OnTheRun with Tablet PCs Podcast

Listen here ( MP3, 17.7 MB, 51 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Marc Orchant and James Kendrick are back with show #40, yes, Marc is back for this show! Our hosts have a typically far-ranging discussion that covers diverse topics relating to the Tabletscape. They look analytically at the big news this week of the Acer/ Gateway merger and how this might impact the Tablet PC space. Dell is entering the Tablet market later this year and the impact on the enterprise market is fodder for meaningful discussion. Marc wants to know when we're going to see an application that is fitting of the capabilities of the Tablet PC and laments the fact we haven't seen one yet. Tablet PCs aren't penetrating the enterprise much but employees of those enterprises see the benefits of the Tablet immediately upon exposure. Maybe Dell will help penetrate that market so employees can get their hands on them. James is testing the HP 2710p Tablet PC and discusses how this Tablet straddles the enterprise and consumer space. Does the 2710p stack up? Inquiring minds want to know. The conclusion the hosts reach is that the trackstick is "flatly nubby". You have been warned. Eric Mack interviewed Marc a while back and examined the contents of Marc's mobile gear bag and has posted a series of podcasts on his web site. The podcasts are well worth a listen so go grab them without further adieu. Orchant interview #1 Orchant interview #2 Orchant interview #3 Marc discusses his new blogging gig at BlogNation and the upcoming Office 2.0 conference where industry luminaries are meeting to discuss the mobilization of Web 2.0. Marc will be covering the conference on BlogNation and I'm sure he'll come back with some great insights for future shows. Enjoy the show! Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 11.6 MB, 34 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Marc Orchant and James Kendrick are back with show #39, no wait, Marc's not here! Marc had technical difficulties that made recording impossible but we both agreed that it was important to produce a show since it's been, like, forever since we did one. Marc sends his regrets but he'll be back for the next show. Congratulations to Marc for his new blogging gig at BlogNation, a new startup blog network that looks like a promising source of useful information. They will be successful with Marc on board, that's for sure. This show focuses on the state of the Tabletscape with a look at the new Tablets that have appeared so far this year and a look forward to what we can expect for the last half. The discussion looks at Tablets first and then at UMPCs to cover the whole inkscape. Enjoy the show! Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 21.3 MB, 62 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Marc Orchant and James Kendrick both have recently picked up Lenovo ThinkPad x61 Tablet PCs and in show #38 discuss the x61 from stem to stern. James has the SXGA+ (1440x1040) screen and Marc has the MultiTouch XGA screen and the two compare the virtues of each. James' x61 has the Intel Turbo Memory option, which is a flash memory cache designed to speed up disk access and program loading. Marc has the integrated WWAN option instead. Join our hosts for a roundabout conversation that covers all aspects of the first ThinkPad Tablet PC with the Santa Rosa Core 2 Duo processor. Both hosts discuss how they used different methods to get the information and settings from their old Tablet PC over to the ThinkPad. James used the Belkin Easy Transfer cable and Marc used the included Lenovo System Migration Assistant to accomplish the same thing. The Belkin is available for use on non-ThinkPad PCs. One of the most useful utilities you will find for any PC is Anagram and the two discuss the latest version which is now Vista and Outlook 2007 compatible. You will also hear that the program has been optimized for the Tablet PC. Enjoy the show! Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 19.6 MB, 55 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Marc Orchant and James Kendrick hit the ground running in show #37 and device reviews are the order of the day as the dynamic duo discuss the HP tx1000 Entertainment PC and the Lenovo ThinkPad x60 with the multi-touch screen. Both devices are touchscreen convertibles and you'll find a rousing discussion of the merits of a convertible notebook with a touchscreen. Is the tx1000 a good Tablet PC? Listen and find out. Mindjet announced the release of the next version of the hosts' favorite Tablet PC application and since Marc has been using it for a while you'll find out all you need to know about the next version of MindManager, Pro 7. There's a new LIte version of MindManager for $99 and if you listen carefully you'll find out if this reduced version includes Tablet PC features. You'll even hear about the new features in the Mac version of MindManager. Enjoy the show! Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 17.4 MB, 50 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Marc Orchant and James Kendrick are back with show #36 and shout-outs are in order all around with the shipping of Marc's book the Unofficial Guide to Outlook 2007, a must read for all Outlook users. The shout-outs continue with this show dedicated to the newest Tablet PC MVP, Kevin Tofel! Well deserved and long overdue. Next up on the shout-out list is Josh Einstein who has released the OneNote Calendar utility that is a must-have for all OneNote users. The dynamic duo wax poetically about the Asus R2H, one of the most capable UMPCs out there. Another shout-out goes to Warner Crocker for his relentless Vistamization of his Asus UMPC. Marc professes love for the Lenovo ThinkPad x60t convertible tablet and tells us why. Shout-out # whatever goes out to Michael Scherotter formerly of Mindjet who recently joined Microsoft. JK is hotly awaiting the availability of the new Motion LE1700 slate Tablet PC and discusses why. JK forgets which podcast he's doing for a split-second, can you find it? Enjoy the show! Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 17.2 MB, 50 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Marc Orchant and James Kendrick are back with show #35 and the discussion quickly moves to the new Lenovo x60t Tablet PC that Marc is evaluating compliments of Lenovo and Buzz Bruggeman. Find out much Marc is liking the ThinkPad on the show. The new Lenovo is running VIsta so a quick discussion of the merits of the Tablet PC bits in Vista is in order and you can find out what our duo likes about the Vista operating system on Tablet PCs. Marc shares with us about a mobile power strip that he's carrying with him on his many travels and James is so impressed with it he buys one online during the show, a first for OTR TPC. Lots of ground is covered so give it a listen and let us know what you think of the show. Enjoy the show! Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 20.8 MB, 60 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Marc Orchant and James Kendrick sit down (finally) for show #34 and have a chance to ruminate on finally meeting face to face at the Tablet PC meetup at the CES recently in Las Vegas. Both hosts are taller than they thought and give a good wrapup and discuss impressions of the CES. There were two new Tablet PCs announced at the CES and the hosts give their thoughts about the two devices. UMPCs are enablers, not limiters as some reviewers seem to think. Enjoy the show! Links of interest from the show: HP tx1100 Toshiba R400 TechBlog SNL iPhone video OQO Model 02 Medion RIM UMPC Nokia N800 Internet Tablet Warner takes the ASUS on the road Marc's Outlook book on Amazon! MIchael Linenberger updates Total Workday Control for Outlook 2007 Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 17.2 MB, 50 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Marc Orchant and James Kendrick sit down (finally) for show #33 and talk about the new Fujitsu P1610 mini-Tablet PC with the 8.9" touchscreen that incorporates near perfect palm rejection technology. Marc is heading to Finland- will he use the Tablet PC backlight as a flashlight for his upcoming visit? The discussion quickly switches over to all the Tablet PC owners who are trying to install Vista RTM on their precious, and the dynamic duo touches on whether they will be installing Vista on their production devices any time soon. Office 2007 file compatibility issues are in the news and Chuck Frey has a new mind-mapping book that Marc likes plus there's an interview with Eric Mack discussing mind-mapping on a Tablet PC. If you listen closely you'll get a tip for using MindManager on a touch-screen Tablet PCs that lets you ink away in that fine program. It's a good show and Marc and James think you'll like it. Enjoy the show! Links of interest from the show: Fujitsu P1610 Tablet PC Allegiance Technology Partners Chuck Frey- mind mapping book Interview on mind-mapping with Eric Mack Mindjet MindManager Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 15.3 MB, 44 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Marc Orchant and James Kendrick sit down for show #32 and have a look at the official Office 2007 release, talk about the Blue Man Group, discuss the affect Vista will have on the UMPC and give shouts out to the creators of some cool videos. Are UMPCs fully functional Tablet PCs? You bet and we tell you why on this show. Plus, according to the Tablet PC duo, get ready for some