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It’s All About Me  

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Convertcast Episode 50 July 31, 2010 A special 50th podcast episode with a full panel of great guests. Mickey Papillon from The Cellphone Junkie on Twitter Chris Oldroyd from Supertrader and Mobile Tech Addicts on Twitter Edward from msmobiles.com on Twitter Follow Jerry on Twitter Follow Alli on Twitter Call the Just Another Geek Site Google Voice number, and leave us a message! (304) 884-JAGS (5247) Download the episode directly here. Subscribe via iTunes. Add our RSS podcast feed. Powered by Mediafly


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Netbook v. iPad  

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Yes, you knew I’d have to go here eventually. And I truly understand the fanaticism for the iPad. But I must also admit that it answers none of my needs. I don’t commute, nor am I a frequent flyer, and these seem to be the main factor for those who can truly rationalize iPad ownership. That being said, let’s move on and look at it the way I have for the last month. As you can see, the horizontal/diagonal dimensions are close, with the iPad actually being a bit larger. The netbook (an MSI Wind with a 6 cell battery) fits in my purse better due to it being just slightly smaller width-wise....


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The Definitive Guide to Netbooks vs REDFLY™  

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This guide was written by our good friend John D'Agnese. You can find the original on his website, Veracitynation and follow him on Twitter. Please let him know what you think, and maybe we can get him to contribute again! With the addition of two relatively new mobile computing product solutions, there have been many who question whether or not it is better to get one over the other.  The two products are, as you might have guessed from the article title, netbooks and the Celio REDFLY™.   If one were to base their decision solely on feature oriented product pricing, one would...


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Windows 7 on a Wind  

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Sometimes you find yourself in a situation where you know you shouldn't, but you just can't resist. I recently found myself in just such a situation when presented with a beta copy of Windows 7. Did I ignore it? Of course not! I did what any red blooded geek would do: I installed it on my MSI Wind. I knew when I bought the Wind that my os choices were limited. I could use Linux or Windows XP. I honestly prefer to do my tweaking on a smaller platform (Windows Mobile or Palm) and not on a pc, so I have studiously stayed away from Linux. Nonetheless, I wanted to see more power (insert Tim 'the tool...


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