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Tech Toys 2004Tech Toys 2004
Gini Courter
Annette Marquis
TRIAD Consulting
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The TRIAD TestThe TRIAD Test
Easy installation
Longevity
Quality product support
Cost that can be easily defended in your office budget (solid cost/benefit)
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Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
Handheld digital assistants
Three Operating Systems– Palm OS
– Psion
– Pocket PC
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PDAsPDAs
Cost: between $200 and $1200Benefit: create your organizer directly from
OutlookThe bottom line: If you maintain a software
calendar or contact management system at work or home and you enter the same information in a planner replace the planner with a PDA. If you want to access Word and Excel documents on the road, buy a PocketPC. If your primary concerns are contacts, calendar, and tasks, a Palm PDA is a good solution.
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CD BurnersCD Burners
Storage for files, images, music
Portable
More durable than floppy disks
More generic than zip disks
Internal or external
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CD BurnersCD Burners
Cost:Internal from $60
External from $80
Benefit: cheap, foolproof storage
The Bottom Line: If you need portable PC data or a great way to archive data, this is your answer
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PDF WritersPDF Writers
Create read-only versions of documents that– Retain formatting– Can include hyperlinks– Use the PDF format
Manufacturers:– Adobe Acrobat Suite– Enfocus Instant PDF– Win2PDF Pro
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PDF WritersPDF Writers
Cost: Adobe Acrobat Suite: $230
Enfocus Instant PDF: $220
Win2PDF Pro: $69
Benefit: great looking, locked-down documents
The Bottom Line: If you need to manage document look and feel or send documents that can’t be altered, you need a PDF writer.
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Business Card ScannersBusiness Card Scanners
Specialty scanner for business cardsTwo manufacturers: CardScan and TargusMade for users who scan large quantities of business cards to load into Outlook, ACT!, or another contact manager
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Business Card ScannersBusiness Card Scanners
Cost: Targus about $100
CardScan about $200; $350 for 5 user version
Benefit: not typing tons of business cards
The Bottom Line: a pile of business cards is a fire hazard, not a business asset. Immediately turn encounters into contacts.
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USB DrivesUSB Drives
USB plug-in that is recognized as a hard drive
Plug and play storage for any computer with a USB port
Easy to write and erase
Faster than any disk
New drives support MP3
Small enough to lose
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USB HubsUSB Hubs
Connect multiple USB devices to a desktop or laptop
Generally 4 to 7 ports
$20-$30
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USB DrivesUSB Drives
Cost: cheaper every day: on sale for 50 cents/mb
Benefit: portable, fast, reusable, and very cool looking
The Bottom Line: Use a USB drive when you frequently need to move data between computers that aren’t networked, or want to make data mobile and drive independent.
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Capture Web Data Capture Web Data with Net Snippitswith Net Snippits
Capture selections, images, pages, links, pdfs
Organize in folders
Enter notes and other info
Create reports from the snippits
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Wrap UpWrap Up
Questions
Prizes
Materials and links:– www.triadconsulting.com