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Dell Deployment Toolkit for ConfigMgr – now in Beta!
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rodtrent
Dell is looking for beta testers for the new Deployment Toolkit for ConfigMgr 2007. See what it's all about and learn how to be part of the beta: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/gramsey/archive/2008...
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Dell Launches PartnerStorm
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http://direct2dell.com/channel/archive/2008/06/23/americas-channel-team-launches-partnerstorm.aspx
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Restore your Zune marketplace purchases
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rodtrent
This is a neat feature that I just noticed in the Zune application. The Zune app keeps a record of all of the purchases you have made in Marketplace, and allows you to restore all of your purchased...
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More Scifi channel shows come to Zune marketplace
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rodtrent
More television series are showing up on Zune marketplace. The video portion of the Zune marketplace was released with ho-hum content, but it seems new things are being added all the time. ...
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Zune Social releases ZuneLinks
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rodtrent
Now you can use the Zune Social site to generate links that take people directly to a specific song, artist, album, playlist, video, podcast, etc. Pretty neat. Use this page: http://social.zune.net...
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AutoPlaylist in Zune is cool…
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rodtrent
I just noticed this. Is this a benefit of the recent software upgrade? But, the Zune now has an Autoplaylist feature. Click “New Autoplaylist” brings up the following screen…
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5 things Apple forgot to put into iPhone 3G
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rodtrent
http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5077&z=71
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Jobs unveils new iPhone
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rodtrent
http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5075&z=71 Maybe, they’ll release new colors to match your purse and shoes…
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redfly - im sold for now
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rodtrent
i've used the redfly extensively on our trip to alex's state track tourney, and i've come to one primary conclusion -- i need a better smartphone. the redfly is great and i'm going to continue...
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skyfire doesn't work with the redfly
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rodtrent
well i found one thing so far that doesn't work with the redfly -- skyfire. skyfire is a great add-on for windows mobile. its a web browser that shows web sites in their actual format on a windows...
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on the road to state
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rodtrent
we're off! meg is driving and i'm blogging on the redfly. our trip should take only about 1.5 hours. that will put us in columbus about 5:30pm. sorry about the capitlization problems in this post...
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Giving the Redfly a good test this weekend
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rodtrent
We’re off to OSU this weekend to watch Alex run in the state finals . So, I’ve decided to put the Redfly through it’s paces while we’re away. Really, the Redfly is only as good as your Smartphone...
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A Dell laptop the size of a Redfly?
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rodtrent
Same color, too. Which… is which? Betcha the price tells the difference.
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Dell uses customer reviews to sell product
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rodtrent
Nice marketing! Instead of vendor fluff, read real customer quotes. http://direct2dell.com/channel/archive/2008/06/03/dell-launches-new-product-award-site.aspx
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too cool. redfly charges your smartphone while you use it
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rodtrent
if you use the usb connection to connect your smartphone to your redfly, the redfly uses its own battery charge to continually charge your smartphone.
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quick note to self about the redfly
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rodtrent
do not kill the redfly service using a windows mobile task manager. if you do, you have to restart the smartphone.
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blogging from my redfly
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rodtrent
totally cool. i'm blogging using the redfly. the keyboard is tiny, though. i'm definitely using the backspace key quite a bit to fix my fat-thumb mistakes.
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Texting on the Redfly
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myITforum.com on the Redfly
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rodtrent
Site: Forums: Blogs:
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Look what just showed up at my door…
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rodtrent
I’ll have a proper review later on.
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Two great hypes that go great together?
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rodtrent
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Microsoft Touchwall!
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rodtrent
You've seen (and probably drooled over) Microsoft's Surface touchscreen tabletop . Well, some intern over at Microsoft Research accidentally knocked it on its side and — voilà! — the Microsoft...
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RedFly is on serious backorder
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rodtrent
If you want a RedFly, you'll need to get in line. From an email I just received, these things are on backorder for a few weeks. So, mine may be a bit later received than I'd hoped. I hope the technology...
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The Vado - This looks too cool to pass up
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rodtrent
Vado - Pocket Video CAM http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?product=17761 See it, Shoot it, Share it — all in an instant! Creative Vado is a slim, lightweight video cam that makes it easy to capture...
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Redfly on its way
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rodtrent
I'm hooked. I have a Redfly unit on its way. Look for a detailed review once it arrives. http://www.celiocorp.com/ I think a LOT of us were hooked on the Redfly at MMS 2008. We helped the Redfly folks...
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Zune client software update also requires a device update
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rodtrent
After updating your Zune client software to version 2.5, once you dock your Zune again, the software will prompt you to update the firmware on the Zune device itself before you can continue using the Zune...
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Zune software update (version 2.5) installed
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rodtrent
...but, the small update download from the Zune web site wouldn't work. I actually had to download the full package (about 175MB) for it to install correctly. I received the following error from the...
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Zune Software Update Adds TV
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rodtrent
Among the improvements to the Marketplace experience in version 2.5 are: TV on your Zune. Hundreds of episodes of popular shows you can download to own. Easier-to-find podcasts. New browsing experience...
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Will Intel give as much coverage for MMS as they did for ManageFusion?
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rodtrent
We'll see. Intel's coverage of their announcements at Altiris' ManageFusion was pretty beefy. Here's one of the blogs to watch to start the comparison. http://communities.intel.com/people...
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HP's rebuttal and clarification
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rodtrent
Here's an email thread I recently participated in with a HP Product Marketing Manager, because of this post . It really clears up some items so I thought a lot of you would be interested. Thanks to...
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