KevinCTofel

Kevin C. Tofel is a professional author and podcaster on mobile technologies, having spent the last 7 years using portable computing devices. He's been published in Pocket PC Magazine and has also written previously for HD Beat and Engadget. Currently he writes daily at jkOnTheRun.com and podcasts at MobileTechRoundup.com twice each week.

Member Since: June 22, 2006

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 14 votes / 1 sink

Essential Marketing Tips for Bloggers

Gadgets & Tech – If you have a blog, check out these tips to get more traffic.

Sunk on May 16, 2007 09:07pm

Amazon to offer DRM-free music downloads
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Amazon to offer DRM-free music downloads

Gadgets & Tech – Amazon.com plans to launch a digital music store later this year, featuring music downloads without copyright restrictions.

Voted for on May 16, 2007 09:04pm

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World's first UMPC with 2 GB of RAM?

Gadgets & Tech – One complaint about the ultra-mobile PCs is the performance. We figured that a BIOS upgrade might support more RAM and gave it a shot. Here's how you can too.

Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2007 08:14pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 20 votes / No sinks

TiVoToGo DRM Cracked, erm, Reverse Engineered

Gadgets & Tech – I haven't been following the Wiki lately, but it looks like TiVoToGo encryption has been cracked and a barebones (as in command line) conversion app is out.

Voted for on December 06, 2006 07:24pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 14 votes / No sinks

Overview of RSS in Outlook 2007

Gadgets & Tech – New to RSS? Microsoft hopes so, which is why they integrated newsreader functionality into IE 7 and Outlook 2007. We've got an overview along with likes and dislikes so you can see if it's the right tool for you.

Submitted and Voted for on November 17, 2006 11:11am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks

Hands on review of the new Sierra Bluetooth folding keyboard

Gadgets & Tech – How well does the new Sierra Bluetooth folding keyboard work? How does it unfold? Is it big? Why is this model better than any others out there? Plenty of pics and full review of this great device that works with over 500 other mobile devices and phones!

Submitted and Voted for on September 20, 2006 10:46am

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Are CableCards Doomed?

Gadgets & Tech – Alan headed out to CEDIA in an effort to see how manufacturers are responding to the entire CableCard situation, and determined that interest is less than stellar for a few reasons: 1. Consumers are either unaware or not all that interested in the technology 2. Cable companies lose revenue streams if consumers use this generation of CableCards,

Voted for on September 16, 2006 05:03pm

Netflix goes mobile: account and queue info on your cell or handheld
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Netflix goes mobile: account and queue info on your cell or handheld

Gadgets & Tech – Netflix has a new mobile version of their site for your cell or PDA! Looks simple but effective so you can check your queue whenever you've got time to spare: in traffic, during class, yes, even in the can.

Submitted and Voted for on August 24, 2006 01:15pm

Getting Things Done Software Reviewed
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Getting Things Done Software Reviewed

Careers & Jobs – Almost all geeks that are interested in any way in productivity and productivity software have probably heard of GTD, or Getting Things Done. GTD is a productivity system developed by David Allen for busy executives, which has achieved a certain cult-like status amongst geeks.

Voted for on August 14, 2006 02:18pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks

How to use OneNote Mobile and a UMPC for home projects

Gadgets & Tech – The possibilities of using mobile tech are endless; here's an example of using OneNote Mobile with a Samsung Q1 to capture and ink annotate a home project. You should have seen the looks from the Home Depot folks!

Submitted and Voted for on August 14, 2006 09:22am

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Apple putting Merom in MacBooks and MacBook Pros in September

Gadgets & Tech – AsusTek and Quanta both produce Apple notebooks and sources appear to have just revealed that September is the month for 64-bit Merom CPUs in the MacBook and MacBook Pro line. Was Steve holding out on us last week?

Submitted and Voted for on August 11, 2006 10:58am

HDBeat interviews Pioneer's Andy Parsons on why Blu-ray bests HD DVD
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HDBeat interviews Pioneer's Andy Parsons on why Blu-ray bests HD DVD

Gadgets & Tech – The HDBeat guys spend some time with Pioneer's senior VP and self-proclaimed Blu-ray cheerleader. A bit one sided, so HD DVD fanboys should proceed accordingly. Both audio and text versions available.

Voted for on August 10, 2006 08:45am

People trying to game Netscape
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People trying to game Netscape

Gadgets & Tech – "We’re adding some new language to the Netscape FAQ, so that everyone knows where we stand on people gaming the site. Today, we placed a 14 day ban on any stories submitted to Netscape that came from ..."

Voted for on August 10, 2006 08:44am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 5 votes / No sinks

Vista Speech Recognition video: it works BETTER than it sounds

Gadgets & Tech – The mainstream media has you thinking speech recognition in Vista is a flop. This five minute video will prove them wrong...in the first 60 seconds. From mouse navigation to program control to dictation of documents, this video will convince you that Vista does speech right.

Submitted and Voted for on August 10, 2006 08:44am

Amanda UnBoomed: Where Are They Now?
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Amanda UnBoomed: Where Are They Now?

Gadgets & Tech – So several weeks have passed and in that time Amanda has put together another video. What do you think? Hot or not?

Voted for on July 27, 2006 11:07am