So I received my new tablet pc this week. Nothing fancy, but I always wanted a tablet, and this one was pennies on the dollar, so it was a no brainer. It came with Vista Business and office 2007 pro with One Note. I have been hunting around for software that will make me more productive and I stumbled upon the following apps for Vista:
Microsoft Ink Desktop for Windows Vista - allows you to use your desktop as a kind of dry erase board. As your background you can use a template like a sticky note or a gridline. You can also just use the desktop as your own quick notetaking option. It's defenitly a cool addition
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e1a51f4a-9e58-45f7-985b-3c37b8eedb71&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Experience Pack for Windows Vista - This has 4 different applications for fun and work like a crossword puzzle, equation writer, flash cards, etc..
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4861AAD3-1D67-4B02-BFD5-4ADD1879D3DC&displaylang=en
In Office 2007 you can also use the stylus to write in the different applications like Word and Excel.Go to the Review tab of the ribbon on each of the programs, and click on the Start Inking button. You should now be able to start writing in these applications like they were a piece of paper. You can choose between a Felt Tip Pen, Ballpoint Pen, and highliter with different colors.
Microsoft is really pushing the envelope with Windows 7 when it comes to touch surfaces which hopefully will make the experience for those of us with a tablet much better. Take a look at the Windows 7 blog entry for what they are doing with touch.
http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/03/25/touching-windows-7.aspx
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