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LENOVO MORPHS NOTEBOOK AND TABLET

January 11, 2010 17:37

This was one of the cooler gadgets on display at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Lenovo has a notebook (the IdeaPad U1) that runs Windows 7. The screen can detach and the computer turns in to a tablet that then independently runs a Linux-based operating system. When re-attached, the devices...

HOW TO "HACK" MORE SCREENS FOR YOUR IPHONE APPS

January 06, 2010 02:35

Okay, I'll admit that I comb the iTunes app store for cheap apps for my iPhone. I'm an addict. There, I said it. And an addict needs his regular fix. So I was deeply disappointed to learn that the iPhone has a limit of 11 screens with 16 apps per screen. OR SO I THOUGHT!A clever web developer named...

TAKE HANDWRITTEN NOTES ON YOUR IPHONE

January 04, 2010 16:05

Rick Boida's Business Hacks blog (which I recommend highly) has a link to an iPhone app that makes it easy to take handwritten notes on an iPhone instead of having to type.

STOP REBOOTS AFTER AUTOMATIC UPDATES

January 04, 2010 16:04

I found this helpful and simple tip in Rick Broida's column in PC World Magazine. If you've ever had Windows automatically download updates and reboot, thus causing you to lose unsaved work (I have), then you'll recognize the benefit of this information. Here's what you do -1. In Vista, click Start...

WORKSNUG FINDS THE BEST PLACE TO GET WORK DONE

December 02, 2009 16:38

This iPhone app caught my interest because I travel frequently and I'm often having to find a place to work that is quiet, has wi-fi, power outlets, etc. And that's not always easy. Right now, this is only available to iPhone 3GS users and only in London, but they're expanding to the US soon and...

GOOGLE TAKES ON LEXIS AND WESTLAW

November 19, 2009 00:19

A very interesting development. From Google:As many of us recall from our civics lessons in school, the United States is a common law country. That means when judges issue opinions in legal cases, they often establish precedents that will guide the rulings of other judges in similar cases and...

COOL GADGET WATCH - MOGO IPHONE BLUETOOTH

November 10, 2009 00:55

Mogo has a reputation for producing accessories that neatly fit in other gadgets. A few years back I had a Mogo mouse that fit in the PC card slot on my laptop computer and charged while it was tucked away. Mogo has now figured a way to make a bluetooth earpiece fit in to an iPhone case so you...

SPRINT'S MIFI 2200 ALLOWS YOU TO CREATE YOUR OWN HOTSPOT

October 26, 2009 14:31

A few weeks ago I was traveling with my wife and kids and we were paying for Internet access in our hotel room. We all had our own laptops, iPod touches, etc. that we wanted to check from time to time, but because of the way our Internet connection was set up, we had to use just one computer and...

TIME TO BREAK OUT THE CHAMPAGNE?

September 25, 2009 13:02

PriceWaterhouseCoopers says the worst of the recession is over for law firms.