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To mark the release of the TouchSmart 3.0 SDK, HP has a goodie to give away at the Microsoft PDC 09: A super-slim 2 GB USB memory stick (embedded in a hard-plastic business card with a nice imprint). It contains the new SDK and a few documents about a...
I can’t get into every detail of the upgrade process (how to install Windows 7, drivers, etc.), but I thought I would list the HP TouchSmart software applications that are currently available for download and suggest a good order of installation to you...
There are plenty of tutorial videos for the TouchSmart 3.0 software available (see a longer list at the bottom of this post). For those of you who would rather read about things, here is a little overview of what’s new and changed in TouchSmart 3.0: Direct...
Just in case you’re wondering (yeah, I know, you probably AREN’T) what you’re missing by buying a new PC (such as the HP TouchSmart 600xt – hint, hint ) with Windows 7 preinstalled, here are some pictures of a Windows 7 upgrade DVD that recently showed...
PCMag.com:
This third-generation TouchSmart PC is boosted by Windows 7’s gesture support, but HP’s custom multitouch software is even more impressive. But as with the earlier models, on the TouchSmart 600 it’s HP’s custom software...
There is a document available for download (wrapped in an MSI to keep the HP lawyers happy) that describes all the nitty-gritty details of how to create an app that “fits” into the HP TouchSmart software environment. But some people might...
Several users of the HP TouchSmart software suite have reported that they are unable to create certain kinds of notes in the HP TouchSmart notes program. I had an opportunity to investigate this issue today on an actual customer unit. The investigation...
As evidenced by this scan of one of the setup disks:
(Someone was cleaning up a bunch of old floppy disks at work. I happened to come across them because I needed a floppy for updating the BIOS of a really old laptop.)
Just an interesting little...
You may never have heard of ACCU, the Association of C and C++ Users as it was originally called. It is a volunteer organization, consisting of programmers who care about programming. The ACCU publishes two magazines, both devoted to raising the standards...
How old? How about a laptop shipped in 2000, a Dell CPx H450GT: Obviously this is from before I started my current job… One of the benefits of my current job is being able to verify soon after RTM that the Windows 7 bits you can obtain “out there” have...
I noticed recently that I’d get logged off from my computer over night. I’d leave the system running at night without logging off, and in the morning I’d have to log in again, with all the previously running programs gone. I had recently added a SATA...
I’ve updated my program for transferring digital pictures to your computer while organizing them into grouped folders. There’s now better keyboard navigation and some more guiding text as well as support for mpg files and a bunch of “raw” formats. It...
The HP TouchSmart “shell” version 2.5 is now posted at the HP Support site. It lists only one enhancement, the resolution of a 1618 installer error. But there are plenty of other things in there. For one, this version of the shell (2.5) is...
Just in case you haven’t seen it, this is probably the neatest geek game out there right now (next to World of Goo). Crayon Physics Deluxe from Petri Purho on Vimeo Go get it at www.crayonphysics.com. Perfect for the HP TouchSmart PC, by the way...
I just caught the replay of the CES keynote by Steve Ballmer. I think this is the first time ever that I’ve seen Microsoft allow non-Microsoft software to be shown in a keynote product video. I was blown away to see the HP TouchSmart software actually...
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