Comments on: This Week at Mobile Tech Manor #54: Bricking a UMPC

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:52:21 +0000

ah, that clarifies. I was wondering whether there was something else about the macbook that leads you to take it along.

I’ve replaced my DVD drive with a bay battery. if I carried an extra 6-cell, that would give me a total of 12-13h.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:03:24 +0000

Simple, I don’t have a second battery for the ThinkPad. I do have one for the MacBook.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:48:45 +0000

why not also use the t400s for scenario #1?

unless you need a DVD drive, you can slip an ultrabay battery into that slot for 7+ hours of battery. or, just carry an extra battery as you do for your macbook and you’ll have 10 hours easy.

btw thanks for the tip about the booq boa xs. the closest thing they make these days is the booq boa “squeeze.” perfect size for a laptop plus a few printouts and so on.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:55:22 +0000

I use a Booq Boa XS backpack for large kits (no longer sold). A Fossil bag for smaller (netbook and smaller) kits. Search the site, I have posted pics on all of them.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:54:16 +0000

All the inking functions work, but the TIP must be manually invoked. That said, and I hope Hector will chime in here, the inking experience is not anywhere near as good on a Tablet PC.

Vectoring is a big problem and it is flat hard to use for inking for me. Hector?

By: Blily

Blily — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:06:15 +0000

The Sony/library deal will definitely be nationwide– not just NYC. I’m not sure what the timeline is, but Sony announced that soon you can go to their ebook store homepage, enter your zipcode, and be linked to a local participating library.

Also, if your library doesn’t have many ebooks? Request them! Many librarians are reluctant to buy ebooks, thinking there won’t be much demand for them.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:59:04 +0000

Hi,

I am following your gear combination/selection postings with interest. I alternate in my thinking between the All-in-One and dedicated gear solutions. A gear minimalist at heart, I find that I am coming around to a position similar to yours: figure out your use tasks/circumstances, then find the minimum gear combination that best fits it. With that in mind, what size gear bag do you use for each scenario? Or do you use a different one depending on the gear combination chosen?

Thanks!

By: bluespapa

bluespapa — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:13:42 +0000

Do the inking functions all work on the Viliv S5 with W7? If so, is it as smooth as Hector Gomez shows with XP Tablet?

Thanks for the details, James. For me, working still means at least the option of inking, though I carry my Stowaway or the Apple bluetooth keyboard (and a Belkin portable bt mouse).

By: Robert Nelson

Robert Nelson — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:00:02 +0000

I started to read the J.A. Jance series after you last mentioned it. So far it is great. I am still on the first in the series but am reading using a mix of my original Kindle and the Kindle app on my iPhone. It was also nice to be able to pick the book up for such a low price, the Kindle store had (still has?) it for only $6.

Anyway thanks for the recomendation, and as always your weekly column is one of my Friday highlights. Thanks!

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:07:42 +0000

The iPhone works fine for the call, the problem is having all the numbers to make the call.

I have an iCal entry with the 10-digit number (always different) and a 6 – 10 digit passcode to enter once the call connects.

However, if I’m using the phone function of the iPhone, I can’t see the iCal entry. I can (and sometime do) write the various numbers down on scrap paper and call in. But more often than not I’ll bring along the MacBook so I can ready the calendar entries while I dial.

I’d prefer to just tap the iCal entry on the iPhone and have it call the number, wait, and then enter the passcode. I’m told Blakberrys can do this if the numbers are in the header of the calendar entry.

Have you heard of any solutions for doing this on the iPhone?

- Jim