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Evernote 3.5 Enters Public Beta — Looks and Works Better - http://jkontherun.com/2009...
Not on Windows 7 it doesn't. I've installed it on two machines with Win7 and they both crash every time it starts up.
- CW™
I'm running it fine on Win7. The screen shot I posted is on Windows 7. That's bizarre. It had very specific install instructions in the event you were running the previous version. Did you follow that closely?
- James Kendrick
from email
@sascha_p So would a 10-inch notebook selling for $400 or less with a CULV processor be a netbook?
Another good question: Would you buy a great 10" netbook for $699 or a cheap notebook for $699? This may show us how strong market is.
- Loren Heiny
from iPhone
The short (and utterly truthful) answer is- yes, if it came from Apple. (ducking)
- James Kendrick
All the 4 devices on my desktop and how i am using them.
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from the left to the right: Viliv S5 to check my google mail account, my old Dell Inspiron 700M - still my stationary blogging device, Samsung NC10for checking Tweetdeck and on the far right the Gigabyte Touchnote T1028X for watching multimedia files.
- Sascha Pallenberg
We always come back to the bigger screens for real work, don't we? :)
- James Kendrick
James i can't agree more with you. When i am mobile, my netbooks are really perfect and i love to use them for blogging from a conference or showfloor. But on my desk back in my appartment, the good ole' Dell still is my favorite
- Sascha Pallenberg
You know whats gonna happen if you still have that dell at IFA... Did you see the Ice-T video..
- jkkmobile
Haha, JKK will you kill it? I am just about to get a new fan so i can run it again at 1.6Ghz. Right now it's running fanless @600Mhz :) - So you will be in Berlin mate?
- Sascha Pallenberg
Not 100% sure yet, but looking good..
- jkkmobile
Fantastic. Let me know asap and i will get an appartment for us! Nicole will join us, too and we can also meet Johannes in Berlin.
- Sascha Pallenberg
Short video tour of HP Mini 5101 netbook coming later today.
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Look forward to seeing the video tour
- Lora Heiny
It's almost ready, :)
- James Kendrick
from email
why is there a mental attitude that says if using laptops indoors they must be plugged in, even at coffee shops? Mobile = untethered.
Rodfather, Warner Crocker and Steve 'Chippy' Paine liked this
Most laptops are over one year old and battery life is abysmal? Just a thought.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Most batteries today will run at least several hours even after a year. From conversations with lots of mobile workers I believe it's simply fear. They stay plugged in just in case they find themselves away from a plug someday. That means they almost never use a laptop unplugged, something that amuses me to no end. :)
- James Kendrick
from email
Mostly fear probably. If your laptop lasts 2 hours and you spend an hour of it at the coffee shop, you have that worry of running out of juice since there's only a hour left before you need to plug in.
- Rodfather
I run mine down to 10% almost every work day before I plug it in. I still get 4 hours on my Dell D600.
- Brian Newman
Cause I'd like to use my computer for more than 15 minutes? o.O
- Matthew DeVries
Consumers Don’t Care About Smartphones - http://jkontherun.com/2009...
Kol Tregaskes, Brian, Rodfather and 3 other people liked this
Really? Why did I have to wait in line to buy my iPhone?
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
I run in to this all the time - most people don't "get" smartphones. Surprisingly, even at IT companies I've found most people just aren't that interested.
- Chris Rogers
Early adopter != consumer always Robert.
- Pete Delucchi
from iPhone
Funny consumers always copy early adopters. Always.
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
The motivation behind my choice of the Jack was its being a smartphone.
- Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)
Average Consumers may not care about smart phones specifically but many want mobile devices.
- manielse (Mark Nielsen)
I had no desire to own a smartphone before my company provided me with a Blackjack II when I started working there late last year. Now I can't live without it but prior to that I had a basic LG phone that I was very happy with. When I leave here and have to give the Blackjack back I don't know if I'll go back to a regular personal phone or get a smartphone. I think they're overkill for the average consumer.
- Give 'Em DBizness
This isn't true in my case. I work at a high school and I have teachers and staff constantly asking me about phone features and plans. A large number of them really want the features of a smartphone but are just limited by the data plan costs. Maybe it's because they see me using these features as part of my job, I am their early adopter to model after in many ways.
- Ryan Massie
Apple is (obviously) going in the right direction with smartphones by making the "smart" less complicated. Eventually the "smart" part of the phone will be completely transparent. The majority of people still won't know or care that they have a smartphone, but they'll use the features and (like the early adopters) will find they can't live without them.
