24
Sep

How Can I Help You?

Hi all,

Long time no see, remember me? Yeah, well I find my time really limited these days. Work is awesome, but it keeps me very busy. I don’t find a whole lot of time for the many projects in my life. So I’m asking you readers out there, how can I help you?

What would you [...]

15
Sep

I just don’t get the point of a UMPC

Call me ignorant, but I don’t understand why UMPC’s are in any way being thrown towards students. I actually don’t even have a clue who their market is since I have a hard time finding times when someone would need one vs. something more versatile. And if I can’t think of any reason why someone [...]

14
Sep

LE1600, The Series: All About the Convertible Keyboard

I’m using the convertible keyboard right now. In fact, for the fun of the topic, I’ll use the LE1600’s keyboard for the entire series of posts. It makes me feel like I’m showing you how it types, or at least, that it works, right?This is my long-awaited post on how the keyboard performs on a [...]

12
Sep

QUESTION: What if I can type faster than I can write?

Many potential tablet users are afraid they won’t find a tablet useful because they can type a lot faster than they can write. My answer: that’s great! All the better! The faster you can record information/ideas, the better off you’ll be (in life, work, school…). My question to you: can you type equations and diagrams [...]

11
Sep

Eric Zückerman’s Study Journal for OneNote

Eric (or Dr. Zückerman) was gracious enough email me a study journal he put together for students using OneNote. Even if you don’t end up using it, it has some good tips for the academically minded. [click here to download]He also included a PDF version of the OneNote files so you can browse it before [...]

11
Sep

QUESTION: How do you like your LE1600?

(Asked by several, several people, so I’m just lumping it all together into one topic)This is a question I haven’t been avoiding, I’ve just been delaying for several reasons. A) I want to write a lot and I haven’t had the time to write it all, B) I’ve been spending quality time getting to know [...]

09
Sep

“A long message about Calculators”

Thanks for this great email, Paul! I’m trying all this right after I finish posting (since I can’t find my TI89…).UPDATE #1: For me, the TI Flash Studio calculator takes two taps to hit a key and I don’t know what I’m doing enough to fix it. Anyone have any ideas?UPDATE #2: See comments for [...]

08
Sep

I’m sorry, but I’m switching the Tip of the Day with something else

It’s no secret I don’t update the Tip of the Day like I should. It’s more like the Tip of the Month. Therefore, I’m ditching the Tip of the Day. We’ll still have our list of tips and I’ll add tips to it as I get them, but I’ve found better use for the [...]

08
Sep

Howdy, Ohio State fans!

If you’re reading this and you’re an Ohio State fan, hopefully you’re not one of the 35,000 buckeyes invading my town (Austin, TX). All I have to say is……Hook ‘em, Horns!!!For all who this have no idea what I’m talking about, please ignore this post, or check out this site and turn on ABC at [...]

08
Sep

Question: Is a Tablet PC a genuine alternative to pen and paper?

Dear Tracy:I’m in the latter years of University now and am wondering whether or not you’d still recommend me using a Tablet PC in place of pen(s) and paper for taking down notes.I am just stuck thinking that I will spend ½ the lecture figuring out how the Tablet PC works and correcting errors the [...]

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