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If you are like me you have come to depend on Skype for easy, free communications with friends and colleagues. Skype has become a simple way to chat or call any of your contacts and carry on discussions, no matter where the two (or more) parties […] Read more »

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Good friend Marc Orchant and his son Jason have written an excellent dual review of Microsoft Student 2006. Jason has been using MS Student since the first of the school year and he and his Dad provide an in-depth review of the features of this unique […] Read more »

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A Japanese firm, RockridgeSound, has introduced in Japan a video recorder box for the Sony PSP. Video is recorded directly into the PSP format for easy one step creation of your video to go. (Rockridge Sound via Akihabara News) Read more »

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The next big thing in notebook computers is going to be dual core processors which are going to raise the performance up to a new level. I’ll bet most OEMs are currently working on products with dual core and today comes word of the first sighting. […] Read more »

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Marc Orchant and I have a rolling conversation acknowledging some nice Tablet PC related blogs and introducing a couple of new ones that have recently fired up.  We throw in a Gateway update from Marc and a mention of a thread on Tablet PC Buzz about […] Read more »

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This week was a busy one on jkOnTheRun with lots of news from all segments of the mobile tech arena.  Here are the highlights in case you missed them: Search your desktop from your Blackberry Don’t leave your laptop in your car’s trunk- thieves operating in […] Read more »

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Two of my favorite Tablet PC blogs had a Happy first Birthday in the last few days. The Student Tablet PC blog is a must stop for all students and really anyone who owns a Tablet PC. Life on the Wicked Stage Act 2 is another […] Read more »

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One of the preventive maintenance steps I recommend frequently is to regularly defrag your hard drive. This is especially important for mobile PCs as they usually have slower hard drives that really affect performance as the hard drive fragments. The computer will run slower and slower […] Read more »

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MoTR 10 is 33:24 minutes long and is a 23 MB file in MP3 format. Head over to the MobileTechRoundup web site to listen or download directly. INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, additional mixing by James Kendrick. HOSTS: David Ciccone, James Kendrick and […] Read more »

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If you are looking for some good indie music but hate DRM then check out eMusic. They work on a subscription model with three levels of participation: eMusic Basic: $9.99 per month/40 downloads eMusic Plus: $14.99 per month/65 downloads eMusic Premium: $19.99 per month/90 downloads The […] Read more »

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I just received a copy of Michael Linenberger’s new productivity book, Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook. Michael is the author of my all time favorite Tablet PC book, Seize the Workday, and this new book adapts his proven productivity system to non-Tablet PCs. I can’t […] Read more »

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Kevin, Dave and I just put show #10 in the can for release tomorrow and I couldn’t be happier to report that the MobileTechRoundup podcast has been downloaded over 26,000 times in the first 30 days! This is absolutely phenomenal and I want to thank all […] Read more »

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A retailer in the UK is offering the Universal wide-angle lens (22mm) for use with most digital cameras. The lens has a magnetic attachment system that lets you pop the wide-angle lens over the camera’s lens. Their web site mentions this lens will work with the […] Read more »

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It’s not shipping in the US yet but the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet has appeared on the CompUSA online store. The Nokia is listed for $400 which is $40 more than on Nokia USA’s online store. CompUSA may very well pull the listing from their web […] Read more »

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I stream music at home using Windows Media Connect and it works great but yesterday for the first time Windows Update offered me an update to version 2. It turns out this new version has been out for over a month but WU never offered it […] Read more »

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Skype has announced a deal with SixApart, makers of the TypePad blogging service, that let’s bloggers integrate Skype with their blogs. This integration is now part of the new Skype beta, version 2.0: Skype 2.0 also offers users the ability to show their availability and initiate […] Read more »

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Microsoft has added support for two new languages in the Enhancement Pack for Tablet PC which brings the best of both the Experience Pack and the Education Pack previously unavailable to non-English language versions of the Tablet PC. The new version now supports 8 languages so […] Read more »

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The good folks at Mindjet are at it again and this time they have released a plug-in for MindManager that makes me very happy. On a recent OnTheRun with Tablet PCs podcast Lyn and Olga expressed a desire to be able to draw freehand ink on […] Read more »

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On the last OnTheRun with Tablet PCs podcast Lyn and Olga mentioned a trip to Cape Split, the place with the highest tides in the world. Olga promised on the show she would shortly post the photos they took of that trip (with the tc1100, of […] Read more »

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Everybody needs a good screen capture program, especially anyone who blogs regularly. Even if you don’t, sending a screen grab to a tech support person can often be the easiest and quickest way to explain your problem. FGWndGrab is a free utility that has a lot […] Read more »