- Chris Rogers
Robert, Read the entire article. "Regular" consumers are buying cool phones, they don't care about the "smartphone-ness" of it. They aren't even aware of what smartphones can do, they are buying phones and then discovering (or sometimes not even then) what cool things they can do. Make no mistake how much of an early adopter you are, Robert.
- James Kendrick
from email
An example- my kid's friend came over recently. Saw my Palm Pre and pulled his own out. Said how much he loved the Pre. I asked him how he liked webOS and he responded (with a blank stare)- "what's that?" It's a phone, not a webOS smartphone.
- James Kendrick
I agree. I think the smartphone without the complications a lot of folks associate with smartphones will end up being the killer app/device that really brings average consumers in droves. That and price point. iPhones are nice but they're sill a bit pricey. Plus the data plans are still cost prohibitive for a lot of folks (myself included).
- Give 'Em DBizness
So what if they don't understand that it's a category of phone. What they do understand and want is that they can put apps on it and it gets internet. They want the things that make it a smartphone.
- Ryan Massie
James: I've had this same argument 100 times in my career. I remember people saying the same things about PCs in 1977.
- Robert Scoble
Robert: I get what you're saying, you're missing what I'm saying. People are buying the PHONE and then discovering what it can do. Not buying the smartphone just to get the features. It's about marketing and the way consumers work. Not you, not me or other folks familiar with the features, regular "street" people.
- James Kendrick
All i can say is i do not think i could live without my iphone 3gs
- Aaron Thorn
it seems to be a bit of a stretch to go from "there exists people who purchase a blackberry and don't use it for email" to "consumers don't care about features."
- Glen Mistletoe
Seems like there's a cycle of breakdown between the developers, adopters, marketers & consumers. Even standard features get rebranded and commoditized to the point of confusion across all lines.
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
from iPhone
Just about all my friends aren't exactly tech savvy and don't care about smartphones. They care about the network more and most have Verizon. Their upgrade was the cheapest phone with a nice keyboard and a camera and are totally fine with that.
- Rodfather
If anything the data plan scares most away. That's the point where they decide if browsing the web is worth it and in most cases it isn't. A phone that can text message easier than the previous phone is good enough.
- Rodfather
Rodfather is absolutely right about data plan costs. Free WiFi everywhere (or a low cost NetZero type model) would really explode the smartphone, umpc and car markets (if they every became a reality). Lobbyists for the carriers will never let it happen though even though it would be one of the most innovative changes in the US in decades.
- manielse (Mark Nielsen)
The recent crunchpad video was pulled. Clearly Arrington / inveators are getting serious. http://crunchpadfans.wordpress.com/2009...
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The king of leak publishing pulls a video as it lacked "permission"? When will TC's coverage of mobile tech become a conflict of interest now that they compete?
- James Kendrick
The entire thing smacks of being a charade.
- Warner Crocker
I agree that they have a serious problem there
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
One should either be in the tech sales biz or tech news/opinion biz... not both.
- Kevin C. Tofel
i tried tech sales while i was blogging once. it was impossible so i dumped it within weeks.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Just a reminder: @gdgt super casual mini get-together in NY: http://www.ryanblock.com/2009... You'll be home in time for BSG, hope we'll see you there!
Wish I was in NYC. Would love to be there- have fun you guys.
- James Kendrick
Back from 5k race in DE. Calf went due to cold, rainy weather. Muddled through in 23:45 on hilly course. 24th overall, 4th in 30-39 #kct-log
Way to hang in there, dude. Congrats.
- James Kendrick
Congrats! Sorry to hear that the weather was crappy.
- Cheryl Jones
I am officially on vacation. am I relaxed yet?
Have a great time and see you Tuesday. :)
- James Kendrick
Looking forward to trying out Safari 4. Still doesn't remember tabs, but you can "Reopen Last Closed Window" from history, which is a start.
It's working well on the Mac. Haven't tried Windows yet. Damn fast.
- James Kendrick
Want netbook that runs Win7, has 120+gb HD, good mouse pad, inverted T arrows, good keyboard, upgrade battery & bluetooth a +. Suggestions?
Hp MIni 1000 or Mini 2140
- James Kendrick
Carrypad/Origamiportal/UMPCPortal is 3 years old today. Problogging is tough but I feel proud today. Thanks to the millions of visitors.
Joao de Oliveira(BassoPT) liked this
3 years gone so fast! Has been great time with you!
- jkkmobile
Congratulations!!! Great jog you guys have been doing! You have the reasons in the world to be proud! :)
- Joao de Oliveira(BassoPT)
Congrats dude! Problogging is definitely tough.
