Using a slate Tablet PC disconnected for a day

Tk_sahara_i412tGail Levy is a good friend and head marketer for TabletKiosk, producers of UMPCs and Tablet PCs.  This week Gail decided to practice what she preaches and went slate only for a day in her work.  She used no dock, keyboard, mouse or anything else with a wire connected to her Sahara slate Tablet PC.  Today she blogged about the experience and discovered that:

I felt silly sitting at my desk,chatting on the phone and writing on my tablet. Using the tablet thisway didn’t make me more mobile, it made me feel stupid. Next week, Ineed to make sure that I get myself away from my desk.

Gail’s experience drives home something I say a lot.  Don’t do something with mobile technology just because you can, you must use it for tasks that the mobile tech enables you to do them better, easier or faster.  Doing something with the wrong technology will almost always just frustrate you, something I believe Gail discovered.  It will be interesting to see how Gail continues her slate-only trials in the weeks to come.

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