Blog of the Long Distance Worker Tech - Latest Comments

Re: Google Apps for Domains Problems for the Enterprise and Business

Spice1971 — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:01:18 -0000

They seem to want it both ways - rapid Developement and deployment of beta software and solid enterprise customers - two don't mix!

Re: Samsung S2 Battery extender

Sizzle Index — Mon, 07 May 2012 01:07:19 -0000

It's a fatty

Re: Today’s Mobile Worker News Update February 8, 2012

Andre Roberts — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:57:27 -0000

When first time buyers consider tablets, do they pay much attention to the 3G element and full mobility? Or even a 3G windows

Re: Apple and Android–what is a Post PC device

Johnbrav52 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:57:35 -0000

Hi,
In this new world, apple no longer has to compete on specs and features,
nor does it want to. There is no Mac vs. PC here -- only "the future"
versus "the past." It won't be a debate about displays, memory, wireless
options -- it will be a debate about the quality of the experience.
Apple is not just eschewing the spec conversation in favor of a
different conversation -- it's rendering those former conversations
useless. It would be like trying to compare a race car to a deeply
satisfying book. In a post-PC world, the experience of the product is
central and significant above all else. It's not the RAM or CPU speed,
screen resolution or number of ports which dictate whether a product is
valuable; it becomes purely about the experience of using the device.
What that means is that while Motorola and Verizon will spend millions
of dollars advertising the Xoom's 4G upgrade options, CPU speed, and
high-resolution cameras, Apple need only delight consumers and tell them
that specs and and speed are the domain of a dinosaur called the PC.
Apple isn't claiming victory in the Space Race -- it's ceding space to
the competition.

Re: Most Useless 25GB Online Storage Gets Useful

Theincomlive — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:46:27 -0000

yeah it's making it sound god but if you don't need that experience it's still useless

i hate ther file limitation

Re: Incidence of Gadgets

Graeme Spice — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:37:25 -0000

I've traded my Netbook in for an iPad2, I use both an iPhone4 (personal) and a Blackberry (client) and I carry a Kindle for travel & Vacations. I'm really happy with all of them, can;t see me ever going back to a traditional Laptop or Netbook unless a client has a specific requirement for me to have one.

Re: Today’s Mobile Worker News Update June 25, 2011

Shaun McGill — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:40:48 -0000

Still say the Pulse is overpriced by about £20- awful phone!:)

Re: Maxroam… if you cannot get a local Data SIM

Ian D. Nock — Mon, 23 May 2011 05:37:17 -0000

All services can have credit card processing issues. If I were you I would try again and also hit them up via Twitter as they are very active there @maxroam and @patphelan

Re: Maxroam… if you cannot get a local Data SIM

Bebo White — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:00:36 -0000

Sounds great BUT I was unable to purchase a SIM card online (credit card processing issues) so I telephoned customer support who said that they would get back to me but did not...maybe too good to be true...

Re: Is the new MacBook Air eating into iPad sales?

james braselton — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:55:59 -0000

hi there david i have a ipad plus 2 ssd hp netbooks one is the 8.9 inch 1.6 ghz cpu 1 gb ram 16 gb ssd and the other netbook is the hp 110 10.1 inch 1.6 ghz 1 gb ram and a 32 gb ssd ssd netbooks are way faster then there hard drive netbooks

Re: Openproj – Project Management software without the cost

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Re: Today’s Echo March 12, 2011

Tom Thomas — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:44:48 -0000

I wonder how long until I feel the pressing need to get a tablet. Price is probably a limiting factor at the moment, but I would still maintain that even in the medium term as prices decline, it would almost certainly be the sexy coffee-table toy rather than business tool. Happy to be proved wrong though. Even if you argue that it would be 'one of the tools in the armoury' rather than naively expect it to be a laptop/netbook replacement, I don't particularly want 3 or more devices in my armoury. The sync issues would just become a headache - I want sync to be absolutely as pain-free as possible.