- James Kendrick
Want netbook that runs Win7, has 120+gb HD, good mouse pad, inverted T arrows, good keyboard, upgrade battery & bluetooth a +. Suggestions?
HP Mini 1000 or Mini 2140
- James Kendrick
Joanna is working from home and trying to find her lost voice.
hope you feel better.
- James Kendrick
help me with imovie. I've finished my movie project, now what? where do I get the file to upload to youtube or wherever?
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- James Kendrick
I had breakfast at a place that had a PEANUT BUTTER BACON sandwich on the menu. for breakfast. No lie: pics are proof. And it was NOM.
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And you guys thought I was crazy o_O
- Lindsey is Fierce!
i feel pregnant just looking at that
- Cee Bee
OH YES
- Mona Nomura
Lindsey, I immediately thought of you and your bravery when I saw this. It's why I had to order it: for the good of the FF.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I live near a place called "peanut butter and co.", they make the most outrageous sandwiches i've ever seen--fluffernutter, bacon, peanut butter, and banana sandwich. sorry to one up you. here's the link: http://www.ilovepeanutbutter.com/sandwic...
- Melissa Maskevich
I think Tina is going to be the new Andrew Zimmerman of FF . . . lol
- Lindsey is Fierce!
NOPE.
- Rochelle
One up away Melissa!!! Fluffernutters and quite tasty, but I'd never seen one like this. After one bite, though, I determined it needed maple syrup.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
NOPE.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Yikes.
- Steven Perez
pass I love both...but no way!
- Susan Beebe
I promise, as foul as it sounds and looks: if you enjoy PB and you enjoy bacon, you'd be all about this sandwich. The 3 people I ate breakfast with agreed that it was surprisingly tasty.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I think I know what I'm having for dinner! :D
- Lindsey is Fierce!
bacon and peanut butter are good... but together? hmm - I had egg, cheese, and bacon on toast this morning
- Nathan Chase
In the words of Ali G, "Respect".
- Jonathon
Maybe I'll try it with Nutella
- Lindsey is Fierce!
FAIL for the bacon.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
Wow I saw this and thought of Lindsey. I don't even know you, Lindsey, and you occupy my thoughts! MINX
- Zach Landes
Anyone want to know what I had IN ADDITION to my PB & B sandwich? No pics, but also nommy...
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
oooohhhhh . . . do tell :) and +1 Zach ^-^
- Lindsey is Fierce!
Lindsey!!! You are TOTALLY my hero!
- Mona Nomura
That is just odd. So...+3
- Amber, Random Time Lord
banana? i just ate peanut butter & banana sandwich. mmmm
- Rodfather
My other breakfast order was a crab, avocado, and jack cheese omlette. Not nearly so daring, but tasty.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Next up: hot fudge burritos (igggh)
- Anthony Citrano
The old Elvis breakfast sandwich.
- James Kendrick
I thought that was a friend peanut butter and banana sandwich? Don't know, as I never followed Elvis all that much.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I would so tap that
- Josh Haley
Peanut butter and banana on wholegrain is tasty and nutritious. I therefore think that either Elvis had his deepfried or it was, indeed, peanut and bacon butties he liked :)
- WorldofHiglet
Fried was of course what I meant above. I shall leave the typo because " a friend peanut butter and banana sandwich" makes me laugh: who would have a friend on a sandwich? Don't answer that...
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
HA HA HA HA HA ew!
- Josh Haley
*...not answering that....*
- WorldofHiglet
I've been exposing my fellow coworkers to the bacony goodness from FF and one of them brought up this concoction. Now I have a second reliable source.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
I have no words (because I cannot speak with that gooeying up my mouth)
- Michael W. May
Michael: I washed mine down with coffee. Milk would have worked in a pinch.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I wonder why Elvis opted for banana and not bacon with his PB sandwich?
- Walt Ruppar
I agree Walt!
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
whorf! gimme a mop, I just spewed.
- Kamilah Gill
i'm just regurgitating this again because it's bloody disgusting... :)
- Zee.
Bumping for Caroline to prove that this exists =)
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
*VOM*
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
MUHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YES YES YES YES YESW
- Caroline
Wow, PB&B -- wild!
- Nicholas Kreidberg
OMG that sounds good. I have a new goal in life!
- Sparky
About to "clock out" and celebrate Christmas Eve service. Regardless of your location, background or beliefs, I wish you all peace & happiness.
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Have a wonderful Christmas! Best wishes to you and your family..
