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Mobile Tech Manor is my home office where all sorts of gadgetry is always arriving. In this column I look back at the week in the Manor and recount the happenings and lessons learned. I love sharing my weeks with you, so welcome to the Manor. Read More »

The busy week is drawing to a close, and that means it is time to share the happenings at Mobile Tech Manor with you. It was a week of software changes that have brought a major revision of my work methods in the Manor. Read More »

 
 

It’s Friday and we know what that means boys and girls. Time for another look at the week in Mobile Tech Manor. This is one of those weeks when I can’t believe it’s almost over already. This week I went from four phone carriers to two. Read More »

At long last Friday rolls around, and it’s time to think back on the week. Mobile Tech Manor was as busy as can be with some new gadgets arriving. I bought too many RSS readers for the iPad and am waffling between two of them. Read More »

The end of the week is here and time for another look back at the happenings in Mobile Tech Manor. This was the first week with the iPad in hand, literally, and many hours were spent touching and swiping on the screen. It’s a new experience. Read More »

The end of the week is here so time to share the past week at Mobile Tech Manor with you, my friends. It was a typical week full of gadgets, software and good e-books. I used a different notebook each day and it went well. Read More »

The end of another week is here so time to share my world with you. My home office, Mobile Tech Manor, was the scene of the arrival of two laptops this week. I didn’t mess around with my software tools as usual, I was too busy. Read More »

The weekend draws near and it’s time to share the week in Mobile Tech Manor with you. Mobile Tech Manor is my home office with the revolving door. Some new toys crossed the threshold of the Manor and I got a new cloud-based backup system working. Read More »

The end of the week is here and another chance to share the happenings in my world. That world is Mobile Tech Manor, my home office, and it’s a happening place with a revolving door for cool gadgets and technology. Come share my week with me. Read More »

My favorite time of the week is here for the 77th time! That’s the time I get to share the happenings at my home office, Mobile Tech Manor (MTM). Gmail was updated in a good way, and a couple of new programs entered the Manor. Read More »

The end of the week means it’s time to share the week at Mobile Tech Manor with you. I discovered I am truly platform agnostic, in both the computing and smartphone areas. My tools are equal on every platform I use, and that is very liberating. Read More »

The end of the week means it’s time to share the week at Mobile Tech Manor with you. This week saw a little laptop arrive, and I tested (and quit using) a new browser. The Kindle gained new respect from me, deservedly so. Read More »

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Mobile Tech Manor (MTM) is what I affectionately call my home office as it has seen more mobile tech gear pass through the doors than just about anywhere on earth. This column is where I share the events in MTM for the past week. Read More »

Mobile Tech Manor (MTM) is what I affectionately call my home office as it has seen more mobile tech gear pass through the doors than just about anywhere on earth. This column is where I share the events in MTM for the past week. Read More »

Another week has come and nearly gone and that means I get to share the past week with you. My home office, aka Mobile Tech Manor (MTM), has been a busy place as I have gotten back into a normal routine following the big CES trip. … Read More »

It’s the end of the week and we know what that means kiddos, time to share how I spent my time since our last visit. And that visit was a long time ago given the holidays and that big trade show in the desert. Besides … Read More »

I left Mobile Tech Manor at 4:30 this cold morning and headed to the airport to begin the big trip to the CES. A smooth flight later and I arrived in Las Vegas. There were no crowds and getting checked into the hotel was a short … Read More »

It’s the end of the week and that can only mean I get to share the entire happenings at Mobile Tech Manor with you. It’s a special week for several reasons, the holidays are almost here, my anniversary is tomorrow and next week I am … Read More »

The good folks at Verizon have just dropped off a loaner Droid Eris at Mobile Tech Manor. The Eris is Verizon’s Android phone produced by HTC, so it has the HTC Sense interface baked in. I was surprised how small the Eris is in the hand, … Read More »

It’s the end of the week, my favorite time as I get to share the happenings at Mobile Tech Manor with you. The big Consumer Electronic Show (CES) is only a few weeks away, and I have pretty much figured out what gear I will … Read More »

The FedEx guy rang my bell this morning, and the package he left contained the phone that I have been itching to get my hands on. The HTC HD2 is the Windows Mobile 6.5 packing phone with a ginormous beautiful screen. I’m charging it up now … Read More »

