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My Favorite Utilities That Make UMPCs better

Those of us who get a new UMPC get to spend some fun time finding utilities that can make the user experience more productive. Most UMPCs, like the Viliv S5 I am using, run a flavor of Windows and, frankly, it’s not optimized for very small screens and especially touchscreens. Some simple utilities can go a long way to extending the usefulness of a UMPC, and I’ve settled on a few to share for those in a similar position. Read on and see if you find any of these utilities useful.

By James Kendrick, Sunday, April 26, 2009

Tech Insider

More Data, More Problems: How Deduplication Can Drive Business Value

Across most organizations and all industries, data is exploding at an exponential rate, and CIOs are being tasked with making sense of all this information. This is what’s keeping many CIOs up at night. The result, as Gary Orenstein notes in a recent post, is that we’re in the midst of a data mining renaissance. But, before businesses can make sense of the data and start using it smartly to deliver business value, there lies the problem of managing and consolidating the data being transmitted throughout their organizations.

Cleantech

Helion Energy Seeks $20M For Fusion Engine

Helion Energy, a startup developing engines powered by nuclear fusion, is certain to pique the interest of sci-fi fans. But the more important question for Helion President Philip Wallace is whether the same can be said of venture capitalists. That’s because the Seattle-based company is on the hunt for $20 million in financing to build a full-scale model of its fusion engine.

Online Video

Optoma Pico Pocket Projector Delivers Big Pictures, for a Price

Watching videos on your iPod or cell phone is hardly ideal: If you’re lucky, the screen will be just slightly bigger than a postage stamp. Enter the Optoma Pico Pocket Projector, one of the first products available in the burgeoning category of micro-projectors. This tiny device hooks up to your phone or MP3 player and projects an image up to 60 inches diagonally. The Pico Pocket Projector is incredibly fun to use, but its $400 price is hard to justify.

Web Life

ShortTask: Connecting Online Job Seekers With Providers

ShortTask is a marketplace for tasks, aiming to match-make “solvers” and “seekers”: people who have time to complete brief tasks and people who need small tasks completed.

Mac Love

Weekly App Store Pick: April 25, 2009

What’s that on the horizon? Why it’s none other than the latest picks fresh from the App Store, coming to brighten up your weekend!

Gadget Gurus

Viliv S5 WiFi Problem and a Fix

If you have been following my adventures with the Viliv S5 Premium UMPC then you are aware I have been so impressed with the little PC that I have ordered one for my own. I am getting a tremendous amount of good use out of the S5, and everyone I have shown it to is duly impressed with Viliv’s UMPC. This weekend a problem cropped up with the S5 that had me doubting my own judgement until I figured out what was causing it and I was able to get it solved. Now I am back to happy mobile computing, so I’ll pass on what happened in case it will be helpful.

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