Category Archives: Computing

I’ve been under a rock. Just decided pop my head out and saw that these Phone Fingers had been released. Immediately I thought that this may at long last be the answer to the problems I have using anything that requires a finger skin to operate it. I’m off to order some and see howContinueContinue reading “Phone Fingers – Solution for ‘no finger’ touch?”

Finally, someone has tackled the problem inherent with ‘finger touch’ devices that I’ve written about before a few times. SUCK UK has developed a Touch Pad stylus, designed as a stubby little pencil, to use on those finger touch devices becoming so prevalent. Popgadget reports: Made from a “special space age” silicone material that exactlyContinueContinue reading “The Digital Pencil – finally a solution to the touch pad finger-only issue”

Live blogging from the Connecting Up 2007 conference. Sat in on James Kavanagh from Microsoft giving a presentation on accessibility in Vista. The intereting part was a project MS are doing with the NSW Govt. The project is Alternative Communication, Symbol based Software app built on Windows Media Centre. Was shown an early version onlyContinueContinue reading “Media Centre based AAC”

Lifekludging a UMPC Dave drives an eo Previously I have reviewed and offered my thoughts on Tablet PCs, one being a slate [Sahara Slate] and the other [Acer C200] having a keyboard with touch screen. While the tablet experience really highlighted some advantages for myself and the way I could interact with them, the issueContinueContinue reading “Lifekludging a UMPC”

The other day I got a message fom Nathan who read my AcerC200 tabletpc review. He told me about an onscreen keyboard, text input alternative he uses on his PPC device that is also available for TabletPCs, Origami, cell phones or it looks like nearly anthing else requiring text input. Hi Dave, Just read yourContinueContinue reading “MessageEase”

Over on Binary Bonsai blog, some thoughts about the Scrollwheel Sensitivity of the fifth generation iPods caught my interest: Did you know the iPod scrollwheel, on 5G iPods at least, is sensitive enough to be operated through the leather pouch that comes with the iPod? It’s true. It’s even sensitive enough to be operated throughContinueContinue reading “Alternate touchpads”

I’d mentioned previously how while doing my first review of using a Tablet PC how I’d come across the AcerC200 series tablet notebook and how its’ layout really tweaked my interest. Well, as it happens, not long after I presented at a conference right here in Adelaide and one of the display booths was Vectra.ContinueContinue reading “Acer C200 Series Tablet – A lifekludger review”

I’ve been keeping an eye on what’s going on at the Australian CeBit show via the CeBit blog. One interesting thing that caught my lifekludger eye was the Wacom tablet input options. After just having my second experience with a TabletPC (an Acer c204, a review of which you’ll see here later) my grey matterContinueContinue reading “CeBit, Lifekludging Input and Wacom”

Came across this product called the iLap which as the site describes it: iLap is a versatile stand that keeps your laptop cool, and at the same time, lets you work comfortably on your lap as well as your desk. This could be very useful for stabilising the laptop in a myriad of circumstances, notContinueContinue reading “Stable Laptop”

My first computer was an Apple Mac plus in 1984. In 1984 there were no trackballs for the Mac. A tech. modified an arcade style trackball to work on that first Mac until Abaton released one which I promptly bought – and in fact still have in my shed. Now it’s not so difficult toContinueContinue reading “Arcade style trackball”

Here’s an interesting twist on the traditional mouse! This would be great as an alternative for anyone with a RSI problem or a limited use of the fore arm that doesn’t allow rotation. Check out the Vertical Mouse and that other wonderous input device, the Vertical Keyboard, over at extremetech.com. Links- Vertical Mouse Vertical KeyboardContinueContinue reading “Vertical Mouse / Keyboard”