Comments on: Tablet PCs – A Writer’s Infinite Desktop (Part I of V) http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/05/16/tablet-pcs-a-writers-infinite-desktop-part-i-of-v/ Technology, entrepreneurship and everything in between. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:47:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barbara Duck http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/05/16/tablet-pcs-a-writers-infinite-desktop-part-i-of-v/#comment-8 Barbara Duck Tue, 20 May 2008 23:27:57 +0000 http://blog.litcentral.com/?p=16#comment-8 It's been a while since I have been there since I no longer do training, but get in there every once in a while. Last big training I did for Best Buy, I had all the attendees sign in on the tablet, paperless and even the the HP rep got in to the act and ditched his paper sign in sheets too and sent everyone over to me with the tablet. I started to do that for all my events, no more paper sign in sheets, all on the tablet, just used a Windows Journal template and off it went. I have a lot of information that relates medically to tablets at the "Medical Quack" blog and have a pretty high audience of universities and medical schools now too. Just Google Medical Quack and you'll find it! It’s been a while since I have been there since I no longer do training, but get in there every once in a while. Last big training I did for Best Buy, I had all the attendees sign in on the tablet, paperless and even the the HP rep got in to the act and ditched his paper sign in sheets too and sent everyone over to me with the tablet. I started to do that for all my events, no more paper sign in sheets, all on the tablet, just used a Windows Journal template and off it went. I have a lot of information that relates medically to tablets at the “Medical Quack” blog and have a pretty high audience of universities and medical schools now too. Just Google Medical Quack and you’ll find it!

]]> By: Robin http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/05/16/tablet-pcs-a-writers-infinite-desktop-part-i-of-v/#comment-6 Robin Tue, 20 May 2008 23:10:04 +0000 http://blog.litcentral.com/?p=16#comment-6 Oh wow Barbara, small world! I recall a gentleman there by the name of Ben Um. He found me at TabletPCBuzz and told me about the program. Oh wow Barbara, small world! I recall a gentleman there by the name of Ben Um. He found me at TabletPCBuzz and told me about the program.

]]> By: Barbara Duck http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/05/16/tablet-pcs-a-writers-infinite-desktop-part-i-of-v/#comment-4 Barbara Duck Tue, 20 May 2008 22:42:20 +0000 http://blog.litcentral.com/?p=16#comment-4 Yes they did make some real attempts at that store, and I did some tablet pc demonstrations there a few years back and at that time it was still the first version of the tablet pc and nobody knew what it was! I used to do a bit of training at that store for Intel as well, always equipped with my tablet to run my flash presentations! Yes they did make some real attempts at that store, and I did some tablet pc demonstrations there a few years back and at that time it was still the first version of the tablet pc and nobody knew what it was! I used to do a bit of training at that store for Intel as well, always equipped with my tablet to run my flash presentations!

]]> By: Robin http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/05/16/tablet-pcs-a-writers-infinite-desktop-part-i-of-v/#comment-3 Robin Sat, 17 May 2008 21:35:06 +0000 http://blog.litcentral.com/?p=16#comment-3 Hi Barbara, I agree... The staffing isn't well-versed with the TPC at large retail chains like Best Buy and the tablet itself is either locked down in such a manner that the buyer can't manipulate the screen. Moreover, the digitizer is always missing from the display model. However, I do recall a Best Buy in Westminister, CA offering a free Tablet PC class two summers ago. Thought that was great! Especially for students heading off to college and trading in their paper notebooks for a TPC. Hi Barbara,

I agree… The staffing isn’t well-versed with the TPC at large retail chains like Best Buy and the tablet itself is either locked down in such a manner that the buyer can’t manipulate the screen. Moreover, the digitizer is always missing from the display model.

However, I do recall a Best Buy in Westminister, CA offering a free Tablet PC class two summers ago. Thought that was great! Especially for students heading off to college and trading in their paper notebooks for a TPC.

]]> By: Barbara Duck http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/05/16/tablet-pcs-a-writers-infinite-desktop-part-i-of-v/#comment-2 Barbara Duck Sat, 17 May 2008 04:19:31 +0000 http://blog.litcentral.com/?p=16#comment-2 You are 100% correct as tablets have been in and out of retail shelves and it takes twice as long if not longer to sell a tablet pc to a customer, unless they know what one is. I know, I used to do a lot of retail training and had the Best Buy folks and other attendees sign in on my tablet to tally the attendance instead of paper, and many sales folks themselves are not familiar enough as well with all the functionality. You are 100% correct as tablets have been in and out of retail shelves and it takes twice as long if not longer to sell a tablet pc to a customer, unless they know what one is. I know, I used to do a lot of retail training and had the Best Buy folks and other attendees sign in on my tablet to tally the attendance instead of paper, and many sales folks themselves are not familiar enough as well with all the functionality.

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