- Brandon
Peace my friend
- James Kendrick
Giant smoke ring cloud in Royersford, PA
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Only had my iPhone camera when this massive cloud ring appeared for a few minutes. Need to start taking the DSLR everywhere. Still wondering what could have caused this formation.
- Kevin C. Tofel
from email
AT&T.
- Mona Nomura
Global smoking.
- James Kendrick
Yay! just sent out my 'i'm on vacation, bitches!' departmental e-mail. except, uh, I didn't phrase it quite like that.
You go, girl. :)
- James Kendrick
Embargoes are for news. Blogging never was about news, instead it was about opinions and intelligent comments. What happened?
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The line between the two has been blurred out. Technology "blogs" like Engadget and Gizmodo are perfect examples wanting to break the news 'first'
- Bhavishya Kanjhan
The main attribute of all of the blogs I read regularly is the distinctive personality of their authors.
- Bret Taylor
Was that before blogs started taking on ad dollars like the traditional media?
- Shawn Farner
+1 Bret - the voice is what forms the elusive context to all this random data flow.
- Micah Wittman
IMO there are new breeds -- Online "journals" like Arstechnica, Engadget, etc. that almost function like online "newspapers" in the traditional sense. Then there are "blogs" like Scoble or Andrew Sullivan which are distinctive authors whose opinions you are collecting as well as information. I apologize for the gratuitous use of quotes... The English language is ill suited for these types of distinctions =)
- Mark Philpot
Tech embargoes many times are for promotions, not news. You often get information spoon fed (screenshots and other product promises & descriptions) which turns out to be advertisement, not fact, and basing an article on that instead of a real-live product review (which finds bugs, quirks etc. a press release would never list) can turn out to be misleading to readers.
- Philipp Lenssen
The most valuable blogs are the sources, the platforms of people reporters go to (or should go to) for the facts and expertise that forms their reporting.
- Dave Winer
Blogging *is* about news, in the first person.
- Dave Winer
@brett - I agree. it is about people writing about stuff they cared about. @Dave Winer... you are right about it being news. but it wasn't news as how we knew it. it was different. it was about finding and sharing things. reporters who cared. not press releases.
- Om Malik
Om I agree.
- Dave Winer
Bhavishya Kanjhan... I agree. Anyway it has been good to get off the embargo bandwagon for me personally. nearly four months and well the only thing i can say - i am glad i take my time writing something.
- Om Malik
Simple: they are not blogs, they are news sites.
- eparody
bloggers when they want to do whatever they want, journalists when they want to be taken seriously.
- Allen Stern
Blogging is about news
- paul mooney
Allen, I've seen you make that comment a bunch of times. Let's see if I understand what you're saying. You think we're all hypocrites. Did I get it right?
- Dave Winer
What happened was that blogging became part of the news when it became widespread. PR folks cannot ignore the bloggers because they make a difference. And that's a good thing for us bloggers.
- James Kendrick
So there is a definition? Are we all now supposed to jump in a a box and say this is blogging and that is not. And the plain belly sneetches had none upon thars...
- Stephan Miller
from Posty
The whole piece wreaks of a slow news day and self-promotion. There's really very little new here (and, in classic TechCrunch fashion, it apparently worked?!)
- Charlie Anzman
Spent almost all day in shareholder and board meeting (I am a newly elected member) along with 1.5 hours at Ipanema. Sleep on train soon
Congrats, dude.
- James Kendrick
Drove right back into Seattle after 4 hours of sleep to go to my "real" job. Pulled hamstring is making it difficult to sit back in my chair
You're getting old, dude.
- James Kendrick
packing for Seattle. Lots to take with me it seems
have a great trip!
- James Kendrick
Finally starting to think about who I want to meet with at CES.
better meet with me there. :)
- James Kendrick
Mais oui!
- Dwight Silverman
So how exactly did Apple make the new glass trackpad "button" on the MacBook sound like the iPhone home button? It's not exactly the same but it's darn close. I'm sure the next firmware upgrade will fix it for sure.
It's an AAC digital sound file. :)
- James Kendrick
@elliotschimel good morning to you
Good morning Michael. Happy Monday.
- James Kendrick
I am thinking about getting a netbook. Any advice?
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I use an eee pc 1000h -- it's great, recommend it highly
- Dave Winer
I ordered an Eee PC 1000H after several recommendations, haven't gotten it yet though, so can't give any personal experience.
- Daniel Bruce
EEE PC 1000H. I have an EEE PC 901 and my brother 1000H. The last one is better.
- alinmechenici
How's the battery life on it?
