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John D. Ruley

John D. Ruley is a freelance technology journalist and a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro, Plane & Pilot Magazine, Pilot Journal, Pipers Magazine, and Cessna Owner Magazine.

Email: jruley@ainet.com

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64-bit Windows Notebook PCs

By John D. Ruley, 09/27/2005

64-bit Windows notebook PCs are starting to appear. Here are the pitfalls and advantages.

Service Pack Manager 2000 7.1

By John D. Ruley, 07/26/2005

Gravity Storm Software's Service Pack Manager (SPM) 2000 v7.1includes distributed patch management and a useful new Windows Firewall-management feature.

XP SP2 on the Go

By John D. Ruley, 09/28/2004

The new Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 adds XP SP2's security enhancements and Input Panel improvements to Tablet PCs.

Toshiba e755 Pocket PC

By John D. Ruley, 08/31/2004

This device's built-in wireless functionality is particularly impressive.

Wi-Fi on the Road

By John D. Ruley, 08/02/2004

Wi-Fi hotspots are convenient when you're on the road, but you should know how to handle the dilemmas that Wi-Fi access can create.

Tablet PCs

By John D. Ruley, 06/29/2004

This year's innovative Tablet PCs offer exciting new features. Check out the products these 11 vendors offer.

A Peek into Longhorn

By John D. Ruley, 04/27/2004

Pre-beta Longhorn has an impressive new feature set and is a radical departure from previous Windows versions.

Living with a Tablet PC

By John D. Ruley, 03/30/2004

Discover the advantages and limitations of working with a slate-style Tablet PC as your primary computer.

Wireless Security Revisited

By John D. Ruley, 11/25/2003

Discover the hidden dangers of wide-open wireless connections and how you can help secure your network.

Mobile and Wireless Client Software

By John D. Ruley, 11/25/2003

Looking at the various categories of mobile and wireless client software can help you wade through the vast, expanding sea of available software.

A Tale of Two Endings

By John D. Ruley, 09/24/2003

John talks about Palm's acquisition of Handspring and mourns the closing of Barnes & Noble's eBook store.

Tablet PC Image Fix

By John D. Ruley, 09/24/2003

Tablet PC Presentation Woes

By John D. Ruley, 08/27/2003

John discusses problems he experienced while using a Tablet PC for a demonstration.

Voice over IP

By John D. Ruley, 07/30/2003

Discover why VoIP is one of the most important technologies to emerge for mobile devices and might even be the long-awaited mobile "killer app."

Tablet PCs

By John D. Ruley, 07/30/2003

New devices from Acer, HP, Motion, Toshiba, and ViewSonic capture your handwriting and could replace your full-time PC.

Other Tablet PC Vendors

By John D. Ruley, 07/30/2003

Here's a list of tablet PC vendors whose products aren't reviewed in the article.

Tablet PC Applications

By John D. Ruley, 07/30/2003

Here are brief descriptions of some applications that are optimized to run on tablet PCs.

Expanding Wireless Coverage

By John D. Ruley, 07/30/2003

John talks about the seemingly expanding coverage area for wireless data services. He also has information to share about notebook PCs surpassing desktop PC sales, and a tidbit ...

Upgrade to ActiveSync 3.7

By John D. Ruley, 07/02/2003



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