The end of the week is already here and that means I get to share the happenings at Mobile Tech Manor with you once again. It doesn’t seem like this is the 68th column, but it sure is. I recently told you that my bride … Read More »

This week was short due to the Thanksgiving holiday here in the States, and as today is Black Friday this week’s column will be shorter than usual. No doubt some readers will be standing in some line trying to get a great deal on a … Read More »

Friday is here, time to take a step back from the hurried happenings in Mobile Tech Manor and look back at the week. Some gear went back where it came from and other gear arrived for play evaluation. I experimented with alternative e-book readers to … Read More »

Oh no he didn’t take the 18.4-inch Acer Aspire 8940G notebook to the local coffee shop. Oh yes he did, and it’s been an adventure from the get-go. First up, I had to find a bag at Mobile Tech Manor that the giant laptop would fit … Read More »

The good folks at Acer sent a giant notebook to Mobile Tech Manor, and I have a quick look to share. The Acer Aspire 8940G is a monster of a notebook with a screen that is 18.4 inches. It’s only been here an hour but here’s … Read More »

I just got word that a bad boy is coming to Mobile Tech Manor and I have to admit I am excited, if not a little bit scared. The Acer Aspire 8940G is a gaming/ multimedia notebook that pushes the term “desktop replacement” to the … Read More »

This morning finds me back at the car repair shop that I visited a couple of days ago. It’s not that I find it a comfortable place to work — no, that’s not why I’m here. They had to order parts to finish the repairs … Read More »

It’s Friday morning and that means it’s the end of another week at Mobile Tech Manor. It’s been a week of bittersweet happenings here in the Kendrick household, and I’ll share that with you.  I am not writing this column as usual, I am actually … Read More »

Another Friday, another chance to share my week with you. The week has been slammed, and one of those where I find I am running behind on all the projects I have in progress. This Mobile Tech Manor column is going to be much shorter … Read More »

Ah, Friday, my favorite work day of the week. Not because it is the last work day, although that certainly is a factor. No, it is the day I get to share my week with you. My home office, aka Mobile Tech Manor, has been … Read More »

The end of the week is drawing nigh and it is time to share the past week with you once again. No new gadgetry showed up in Mobile Tech Manor this week, so I spent most of my time writing and playing around with software. … Read More »

It is the end of another week and that means it is time to share the week at Mobile Tech Manor with you once again. The week was a typical one, lots of mobile gear and a lot of thinking about how I use it. … Read More »

It is the end of the week and that can only mean it is time to share the past week with you, my friends. The days flew by as I was extremely busy, yet I had time to create a genuine disaster at Mobile Tech … Read More »

In my last Mobile Tech Manor column I waxed poetic about the greatness of the ThinkPad keyboards. I guess Lenovo was paying attention, as they have reminded me of their USB version of the ThinkPad keyboard that can bring the comfortable laptop experience I … Read More »

Whew! This week had me jumping through hoops with nary a moment to myself. It was a week where I found laptops and phones strewn all over Mobile Tech Manor, so much so that every time I needed to set something down I had to … Read More »

At Mobile Tech Manor gadgets even show up on Sunday, and today it’s the cool, new HTC Hero from Sprint. The Hero is the phone based on Android that has the HTC Sense user interface. The Hero only landed 30 minutes ago so I haven’t spent … Read More »

I recently returned the HP Mini 5101 netbook and this morning I realized I only have one netbook at Mobile Tech Manor. The HP Mini 1000 is the only netbook after returning 4 or 5 others along with the 5101. As I was pondering only having … Read More »

It is the end of another week and that can only mean it is time to share my week at Mobile Tech Manor with you. It is by far my favorite time of week, no doubt that it always occurs on Friday plays a role. … Read More »

Another week, another column sharing that week with you. Mobile Tech Manor had a lot of activity this week, with lots of gadgets leaving and some new ones taking their place.  I had the chance to get back in the Tablet PC swing and it … 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 am happy to report that Junior is now safe and snug at home and doing fine. He weighed in at a svelte 1.76 pounds and is already 9.05 inches long. I am especially happy to report he is already sleeping through the night and going … Read More »

This week saw Mobile Tech Manor grow wings as I packed up my gear and headed for the Mobilize09 conference in San Francisco. It was a whirlwind trip that was short yet jam-packed with activities, getting ready for the conference and the event itself. I … Read More »

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