http://blog.tabletpc.com.au Australian Tablet PC Information Resource Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:48:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Do you get the feeling that Windows Vista has a bit of an image problem? I have to say that I have even heard Windows Vista compared to Windows ME... now that is low. As a Tablet PC user though, I just can't go back. Despite the trials that ... http://blog.tabletpc.com.au/2008/11/11/how-to-make-vista-play-nice-on-your-tablet-pc/ There's no doubt about it... digitisers are expensive. The price difference between a Tablet PC and an equivalent Notebook PC is regularly $500 - $1000 AUD more. So how can you justify the additional expense for your application? Well, getting your Tablet PC deployment right can mean ... http://blog.tabletpc.com.au/2008/11/07/how-to-make-your-tablet-pc-deployment-successful/ I keep getting asked about iPhone style multi-touch features on Tablet PCs. I personally love the idea of multi-touch. I think that after 27 years of the PC mouse, it's high time that we graduated from a single point interface. Current Tablet PC hardware does not support multi-touch in the iPhone ... http://blog.tabletpc.com.au/2008/10/28/the-future-of-tablet-pcs-multi-touch/ You may remember that we wrote about the HP Tx2000 / Tx2500 "entertainment" Tablet PC earlier in the year. It included a couple of really great features like: AMD 64 bit processor Inbuilt DVD Burner Active digitiser pen. HP Tx1000, the original model in this series left a lot to be desired. It was ... http://blog.tabletpc.com.au/2008/10/21/hp-tx2500-is-a-good-cheap-tablet-pc/ We have 2 landings from HP this month. First is the newly release HP2730p EliteBook. We notice that HP are shying away from calling this a Tablet PC, but it is a very good one! The good news is that HP Have listened to users in the development of the 2730p. ... http://blog.tabletpc.com.au/2008/09/23/tablet-pc-arrivals-hp-2730p-elitebook-arrives/ I know it's last minute, but if you're in Melbourne this weekend, come down and get hands on with the latest Tablet PCs. Tablet PC is participating in the ABITE Business and IT expo at the Melbourne Convention Centre from Saturday to Monday. We will be displaying a variety of Tablet PCs ... http://blog.tabletpc.com.au/2008/08/14/come-and-see-umpcs-and-tablet-pcs-at-abite-this-weekend/ When I talk to uninitiated people about Tablet PCs (not intelligent people like you), I am truly surprised by the number of people who say: "I can type way faster than I can write." Well, duh! It seems that some people think that Tablet PC pen input is an exclusive technology that ... http://blog.tabletpc.com.au/2008/08/02/tablet-pc-101-20-type-with-a-keyboard/ Now whatever you do folks, don't try this with your Tablet PC at home! But... here's what happens when you drop the Semi-Rugged Motion F5. Most Tablet PC models are designed with shock absorbent bumpers to withstand a simple bump or a drop. For the average ... http://blog.tabletpc.com.au/2008/08/01/what-if-i-drop-it-a-tablet-pc-that-is/ After thinking about all of the serious things that you can do with a Tablet PC, I've decided that it's time to kick back a little. So far, we've been through things like: Sketching and quoting jobs Making presentations Working in warehouses and factories Taking notes at conferences, at school and in meetings with clients Mind ... http://blog.tabletpc.com.au/2008/07/31/tablet-pc-101-19-computing-in-the-lounge-aka-couch-surfing/ Making the decision to switch to a Tablet PC is not easy for some people. Will you really use the tablet and pen features? It's hard to know until you really get to use one for a decent period of time. It's a leap of faith... If you decide that a ... http://blog.tabletpc.com.au/2008/07/30/toshiba-m700-review-could-this-be-your-first-tablet-pc/