If you don't mind breaking the rules, you can use your iPhone 3G as a wireless broadband modem for your notebook. Lifehacker explains how: It starts by "jailbreaking" your phone, meaning hacking it a bit so it can run software from sources other than the App Store. This is a...
Back in April, the TSA decided they had had enough of the holdups and complications caused by their requirement that every laptop-carrying passenger remove his or her computer to go through the airport security checkpoints. So, strangely, they did some rather progressive! They sent out a list of standards to...
If you've ever tried to use a laptop while wedged into a coach seat, you know it's a contortion-filled nightmare. The Aviator Laptop Stand promises both neck relief and easier operation of your PC. The stand not only angles the laptop upward for a more comfortable typing...
Prudential California Realty - San Bruno is an independently owned and operated member of The Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. In 2003, the office generated sales worth more than U.S. $484 million. The management at Prudential California Realty had been seeking a way to help their agents improve productivity and...
Today's laptops are ripe targets for thieves. Airports and hotels are favorite places for thieves. With the increased security at airports, losing track of a laptop is easier than ever. Laptops disappear from both, airports and hotels, and that's bad enough. But often, irreplaceable data has gone with them. This...
One of the most misunderstood concepts of tablet press operation has to be the overload set point. Many compressing professionals assume it to be a key parameter, and mistakenly associate it with tablet hardness, compression force and even tablet weight. It's not, in fact, a process parameter, but rather a...
Two out of every five business users will prefer either a "Convertible" or "Slate" model Tablet PC by 2007. A "Convertible" features a tablet-sized screen with an integrated keyboard that you can fold over like a notebook PC, while a "Slate" model is where the screen is detached from the...
For all of super-busy people the author has put together some handy tips to help people organize their lives and keep their sanity. The first is notables. People should keep a small notebook and pen handy, wherever they are, to jot down ideas or appointments or things to do instead...
Locating information on a laptop PC can be a pain. But tracking it down while you're on the road - between sales meetings, on a plane or at a client's office - can double the suffering. Organizing files and documents is a chore, and without the proper system, you can...
Switching to Tablet PCs can be full of "A-ha!" moments- little technological epiphanies that can have an impact on your company's bottom line. The flexibility of the flip screen and its ability to take, organize and mark up handwritten notes makes it great during meetings. Even though the computer is...
Notebook PCs are now the computer of choice in the United States; their sales have eclipsed those of desktop PCs. And competition has caused their prices to descend at a rate roughly similar to those of desktop PCs. Buying a laptop isn't easy. But who said life would be a...
Laptops and Tablet PCs are as much an element of business meetings today as any piece of equipment. But rules and protocols for using them are often lacking. It could be very discourteous to start working on your laptops right through the speaker's talks. This paper suggests seven guidelines to...
When a person has identified and listed monthly estimates for budgeted amounts, the person needs to use his or her checkbook to record expenses for the month in the appropriate categories. The person should not forget to record cash expenditures. The person should them down them in a little notebook...
The Tablet PC, a fully equipped PC the size of a letter-sized notepad, is worth checking out. It weighs less than four pounds. It is a more convenient size, has a pen-activated screen, and is easier to use at meetings and while traveling. It offers Microsoft's most advanced operating system...
At Ingleburn, Patrick Autocare has deployed LXE mobile computers connected to their pioneering and comprehensive Vehicle Tracking System VTS by a wireless local area network. This on-line system allows Patrick Autocare to keep track of their vast vehicle inventory in real time. The Vehicle Tracking System VTS has been designed...
Smartkontrols has provided a purpose-designed solution for the newly opened Senator housetype in Cardrona Village, near Peebles, seamlessly integrating advanced heating and lighting control. On this project, smartkontrols has worked closely with Glasgow-based custom installation company, SG Systems to provide a æfuture-proofÆ and fully integrated solution. The result is a...
Founded in 1905 and based in Richmond, Indiana, Reid Hospital & Health Care Services is a not-for-profit, 233-bed medical center serving a population of 280,000 people in Indiana and Ohio. An inconsistent desktop environment stymied collaboration and productivity, and a deployment of portable computers presented an opportunity to develop an...
Wisconsin-based Marshfield Clinic is one of the largest private medical group practices in the United States with 730 physicians in 38 locations. The clinic wanted to improve the efficiency of its operations and provide a better patient experience by giving medical providers improved access to medical information. Marshfield Clinic is...
As a manager, you probably have incidental meetings and other unplanned events happening to you all the time. Maybe someone you pass in the hall needs to chat about an ongoing project. Maybe you have an idea or think of a task to assign while you're on a plane or...
With the number of diabetes patients steadily rising, the race to replace conventional needles for insulin delivery becomes all the more important, and lucrative. Clear leaders are emerging, but there have been few real successes and many documented failures. The Holy Grail is some kind of easy oral dosage, and...
