10-Key

This was fun. My data entry speed has at least doubled. I use Keyboarding Pro Multimedia to improve my 10 key skill. This program was fun and interactive, it also gave me helpful reports at the end of each section. I can see many applications of this skill, professional it has many uses, many different fields involve data entry and being able to key quickly would help with any data regardless of it's nature. One personal use I can think of is computer games, some computer games have controls that can be customized and if you set your controls to the number pad you could me effectively navigate and play computer games. This kind of material is more what I think of when I think of a business or keyboarding class, doing this lessons was an "oldie but a goody".

Gateway Tablet PC

This is a nice device. I am glad it is a convertible and not strictly a Tablet. A Convertible Tablet PC has a keyboard as well as a Stylus. You can tap on the On Screen Keyboard, or you can use the real key board. I feel that this is a very versatile device with many possible uses.

I think it's main advantage over a normal laptop is the note taking capacity. I also think it is fun to navigate with the stylus instead of the mouse. I had become board using a mouse, and even the touch bad had lost its luster. I can't think of a single reason not to buy one of these great computers, they are really a blast to use and have no draw backs that I can think of.

Gateway Tablet PC A+

The Dell Axim

This device is amazing, it has Windows Mobile on, a pretty cool operating system. This device does almost every thing a computer does. The interface is great! I really like the desktop it is very organized and useful. The key board that came with works well too, it takes a little getting used to but after that it is same a normal keyboard and its tiny and goes anywhere.

The Dell Axim allows you to prepare documents any where with Microsoft Word Mobile. There is also a PDF viewer available here. The Axim also can connect to wireless networks. Additional it has inferred and bluetooth capabilities. If I had the funds I would own one!

Wacom Handwriting Tablet

(For better or for worse)

This is a cool device, I welcome the additional method of input. First off I think it is worth saying that on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University the Wacom Handwriting Tablet had some problems, software problems. Half way through the semester the use of Handwriting Tablet was scrapped, this was due to a software problem that could not be resolved. I have located a possible fix in the for this problem, visit this website for a possible solution to this problem, it appears to have to do with a Windows XP update.

I like the tablet, it is fun to draw with but the handwriting recognition is not as fun. For me it goes back to the fact I don't like to write, I like to type. However I do like to draw. I don't know that I would ever use this in an office environment but I would definitely use it at home to draw with. Over all I think this is a pretty cool device, if I had the funds I would buy one.

Hand writing recognition

This is a technology I personally will not be using much, that is because my writing skills are not great, additionally this technology is built to recognize cursive handwriting, I print. Having said that I am impressed with its ability to recognize my handwriting, seriously my handwriting is bad, and with the exceptions of "N", "M", and "F" it recognized about 90% of what I wrote.

I can't think of a situation where I would use handwriting over a keyboard or other input devices. I really dislike handwriting to be honest, thats one of the many reasons I love computers, they don't care how well I can write.