great Vista devices early next year (think CES 2007). There is a lively discussion about the convergence of communications with computing devices and smartphones and the impact that will have on mobile technology. Enjoy the show! Links of interest from the show: Jensen Harris' blog Office 2007 UI Bible Asus R2H UMPC video on GottaBeMobile Asus R2H unboxing video on TinyScreenfuls JK's day in the life of a Samsung Q1 SSD video Comparison video of Samsung Q1 and TabletKiosk eo i7210 Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 47.1 MB, 41 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) It's show # 31 and Marc Orchant and James Kendrick love Vista on their Tablet PCs but there are some gotchas lurking if you are not careful. James loves Internet Explorer 7 on his UMPC and tells us how to get the ability to use the TIP in web forms back. Marc shares a method to get Hotmail Plus email into Outlook without all those pesky notifications. Marc's wife has a new 20" iMac and Marc wants to put Vista on it. Is the Aero Glass UI in Vista worth the overhead? Find out what the Inking Duo have to say about that. Congratulations to the five finalists in the GottaBeMobile essay contest to win a Motion LS800 Tablet PC. Fellow geek Matt Miller is one of those finalists- big shout out to Matt (aka palmsolo)! James is impressed when Mickey Segal pulls an LS800 out of his sports jacket pocket in Boston. Asus is getting everyone excited with their two new entries- the R2H UMPC and the R1F 13.3" Tablet PC (OnlyUMPC has a good review of the R2H). Marc is impressed with the Mac Office Project Center- why can't we have the same thing on the Windows side? Neither inker likes the Business Contact Manager for Outlook but it could be a lack of dedication to make it work. James and Kevin Tofel are celebrating over 3 million visitors to jkOnTheRun and James leaks some information about a big giveaway coming up. Links of interest from the show: Origami Project thread to get ink back in IE7 Hotmail Plus fix for Outlook integration GottaBeMobile contest finalists announced Mickey Segal's LS800 in a pocket OnlyUMPC reviews the R2H UMPC from Asus Asus R1F convertible Tablet PC Enjoy the show and let us know what you think! Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 18.6 MB, 54 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Those OnTheRun Tablet guys are back with show #30 and if you are interested in Vista then you better pay attention. Marc Orchant and James Kendrick catch up on where they have been since the last show and talk Tablets for almost an hour. If you want to win a Motion LS800 then listen up and we'll tell you how. We can't wait to see the next Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet PC and all the display options. Which would JK choose- MultiTouch display or hi-res display? Marc has been bopping around conferences all over the place and fills us in on how fruitful the Tablet PC spotting is going. When Marc has some free times he's been using the New York TImes Reader on his Tablet PC, find out what he thinks about it. James attended the Mobius event in Boston and guess how many Tablet PCs were in attendance? Speaking of Mobius Matt Miller installs Vista on a MacBook Pro. What do the Tablet guys think of Windows Vista RC2? It might surprise you. Kevin Tofel has Vista running on the Samsung Q1and loves it. Check out Marc's Expert Zone Chat this week! Links of interest from the show: GottaBeMobile contest Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet PC specs from GBM New York TImes Reader The Mobile Gadgeteer Kevin's Q1 runs Vista! Office Expert Zone Chat Enjoy the show and let us know what you think! Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 23.3 MB, 67 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Marc Orchant and James Kendrick are back with an all new audio sound that should be music to your ears! On Show #29 we talk about a couple of new Tablet PCs that have leaked out, James' new Samsung Q1 SSD, and we're both excited about the new ink guides in Outlook 2007 Beta 2 TR1. You might also find a tip or two about using Outlook and OneNote with your Tablet PC. Links of interest from the show: jkOnThePhone (Houston Chronicle) Samsung Q1 SSD Fujitsu P1610 (Hugo Ortega) LG C1 Convertible Tablet PC Enjoy the show and let us know what you think! Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 16.3 MB, 47 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Marc Orchant and James Kendrick are happy to bring you show #28 to talk Tablet. James is really excited about the new Fujitsu Loox P70T/V, the refreshed model of the P1510D. It's got a PC Card slot! Will it make it to the US? We hope so. Is there a help program for neophiliacs? James gives a recap of the Tablet PC Webinar that was hosted by Allegiance Technology Partners recently. Can you live without a keyboard? The inking duo give their thoughts on that question that many people ask. The rest of the show is spent discussing Vista RC1 that was just released and how it might affect Tablet owners. With Vista on the horizon should you buy now or wait for the Vista release? Marc recommends trying the Aero Glass skin in Object Desktop 2007 (his Near Vista Experience) to determine if Vista's new Aero Glass interface will help you in your work. Listeners who are testing Vista on your Tablet PCs be sure and submit those bug reports so Microsoft can fix any issues that remain in Vista. Rounding out the show Marc tells us about his experience dealing with the Internet Explorer 7 team to squash a bug. If you are running Vista on a Tablet PC we want to hear from you. Let us know what you think of it so we can share with everyone. Links of interest from the show: Fujitsu Loox P70T/V Allegiance Technology Partners Object Desktop 2007 Tablet PC Webinar Enjoy the show and let us know what you think! Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 15.3 MB, 44 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Marc Orchant and James Kendrick are back with show #27 after a very long, unrestful hiatus and we have some catching up to do. The latest build of Vista seems to be making a lot of people happy, especially Tableteers like Kevin Tofel. Everyone must be aware of the big battery recall going on now affecting Dell, Sony, and Apple customers. Hey, these are the three big OEMs who don't make Tablet PCs. Hmmm, coincidence? I think not. Marc is loving the new Object Desktop 2007 for simulating Vista Glass on his XP Tablet. Matt Miller visits Mobile Tech Manor and watches my HP tc1100 die. HP warranty service came to the rescue and in just a few hours the tc1100 came home feeling all better. James used a Sony U71 with the 5 inch screen as a replacement while waiting for the return of the tc1100 and the experience has him jonesing for a UMPC. Does the Asus R2H really have a screen resolution of 1280x768, a first for a UMPC. James may have his hands on a Samsung Q1 with a flash memory hard drive. The two new TabletKiosk eo UMPCs look pretty sweet and the one with the Pentium M gives Marc and James pause for consideration. We would never tether our Palm Treos to our Tablets since that would violate the Terms of Service (TOS). Marc gets a Palm Treo 700p and to his surprise finds out he now has EVDO coverage. Can you use OneNote Mobile with a TAblet PC to help you move? TabletKiosk is hitting the road to show off their new UMPCs. Allegiance Technology Partners is throwing a Tablet PC Webinar soon so don't forget to sign up if you want to participate. Links of interest from the show: Object Desktop 2007 Loren Heiny chimes in on the Asus UMPC Asus R2H UMPC New TabletKiosk eo UMPCs PDAnet Cellet Treo holster Tablet PC Webinar Enjoy the show and let us know what you think! Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.

Listen here ( MP3, 22.7 MB, 66 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Marc Orchant and James Kendrick are back with show #26! Listener Jonas Knipper sent us a great email with a question and a suggestions so this is the Jonas Knipper show! Jonas wants to know what slate will fit his needs for school and he wants us to talk about the software each of us uses on our Tablets so this entire show is devoted to those two topics. We discuss a lot of programs that we use and get into why we use them so maybe you can find a gem you are not currently using. Thanks for writing us, Jonas. Marc tells us about slickdeals.net, a great spot to find super cheap deals on all kinds of hardware and accessories, and we talk a little bit about the discontinued HP tc1100 that you can still buy. Are they building new ones or not? We make an open offer for any HP executive who wants to come on the show and discuss the tc1100. Enjoy the show! Links of interest from the show: Microsoft Office 2007 beta Tablet Enhancements for Outlook 3.0 OneNote Mobile MindManager ResultsManager JCV Gantt Pro 2 PDF Annotator Activewords/ InkPad NewsGator/ Feeddemon Onfolio TimeTTracker MX2 BlogJet PDAnet Call Log Plus SnagIT Camtasia Studio Paint.NET True Launch Bar RoboForm Outback Plus 6 Sticky Notes FTP Commander Karen's Replicator ClipMate Google Desktop Search Anagram Microsoft OneCare iTunes Windows Media Player 11 eReader Pro Zinio Ink Crossword Bejeweled Enjoy the show and let us know what you think. I apologize for the audio which goes a little choppy in places due to either Skype or the recording software. Special thanks to Tiedye Keith for the great song "Vulnerable" with vocals by Tony Lindsay of Santana.