It is not often you get the chance to see a thoughtful comparison of two Tablet PCs head to head so don’t miss Rob Bushway’s comparison of the Toshiba M200 and the Lenovo ThinkPad X41. Rob lays out how he uses a Tablet PC so you […] Read more »
Eagle eye Rob Bushway notes that the discontinued HP tc1100 hybrid Tablet PC has shown up again on the HP online store. HP’s announcement they were discontinuing the popular Tablet has generated laments from all over the Tabletscape and now we are left wondering what the […] Read more »
Lifehacker is a great site for finding things that can make your life easier and increase your productivity. They have been running a contest this month where readers submit screen snaps of their desktops and submit them to Lifehacker for prizes. One of the submitted desktops […] Read more »
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VideoiPodder has emerged as a good source to get full-length iPod-friendly videos off Bittorent. They have movies, TV shows and cool shows like this: (via Micro Persuasion) Read more »
Digital TV veteran Hauppauge has released a program that makes it simple to put recorded video on PSPs or iPod Videos. Wing works with my favorite TV schedule website, Titan TV, and recording a show is as simple as making one click on the screen. You […] Read more »
Microsoft ran a contest for developers of OneNote PowerToys and recently announced the winner. Brad Covelle’s Send to OneNote from Word was chosen as a winner and will be available on Microsoft’s site soon. What does the powertoy do? Here’s a description direct from Brad’s mouth: […] Read more »
The idea of providing broadband service over power lines is not a new one but technical difficulties have slowed down the deployment of such services. This is about to change with the report that Texas is about to deploy broadband over power lines (BPL) in a […] Read more »
Smaller devices have to make design sacrifices and usually the PC Card slot is the first to go. There just isn’t enough space to fit the slot in with everything else and it is an easy choice for OEMs to make. Unfortunately, if you are a […] Read more »
Tablet PC veteran Colin Walker has loaded the latest build of Vista on his Acer C110 and has posted about the new Tablet bits that are now enabled in this CTP. He hasn’t been able to get Aero Glass working due to the hardware specs of […] Read more »
Head over to the show web site to and listen directly or subscribe with the links below.MoTR 15 is 32:47 minutes long and is a 22.5 MB file in MP3 format. INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, additional mixing by James Kendrick. HOSTS: David […] Read more »
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Finally, a remote control for the iPod that actually looks really useful. The Griffin AirClick is an RF remote control that will direct your iPod up to 60 feet away, through walls and everything. Hook your iPod up to your sound system and control it via […] Read more »
OnTheRun with Tablet PC listeners delighted in hearing Olga Kits’ poem lamenting the demise of the HP tc1100 on a past show and Olga has posted a unique multimedia version of the poem for your viewing pleasure. Nice stuff! Read more »
Warner is at it again, describing quite eloquently why he prefers high-resolution screens on Tablet PCs. He’s right, screen resolution choices higher than 1024×768 (XGA) are very limited, with the Toshiba M200 the only option I believe in a 12 inch form factor. The Gateway and […] Read more »
If you are a Tablet PC enthusiast you can’t help but be forever envious of Tablet PC MVP Rob Bushway because he’s always playing with multiple Tablet PCs. He’s just posted his first impressions of the Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC and it seems he’s liking […] Read more »
Skype has released version 1.2.089 beta for the Pocket PC. The update comes in two flavors, a Windows installer that goes through ActiveSync and a CAB file that can be downloaded and installed directly on the Pocket PC. There is another version for slower CPUs less […] Read more »
CAD king Robin Capper has pointed to a presentation by Autodesk showing off the capabilities of their latest version. It’s a long presentation but is fascinating to watch what they can do in real-time with complex 3D models. But that’s not why I’m pointing to it, […] Read more »
The DualCor cPC has captured the imagination of technophiles and geeks since word of this unusual device was given by CNET this past week. The idea of having a handheld that can run Windows XP for normal computing tasks yet switch to Windows Mobile 5.0 when […] Read more »
Head over to the podcast web site to listen (38.5 MB, 56 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Join Marc Orchant and I as we take our weekly stroll through the Tabletscape. Buzz Bruggeman of ActiveWords stopped by Marc’s house on his […] Read more »
Head over to the podcast web site to download or listen (4.61MB, 6:33 minutes) I just had to talk about the most innovative device to be announced in a long time, the cPC from DualCor Technologies. Dual-processor, 2 GB of memory, 40 GB hard drive and […] Read more »
The DualCor Technologies’ ultra-portable PC with the dual processors is being discussed all over the web since CNET broke the story a few days ago. Everyone is interested in a WinXP device that is also a full-blown smartphone running Windows Mobile 5.0 and I am at […] Read more »
