Archive for August, 2007



UMPC or Crippled Notebook?

Microsoft defines a UMPC as a portable device, sporting a 7″ 800×600 resolution touch screen, that weighs approximately two pounds. In this article, I’d like to discuss why I think the UMPC classification needs more refined standards.
There needs to be a clear line between Notebook, Sub-Notebook and UMPC. Most of the ‘UMPCs’ that people talk […]

New Version of ZWK Adds Transparency

Version 7.8.4 of the Zero Weight Keyboard has been released today offering a very useful feature: Transparency. Transparency can be set anywhere from 0%-80%. I find the easiest way to alter the transparency is to press the Fn key on the ZWK, then the Up or Dn buttons to make adjustments in increments of 1%. […]

Zero Weight Keyboard (included video)

I’ve run across a little piece of software called the Zero Weight Keyboard. Its a touch screen based input application, and its actually rather good. While it’s looks might not be very impressive, it can handle some pretty decent input speeds. The fact that it covers the entire screen might seem unorthodox at first but […]

Join the Chat!

I’ve placed a live chat widget over at the Micro PC Talk Wiki, be sure to swing by when you are browsing the forums and chat in real time with people from the MPCT community. Simply click on the button below to be taken to the chat page. Please change your name to your […]



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