment here on something that has become apparent in multiple conversations lately. When Lenovo announced the X60 Tablet PC with a Core Duo ULV processor, they got slammed for not doing Core 2 Duo. Now Toshiba has Introduced a COre Duo machine in the new R400 line, once again with a Core [...]
Well, I am almost recovered from the CES trip. It was a most exciting and very busy trip for the whole GBM team, including introducing the newest official team member, our mischievous little friend Splotch! Huge thanks also go to our additional companion Eddie Vanderbeck (not an official team member – or not yet anyway [:)]) [...]
Well, after Warner’s excellent update on life with the Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet PC, I knew I needed to do the same. I have had this machine for a little over 3 weeks now, and really think I have a very good handle on using it for my style of work. If I may just [...]
Well, another Thanksgiving day is upon us, and here in the United States, a lot of us shall pause from normal activities, gather around a tablet piled high with some serious feasting materials, and gorge ourselves until we cannot move. We shall visit with family and close friends, watch football (American Football that is), and take a [...]
Well, we have really covered the X60 Tablet PC from Lenovo at GottaBeMobile.com. So what is next? I know people are still curious about thismachine, and I feel guilty having ths fine piece of machinery in my hands and not answering lots of questions. So what would you folks like to see the most on [...]
Not sure about everyone else, but I had a dickens of a time getting to Vista RTM download on MSDN yesterday. The few times I could actually get the page to load, it would die when I tried to start the download with some kind of cryptic server error Now today I decided to try [...]
Catchy title, huh? I love getting to say that! We have been amazed at the response you, our readers have given the content on this site. We have quite the passionate group of readers, complemented by a lot of passion from Rob, Warner, and myself. What a great combination. So where do we go from [...]
In approximately August of 2002, I began a journey that would take me places I never dreamed. I came across some information about a new computing device called a “Tablet PC”, and the idea really appealed to me. I started looking around for more information, and eventually ended up in a web forum called, TabletPCBuzz.com. [...]
Mary Jo Foley has made no bones about the fact that she is not fond of Tablet PC’s and related devices. Okay — fine, I get that. But how in the world can she continue to miss the point here so far? In an article today outlining any negative thought she can come up with, [...]
Okay, this may come across as a bit weird, but I’m gonna knock my own site (I mean our site — sorry Rob). Rob and I go back and forth on some of this stuff, but I really want to have a “Naked Conversation” about this. I like what Rob and I have built here, [...]
I had an interesting afternoon, and some magic occurred in the process! I actually ended up doing a very interesting interview with a well known name in the Tablet PC blogger world. In addition to that, there was a great announcement that we need to make on some very exciting news for GottaBeMobile.com! As soon [...]
Ouch. Has anyone noticed that the Origami / Ultra Mobile PC concept is not getting much good press? How about NO good press? Yep — that’s it. Well, not to belabor the point, but PC World Canada has posted another ripping review where they compare the EO and the Q1 UMPC. Just to give you [...]
Well, I just added an agenda item for my next trip to Redmond. I want to see this “Center for Information Work”. This has been around for a while, but it has been updated to very current technology level, and includes a pretty strong Tablet PC presence! You have got to check out the virtual [...]
Next week, we will be launching a new feature series called ““Life With Inkâ€Â. We will be featuring stories about real world use of tablet pcs, umpcs, how people really use tablet pc software, the impact the technology and software has had on your business and life, struggles you’ve had, expectation adjustments, etc. The key to [...]
-Dennis Rice Okay, this is a major departure from the high tech world, but I’m gonna do it anyway. I have been so busy these last two weeks I have not been following my feeds and news and posting as I should (and leaving the burden to Rob – who is awesome btw!), so this [...]
I wanted to update everyone on where we are with the reviews (thanks for the prompting, Aaron) Acer C200 – Dennis has this one on his list and has the video done and it is ready for editing. However, he has been slammed with work and has not come up to breathe yet. I’d look [...]
– I just read a great story on CNNMoney.com, By David Kirkpatrick, a senior editor for FORTUNE magazine. One of the best and most detailed articles I have read in a long time about the direction of Microsoft, and the use of their top staff to move the organization into the future. If you are [...]
- (stands boldly on soapbox) Why is it that each person feels compelled to take sides? Why do we have to make one thing right and one thing wrong in even our technology choices? Why, when we see a product, service or idea that does not meet our need, our fancy, or our opinion do [...]
We are considering adding discussion forums to the GottaBeMobile.com website. Since the purpose of the forums would be for you, the tablet pc and mobile pc community, we thought it would be appropriate to ask you if you want them. Is this a feature you would enjoy and take advantage of? Would you participate? Is there a [...]
– Loren, oh Loren (Heiny). It is a sad day when the Tablet faithful fall away. Especially when it is one of the members of the First Family of Tablet! Loren Heiny is in serious danger of being lured to the Dark Side (Macintosh of course). All the news blurb about Apple’s “Bootcamp” enticed him [...]
- Okay, so we know lots of information on the new Ultra-Mobile PC. We have seen a gazillion videos and reviews of the reference models floating around on different blogs. We now have a confusing number of Ultra-Mobile PC web sites and blogs going, and we have people alternately drooling over and laughing over the [...]
On February 26th, we launched GottaBeMobile.com and what a month it has been! We cannot thank you enough for the support you have given us through links, comments, trackbacks, and private emails. We honestly had no idea what to expect when we launched, but we had no idea the response would be this overwhelming. Here are [...]
- All the product direction information I have heard has aimed the Ultra-Mobile PC squarely at the consumer market. The Tablet PC has been seen as the business device, yet has had a pretty good acceptance at the conumer level. In the back of my mind, I have had this continuing question; why would a [...]
– Editorial content: Okay, so we have a new mobile computing device looming on the horizon (note I said looming, not in hand). Great. So it comes with a few fun apps like Sudoku, IM client, and a few other standard type tools. Not enough. People have to have software, and they want software that [...]
– I picked this really great analysis up from this post in Loren Heiny’s blog this morning. Michael Gartenberg with Jupiter Research states that he has had an Ultra-Mobile PC for a “bit”, and offers some very insightful comments on where this device is going to enter the market. Very nice summation in my book. [...]
– Well, I had a good laugh a bit ago at Engadgets first look at the new Samsung Q1 Ultra Mobile PC at Cebit. It would seem that someone with the level of experience sifting through product “spin” like the Engadget folks would have had a reasonable set of expectations of what a new device [...]
– Yep — Origami again. What will we talk about next week after the speculation is over? Came across John Tokash’s blog via feedster today. John posted this “Origami Report” yesterday referencing mine and Scobles comments on expectations for Origami, and added his own list of what he would settle for. Here is his list: [...]
– I’m not gonna do any speculation in this post about Origami. I do feel the need to warn you though – don’t get confused until you know the facts. If people are convinced that Origmai is an “UltraMobile PC” (UMPC), that is probably a good assumption, and I am willing to comment on that [...]
- I have to admit it — ever since I read Robert Scoble and Shel Israel’s book “Naked Conversations“, I have changed the way I think about communications in general, but especially on the internet (it’s kinda scary to know that Scoble got that far into my brain, but hey — it’s true). When Rob [...]
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