I love the online retailer ThinkGeek and all the nice geeky things they sell. The Cats Eye USB HD tuner is no exception as it provides some nice functionality to any PC you connect it to. $160. Product Features Watch Free to-air live HDTV Turn your […] Read more »
Head over to the MoTR website to listen MoTR 14 is 31:30 minutes long and is a 21.6 MB file in MP3 format. INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, additional mixing by James Kendrick. HOSTS: David Ciccone, James Kendrick and Kevin C. Tofel TOPICS:Hello! […] Read more »
What would be better than a handheld Windows XP device with a 5 inch screen? How about a cPC from DualCor Technologies that has Windows XP running on a Via 1.5 GHz processor and Windows Mobile 5.0 running on a PXA processor from Intel. The dual […] Read more »
Owen Braun of the OneNote 12 team has detailed the upcoming extensibility of the next version. Owen provides some details about what extensions might be possible for developers using these new hooks into OneNote that developers should take a look at. I can just see the […] Read more »
Wireless USB has been discussed for what seems like years, OK, it has been years but it looks like it might finally be ready to appear in a product in the hopefully not too distant future. Wisair has released details of a reference design for a […] Read more »
Pete Wright is loving his Motion Le1600 and has posted his refined impressions of working with the slate Tablet PC. He reports some minor WiFi connectivity problems but is otherwise quite a happy Tableteer. He hints that he will be elaborating shortly how the Motion has […] Read more »
Google has just offered Gmail Mobile for accessing your Gmail messages on your mobile phone or other mobile device. Gmail Mobile handles attachments designed specifically for small screens. You can try it out here. They will also do something cool. Just visit the main Gmail mobile […] Read more »
I have been quite happy with my M-Audio MicroTrack 24/96 digital recorder for mobile podcasting and use it exclusively for the jkOnTheRun Audio Edition podcast. Since I’ve picked up the M-Audio I see that two other podcasters have picked one up for their podcasts, Dave Ciccone […] Read more »
Frank McPherson is a long-time mobile enthusiast and author and his “Notes from the Cave” blog has been on my favorites list for a long time. Frank recently picked up a Toshiba Tecra M4 Tablet PC and he’s blogging about the new Tablet experience. It’s good […] Read more »
Intel has announced a new processor line for 2006. The update to the Centrino platform, codename Napa, uses a dual-core processor and refreshes the motherboard chipset and wireless package. Hopefully the new dual-core processor will perform better than the AMD offering which right now runs rings […] Read more »
Not tech related (directly) but I thought this was so cool it was worth a mention. If space is at a premium in your big city apartment look at the furniture from this web site. Especially cool is the sofa that converts into a bunk bed, […] Read more »
HP has added an indoor/ outdoor screen as an option for the tc4200 Tablet PC. The screen uses the MAX-VU technology from White Electronic Designs Corp and is the screen you’ll get when you select the “Enhanced Outdoor-Viewable Display”. (Tablet PC Corner via Life on the […] Read more »
It’s not the dual-core version of the Sting 917×2 that I mentioned earlier but Slashdot has reviewed the WidowPC Sting 917 from the standpoint of using it as a gaming machine. Good overview of the features and specs of the Sting so check it out if […] Read more »
TDavid of Things that make you go hmm has posted a nostalgic look back over the past year with his Tablet PC. He points out major milestones and events along the way that highlights his Tablet PC ownership. Worth a read, I am sure many Tablet […] Read more »
Listen or download on the podcast web site- (3.90MB, 5:40 minutes) You’ve all seen those nice screen shots of the Aero Glass interface in Windows Vista. Is this interface efficient? Find out why I don’t think so. Enjoy the show and let me know what you’d […] Read more »
How I missed this program I will never know but I am totally impressed with it, even with just a brief time using it. JCV Gantt Pro 2 is a full-featured project management program with capabilities that make me one happy user. First of all, JCV […] Read more »
Just got this email from EverNote: 12/12/05 EverNote is Happy to Announce a New Version & Holiday Special! Dear EverNote User, We’re pleased to report that we have recently shipped the latest upgrade to EverNote (version 1.1.0.154)! If you already have EverNote installed, you can upgrade […] Read more »
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The nice folks at Dynamism sent me a review unit of the OQO Model 01+ to review here on jkOnTheRun. Until I get a chance to write a full review I thought I should post a few early pictures of the OQO. Read more »
(PRWEB via PR Web Direct) December 13, 2005 — CompAmerica (http://www.compamerica.com/) announced a free operating system, called: “AX5,” which it says “very much resembles Microsoft Windows XP ®.” The new operating system includes a graphical user interface that CompAmerica claims very much resembles it’s Windows ® […] Read more »
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