March 2002

Cool Software and Gadgets

Software

http://www.webtrendslive.com For a couple years, I've been fighting with the WebTrends version that must read your log files after the fact. It took forever to run and was a pain in the neck. This version gives you stats on your website pretty much in real time.

http://www.scansoft.com    http://www.ibm.com/speak  Great voice recognition software to help you crank out those ebooks alot faster. This technology is getting really good. 95-98 percent accuracy after training the software to your voice.

http://www.inklineglobal.com "Stay Connected" keeps you from getting kicked off line by your ISP when you haven't moved the mouse in a while. It's great for long bathroom breaks.

http://www.bluesquirrel.com "Web Whacker" for Palm lets you quickly save webpages you want to review on the run and converts them for use on your Palm Pilot

Gadgets

http://www.itronix.com Ultra Rugged notebook computer that exceeds current Military hard use specifications.

http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/1751 Ultra small digital video in the palm of your hand.

http://www.satelamerica.org/mm/  Take credit cards from your palm

http://www.apriva.com Another solution to conduct e business anywhere.

PC Magazine (pg 36 February 26, issue) gave rave reviews for the wireless Motorola Timeport p280 phone / data connected to VoiceStream Wireless iStream network . At speeds equivalent to dialup and for about $40.00 per month you can do approximately 1700 emails from the road or download about 180 webpages. Coverage is in more than 6000 US cities.
http://www.motorola.com  
http://www.voicestream.com 

http://www.theproscope.com Plug into your computer through your USB port and use a 1X to 200X microscope to take close up video or still shots of your product. 

http://www.fossil.com/pda/  Handy watch mounted pda

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