As much as I enjoy(ed) using my Samsung Q1, it has fallen out of daily use for now. I never owned anything resembling a Tablet PC (except a Newton) before the Q1. Using Windows XP Tablet Edition was a transforming experience for me. It made me see Windows in a new way and made me ache for an Apple Tablet (I just mistakenly typed Applet...you can use that if you want SJ). Marking up my spreadsheets in ink, taking notes with a pen in Windows Journal or OneNote, circling and snipping websites off the web. These things were fun and cool and made me enjoy using the Q1.
So what happened? I got a new MacBook that's what. At first, I schlepped both the Q1 and the BlackBook around with me everywhere I went. This, plus files, cell phones, calculators (yes, I still use a ten-key and my trusty HP 12-C that is older than many of you). People have set off to climb Mount Everest with less gear than that (and had a team of Sherpas to help them carry it!). It's just all too much for a weak back, so it dawned on me that the BlackBook is small and I can run Windows and OSX on one device so at some point, the Q1 stopped coming along.
My point in all this, is that we can love tech, we can love the idea of a particular device, we can even find a new device to be revolutionary to our workflow and our ideas about computing, BUT we can only carry SO MUCH STUFF. Are you with me?
P.S. I'm feeling guilty about not taking any OneNotes lately, so I'm charging up the Q1. Please share your thoughts with me in the comments below.
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