My iPod comes into its own
Last night, during the school board meeting, I was able to post the first draft of the school board story to the Star Web site using my iPod touch and the locally available wi-fi network (the photo was added later; initially, I just used the stock image of the HUSD logo). The touchpad keyboard was the biggest issue, as it’s a lot slower than even my Treo’s keyboard.
I’d love to do more mobile computing for my job, but the question is whether I’d be better off just getting a keyboard that worked with my iPod (and I’m not sure one is available yet) or getting a laptop that used Bluetooth and could connect to the Web via my cellphone.
It’s not a super-high priority, and with the clone here, I’ve got other things to spend money on in the near term. Still, it was pretty neat to be able to file a report from the meeting. Maybe the Daily Press would be up for buying a laptop or three for each location that could connect to the Internet via a Bluetooth phone.
I already do a lot of work via my Treo at meetings; before last night’s meeting was out, I had already e-mailed George Landon, Jovy Yankaskas, Jim Pace and Jean Campbell about the new HUSD contracts. George even gets his e-mail on his phone, so he’s always able to discuss them with me at the end of the meeting.
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I noticed this article about a synch program for windows / iphone users and thought this might be something you should keep an eye on, since you have your ongoing Treo / iTouch saga
Comment by Cameron S — November 7, 2007 @ 15:54