May, 2006 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for May 2006

I have to hand it to Dave Zatz. He reviewed the Altec Lansing XM 3120 speaker dock the other day and clued us in to two things: The XM … Read More »

OneNote 2007 Beta 2 comes with OneNote Mobile!

Overall I am happy with Office 2007 Beta 2 and the performance improvements over older beta versions.  All of the programs feel downright snappy, even on my Tablet PC that is in desperate need of a rebuilding.  Very well done, Office team!  I was also surprised … Read More »

 
 

Samsung Q1: come to Papa!

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i-mate combines the K-Jam and the Jas-Jar

I still keep wanting to call these things "Jar-Jar"s, but I’m sure Lucas Entertainment would sue i-mate for millions. So what do you get when you combine the Jas-Jar and … Read More »

Gizmo Project 2.0, Out Now

Gizmo Project, a soft phone developed by Michael Robertson’s SIPphone has been upgraded to what else: version 2.0. And it is truly 2.0, and has some major enhancements. (Michael’s Thoughts can be read here.) One of the biggest improvements is that it now works … Read More »

I need help with Office 2007 Beta 2

I was previously running Office Beta 1 TR1 in combination with MSN Desktop Search 2.6.5 which worked well together.  The combination of the two programs allowed for instant searching in Outlook that was fabulous– start typing your search term and get instant results so finding that nugget … Read More »

Turbo Charge your cell with a single AA battery

If you can carry a AA battery and the Turbo Charge portable charger, your cell phone will never run out of juice again. Unless you carry a dead AA battery, in which case, you’re beyond all help. The Turbo Charge connects to your … Read More »

Apple + Nike = Exercise Nirvana

I just recently started dragging my lazy butt out of bed earlier than necessary to get into better shape. I know, I’m sacrificing my geekhood. Let me tell you, running is about my least favorite thing in the world (moreso than using a Windows … Read More »

Vonage Starts Trading, Down

Update: Vonage Holdings has sold 31,250,000 shares of common stock at a price of $17.00 per share and has started trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “VG.” That works out to about $531 million in funding raised from the markets. Citigroup, Deutsche Bank … Read More »

This tip might be old hat for some of you power users, but I’m sharing it for those of you that still install eReader books to your mobile device via ActiveSync. If you look at eReader’s support information for installing eBooks, you’d likely think that … Read More »

2007 Microsoft Office System Public Beta 2 now available

I just received word from Microsoft that the public beta of Microsoft Office 2007 is now available.  I have been using Beta 1 for some time and have been not so patiently waiting for this new beta and I will grab it as soon as … Read More »

ScanScribe could take Tablet PCs to the next level

What will those folks at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) think of next? PC World has brief write-up on how PARC wants to make your Tablet PC your "buddy" with some new approaches to software and inking. I especially liked the ScanScribe … Read More »

More Must Reads

How many hours do you listen to .mp3′s in a single day? OK, now take that number and divide it into 153. Got it? That’s how many days you can go without recharging the MobiBLU DAH-1900 digital audio player. Yikes! The DAH-1900 comes in two … Read More »

Business 2.0 has an excellent feature by Carlo Longino on the mobile future, and how mobile technologies are going to get even more enmeshed in our lives. Phones that get you into concerts, tell co-workers not to call now – or even display which friends are … Read More »

Although we try to maintain our mobile computing devices, they tend to slow down gradually over time. You know you add betas and other cool software "just to try", use it a few times and then forget they’re there, right? OK, maybe it’s just me … Read More »

Not sure if this was just rolled out or if it just hit my account, but when I logged in to Gmail this morning, I noticed the "New Features!" link at the top … Read More »

Big Wes has written a nice article depicting how he uses TEO 3.0 to handle all note-taking functions on his Tablet PC.  He’s got some screenshots that help explain how he organizes his notes using the Journal since TEO 3.0 adds great integration with … Read More »

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