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Tablet PC users rejoice!!! We are thrilled to announce that ink support has finally come to the GottaBeMobile.com forums!!! Head over and give it a shot. I’ll be working up directions later this evening, but here is the short version: 1) Ink is supported in the advanced new topic / post reply form 2) click [...]
GottaBeMobile Forum Moderator Sharon Treloar, aka sbtablet, shared a clean-up tool that is built in to the SP1 upgrade a few days ago. It essentially deletes all of the pre-SP1 files if you are sure you won’t be reverting back. In the process, it cleans out anywhere from 800MB to 1.5GB of space. Rob Bushway, [...]
Congratulations and special thanks to Booji for his awesome work in our Dell Tablet PC forum. In addition to being our June Forum Member of the Month, Booji is also taking home some loot in our special Summar Giveaway – an unlocked HTC Tilt + Bluebeam PDF Revu shirt. Booji will also be getting a [...]
This months forum member is a member that has been very active in our forums for some time now. Recently they have been very active on the Home Page of GottaBeMobile.com as well! So not only is there time being up in on the forums, there has also been a lot of time being put [...]
This months forum member is a member that has been very active in our forums the past few months. Over the past 6 months, this person has had an average of 1 post per day. This recognition is to signify the efforts in helping others, fostering communication, expressing concern, following up and giving their opinion [...]
Medic put up a YouTube link to a great video in the forums this morning. Now while scrolling through the recent videos in the YouTube Science and Technology section I found an amazing asian video of the possibilities of the multitouch on a mobile device. If you notice carefully at one point even three fingers [...]
Congratulations to FeralBoy, our March 2008 GBM Forum Member of the Month! FeralBoy has been a loyal and active forum community member from the first day of launch and an avid reader of our news. He always steps up to the plate to help folks, and has been on the InkSeine troubleshooting bandwagon from the [...]
This months forum member is actually a pair that have really been very active in our forums the past month. These people have also have a very impressive Tablet PC application released during the month as well. The release of this product has also started one our our largest threads since GottaBeMobile.com forums started. Right [...]
If you are a student, join in on the conversation in the GBM Forums. Antimatter has a professor that is not allowing the use of ANY computer in the class – not even a Tablet PC!! I have a professor this semester who will not allow portable computers in her class room of any kind, [...]
This months forum member is one of our more consistent contributors on the GottaBemobile.com forums over the last several months. The posts from this person are always insightful and they are sure to follow up. This person also seems to have a way to find interesting applications and other facts that others can’t easily find. [...]
Another year has past and that brings us to another month for us to pick a Forum Member of the Month. Again, this award is to recognize and celebrate Forum Members that are part of the community and contribute to the growth of the forum. This months forum member is one of the top contributors [...]
Want to join in on a wonderful discussion? Well head on into the GottaBeMobile.com Forums… One topic that is really going right now is this discussion how a UMPC can fit into someone’s life. For me, I had the R2H and I tried to make it fit into my life – I couldn’t really do [...]
When we started the GottaBeMobile.com forums over a year ago we gathered feedback from beta testers to bring you the initial forum layout. As our forums have continued to grow over the last year, we have made changes that include upgrading the forum software, reorganizing sections, and the addition of a few more categories. Many [...]
It’s the beginning of the month again and that means another Forum Member of the Month. Again, this award is to recognize and celebrate Forum Members that are part of the community and contribute to the growth of the forum. This month’s forum member has been an incredible contributor since the forums were introduced. This [...]
Paul posted in the forums today that there is a new service from Motion that will help you get the most current driver updates a little easier! For automatic email notification of product driver updates, access the following URL, fill out and submit the simple form: http://www.motioncomputing.com/support/driver_signup.asp Sounds like a great idea that Motion has [...]
As the GottaBeMobile.com Forums continue to grow each day, the GBM Team would like to recognize and celebrate Forum Members that are a big part of that growth. After all the GBM Forum is nothing without its members. So, beginning with this past October, each month we will be picking a GBM Forum Member of [...]
Today the GottaBeMobile.com forums hit another milestone. As of a couple of hours ago, we had our 2000th member sign up in our forums. This is such a wonderful event that we are sending out the member a Splotch!! So, mikef – we’ll be in contact soon to add another member to your family!!
There is a great thread running in the GBM Forums startred by TEO develoepr Josh Einstein. He kicked the thread off with this statement: That’s it. I’ve had it with reading baseless claims about Vista’s bugginess in newsgroups, blogs, and forums. From now on, I am going to take anyone to task that complains about [...]
