Review

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Put a spring in your training materials

This entry was posted in Interesting Review Web and tagged Ispring Presenter on February 2, 2011 by HAL

I was lucky enough to find an application yesterday that fulfilled exactly what I was after in terms of mocking up training materials. Its name – Ispring Presenter – see here Its an addin for Powerpoint (both 32 bit and 64 bit) and allows you to generate training materials from powerpoint presentation and also to […]

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Pop(plet) goes the weasel !

This entry was posted in Interesting Review Software Web and tagged Popplet on January 28, 2011 by HAL

I have been trialling a new web based colloboration tool called Popplet which is due to enter open beta very shortly. I have been looking for a web based tool that would allow me to work with customers on their premises and remotely to get basic layouts of processes or projects. This application has potential […]

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A month with an Ipad

This entry was posted in Must Have Review and tagged Ipad on January 27, 2011 by HAL

The last month has been an interesting test. I set myself a few questions when I got it. 1) How much would you use it and for what ? 2) Would it replace you laptop or desktop ? 3) Is it worth it ? So after the first month heres what I found 1) It […]

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Would you like speakers to go with that ?

This entry was posted in Gadgets IPAD Review and tagged AMPKIT LINK Ipad X-MI Mini on January 25, 2011 by HAL

As mentioned here the Ampkit Link is a hardware add on to Ipad, Iphone and Ipod Touch(not first gen)  to connect an electric guitar or other line in devices to use amp simulation software. So what if you want to be heard – for a practice or just to play along with some tracks. Given […]

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Aquasnap – helping manage your screen estate

This entry was posted in Review Software Tips and tagged Aquasnap on January 21, 2011 by HAL

I was recently looking for an application to help manage the large number of applications and windows that are open on my machine while working. With multiple screens it can become difficult to see the information you are after so I decided to look for something that might help manage the apps – like Ultramon […]

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Iomega iConnect – a wireless data station

This entry was posted in Gadgets Review and tagged iconnect Iomega on January 20, 2011 by HAL

Kind of like a NAS without disks is basically what you get with this device – its a small slight box with GB ether port and 4 usb ports. If you install the supplied IOmega Storage manager you will discover the device on the network either directly connected to your machine or laptopn or via […]

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IO – IO – its off to work we go

This entry was posted in Hardware Review Virtualisation on January 17, 2011 by HAL

I have a project starting shortly that aims to use a new product to improve the performance of a database application. It came up as an option during hardware negotiations with Dell who are offering the product as  a part of their server configurations. The basic premise is that the device which is presented as […]

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What did iSanta bring you ?

This entry was posted in Hardware Review Software and tagged Ipad on January 10, 2011 by HAL

Well my iSanta brought me an Ipad – for which I am so grateful. Being a tablet user on HP kit for the last 6 or 7  years (both still going strong) – I had been eyeing an Ipad but hadn’t got round to getting one. So my better half in a twist of fate picked […]

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