The AlpineInker

Ken Hinckley's blog exploring the savage frontiers of pen, touch, and mobile devices

The official blog of the InkSeine project at Microsoft Research

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• JasonJ's InkSanitorium

  GottaBeMobile.com forum member JasonJ is a prolific inker. He’s been at the avant-garde of InkSeine for some time now. He’s offered us lots of great feedback and has a flair for illustrating his points. For example, he’d like us to add a sizing tab to... Posted Jun 04 2008, 05:07 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Tablet PC, Fun, Art, Design

• Dig for Tablet PC Ultra-Productivity with the INTELLIMOLE

  A conversation with the Tablet PC MVP's this week reminded me of a productivity hack I constructed for my tablet a while back. I guarantee that you will either absolutely love this hack, or think it is the stupidest thing you've ever heard. In... Posted Apr 18 2008, 05:38 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Pen, Tablet PC, Hardware, Fun

• Great Visit with Tablet PC MVP's

  Sometimes great connections and friendships are forged over the internet without ever getting a chance to meet that person behind the keyboard. Well, I had great fun this week getting to meet Rob Bushway and Warner Crocker from the GottaBeMobile.com site... Posted Apr 17 2008, 05:28 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Tablet PC, Touch, Fun

• Jump Start your Creativity with Custom InkSeine Notebooks

  Distressed books from forgotten decades, documents battered by time, and postcards from the distant past hold a deep charm for me. Perhaps it was because my grandfather was an insatiable reader and his shelves were always brimming with volumes dating... Posted Mar 18 2008, 05:18 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Tablet PC, Fun, Art, UMPC

• What is the Role of Sketching and Handwriting in Web Design?

  A lot of ink blogs are just a vile mess. But there are a few, like Sumocat , who really get it right. Partly it is just because his handwriting is so beautiful, but also, the interesting content is there to back it up. When ink blogging is done right... Posted Mar 03 2008, 05:26 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Pen, Tablet PC, Fun, Art, Design

• A 30-second Hardware Hack to Make You Ultra-Productive on Your Tablet

  A while back I came up with a hardware invention to make me more productive with my tablet when I'm using it on a desk. I figured why not give a boost to the sagging global economy by unleashing this little gem on the world now, even though it's... Posted Feb 07 2008, 06:03 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Pen, Tablet PC, Hardware, Fun

• Twelve Days of InkSeine, Day #10: Scrapbook Fun

  Well, there was just no way I could present this series without sneaking in a picture of my beautiful twin girls. I recommended that you should always wear extremely dark cute-polarized sunglasses whenever visiting the site way back in the inaugural post... Posted Jan 31 2008, 05:19 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Tablet PC, Twins, Fun

• Twelve Days of InkSeine, Day #2: Web Surfing

  Yesterday I showed you how I use InkSeine to Make a Project Binder . Well that's great for work and challenging projects. But with infant identical twin girls in my household, I need a severe coffee infusion when I arrive at work before my brain begins... Posted Jan 23 2008, 05:05 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Tablet PC, Fun