I need to get back soon. I dislike being at home because I can't get anything done at all!

My replacement for my Stinkpad came in (and now all the money I earned from teaching in Korea is almost gone!) ... the wonderful Motion M1400 tablet PC (I've named her "Elisha"). The tablet experience is still something I'm having somewhat mixed feelings about ... but generally it's very positive. Unfortunately, the thing doesn't come with a CD-ROM drive, and the idiots who sent it out imaged it with WIndows XP Tablet PC Edition Evaluation Copy, so I had to order an external drive so I can reimage it with the real XP. And this is after I managed to get all my songs on my iPod onto my new computer. Argh!

One of the BIG flaws with it is there is no such thing as "handwriting training." Microsoft arrogantly assumes that their technology is so good it needs no training. Bzzt. I have horrendous chicken-scratch for writing, so I think I definitely need to 'train' it somehow. But honestly, it does work OK if you're using common words, but if you're using non-common words... good luck. I need to figure out how to disable the 'auto fix' feature; it thinks everything I write 'tabulas' I'm writing 'tabular' since 'tabulas' isn't a real word. This makes domain name inputting a real pain in the arse.

I'm eagerly awaiting my new external CD-ROM drive so I can install Microsoft OneNote; I've heard so many cool things about this product; apparently it can record a lecture while you take notes and compare the two (WHOA!). I can't wait to "test it out' by going to class ;)

Speaking of which, if you want to transfer songs from your iPod to your computer, use iPod Music Liberator. It is simply awesome and works SO easily. The $15 is a small fee, but I fully support small software developers and great products (which this is!). I managed to transfer all 12 odd gigs of music onto my new computer with ease!

I've felt that Tabulas has stalled a bit in growth and interest, so I decided to start singling out users who are free but are not going paid (for various reasons) and giving them free paid accounts. I'm hoping that enticing these social supernodes with free paid accounts will keep them here while moving some of their friends over here as well. 2.0 isn't too far off (I may actually let a few people test out what I've done so far and get some feedback) from being released, so that's good news. Let's hope Tabulas continues to grow... it does seem that roughly 900 people updated their journals within the past day, so that's good news.

If you know anyone who is a great blogger and deserves a paid account, please let me know.

Posted by roy on September 21, 2004 at 11:41 AM in Ramblings | 24 Comments

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Comment posted on October 18th, 2004 at 10:03 AM
check out marvin's blog he's pretty cool too!
Comment posted on September 25th, 2004 at 09:43 PM
I would start writing here if I get one of those free paid accounts. =) LOL. Nah, no pressure here. I just have too many journals at the moment. But your layout is nice though. Keep up the great work!

MacDaddyTatsu (guest)

Comment posted on September 22nd, 2004 at 01:06 PM
When you say personal growth...are we talking...penile?
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 11:13 PM
think huei deserves one! she blogs so often, she's a self proclaimed blogwhore... not to mention all the layouts she's made for me and a buncha our friends... n she's the reason a lot of our friends are actuali using tabulas, or even blogging at all!
Comment posted on September 22nd, 2004 at 04:17 PM
i agree :)
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 09:10 PM
so very jealous of your tablet!

yes, one note is a pretty cool product... along with the rest of the office 03 suite!

ok i'm a little biased... :)
Comment posted on September 22nd, 2004 at 04:29 PM
Do you work for MS now?

RoyKim (guest)

Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 06:20 PM
<img src="http://kyle.neopages.net/bushrabies.jpg">

you gave bush rabies, bastard
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 05:39 PM
Comment posted on September 22nd, 2004 at 04:28 PM
Oh my. You are correct, sir! I approve the FINGERPRINT SCANNING!
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 04:11 PM
perhaps tabulas growth has stalled, but one thing's for certain, your personal growth is soaring!
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 02:16 PM
iPod Music Liberator is indeed worth the 15 bucks. It allows you to use your iPod as a backup drive for all of your music.
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 01:39 PM
What about the fingerprint reader?
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 01:41 PM
AYE THE FINGERPRINT READER!!!!!!!!!!!!1

haven't really used it too much. i tested it out, and it works quite nicely, though.
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 01:09 PM
Lainie!
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 01:13 PM
<em>After checking Lainie's blog, and lo and behold, finding you'd already given her one.</em>

Damn, for once I thought I had a good suggestion.
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 03:42 PM
almost there ;)
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 12:55 PM
after dushku?
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 01:53 PM
How dare you name your crappy tablet after such a beautiful woman.

You need to rethink this, I think a more appropriate name would be Rivers, after Joan Rivers....
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 03:41 PM
CRAPPY TABLET??!?!!? I HAVE FINGERPRINT SCANNING TECHNOLOGY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 01:53 PM
Oops, replied to the wrong guy...
Comment posted on September 21st, 2004 at 01:40 PM
no, cuthbert. :)
Comment posted on September 22nd, 2004 at 08:05 AM
yeah.. i thought you spelled her name, elisa. which was why i was confused.

should have chosen kate. We like Kate =)
Comment posted on September 22nd, 2004 at 04:26 PM
No more Kate for me. Too old. I'm going with Elisha. Lots of UPSIDE!