In the battle for collaboration domination, Google has struck another blow with its suite of new features for the Google Search Appliance that let users search their Google cloud services as well as traditional data stores. Read More »
We’ve all gone gaga over the cheap new US pricing of the iPhone 3G and rightly so. Given the original price of the iPhone, $199/ $299 is downright cheap … Read More »
Nokia has unleashed two new phones today aimed squarely at the business market and both the E66 and the E71 have features designed for the mobile professional. The E66 is a slider phone that auto-rotates between portrait and landscape orientations when the phone is turned, not … Read More »
This is unofficial at the moment, but Engadget Mobile reports a tip that Verizon customers can get the Palm Centro experience this Friday, June 13th. Hmm… a phone launch on … Read More »
So the big Apple product announcements are over and by now you’ve already seen all of the details of the 3G iPhone that becomes available on … Read More »
I have been watching Kevin’s "working in the cloud" experiment with great interest as it’s an area that has the potential to benefit a great many mobile professionals. Equally as … Read More »
As I was flying through feeds, I saw this picture of a Solid State Disk module and figured it was the Intel model we just saw … Read More »
Looking for a small form-factor Solid State Disk for that UMPC, sub-notebook or mobile thingamajig? SuperTalent has the goods and the prices are way down from what they were … Read More »
Since we were just discussing Palm and their smartphone market share increase, now’s a good time to share the news about StyleTap. Back in February, we saw video of … Read More »
You can never have enough disk space, something that is even more true with notebook computers than anything. We’re now all carrying more and more data around with us and a big drive is important to have. Western Digital is announcing a solution for that storage … Read More »
I wasn’t the only one who reported an initial problem with the latest update to OS X 10.5.3 but I’m happy to report a success the second time around. Last night I … Read More »
When I purchased my USB 727 EV-DO modem a few months back, I was thrilled with how small it is and compared it to the clunky HSDPA modem it replaced. … Read More »
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Much to my surprise at 4 this afternoon I got a call from the Apple store telling me the MacBook Pro repair was complete and I could pick it up. I had an hour before our holiday guests started arriving so off I went and … Read More »
Today should be a very good day here in Mobile Tech Manor if things go as planned, and we know that things always go as planned, right? This morning … Read More »
Don’t forget to get your entries in for the sites currently running the 31 Days of the Dragon contest so you can win your very own HP HDX Dragon notebook. Our own winner Stefano must be enjoying having a Dragon living in his house by … Read More »
With all the cool stuff that comes through Mobile Tech Manor on a regular basis I change gear like some people change socks. It’s a great way to work as I am constantly considering what gadget would make a good difference in my work style and … Read More »
What’s the one single factor that must be met by MID producers to make sure that their internet device has even a tiny chance of succeeding in the market? Price, and dirt cheap. With full laptops now available with Linux for less than $500 the only … Read More »
Ever since I went on a “native application” kick with the introduction of Leopard on the MacBook Pro, I don’t think I’ve booted into Vista or XP … Read More »
One of my favorite sites gets to kick of their day week in the sun today: the Digital Lifestyle begins their contest to give away the massive, yet mobile, HP … Read More »
For over a year now, my RSS reader of choice has been Google Reader. It supports offline functionality, keeps my feeds in one central location and is drop-dead … Read More »
Fujitsu just dropped an integrated 3G radio into both a UMPC and Lifebook Tablet PC for speedy connectivity on AT&T’s network. Both the U810 UMPC and the Lifebook T2010 … Read More »
I’ve been running XP on the HP Mini-Note for a few days now and it’s time to share some of my thoughts on the system. Fast. Everything is instantly responsive under … Read More »
A year-ago this February, PDAMill stopped developing games for the Palm OS. Instead of letting those games collect dust, PDAMill decided to make them available for free. You can download … Read More »
It’s a shame that a workaround is needed, but this is a handy tip if you have a Windows Mobile Professional device and can’t click on … Read More »
It’s still a great day to be out and about so after having some lunch and getting some things done at the house I had to head back out to the … Read More »
I am sitting here with an incredulous look on my face because that’s the way I feel. Today I have been working on the evaluation of the HP tx2000 notebook which is … Read More »