One year ago today, we launched forums on GottaBeMobile.com. In that one year, we have grown forum membership to close to 2,000 members, posted more relevant news, added a number of Contributing Writers for news and features, added three new feature series, started producing a podcast ( up to number 35! ). Because page-views and visits [...]
Just as a FYI in case you missed the post earlier today, the forum upgrade has started!! I will edit this post when completed!! OK – The forum upgrade is complete. All looks really good and it’s faster than it was was before the upgrade!! Head on over and check out the new look!
Tonight we will be upgrading the forums. This upgrade is going to take place at 9 PM MST (11 PM EST). Please plan on the down time lasting about 1-2 hours. This upgrade is going to add some features to the forums that some people have been asking for in the past. Some of these [...]
Benz145, a GBM Forum user, has put out a call for beta testers. He has been helping test a new touch screen launcher for Ultra-Mobile PCs that looks like a somewhat familiar click wheel and now they want to expand the testing to touch screens on Tablet PCs as well. At the moment the beta [...]
GBM Forum member Steve Seto, (also a new Tablet PC MVP) just passed the 1000 post mark in the GBM Forums. Steve is an excellent contributor to our forums and the community. Hop over to the forums and give him a pat on the back in this thread. A hearty congratulations to Steve. Now, start working [...]
Facebook is quite the rage these days as far as social networks go. It has evolved from a network for the college crowd to one that has gone global and is open to all comers. I’ve got a Facebook profile going, as do Rob and Matt. (C’mon Dennis, Hugo, and Eddie get on the move [...]
Congratulations to Steven Seto ( Steve S on the GottaBeMobile.com forums) on becoming a Microsoft Tablet PC Most Valuable Professional ( MVP )! Steve is very active on our forums, ranking # 4 in posting activity. You will also recognize Steve’s fine work with the User Reviews that he has published on GBM, as well as [...]
Way to go Matt! Matt found out this morning that he has been named a Microsoft MVP for Tablet PCs. He joins an august group (even in July) of Tableteers who have been awarded MVP status. Not to mention that we now have 5 MVPs in the ranks of the GBM Team. Congrats, Matt. Well [...]
Several weeks ago, I wrote an article and asked for everyone’s input on their Dream Tablet PC / UMPC. We received some good feedback and I hope the OEMs have been reading the entries. There are some really good ideas in there. Well, we are going to spread the Splotch love around here and send [...]
There’s always some good discussion bouncing around in the GottaBeMobile.com Forums, but some discussions bounce along with a little more life in them than others. That is certainly true in this thread about Microsoft’s recent Surface Technology announcement. Lots of oohs and aaahs, and lots of predictions on how this kind of technology can be [...]
Like everyone else in the US, the GBM Team is taking some down time on this long holiday weekend and unplugging a bit, although you might see a post here and there as things pop up. But we don’t want you to be without any GBM Mobile Tech fun if you manage to browse our way, [...]
Lots going on here in the Hardware scene for Tablet PC’s. First we have the OQO Model 02 being released and people starting to get their hands on them, we first had Hugo with the InkShow – then Dennis and Splotch were playing with one as well. Both seem to really like the devices and [...]
Ok, so Matt has recently hooked up with Skip Coghill and dpeters in Chicago, and is planning a trip to WIPTE to hook up with any GBM members who might be attending that conference. But just because one of the team members isn’t around, doesn’t mean that GBM Forum members aren’t hooking up on their [...]
Two weeks ago, we launched a contest revolving around mobility and the DocuPen Executive Kit. We asked forum members to submit their answers to the following question: How would a pen based scanner like the DocuPen RC800 Executive Kit impact your mobile lifestyle? We were hoping to receive at least 50 entries, but the 30 entries we did [...]
With the substantial growth we’ve been experiencing at GottaBeMobile.com, we are now faced with the need to upgrade our data circuit. Tomorrow, we are upgrading our T1 from a 1.5 mbps line to a bonded 3 mbps line, and as such, there could be a momentary lapse of service. This will likely occur between 12:00 [...]
Forum member blademonkey with some help from his girlfriend cooked up a nice looking cake in the form of an x60 Tablet PC!! There is a post in the forums, with some more pictures on his site – check them out – can you say working pivot/swivel Send me some!!!
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