The Penny Arcade guys have a great post today about the approaching Microsoft Store. No shock that they find the funny in it, but I was particularily taken by this passage: On the desktop, and this is unfortunate for them, the only way to make a truly discriminating choice is to purchase a competitor’s product. […]
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Embracing the Netbook
Posted in Tech on Dec 29th, 2008
I’m not used to windows yet, so I’m still trying out a lot of software options, including windows live for blogging. It’s got a very Microsoft interface, for good an for ill, so if this post looks weird, please feel free to blame MS. It’s now been a few weeks with an HP Mini 1000, and […]
Two Weeks With the iPDA
Posted in Tech on Jul 29th, 2008
For my birthday, I received an Ipod Touch, which I have been using as a PDA (and iPDA, if you would). The release of the 2.0 firmware, and the new software capabilities this added to the machine was enough to drive me to make the leap. So I’m two weeks in and it is so far […]
I’ve installed the wordpress app on my iPDA and just want to put it through the paces. The limitations of the keyboard is an obvious limiter on its utility but it should work in a pinch.
So, my unhappiness regarding the death of the Foleo has been offset by the fact that there clearly is some interest in this sort of device. The eee PC from Asus and the formerly-nanobook now Cloudbook from everex both fall into this niche, an ultralight, ultraportable, linux based machine designed primarily for working online. Especially […]
Foleo, we hardly knew yeo
Posted in Tech on Sep 6th, 2007
I’ve been waiting for Q4 this year for a few products, most notably the Livescribe Smartpen and the Palm Foleo. The smartpen is still on track (knock on wood), but Palm just announced that they’re pulling the plug on the Foleo. So, for those disinclined to hit the links, the Foleo was a small, laptop […]
Taking Marsedit 2 for a Spin
Posted in Tech on Sep 4th, 2007
So, the nice folks at Red Sweater software rolled out a new version of Marsedit pretty much the same day I paid for the old version. I was a little miffed at first, but thankfully they offer a free upgrade to people in my position, and I’ve taken advantage of that generosity. If nothing else, […]
Not Ready for Prime Time
Posted in Tech on Jun 22nd, 2007
So, I had reason to add about 20 new feeds to my newsreader today. This may be a little extreme — I’m a bit inundated with news as is — but I found an excellent list of blogs in a given field, so I ran down that list, getting the feed for each one. Now, […]