One of the things I have been enjoying is using the Tablet PC to stimulate the creative process for writing projects. Our friends at WebWorkerDaily recently extolled the virtues of pen and ink mindmapping for writing projects and they are absolutely right about that.
jkOnTheRun Mobile Media Edition
The ThinkPad x200 Tablet from Lenovo is the company’s first foray into the world of double digitizers. The x200 has both a Wacom active digitizer that works with a special pen for inking on the screen, and a two-finger touch digitizer for direct manipulation of the… Read More »
Evernote is a true platform agnostic, note taker / collector supreme. It runs on just about every mobile device out there and makes grabbing information a snap. I show the basic operation of the program and demonstrate how it makes it easy to find nuggets… Read More »
Regular readers know that I couldn’t do without Skype. The voice over IP service has been a daily staple in my routine since early 2005. Since I use it so much, I’m a perfect candidate to test out new Skype accessories like the FREETALK Everyman… Read More »
I am a Twitter fool, and I know from the growth the social network has experienced that I am not alone in that regard. Twitter can be a very useful tool if it is used correctly, and the desktop program TweetDeck helps me leverage the… Read More »
Yes, screen size matters and I am in a unique position to demonstrate that old adage. I have so many gadgets in Mobile Tech Manor that it occurred to me that I can show many different screen sizes on devices. The devices, screen sizes and resolution as… Read More »
It’s only been at Mobile Tech Manor for a few hours and I’m already getting pinged for a video of the Viliv S7 UMPC. The S7 is a small laptop with a 7-inch swivel screen that can be used as a slate. It is roughly… Read More »
I have started using a program for my fiction writing projects and I am liking it the more I use it. The program is StoryMill from Mariner and it is a sophisticated writer’s editor and project database to make it easier to handle any writing… Read More »
The new QuickTime Player in Snow Leopard has added the ability to make screen recordings that are very high quality. They can be shot either with or without audio, and they have full HD resolution. In this screencast I show the programs and utilities that I… Read More »
I told you about my painless installation of Windows 7 on the Mac. This was using Parallels Desktop on the Mac to install Windows 7 in a virtual machine. I get asked how well Windows runs in a virtual machine on the 13-inch MacBook… Read More »
Harry McCracken says Opera 10, just released today, is worth trying. After just a few minutes of working on the road, I’m inclined to agree. I grabbed the download for my MacBook, but you can install the new browser on Windows or Linux… Read More »
It’s rare that we look at non-mobile gear, but I’m making an exception for the EVGA Interview dual-monitor solution. This $649 device is not one, but two 17″ monitors with a single input. Using the included DMS to double DVI cable, a computer with a… Read More »
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