Just saw a segment on my local TV news here in Denver (no, my neighborhood isn’t actually on fire) about Pocket Mobility Inc. They publish PalmOS software that firefighters here in Colorado are using to fight our various blazes more effectively.
The Perfect Writer’s PDA
If everyone’s needs are different, then follows that everyone’s PDAs will be different as well. One size, as it turns out, does not fit all. So what would make a PDA perfect for mobile writers?
I got to thinking recently about what makes PDAs a compelling purchase for consumers. It’s a tougher train [...]
The Price of Mobility
No matter how you look at it, mobility in computing comes at a price. Is it worth it?
I got an interesting questing last week. A reader who recently bought a Jornada for writing (among other uses) asked why a mobile writer would buy a PDA at all. Why not just go with [...]
I just got done watching The Three Musketeers, and couldn’t help noticing how much it resembled The Musketeer, not to mention characters from The Man in the Iron Mask, and that’s just from movies within the last ten years. Of course, the similarity is obvious, as they’re all based on the novels of Alexandre Dumas, [...]
Well, the people have spoken. The responses in favor of more content, more frequent columns and just more of everything have been overwhelming. So, we go back to the beginning. In my very first column, I wrote, “This column will be published on the rigorously defined schedule of ‘whenever I get around to it’, but [...]
CNN.com - India to roll out cheap, handheld computer - July 5, 2002 The Linux-based Simputer is almost ready for release in India, selling in different configurations for 10,500 to 23,000 rupees, or $214 to $469 USD. That doesn’t sound like much for the StrongARM-based devices until you consider that the average income for an [...]