Tablet PC Buzz

Law and Tablets: The Investigation So Far

In this first article in a series concentrating on law and tablet pc's, Tom Bishop takes a look a back at many of the tools used by the legal profession.

Looks like its' going to be a great series. Thanks for the work, Tom.

url: http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/features/article.asp?ID=34

Law and Tablets: The Series

We are pleased to announce that beginning next week, Tom Bishop (forum member Bishop) will be writing a series of articles discussing Tablet PC's in the practice of law.

The first 3 or 4 articles will cover documents and forms, note taking, calendars and timekeeping, and presentations. Each article will be posted about every 6 weeks or so.

Tom Bishop is a Microsoft MVP for Tablet PC's and a practicing attorney.

Sahara iTablet (i213) Tablet PC Review

[img=right]http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/images/articles/saharaitablet/i213.gif[/img=right]Product Category: Tablet PC Hardware
Manufacturer: Sahara (TabletKiosk)
Pricing/Where to buy: Starts at $2,195 USD, TabletKiosk.com
Reviewed by: Spencer Goad - Owner & Executive Editor
Buzz Meter: 4 out of 5

Summary: TabletKiosk distributes this very well designed Tablet PC. The looks are great, and the performance (1.3GHz processor) is good. However, I did not find the "killer" thing that would make this tablet stand out from the crowd. That said, I was still pretty impressed with this unit. Click the read more link for the details!

URL: http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/features/article.asp?ID=33

Database crash

Well, I just got finished having the fun of restoring the TabletPCBuzz database. :-( There were some issues with the server this afternoon, and while I was working on those I came back from a server reboot only to find that the site database had completely crashed. I was able to go back and restore it from the backup made at 12:00AM this morning, but this means any posts or user registrations made today are gone. I'm looking into what caused the crash/corruption, but unfortunately I can't go back and fix it before the crash (unless Rob hurries up and completes that time machine :-)). My apologies for the inconvenience to everyone out there!

New Buzz site! SPOTBuzz.com

Yep, that is right. I'm launching today a second "Buzz" branded site, this time about Microsoft's SPOT, or Smart Personal Object Technology. For those that don't know, the SPOT initiative at Microsoft has resulted in the development of MSN Direct powered wristwatches. The watches, from Fossil and Suunto right now, allow you to receive news, weather, stock quotes, and even text messages on your watch. The first watches were launched at CES last week, and have received good reviews from early adopters. I have had one since Sunday and have written my review of it over at SPOTBuzz.

SPOTBuzz will be bringing you the same quality of information and reporting that you know here from TabletPCBuzz, and will be covering anything and everything SPOT. So go on over and check out this new site, and this new technology. Thanks!

URL: http://www.spotbuzz.com

Sunday Countdown Giveway: The Big One!

Ok� my brain is starting to hurt typing so many contest posts here, but we�ve got one more to go. Today, we�ve got the biggest prize we�ve had all week. This one is sponsored by Allegiance Technology, Wacom, and TabletPCBuzz. :-) The package prize consists of one 1GB RAM upgrade from Allegiance, one Wacom Penabled Executive Pen, and one choice of gear item from the TabletPCBuzz store! This is a great prize that just about any Tablet PC user can benefit from. We�ve seen Wacom already this week, but this is the first prize sponsored by Allegiance �

�Allegiance Technology offers businesses and individuals the opportunity to ask questions and learn about tablet computer solutions before they buy. With customers (including many Buzz members) from all across the U.S. and Canada, we pride ourselves on being everyday users of tablet computers who understand your needs. We provide customized tablets that include faster hard drives, less expensive memory and a wide range of third party options � and we guarantee them.

Take advantage of our M1400, M1400VA and Toshiba M200 demo program. For only the cost of shipping and with no obligation to purchase, you can try one of these tablets in your home or office. You can even load your own software to test! For more information, call us at 1-877-77ALLTP.�

Now then, to have your chance at this prize you need to visit Allegiance�s web-site, and find the testimonial in the �About Us� section that ends with the sentence � �Fast service, attention to detail, excellent pricing and no headaches - the many testimonials scattered around the web didn�t lie and I couldn�t be happier.� Once you find that, copy the name of the person who said it, come back to TabletPCBuzz and use that name as the password to login to the contest forum. Once in there, you will find a thread with the title �Sunday Countdown Giveaway�� all you have to do is reply to this thread and you are in! The winner will be picked randomly from everyone who replies to that thread. Good luck!

Motion's Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard reviewed

Product Category: Tablet PC Accessories
Manufacturer: Motion Computing
Pricing/Where to buy: $149 USD, MotionComputing.com
Reviewed by: Rob Bushway
Buzz Meter: 4 out of 5

Summary:
A impressive keyboard that responds very well to typing - their best keyboard yet. Trackball and mouse key location take some getting used to, but it is well designed for two handed operation.

url: http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/features/article.asp?ID=32

TabletPCBuzz Members of the Year - The Winners!

[img=right]http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/forum/uploaded/Spencer/20051113120_memberoftheyear.gif[/img=right]Well, to open up here, let me say welcome to the first front page post of 2005! 2004 was a great year here at TabletPCBuzz, and it was for one reason... the great members and community participation that we have in the forums. To recognize some of the top contributors, we decided to do this Members of the Year award. Thanks to everyone who participated, and congratulations to those who were nominated! Everyone who was nominated should feel good that your contributions to the community did not go unnoticed. We can only have three winners though, so without further ado, here they are!

Rob Bushway
WNewquay
Jim Artis

All three of you can feel free use the "Member of the Year" graphic in your signature. Congratulations to all three, and a very special thanks from the community and myself for all your contributions in 2004!

TabletPCBuzz Thread of the Year Winner

[img=right]http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/forum/uploaded/Spencer/200511131929_threadoftheyear.gif[/img=right]In the continuation and end of our end of the year community awards, we come to the Thread of the Year winner. As with the members of the year, thanks to everyone who nominated threads! We have had a ton of great ones this year, but again, we can only have one winner. So... (drum roll please) the winner is -

Dothan 2.0 Upgrade from Banias or Dothan - Now Even Easier!

This thread is a great example of what the TabletPCBuzz community is about, congrats to everyone who participated in it for showing a great community spirit. Unlike the members of the year, this thread doesn't exactly have a signature to put a graphic in... but we are going to make it a sticky thread in the Toshiba forum!

Happy New Year!

Yes, we are still 6 hours away from 2005 here... but because we have festivities with friends tonight, I thought I would go ahead and post my front page greetings! I imagine we've got quite a few readers who have already welcomed in the new year in your time zone, so technically I could be late instead of early. Anyhow, I'd like to thank everyone here for a great 2004 on TabletPCBuzz, and I look forward to a great 2005! I hope your new year is also filled with great blessings.

[bday] Happy 2005! [bday]