Tablet Pen Search allows you to search the web with your tablet pen

I have created a new Tablet PC tool for searching the web – its similar the the Microsoft Web Search Power tool from way back. This one will require .NET Framework 4, converts your ink to text as you write and allows you to select your search engine right on the same interface (no behind the scene options). You can select multiple search providers, and your results will be launched in multiple tabs (or windows, depending on your local settings). Currently I have Bing and Google, and, for those seeking specific information, Wikipedia and Wolfram Alpha. These will do for most people. I haven’t tested it anywhere other than my hp touchsmart running 64bit Windows 7, so let me know if there are issues.

See here for more information, or download from here.

Lab Calculator Now Supports Ink Input

The new version of Lab Calculator that I have just posted (see here), supports ink input directly using your tablet pen. I have also removed some redundant functions to give a more stripped down version for tablet pc users. you can download it here.

See screenshots below.

It requires the new .NET Framework 4. Ink away.

How to make acrobat reader remember the last viewed page

If you read pdf ebooks (or other long documents) on your computer and get frustrated when you have to remember the last opened page each time you launch, acrobat reader can allow you to open a document to the last viewed page. However, it does not do this by default (unlike, say, Sumatra). To enable this functionality

1. Open your acrobat reader

2. Go  to Edit, Preferences.

3. On the Documents tab, make sure “Restore Last View Settings when reopening documents” is checked.

That’s it. Next time you open a document it will restore the last viewed page.

We are back!

We are back to talk about lab software and other interesting Windows tools after a long break. Watch this space.