TabletPC

Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Development Kit 1.7

Benjamin Zamora — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:14:00 GMT

Make sure you pick up the new bits if your a tablet developer.

Download the New SDK for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
Use the latest SDK to build ink-enabled applications for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, which includes improved handwriting recognition, access to digitizer data in real time, and improved inking components.

Tablet Developer tools

Benjamin Zamora — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:12:00 GMT

Microsoft recently posted a link to some free (and paid for the Pro edition) Tablet developer tools. If your looking to add Journal like features to your apps, this is a quick and easy way to get there.

Agilix InfiNotes Tech Preview Release
Agilix InfiNotes(TM) is a RAD note-taking framework for the Tablet PC Developer. Shorten development time by dragging Journal-like note-taking capabilities into your existing applications rather than writing this code yourself. InfiNotes installs and integrates into the Visual Studio 2003 environment and is available from the ToolBox Tab. For more information or to download the free software, please see www.infinotes.com. To read more about InfiNotes, see Adding Journal-like Functionality to Your Ink-Enabled Application.

Windows XP Service Pack 2

Benjamin Zamora — Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:33:00 GMT

If your running Windows XP, make sure you have windows update running so your computer will start downloading the service pack. Check here for instructions. I've been waiting for this to be publicly released for several months.

I'd hate to work the phones at Microsoft over the next few months. I'm sure they'll be swamped. It'll be interesting to see how long XPSP2 can withstand attack by hackers. Some give it a month or two until the first vulnerabilities are exposed... Well have to see. I think that Microsoft has raised the bar but the fight continues. The wholes in IE that are addressed by the service pack are crucial.

I do recommend that everyone should periodically audit the firewall exception list. To briefly explain, many applications have to access the internet to function, such as MSN messenger. The first time the application attempts to use the internet, you are asked by the firewall if you wish to permit it. I expect virus to exploit this over time. So to protect myself I check to see what's been granted access periodically.

To access the exceptions list, open the Windows firewall from the control panel and select the exceptions tab. Don't worry abort removing too many, the applications will ask again when they need.

ThinkPad x40 ...if it were only a tablet.

Benjamin Zamora — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:13:00 GMT

Michael Gartenberg has a fairly complete review of the IBM ThinkPad x40 and has come to the same conclusion if it were only a tablet. [review here]

So what's not perfect here?....and it's not a Tablet

IBM could have put themselves at the top of the Tablet heap in one release.

Lorens at it again -- New releases at TabletPC post via RSS

Benjamin Zamora — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 15:04:00 GMT

The "Most Popular" RSS feed on TabletPCPost now validates.

Great work. but this hits the sweet spot.

This feed is great, but I also realized I was yearning for a feed that listed the new releases, so here it is too:http://www.TabletPCPost.com/newreleasesrss.php

[via Incremental Blogger]

TabletPC Post add an RSS feed -- Get the coolest apps here.

Benjamin Zamora — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 05:43:00 GMT

If your a TabletPC user or are thinking about getting one, make sure you subscribe to http://www.tabletpcpost.com/mostpopularrss.php . It returns the top 20 most-downloaded apps at TabletPCPost so you don't miss anything.

Special thanks to Loren contributing the code to create the feed.

Most popular RSS feed

No sooner had Lora put up TabletPCPost, that I realized I wanted an RSS feed. To help out I gave her the code at the link below that returns the top 20 most-downloaded apps at TabletPCPost. It's not finished, but if you're like me, it's probably useful enough in its current form. So here's the link:

New TabletPC game. MS Dots

Benjamin Zamora — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 06:09:00 GMT

Cool new tabletPC game.

Microsoft Dots! PowerToy for Tablet PC

Microsoft Dots! is a new interactive strategy game for the Tablet PC. The objective: Connect four adjacent dots with the pen to form a complete square. Your opponent—another player or the computer—has the same objective. The player who completes the most squares when the grid is filled wins the game!