Comments on: The Tablet PC Show #025 http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/ All you ever wanted to know about Tablet PC's Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:10:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: nancy sturm http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/#comment-219 nancy sturm Sun, 08 Jan 2006 08:35:57 +0000 http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/tabletpc/?p=47#comment-219 I am the Education Technology Advisor to the governor of WV and have just received a IBM Tablet pc x41. I am looking for examples of how educators might use this tool to enhance instruction in the classroom. Any ideas. Also, what headset would you recommend? Thanks I am the Education Technology Advisor to the governor of WV and have just received a IBM Tablet pc x41. I am looking for examples of how educators might use this tool to enhance instruction in the classroom. Any ideas. Also, what headset would you recommend? Thanks

]]> By: WNewquay http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/#comment-210 WNewquay Fri, 30 Dec 2005 07:16:20 +0000 http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/tabletpc/?p=47#comment-210 Perry, You should be able to download all the drivers and Compaq utiltiies for your machine from the HP Support Site. http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/Compaqtabletpc/us/locate/97_5344.html Perry,

You should be able to download all the drivers and Compaq utiltiies for your machine from the HP Support Site.
http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/Compaqtabletpc/us/locate/97_5344.html

]]> By: WNewquay http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/#comment-209 WNewquay Fri, 30 Dec 2005 06:51:15 +0000 http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/tabletpc/?p=47#comment-209 The big feature of the Tablet PC Enhancement Pack is the multi-language support This was not available in the Tablet PC Experience Pack or Tablet PC Education Pack. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/tabletpc/enhancementpack/default.mspx The big feature of the Tablet PC Enhancement Pack is the multi-language support
This was not available in the Tablet PC Experience Pack or Tablet PC Education Pack.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/tabletpc/enhancementpack/default.mspx

]]> By: Colin Walker http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/#comment-206 Colin Walker Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:22:48 +0000 http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/tabletpc/?p=47#comment-206 Audio qulaity aside the only thing I would say is slow down a bit - it was a bit of a chore keeping up with you ;) Audio qulaity aside the only thing I would say is slow down a bit - it was a bit of a chore keeping up with you ;)

]]> By: Tablet PC User http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/#comment-205 Tablet PC User Wed, 28 Dec 2005 04:54:37 +0000 http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/tabletpc/?p=47#comment-205 Good start Perry! One suggestion, you can lower the bit-rate of your MP3 from 128 KBps to 48-96 Kbps. Speech doesn't really require CD-quality downloads. As for things for the next Tablet PC, I would love for the dual core Yohan to be implemented quickly! Flash cache seems interesting, but wouldn't adding more Hard Drive Cache help in that area too? I think the largest cache for the 2.5" laptop drive is only 8 MB; boosting it to 32 MB SATA II would show GREAT improvement. Good start Perry!

One suggestion, you can lower the bit-rate of your MP3 from 128 KBps to 48-96 Kbps. Speech doesn’t really require CD-quality downloads.

As for things for the next Tablet PC, I would love for the dual core Yohan to be implemented quickly! Flash cache seems interesting, but wouldn’t adding more Hard Drive Cache help in that area too? I think the largest cache for the 2.5″ laptop drive is only 8 MB; boosting it to 32 MB SATA II would show GREAT improvement.

]]> By: Marc http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/#comment-204 Marc Tue, 27 Dec 2005 18:20:41 +0000 http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/tabletpc/?p=47#comment-204 Perry said, "Rest assured I have a headset now and beginning with the next episode the audio should be much, much better." Thanks! I can't wait! :-) Perry said, “Rest assured I have a headset now and beginning with the next episode the audio should be much, much better.”

Thanks! I can’t wait! :-)

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]]> By: James Kendrick http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/#comment-202 James Kendrick Tue, 27 Dec 2005 02:04:10 +0000 http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/tabletpc/?p=47#comment-202 Perry, the tags are off in the RSS feed on iTunes. You will have to change your RSS URL to fix it. Please do that as soon as possible. Thanks. Perry, the tags are off in the RSS feed on iTunes. You will have to change your RSS URL to fix it. Please do that as soon as possible. Thanks.

]]> By: ClearContext Corporate Weblog http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/#comment-201 ClearContext Corporate Weblog Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:19:49 +0000 http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/tabletpc/?p=47#comment-201 <strong>TPN Tablet PC Podcast: Comparison of ClearContext to Snarf</strong> Perry Reed at The Podcast Network spent some time comparing ClearContext to SNARF on episode #25 of the Tablet PC Show. He concludes that ClearContext is a better way to go and that, for him, it is a very nice TPN Tablet PC Podcast: Comparison of ClearContext to Snarf

Perry Reed at The Podcast Network spent some time comparing ClearContext to SNARF on episode #25 of the Tablet PC Show. He concludes that ClearContext is a better way to go and that, for him, it is a very nice

]]> By: Vivek Haldar http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/#comment-200 Vivek Haldar Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:14:37 +0000 http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/tabletpc/?p=47#comment-200 What I want to see in future Tablet PCs is not new whizzy hardware, but software catching up with the hardware capabilities that are already present. The software and OS on current Tablet PCs is still designed for use with a keyboard and mouse (with the exception of Sketchbook and OneNote and the like) with some features added on for ink support. Going back and forth between the Tablet PC Input Pabel (TIP) and various little text boxes is hardly the ideal workflow for a Tablet. Ink needs to a first-class design constraint in the design of future applications. E.g. minimize screen clutter caused by menus and toolbars, give as much space as possible to inkable surfaces, and then make it easy to get to the functions that the toolbars and menus were there for. One feature I as a coder would really like to see: an IDE with first-class ink support that enables me to code, debug etc without having to switch to the keyboard. Right now, there are only two things that make me switch to keyboard mode: coding, and writing long text. The lesser I need to do that, the better. What I want to see in future Tablet PCs is not new whizzy hardware, but software catching up with the hardware capabilities that are already present.

