Can we please stop referring to tablets as mobile devices?!

Thanks to @gumboshowjoe for sharing this mashable report on mobile commerce. Some really good stuff in it. However… My problem with reports like this is that they add tablets into their consideration set for “mobile”. But tablets are mostly used at the same time and place a person would use a laptop. It confuses the…

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The iPad vs. the laptop – a case study

As a follow up to my post this week about how I’ve moved to using the iPad 2 with a bluetooth keyboard instead of a laptop, I thought I’d post this recent example to further emphasize the point.   Last week I was in a client meeting out of town. The meeting was in an…

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How the iPad 2 replaced the laptop in my life

I’ve been a laptop guy for, well, as long as I can remember. I think probably everyone reading this is. The thought of not having a laptop is likely something that seems almost impossible to most of you, I’m guessing. And I was the same way a month ago. It’s important to note that my…

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The morning setup – iPad, bluetooth keyboard and coffee

I’ll be writing more about this later in the week, but essentially I’m moving into 2012 with a bit of a laptop-less setup. The increased capabilities of the iPad 2, the improvement of the apps that allow me to “work”, and the incredible difference that a bluetooth keyboard makes to actually get things done, have…

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Sorry Sprint, our little dance is over

Man, what a bummer. I was so happy to switch to Sprint last November in order to have direct integration with Google Voice. And if you’re not up on it, here’s more on what Google Voice is and the reasons I love it. Only, the “integration” is shoddy at best, working half the time and…

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