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Humorous Book Snap-Scanning Tip

30 April 2007 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Digital Books, Scanning

I checked our Wiki today to see what was up and got a good laugh under the Scanning a Book page. I think it was from a contributor with the username Marsm:

If the book has very glossy pages you can take pictures outside in the sunshine to avoid the text being blurred out by the flash of your camera. To do this, turn into the direction of where the sun is shining from and place the book on a small chair or box. Next, place a table next to the box so you can rest your right arm on it to keep the camera steady. Because the sun will probably make your display very hard to see, get an empty toilet roll and tape it onto the display until the sun is blocked out. This also adds to stability because you can place the roll on your left or right eye.

Panic-Free Open Note Exams

29 April 2007 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Note-Taking, Organization

A downfall of wonderful digital notes is, well, your notes are digital. Any exam where the teacher mentions a test is open note and/or open book makes any tablet student wonder just how they’re going to get all their stuff out of their tablet without wasting loads of paper and time. Sure, you can ask if you can use your tablet during the exam, but I personally can’t imagine any of my professors allowing it (though I’ve heard of a few that have).

(Open book exams: we all know they’re the worst type)

So, now what? After the jump are a few of my tips to you from my most recent exam (open note, open book). Please comment if you’ve dealt with this before and let us know what you did to cope.

Snapter - an easy way to turn your papers digital?

25 April 2007 Posted By: Robert
Posted in: Scanning, Software Info

James over at jkOntheRun highlights a new piece of software that looks ideal for student use (especially those operating paperlessly). Atiz, the company behind the Bookdrive DIY (highlighted by alcuin in our forums a couple of days ago), have released Snapter - an application that allows you to ’scan’ a document into an elecronic format using nothing more than a digital camera.

What is: Microsoft Office Groove?

25 April 2007 Posted By: William
Posted in: Organization, Software Info

I don’t think many people know exactly what Groove is… It popped up in the Enterprise and Ultimate versions of Microsoft Office 2007 and I think it has largely gone unnoticed. When asking my friends if they knew what Groove did, they had no idea. When I come to think about it, I only stumbled over Groove out of sheer curiosity.

The name gives nothing away. Who would know that under the cheesy title lies a great content management & syndication tool with lots of potential for students.

…and then there were three!!

23 April 2007 Posted By: Robert
Posted in: Other

Hi All! Thanks for all the warm greetings!!! I thought I’d better follow suit and get the formalities out of the way. I’m not stunningly attractive like Will so there’s no bio pic from me I’m afraid. The fact that Frank hasn’t posted one either perhaps speaks for itself…only j/king Frank :o)

Well if you don’t know me already I’m Robert and I should maybe get something clear from the outset. I’m officially the oldest member so that also officially means I bring the most sophistication and maturity to the team. Ok? :o)

Dell Tablet PC

23 April 2007 Posted By: William
Posted in: Hardware

As soon as I mentioned that almost every serious notebook manufacturer had a Tablet PC, an apparently credible rumor is out that Dell has has one coming later this year. Expected to be a convertible and expected to be based on the Latitude D420. This is good news as Dell is the go to for many businesses when they want notebooks. Effectively, a Dell tablet will mean that the last piece of the puzzle is falling into place that makes tablets mainstream.

jkOnTheRun: More information surfaces from Dell on Tablet PC rumors

Tablet PC Recap : 2007 so far

23 April 2007 Posted By: William
Posted in: Hardware

One thing that I think this site has lacked over the past year is a good rundown of the systems available for students and a comparison of the features the systems offer. Hopefully I can now fill the role of being “hardware guy” as I love the gadget side of technology and have access to a lot of systems.

Lots of new tablets have been released in the last 6 months as well as a host of new UMPCs. Every serious notebook manufacturer now has at least one Tablet PC model on the market. This means that there is a lot of choice as well as lots of confusion for the student and consumer. Here is a rundown which is not intended as a review of each but instead a refresh, just to let you know whats out there.

A Newbie Has Cometh: Let there be Digital Ink

23 April 2007 Posted By: Frank
Posted in: Other

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Thanks STPC fraternity for taking me in. I hope there isn’t some crazy pledge ritual still waiting to be endured; being a tech geek extraordinaire should be enough.

So my name is Frank and digital ink is great. That’s an opinion coming from a student deeply involved in technology that will aid in not only learning but retaining what has been learned.

I’m Will and I’m a Tabletoholic

22 April 2007 Posted By: William
Posted in: Other

Hi everyone, I’m Will and I am excited to say that I am a new author here at Student Tablet PC.

I’m studying Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Adelaide, Australia and use a Toshiba M200 as my daily tablet. I have a strong passion for technology and have been into Tablet PCs for a long time. I have owned numerous PDAs and actually have made my own slate out of a old Compaq Aero. I love DIY and pushing technology beyond its intentions and limits. I also successfully run my own business in computer services including tutoring, repairs, upgrades and sales. This means that I am always up to date with current technologies and get lots of people’s feedback and experiences in using computers every day.

The Student Tablet PC Welcomes Three New Authors!!!

22 April 2007 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Blog Related

With over twenty applications, we had a really great pool of authors to chose from. Thank you to all who applied! It was really hard to narrow it down!

The addition of three new authors was a no-brainer on my part, but some of you may feel a little bewildered. What do we need so many for and what’s the point? Am I handing over the site? No. To clear things up from the beginning, no, the current authors (Andrew, Trev, and myself) will be just as active in the site as we were before, if not more. I decided to go for a masters (not at UT, but through distance ed) so I’ll be a student for a while longer now.

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