Re: iPad 2… a Post PC device – NOT

Tom Thomas — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:46:21 -0000

Yes they've made a rod for their own back my having to stick with the legacy situation of 'iTunes master plus mobile device slave'. The iPad cuts right down the middle of that and you wind up with the worst of both worlds in a way. When you think of the Apple product evolution over the last few years it is excusable i.e. iPod and it's spin-offs first, then this became iPhone, still a small device that most users accept with the fact is still 'mastered' by the PC, but now the iPad popularity is really stretching this paradigm and it's starting to fail.
This is why the much vaunted qualities of the iPad, though great for a domestic user or 'regular' (9 to 5) business worker, just don't cut it if you're away on a business trip for overnight or more.

Re: Is the new MacBook Air eating into iPad sales?

David — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:52:18 -0000

I agree. There is bound to be a bit of cross-category cannibalisation but I don't see the iPad and other tablet PCs as the 'death of the netbook'. Their introduction will limit the size of the netbook category but they serve slightly different functions.

I don't currently have an iPad as my need for an electronic reader/browser is less than my need for a content producer, so I'll stick with the netbook for now. If that balance shifts then I'll add an iPad but I won't replace the netbook.

Re: Today’s Echo July 24, 2010

general insurance — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:39:27 -0000

Looks great - Many stands on the market are ugly, let's face it. If you're looking for a stand that looks good and works good, you're going to find that this one is visually appealing. You will no longer have to walk into the library and feel embarrassed to pull it out.

Re: Laptop or Smartphone

LaptopRetail.net — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:52:25 -0000

thanks, it’s really helpful

Re: Today’s Echo August 30, 2010

Kjartan_mathias — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:48:43 -0000

And now today its down! Is that for all ....or only for user of "old" version 14.0.8117.0416 and XP 32 bits?

Re: Travel Tech when in Peril

retail laptop batteries — Wed, 05 May 2010 03:42:51 -0000

I love travelling,Tech allowed me to determine that I had no way of doing the return trip home for the weekend without spending most of it travelling.I love it,hope it will develop fast

Re: Ok.. I had to post about this - LG Watchphone

voseo — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:10:46 -0000

Thank you this nice post

Re: Long Distance is not always about the travel

Travel Trailers — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:42:50 -0000

yep...

Re: iPad, NetPad, Smartbook, Netbook, Laptop, whatever

warthog2k — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:22:05 -0000

iPad is for "my Dad" and other computer dyslexics. They can barely grasp a fully open PC environment and won't use half the functions anyway.

They want something to read emails, play music, smurf the web. The apps store is a nice easy way for them to add in anything else they may want.

Probably nice for flashy marketing types to throw presentations from, artists showing off portfolios, also any non-static sales person perhaps?

Wouldn't mind one myself for bumming around the web while watching the telly. Eventually.

Don't think it's something to consider doing serious work on though.
Though there's probably an app for that....

Re: WiFi on Aircraft

best_business_phone — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:25:49 -0000

That's the great article! I just pass 'n read it, two thumbs up! ;)

Re: Netbook Screen Optimisation

Guest — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:15:50 -0000

Thanks man, just what I was looking for. Worked like a charm Thanks so much…

Re: WiFi or 3G – Which is best for the mobile worker?

Outer Hebrides — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:10:34 -0000

I forgot to mention that the ISP mentioned charges £450 a month for a 4mb connection so PLEASE can we have 3g?????

Re: WiFi or 3G – Which is best for the mobile worker?

Outer Hebrides — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:09:35 -0000

There are many mobile workers and Internet based businesses in the Outer Hebrides and the lack of 3g is highly frustrating! There have been a few attempts at setting up community wifi networks but most have failed and the creation of a wifi based ISP wiped out those remaining.

Wifi is superb but can suffer in bad weather. Dishes can shift and rain can interfere with signals. Even using "b" I was able to send signals very large distances at a speed of 2mb. Unfortunately, as you say, the Outer Hebrides does not have 3g so I have not had the chance to compare directly :-(