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New Dell Venue 11 Pro Bay Trail Tablet is Too Heavy

Dec 15, 2013 Continuing with my coverage of 10-11 inch Windows tablets, a quick look at the Dell Venue 11 Pro. I mentioned this tablet first in this post, and it looks like the Bay Trail version of it just … Continue reading

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High-End Bay Trail Tablet

Dec 14, 2013 An Important new Bay Trail tablet just became available in the US market. It’s the Fujitsu Q584. It’s now the second 10 to 11 inch Bay Trail model to appear for sale here, after the Asus Transformer Book … Continue reading

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Extract from Outlook Book Edition 4: Better Outlook Searches

Dec. 12, 2013 Here is an extract from the new 4th Edition of my Outlook book. This extract is on how to use Window Outlook Instant Search in a more powerful way. Instant Search is simply the search box that … Continue reading

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Hands on with Bay Trail: Asus Transformer Book T100

Dec 8, 2013 I’ve been talking about the promise of upcoming Bay Trail -based tablets for some time. Well, I finally got my hands on one and have been using it for about a week: it’s the Asus Transformer Book … Continue reading

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Still a Two (plus) PC World

Dec 4, 2013 I wrote an article last year called Still a Two-PC World.  I find it is time to restate and update that article, given changes in the tablet landscape, and, given comments I’ve received recently. The gist of … Continue reading

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Budget Windows Bay Trail Tablet: The Asus Transformer Book T100

November 29, 2013 I’ve been waiting and watching for some 10-inch Bay Trail Windows tablets to roll out. These are iPad-sized tablets that promise access to a full desktop copy of Outlook, something often needed when using the MYN e-mail and … Continue reading

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Further Delay on ebook Version of Edition 4

November 15, 2013 Looks like the ebook version is still about a month out, our apologies. We’ve just rejected the epub results from one vendor, and are switching to another, so sort of starting over. The issue is mainly the … Continue reading

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Intel’s New List of Recommended Bay Trail and Haswell Tablets

November 15, 2013 Intel just put out a PDF brochure where they highlight their recommended list of new Bay Trail and Haswell tablets (and a few “portable” computers). It’s a nice summary of what’s out now on the latest processors. … Continue reading

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Windows Tablet Advantage: “Short-Burst Real-Work” Capability

October 25, 2013 We all know by now that the advantage a Windows tablet gives is access to desktop copies of Outlook, Word, Excel, and so on. But what does that really mean and how practical is using such software … Continue reading

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Two Major Tablet Releases This Week

October 24, 2013 Tuesday was a big day this week because it was the day that the new iPad Air and Surface 2 came out. Tablets are very legitimate productivity tools, which is why I track these releases so closely. … Continue reading

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