Published by deborah.woehr on 23 Jun 2007 at 05:55 pm
This Writer is Going Mobile

Never mind kids, the Internet is my greatest distraction. I’m always fighting with myself to keep from checking my email, surfing for software or books, blogging, reading other blogs, etc. I spend too much time on the Internet. It’s a wonder that I get any writing done.
This morning, I passed an ad in the Writer’s Digest for the Neo by AlphaSmart without a second thought. Then, as my husband and I were talking about our impending vacation, I began to think about the hours I’m going to be trapped on airplanes without a cigarette. I estimate 12 - 15 hours total. Then I began to think about the two-week downtime this vacation is going to cause and how it’s going to set me back on my editing. I’ve passed the halfway point, by the way.
I returned to the magazine and opened the front cover. Then I went online and began researching the Neo as well as its competitors. There aren’t too many machines like this on the market. I read the glowing reviews from other writers, who stated how their productivity had improved and how easy the Neo was to use.
Since laptops have proven unwieldy and their batteries don’t last a day, much less 700 hours, this would be perfect. I can write on the plane, in the car, by the pool after I get home, etc. I’m looking forward to reviewing this machine. In the meantime, I’ll paste the link below.




















Steve on 25 Jun 2007 at 9:16 am #
Deborah, you might be interested in joining this flickr group. The group is very active and the members are very helpful.
http://flickr.com/groups/alphasmart/
- Steve
P.S. I love the Neo for drafting. Also, see additional free fonts that one Flickr group member (Mark AKA Unexpected Human) has designed for the Neo.
deborah.woehr on 25 Jun 2007 at 2:08 pm #
Thanks for sharing this, Steve. I agree, this is a lively and helpful group.
Marti on 25 Jun 2007 at 3:49 pm #
What a neat little dealio!
deborah.woehr on 25 Jun 2007 at 4:52 pm #
I know! I’m anxious to try it out.
fred charles on 26 Jun 2007 at 6:33 am #
I’ve been hearing a lot about this Alphasmart thing. You’re the second blogger on my blogroll to talk about in the last few days. I will have to check it out.
deborah.woehr on 26 Jun 2007 at 4:32 pm #
Before I saw that Writer’s Digest ad, I had never heard of the Alphasmart. I’d seen other gadgets like this in Office Depot years ago. I’ll test it out and post a detailed review.
michaelm on 28 Jun 2007 at 3:57 am #
I’ve seen this before and wondered how it would work out for me.
I’ll be checking back for the review.
I may order one myself.
2lbs? Nice.
~m
deborah.woehr on 28 Jun 2007 at 1:56 pm #
So far, I’m happy with it. Look for my review tonight or tomorrow.