The software and OS on current Tablet PCs is still designed for use with a keyboard and mouse (with the exception of Sketchbook and OneNote and the like) with some features added on for ink support. Going back and forth between the Tablet PC Input Pabel (TIP) and various little text boxes is hardly the ideal workflow for a Tablet. Ink needs to a first-class design constraint in the design of future applications. E.g. minimize screen clutter caused by menus and toolbars, give as much space as possible to inkable surfaces, and then make it easy to get to the functions that the toolbars and menus were there for.

One feature I as a coder would really like to see: an IDE with first-class ink support that enables me to code, debug etc without having to switch to the keyboard. Right now, there are only two things that make me switch to keyboard mode: coding, and writing long text. The lesser I need to do that, the better.

]]> By: Perry http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/#comment-199 Perry Mon, 26 Dec 2005 18:44:38 +0000 http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/tabletpc/?p=47#comment-199 James: Thanks for the feedback. I'm not sure how or where it still shows you and Marc as the hosts. Can you elaborate? Especially if it's the MP3 file itself, I'll be very confused as I edited those ID3 tags myself. Maybe it's in the RSS feed... I'll certainly look into it. As for the license violation, I didn't think about that, but I suppose I would have known that had I had the license documentation that came with the disc... Marc: Yes, the audio was awful. And I take full blame as the person who decided to put out the show as-is. We did try to clean it up but that was the best we could do. Rest assured I have a headset now and beginning with the next episode the audio should be much, much better. Thanks for sticking with it despite the splitting headache incurred! James: Thanks for the feedback. I’m not sure how or where it still shows you and Marc as the hosts. Can you elaborate? Especially if it’s the MP3 file itself, I’ll be very confused as I edited those ID3 tags myself. Maybe it’s in the RSS feed… I’ll certainly look into it. As for the license violation, I didn’t think about that, but I suppose I would have known that had I had the license documentation that came with the disc…

Marc: Yes, the audio was awful. And I take full blame as the person who decided to put out the show as-is. We did try to clean it up but that was the best we could do. Rest assured I have a headset now and beginning with the next episode the audio should be much, much better. Thanks for sticking with it despite the splitting headache incurred!

]]> By: Marc http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/#comment-198 Marc Mon, 26 Dec 2005 18:33:28 +0000 http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/tabletpc/?p=47#comment-198 Welcome aboard, Perry! It is great to have the Tablet PC Show back. Yes, the audio on this show is the worst I have ever heard on any podcast. Perry sounds pretty interesting behind all that noise, distortion, clipping, low audio level, and hum. I eagerly look forward to the arrival of Perry's new head set so I will be able to understand what he is saying in future podcasts without getting a splitting headache from trying to ignore the wretched audio quality. Thumbs up to Perry. Thumbs down to horrible audio quality. Thumbs down to the editor who decided to put out this horrible audio quality. Welcome aboard, Perry! It is great to have the Tablet PC Show back.

Yes, the audio on this show is the worst I have ever heard on any podcast. Perry sounds pretty interesting behind all that noise, distortion, clipping, low audio level, and hum. I eagerly look forward to the arrival of Perry’s new head set so I will be able to understand what he is saying in future podcasts without getting a splitting headache from trying to ignore the wretched audio quality. Thumbs up to Perry. Thumbs down to horrible audio quality. Thumbs down to the editor who decided to put out this horrible audio quality.

]]> By: James Kendrick http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/#comment-197 James Kendrick Mon, 26 Dec 2005 16:54:40 +0000 http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/tabletpc/?p=47#comment-197 Oh, I almost forgot. Show 25 still lists Marc Orchant and I as the hosts, please change that for future shows and update the MP3 for this show to avoid confusion among the listeners. Thanks! Oh, I almost forgot. Show 25 still lists Marc Orchant and I as the hosts, please change that for future shows and update the MP3 for this show to avoid confusion among the listeners. Thanks!

]]> By: James Kendrick http://tabletpc.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/the-tablet-pc-show-025/#comment-196 James Kendrick Mon, 26 Dec 2005 16:53:34 +0000 http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/tabletpc/?p=47#comment-196 Hi Perry, nice show! I should point out that your call for an ISO recovery disk is in direct violation of the license for the Tablet Edition. The only legitimate way to obtain this disk is through the vendor, in this case HP. Hi Perry, nice show! I should point out that your call for an ISO recovery disk is in direct violation of the license for the Tablet Edition. The only legitimate way to obtain this disk is through the vendor, in this case HP.

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