Google Android for Tablets - Honeycomb 3.0

A preview release of Google's new operating system for tablets was released a few weeks back. I'm just hearing about it on some of the podcasts I listen to. lol. So I searched around a bit and this article seems to be the best article on the subject.

Android Central: What's new in Android 3.0 Honeycomb

Pictures are included so you can get an idea of what the new OS will look like. The first tablet running the OS will be the Motorola Xoom, which is rumored to be released February 24. Which is interesting, given that the "preview" release came out 2 weeks ago. Apparently Motorola was the only company to have access to the new OS up until the "preview". Odd for an open source operating system. The price is supposed to be $800. Which seems a bit high for a Wifi only device.

Expect a lot of tablet releases this year. But at the pricing I'm seeing ($700 or $800), expect the iPad to keep its lead for the foreseeable future.

Free iPad Ajax Drawing App from 37 Signals

37 Signals has created a cool Ajax drawing app for the iPad called Chalk. I haven't tried it out yet, but it looks cool.

Notice that you can create pretty cool stuff without the hassles of the App Store.

Make Your iPad Function Like a Laptop

Popular Mechanics has a short article on how to turn an iPad into a laptop.

Two things mentioned in the article that are key in my mind.

1. Get an Apple Blue Tooth Keyboard - A must have if you are gonna do any serious data input. It is small, lightweight and has a long battery life.
2. Install DropBox. The iPad doesn't have any good way to move files to and fro. Dropbox makes this possible.

Explaining Tech for Everyone

Having worked in tech for 20 years, I get a lot of questions about a lot of stuff. So after some thought, I decided to setup this blog to explain tech stuff to regular people. So instead of explaining things to friends and family, I can share things with everyone. In addition, it allows me to separate more general tech posts from my web programming blog, blueskyworkshop.com.

Posts will cover a wide variety of topics, but hopefully will be approachable to most folks. Topics will include: the Web, the Net, Windows, Macs, iPhones, iPads, and much more. I hope you enjoy it.