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Tech Toys 2004Tech Toys 2004
Gini Courter
Annette Marquis
TRIAD Consulting
The TRIAD TestThe TRIAD Test
Easy installation
Longevity
Quality product support
Cost that can be easily defended in your office budget (solid cost/benefit)
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
Handheld digital assistants
Three Operating Systems– Palm OS
– Psion
– Pocket PC
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.
CD BurnersCD Burners
Storage for files, images, music
Portable
More durable than floppy disks
More generic than zip disks
Internal or external
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
USB HubsUSB Hubs
Connect multiple USB devices to a desktop or laptop
Generally 4 to 7 ports
$20-$30
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.
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
Wrap UpWrap Up
Questions
Prizes
Materials and links:– www.triadconsulting.com