Tablet PC Show #38
The Tablet PC Show #038 (MP3 - 13.5MB - 39 min)
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Welcome to episode 38 of the Tablet PC Show! This week we jump right in with a few bits of news:
News and Updates:
- The Samsung Q1 device is now in stores at Fry’s and Best Buy.
- New rumors have surfaced regarding an ultra-mobile from Apple.
- Craig Pringle talks about UMPCs versus Origami devices.
- Eric Mack has issues with his new Toshiba Tecra M4.
Next, I give an update on my new (to me) Toshiba M200. The short version: I love it.
I then talk about RSS aggregation in Outlook 2007 and Internet Explorer 7, both currently in beta. The functionality is great… when it works. The same goes for blogging from Word 2007.
I give a little shout out to GottaBeMobile.com and especially their Ink Shows which I’ve been enjoying quite a bit.
I end the show with a bit of a rant. Anyone who tries to tell you that the UI in Windows Vista or XP is inferior to that in Apple’s Mac OS X is just plain wrong. And I give specific examples to back up my claim.
Stay tuned for our next episode! I will have a special guest co-hosts for that and the next few episodes. Don’t forget that you can leave me a voicemail with your comments or questions right here!
Music:Intro: “Wallawalla” by Drop Trio
Outro: “Second First” by Drop Trio
(Music available at magnatune.com.)
June 23rd, 2006 at 10:34 pm
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June 23rd, 2006 at 11:52 pm
Thanks for the shout out to the InkShows. Glad you enjoy them and find them useful.
Mac: have you not used the formatting palette in Word? I find the formatting pallete to be much better and on par with what Microsoft is doing with the ribbon.
To me, the dock in the Mac is fabulous. It actually feels more intuitive. Minimized applications appear to the right on the dock, open apps have an arrow. It is simplistic and I love it.
Eject cd: press the Eject key
Right click on the mac is lacking, but that has to do more with applications not integrating into the right click interface like windows programmers do with
Finder does stink - it doesn’t measure up to Exporer.
Rob
June 24th, 2006 at 12:00 am
oh - the right click mouse - they sell one - The Mighty Mouse - the right button is integrated into the mouse.
Also - as you might know, any two button usb / bluetooth mouse will work on the mac. So, like the Microsoft hardware, you don’t need to buy only Apple mice and keyboards. I’m currently using a logitech solution. The keyboard is mac based and the wireless mouse is two button based.
July 19th, 2006 at 12:24 am
I use both of the latest operating systems from Microsoft - Tablet PC and Mac OS 10.4. I do not think the differences are years apart. I tend to think of it more from a users perspective. In some cases Windows is faster to do things and in other cases Macintosh. In some cases Windows is very confusing but the Macintosh is simplier. In some cases the Macintosh is lacking but Windows has that feature. Having supported remote family members, I’d personally have found supporting those with Macs is easier. - Steve