There’s quite a bit of buzz around the “Tube”, which is expected to be Nokia’s touch-enabled handset meant to compete squarely with the Apple iPhone. On paper the rumors sound appealing: large touch-screen, quad-band GSM, HSDPA, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, and camera. The S60 environment should … Read More »
Although it’s pretty easy to determine how much RAM you have in a PC or Mac, it can be pretty helpful to know how much total memory … Read More »
CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly.MoTR 128 is 28:30 minutes long and is a 26.3 MB file in MP3 format. INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, … Read More »
By Mike Gunderloy
Feb. 23, 2008, 7:11am PT
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Embeddable Mind Maps – WiseMapping offers an online collaborative home for mind maps with some nice features. In addition to a graphical editor and the ability to invite others to work on your mind maps, they offer the ability to … Read More »
By Mike Gunderloy
Feb. 22, 2008, 8:00am PT
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Now Your Can Bungee Too – Bungee Connect (which we covered in a look at their earlier alpha version) has opened the doors on its public beta. Give them your email address and you can immediately start using their … Read More »
By Mike Gunderloy
Feb. 20, 2008, 8:00am PT
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Think Yours is Messier Than Mine? – The folks over at MyFax are sponsoring a contest to find the messiest office in the US or Canada. To enter, you just need to fill out their form and show them a … Read More »
Online Picture Editor – PicResize actually does a lot more than just resize pictures these days. After uploading a picture from your hard drive, you can crop or resize it, change the orientation, or apply a small variety of art … Read More »
Marketing help for MicroISVs – WWD contributor Bob Walsh has released a new ebook, MicroISV Sites That Sell!, that should be of interest to anyone trying to hawk a software product over the internet. The ebook is all about coming … Read More »
Amazing Keyboards – Richard Nagy builds amazing “steampunk” style custom keyboards, and if you have a spare $800 or $1000 laying around, he’ll build one for you too. The price seems exorbitant at first, but once you see these creations … Read More »
One for the Paper Lovers – The Xambox is a new device from Xamance, a French company. Their site is in French, but there’s an English promotional video up on YouTube. The device is reminiscent of the Fujitsu ScanSnap, … Read More »
Out-Googling Google – ManagedQ isn’t really a new search engine, since it uses Google’s results. But what it does with those results is pretty stunning. Put in a search term, and you get back a page of site thumbnails (large … Read More »
Flickr for Mac Users – Photonic is a new third-party client for Flickr that runs in Mac OS X. Instead of accessing Flickr through the web, you get a dedicated browser application on your desktop. You can see your own … Read More »
A Better Cashboard – Estimating, time tracking, and invoicing application Cashboard has added some new features since the last time we looked at them. Changes in the last six months or so include fully customizable templates for estimates and invoices, better editing facilities, and … Read More »
By Mike Gunderloy
Feb. 6, 2008, 8:00am PT
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Send the Bureaucrats Home – As we’ve pointed out before, the federal government is home to some of the most ambitious telework programs around. Now comes the news that Lurita Doan, current administrator of the General Services Administration (the folks in charge of running … Read More »
By Mike Gunderloy
Feb. 2, 2008, 9:02am PT
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A Different View of Search – Google isn’t quite standing still on search, though they’re certainly not rolling out user interface revolutions at a fast pace. Still, a visit to the Google Labs Experimental Search page gives you a few … Read More »
Huddle ups the Free Ante – We’ve looked at Huddle, an online team-management tool in the same general arena as SharePoint or Basecamp, before. But in connection with this week’s DEMO conference, they made a couple of announcements that … Read More »
The Limits of Privacy – Photo-sharing site SmugMug has a problem. Whether it’s a PR problem or a privacy problem, I’ll leave you to decide. The basic facts, as brought out by Philipp Lenssen over at Google Blogoscoped, are … Read More »
Quick Web Sites – There are lots of online tools to help you put together a web site quickly. The latest I’ve run across is Tank, which does indeed seem to streamline the process nicely. After an instant signup process … Read More »
Travel with a Buddy – Personal travel assistant site Tripit (which we’ve written about before) is taking a step beyond just helping you organize all the emails that make up a travel itinerary. Now they want to help … Read More »
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