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The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet has been enticing consumers for a few months now and a lucky few have taken delivery of their 770. Mobileburn has one and have published an outstanding hands-on review of the Nokia with tons of screen shots and photos. They discuss […] Read more »

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Want that cool Glass effect on your Tablet PC (or any computer for that matter) now? Don’t want to wait for Vista to ship sometime next year to get it? Stardock sent me an email today telling me that WindowBlinds 5 was released and I have […] Read more »

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The local authorities here have informed me that a nationwide problem is growing at an alarming rate and laptop (and Tablet PC) owners should be aware. It seems that roving bands of laptop thieves are going to restaurants at lunch time where lots of business people […] Read more »

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MoTR 9 is 32:13 minutes long and is a 22.2 MB file in MP3 format. Head over to the MobileTechRoundup web site to listen or download. INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, additional mixing by James Kendrick. HOSTS: David Ciccone, James Kendrick and Kevin […] Read more »

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It is that time of year again and I proudly present the jkOnTheRun top 10 gifts ideas for the geek in your life. You know who you are. All of the gifts are from my favorite online store- ThinkGeek and presented in reverse order. Hey, I’ve […] Read more »

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A group of Cooper City High School teachers have developed a USB stick called the Amber Stick that parents can use to collect specific information about their children. The Amber Stick can then be used by authorities in the horrifying event that your child goes missing. […] Read more »

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Fellow Tablet PC MVP Stephane Torres just informed me he has posted a very detailed review of the new Acer C200 with the sliding screen on his site TabletPC Corner. The review is in French so use your translator of choice because this review covers everything […] Read more »

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On a recent MobileTechRoundup podcast Dave Ciccone told us about Avvenu, a way for Pocket PC users to access information on the desktop via Google Desktop Search. Om Malik is now telling us about a program called EasyReach that allows users to search the desktop from […] Read more »

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The author of a Tablet PC blog, Nameless Boredom, has come up with a conceptual Tablet PC that seems quite possible given today’s technology. He/she has a sketch of the mini-Tablet that is quite cool and demonstrates how this Tablet might function. Take a look at […] Read more »

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It seems the iPod Video introduction has everybody wanting TV on their mobile devices, at least that’s apparently what OEMs are thinking. LG is releasing (in Korea) the PM80 Pocket PC with an integrated TV tuner. Available in either black or white, the PM80 is a […] Read more »

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Tablet PC enthusiasts should be familiar with the web site Tabletology by now and if you are not you should be.  Olga and Lyn from Nova Scotia are the creative talents behind Tabletology who have become quite famous by taking their HP tc1100 Tablet PCs to […] Read more »

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Robert Scoble and Shel Israel have named their book on corporate blogging very aptly as Naked Conversations is appropriate on a number of levels.  The entire process the duo used while writing the book and posting the chapters on the book blog captured the very spirit […] Read more »

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Lots of cool stuff on jkOnTheRun this week and here (in no particular order) are the highlights: What are Tablet PCs?  This article attempts to answer Lora Heiny’s question about the possible confusion touch screen devices bring to the consumer. Introducing OneNote Mobile.  The OneNote team […] Read more »

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MoTR 8 is 32:00 minutes long and is a 22 MB file in MP3 format. Head on over to the MobileTechRoundup site to listen or download the show. INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, additional mixing by James Kendrick. HOSTS: David Ciccone, James Kendrick […] Read more »

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Chrome is offering laptop bags with the ultimate in protection for your expensive gear. The two bags are available in either carbon fiber or Kevlar to provide the ultimate in protection while keeping the weight as low as possible. The bags also protect against rain and […] Read more »

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Paul Thurrott of the WinSuperSite has published an 11 page review of the 360 which leaves no questioned unanaswered about the newest gaming phenomenon. He covers everything about the hottest gaming console to date including playing at high definition, using the wireless controller, headset tips, and […] Read more »

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On this day of thanks as celebrated in the US, it seems only fitting to share the things for which I am thankful. My wife and family for making everything worthwhile My friends, many whom I have never met in person My clients, who make it […] Read more »

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Nokia seems to be having problems getting production units of the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet out the door to consumers and have posted about the latest delay on their website. According to Nokia current orders (there are a lot of pre-orders for this highly anticipated device) […] Read more »

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The cool Acer C200 Tablet PC with the unique sliding hinge has been officially released in the US. Acer has released two models, one with a Celeron processor and the other with a 2 GHz Pentium M. The high-end model has a 100 GB hard drive, […] Read more »

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