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Category Archives: Tablet
Trick or Treat!
Trick or treat, smell my feet, buy me an iPad mini and a Microsoft Surface so I can check them out!! Wait. That doesn’t rhyme at all. I promised myself I would not write about tablets and holiday shopping before … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Apps, Cool Stuff, Events, Tablet, Thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged costumes, DIY, Halloween
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How do you read books?
Not long ago I asked “how did technology change the way you listen to music?” With the release of the new Kindle I got to thinking – how do you read books? The Kindle Paperwhite will offer the reader free 3G … Continue reading
To iPad or not to iPad
Perhaps this was not the question weighing heavily on William Shakespeare’s mind, but it has garnered a lot of attention in the media since Apple released the specs of their latest iPad on March 7th. A new Apple product is … Continue reading
Posted in New Technology, Tablet, Thoughts
Tagged apple, iPad, Productivity, technology
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iTunes Forensic Analysis – A Practitioner’s Guide
The following article, which can be read in its entirety here, discusses how forensic examiners can pull apart iTunes to locate the “fruits of a crime”. This should tell you that what you keep on your devices can and will … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Apps, Cloud, Computer Forensics, Security, Smartphone, Tablet
Tagged apple, computer forensics, iPad, iphone, itunes
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App Review – PDF Expert by Readdle
Today I was faced with finding a robust PDF viewer with the ability to complete PDF Forms and Capture a Signature. As it turns out, there is only one app that does the job, and fortunately, it is an outstanding … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Apps, Smartphone, Tablet, Telework
Tagged acrobat, acrobat forms, Apps, pdf, pdf expert, reviews
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5 tips for securing your hospital’s tablets
From the pages of Fierce Mobile Healthcare Experts tell FierceMobileHealthcare that biometrics certainly are the gold standard in security for mobile devices in healthcare, removing the need for complicated logins and passwords that physicians often forget. But for now, the capability … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud, Healthcare IT, Security, Smartphone, Tablet
Tagged biometric, fingerprint reader, hipaa, hospital security, iPad, tablet
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The iPresident, promoting the digital office.
From the pages of Politico. Call it the dawn of the Apple presidency. It’s no secret that President Barack Obama is a fan of Apple gadgets, and they are all around him: at his fingertips during a Twitter town hall, on his desk … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Cloud, Efficiency, Enterprise 2.0, Smartphone, Tablet, Telework
Tagged apple, iPad, president obama, Windows
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Apps for Apes uses iPads to keep primates stimulated – and connected
From The Daily. This is an amazing piece on how primates are keeping busy with iPads. The applications for this device are truly endless. In a new pilot program at the Milwaukee Zoo, orangutans are going ape over iPads. Zoo … Continue reading
Wireless Security Breakthrough!
from the pages of MIT news: Researchers demonstrate the first wireless security scheme that can protect against “man-in-the-middle” attacks — but doesn’t require a password. In early August, at the Def Con conference — a major annual gathering of computer … Continue reading
Posted in Scams, Security, Smartphone, Tablet
Tagged hipaa, iPad, man-in-the-middle attack, Security, smartphone, tablet
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Best Buy Offering Free Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with TV Purchase
Here at TMI Medical Solutions, we have been field testing the Galaxy Tab as a viable competitor to the iPad for a few weeks. While the iPad is a terrific machine, the Galaxy Tab is a player. If you are … Continue reading
Posted in Deals, Retail Technology, Tablet
Tagged deal, Galaxy Tab, iPad, Mac Rumors, Samsung
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