http://www.smallfish-bigpond.com/2010/02/dell-mini5-the-perfect-smart-tablet-device-for-me/ Tech, Music, and whatever else seems interesting. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:13:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.smallfish-bigpond.com/2010/02/dell-mini5-the-perfect-smart-tablet-device-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-118 The intrigue of the Microsoft Courier. - Small Fish, Big Pond Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:39:36 +0000 http://www.smallfish-bigpond.com/?p=299#comment-118 [...] The very design of the courier makes it more work related than recreation; it’s hard to imagine using it in a traditional tablet use like watching videos or surfing the web with that split down the screen. However I’ve noticed that the interface is really only good for graphics artists or people who are making ads for Nike. 99% of my work involves punching things in with a keyboard, either writing, programming, or configuring via command line. Still coming from the PDA side of handhelds vs. feature rich dumbphones I really want a device that is suited towards productivity, kind of like how I’m really tempted to trade my phones for a Dell Mini 5. [...] [...] The very design of the courier makes it more work related than recreation; it’s hard to imagine using it in a traditional tablet use like watching videos or surfing the web with that split down the screen. However I’ve noticed that the interface is really only good for graphics artists or people who are making ads for Nike. 99% of my work involves punching things in with a keyboard, either writing, programming, or configuring via command line. Still coming from the PDA side of handhelds vs. feature rich dumbphones I really want a device that is suited towards productivity, kind of like how I’m really tempted to trade my phones for a Dell Mini 5. [...]

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