Category Archives: Tablet PC

Tablet PC an almost advertisement

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Rick Lobrecht

I just saw a Best Buy “Back to School” ad on TV, and it featured a Tablet PC.  Of course they called it a Convertible Notebook, not a Tablet PC, but they did say you could jot notes directly on … Continue reading →

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Desktop Gallery Contest

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Rick Lobrecht

Roy Osherove is running a geek desktop contest.  The grand prize is a Premium MSDN subscription (that’s a seriously cool prize.)  Here’s my entry: Click to view a larger size.  

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Impressive uses for a Tablet PC

Posted on April 16, 2006 by Rick Lobrecht

Dave the Lifekludger was loaned a Tablet PC, and has set about experimenting with using it with a mouthstick.  One of the complaints Dave has is that the tablet pen attached to the mouthstick is a bit heavy, much more … Continue reading →

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Freaky offline files

Posted on March 28, 2006 by Rick Lobrecht

I opened my Tablet this morning (at the office) to find that most of My Documents are missing.  A quick check via Remote Desktop shows me that the files are still on our server back home, but for some reason … Continue reading →

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Vista Beta

Posted on March 22, 2006 by Rick Lobrecht

Cool.  I got invited to the Vista Tech Beta.  Now I can really destroy my tablet by running a beta OS and a beta office suite.  I’m pretty sure I’ve seen on someone’s blog that they installed Vista on a … Continue reading →

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One Note on Oragami

Posted on March 13, 2006 by Rick Lobrecht

One of my questions about the Oragami devices has been somewhat (ok, not so satisfactorily) answered by Chris Pratley.  He doesn’t really adress the ink question very well.  We’ll see if he responds to the comment I posted. It seems … Continue reading →

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Oragami/Ultra Mobile PC

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Rick Lobrecht

I haven’t yet chimed in on the whole Oragami thing.  I just finished watching the Otto Berkes video on Channel 9 (am I the only one who thinks he looks like John Stamos?)  The device is compelling.  The price is … Continue reading →

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Windows Desktop Seach

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Rick Lobrecht

I’m trying desktop search again, this time the enterprise version of Windows Desktop Search. My hope is that this version will be less intrusive than the MSN version. Visually they appear very similar, so we’ll see. I do like the … Continue reading →

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Place your OWA calendar on your desktop

Posted on January 18, 2006 by Rick Lobrecht

Lifehacker has been posting a series of PC desktops, trying to find the most useful.  One of the desktops from user Rooze had a screenshot of their monthly calendar on it.  I’ve been thinking how useful this would be, but … Continue reading →

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Give up my Tablet?

Posted on December 20, 2005 by Rick Lobrecht

Lora asks what it would take to make someone give up their Tablet PC for a regular notebook.  That’s a toughie job change, and your new employer won’t allow you to purchase a tablet you need a high res screen, … Continue reading →

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