- Karoli
I hear OS X works well on the Wind...
- Alexander Carlill
I've been doing some research on this. Here's a vid: http://video.google.ca/videose...
- B2B Specialist
I have an Acer Aspire One (Linux) and love it. It helps if you live inside the browser and don't need apps.
- Andy Beal
@Andy That is definitely my MO. How is the UI/keyboard?
- Steve Rubel
Vid review on Acer: http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- B2B Specialist
I thought you had a MacBook Air? A netbook is much smaller but a lot less power. And a smaller screen is not that good for the eyes.
- Digerati Asia
@Hacker that's correct. It's a discretionary purchase to say the least! That's why it's just a thought right now.
- Steve Rubel
I've heard a lot of good things about the Dell Mini 9, esp. re: OSX. I'm thinking about getting one myself.
- Rubin Sfadj
I'm looking into a netbook too - what are the limitations to connecting to the enterprise? i.e., file xfer over VPN.
- Bill Sanders
i still love my lenovo ultra-portable...i've spilled coffee on it and it didn't break...thing is a champ -- get a 12", you'll be really happy with it, definitely the best size. 13.3 is too big, 10" is too small: http://tinyurl.com/3amkdy
- Adam Singer
Dave Winer: I love my white one too. :D It's absolutely "eye candy".
- Erhan Erdogan
Karoli: It's around 4 hours(at high performance, while full workin) 6-7 hours(power saving+in a slow day)
- Erhan Erdogan
MSI Wind or HP Mini 1000
- James Kendrick
@James What do you think of the Mini9? And are netbooks redundant for a MacBook Air user like me?
- Steve Rubel
I drool over the MSI Wind myself
- Michael W. May
from twhirl
I have an air, so I think they are redundant.
- Francine Hardaway
Some people have big problems with MSI Wind and Apple routers. I was one of them. Still get comments on my blog post about it, got one today. If you use an Airport of some ilk, you may have to return the computer. Make sure you can. http://bit.ly/coxx
- Dave Winer
@Dave I read that in my research.
- Steve Rubel
from IM
Samsung NC10 seems to be the best 10" netbook at the moment: http://www.umpcportal.com/product...
- Ben L.
Dave W., Steve R.: Oh! After Friendfeed, world of geeks get smaller. : )
- Erhan Erdogan
@Steve I do think that a netbook is not going to buy you much since you have an Air. They are mostly for those with heavier/ bigger notebooks who want small and light to carry around. Plus they are not Macs.
- James Kendrick
@James that's where I am netting out too. Still, I want to be part of the cool kids club!
- Steve Rubel
I must be the only geek in the world who sees no reason for wanting a netbook
- Deepak Singh
Why I Like Netbooks: http://www.scripting.com/stories...
- Dave Winer
I got the MSI Wind and I really like it. Keyboard is a good size, but the one button for rt-clicking is kind of hard to get used to, but that's alright. $399 at Best Buy!
- Sarah Perez
What is the average resolution on netbooks like the Acer Aspire or ASUS Eee PC?
- Mitch
I found my answer: 1024x600. That's a bit of a turn-off for me.
- Mitch
love the Asus eee of 1000h. If you can wait I expect screen rez to go up in the near future. 1024 x 600 is a bit cramped.
- Omar Shahine
I just ordered an MSI Wind; intending to run OS X on it.
- Chuck Lawson
Samsung NC10
- Jamie
I've had a few friends rave about the Acer's over here, but I don't know what their market availability is in the States. http://www.trustedreviews.com/noteboo...
- Ed Richardson
These look nice . . . http://www.engadget.com/2008... surely you can't go wrong with a red netbook!
- Ed Richardson
I have a UIMPC, an Ultra-Immoble-Personal-Computer. My Dell Latitude's battery so fried that I need to stay plugged in. Waiting for laptop to die so that I can get a new one, perhaps a real UMPC :)
- Mike Reynolds
Steve - no surprise here but I'd suggest getting a Dell Mini 12, though @gapingvoid really like the Mini 9. I'm waiting for the 12 given the thickness of my fingers :).
- Bruce Eric Anderson
Since 95% of the components are the same in netbooks, I'd look at the 5% differences. Some will meet your requirements, while some won't. Example: need a full-sized, correctly place Right-Shift key? Some have 'em and some don't. Do you have any special requirements for your computing needs?
- Kevin C. Tofel
Middle daughters team remains undefeated and unscored upon! Celebrated with an Excellent dinner at Bahama Breeze
Congrats!
- James Kendrick
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