On one of my recent chats with Craig Pringle (tablet PC MVP New Zealand) I was introduced to Buzz Bruggeman of Pete Weldon in Florida, 4pm their time. Now, if you ever have a chance to have a beer with these two chaps then you should definitely take it up. Apart from oozing with enthusiasm for all things Tablet they�re also focused on world domination too. It seemed that for every challenge presented, they had a solution; and for every solution they actually had a service pack downloadable at some forward-slash address I�d never heard of!!!
We sat through the morning talking Tablet PC, Origami and more. Our conversation also moved onto name dropping�a competition declared even at fulltime.
I�m excited about Active Words and am happily linking you to Craig Pringles ActiveWordsDemo. I�m a strong believer that Active Words is the programmable button that the Slate tablet has been missing. With this application you can program any given word to then be used as a trigger for an event. When you consider that I am currently running three different slates (keyboardless), then having this mechanism has accelerated the way I work. For e.g. I now input into the Active Words panel �@neil� and my email client is launched with Dr. Neil Roodyn�s email address already typed into the address box.
Let�s put this into perspective. Normally on my slate I would launch Outlook via my start menu (I�m not a fan of desktop icons or Quick Launch either) and then click on �new� to compose an email. Then via the Tablet input panel I would type the letter �n� for Neil and select Dr. Neil from the selections available. With Active Words all I do is write "@neil" (because that�s the way I distinguish an email to Neil as opposed to other triggers I have set for Neil) and the rest is done for me�too cool!
Some facts I learnt today:
- ActiveWords software stores your database of words in a file that can be backed up and migrated to other installations.
- ActiveWords PLUS gives you the ability to install the product on all your computers (as long as they're for your own use).
- ActiveWords Enterprise edition allows you to share your companies "ActiveWords" directory over a network. This means that company related triggers can be accessed simultaneously across and network, with out the need to configuration's on every computer.
- ActiveWords has the ability to receive both "Ink" and "Type" in the input panel.
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Craig Pringle will be in Australia for Toshiba's Mobilexchange event held next week. I�ll be picking him up from Sydney Airport to do what I do best�talk Tablet. If you want a chance to meet Craig then he'll be at the monthly Sydney Windows Mobile User Group meeting.
- The Tablet PC Education Blog has spotted my Billy Hollis Podcast. Hey Robert, there's more to come!!!
- How good is Dr. Neil's latest podcast!!!
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