I'm a big fan of Seesmic's web-based client, particularly because of its Gmail-like interface and the avoidance of using a desktop app built off of Adobe Air, which is buggy.
If you have the choice, use a laptop instead of a desktop; they use 90% less power.
By wiring a pocket PC to the headset, a user could have the experience of using a desktop computer without having to haul around a heavy screen and battery pack.
But which operator is going to sign up to this, given that the service cannibalizes operators' own offerings, while also allowing users to bypass mobile downloads in favor of using a desktop computer?
The vast majority of people who use a desktop PC don't use a Windows smartphone, and there's no chance of that changing any time soon - or ever, actually.
Shortly after turning 30, he produced 50 copies of Lords of Creation using a desktop printer and distributed them to friends and fellow gamers.
"I want to make fully hands-free use of every part of a desktop computer a thing," says Hileman.
The familiar process of getting to use a desktop PC or laptop by typing in a password made of up lower and upper case letters as well as numbers was felt to be too "cumbersome" for tablets,wrote Microsoft engineer Zach Pace on the blog.
They've found, for example, that 70% of those using a mobile device to search are within a few hours of making a purchase, whereas 70% of those using a desktop are roughly a week away.
Adobe recently released new iPad applications, including Adobe Eazel, $5, and Adobe Color Lava, $3, that can be used as an extension of a desktop computer running Adobe Photoshop to paint images or mix colors on the iPad and then pass them back to a computer.
