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Curt Hopkins added the blog post 'An integrated transportation system for logging? Don't mind if I do.' 1 day ago

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Curt Hopkins commented on the blog post TDS featured in article: Ruggedized Smartphones Find Their Niche (InformationWeek) Jul 21

Curt Hopkins added the blog post 'Recon & Nomad Rugged Enough for Military' Jul 21

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1. Do you use computers outdoors?: Yes

2. Do you use a Trimble or TDS handheld?: No

3. How did you learn about this site?: other

3. If other, how did you learn about the site?: Talk with RobD.

Tell us a little about yourself and how you'd like to benefit from this site.: I am a marketing communications and social media professional with an abiding interest in stories and an equal interest in technology in the service of the spirit, as an extension that makes the important things we do easier or more effective.

4. Do you belong to other online communities?: MySpace, YouTube, FaceBook, Other

4. If other, what other community sites do you visit?: Flickr, Netvibes, LinkedIn, Twitter, blogs

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An integrated transportation system for logging? Don't mind if I do.

We debuted our Blue Ox™ Integrated Transportation Management System for Forestry today. Blue Ox "analyzes and processes the data to help timber companies, loggers and trucking firms increase the percentage of loaded miles, take advantage of more backhaul opportunities, improve routing efficiency and reduce costs." To read the full press release go to the Trimble News Release for Blue Ox. (Well, you might want to. MarketWa… Continue

Posted on July 23rd, 2008 at 7:40pm — No Comments (Add)

Recon & Nomad Rugged Enough for Military

From the latest VDC Report on Rugged Mobile Computing.

Increased budget pressure is forcing the military to take on a “rugged enough” technology acquisition policy for certain applications, seeking out equipment that is cheaper to buy, operate, and maintain. As a result rugged mobile vendors that may have not previously focused on the military segment are uncovering unexpected opportunities based on their product price-performance profile. For instance, Trimble’s Recon and Nomad, som…

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Posted on July 21st, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments (Add)

And the winner of a brand new Nomad is...

…. Sam Meacham! Sam wrote the winning post for our Nomad contest. Sam will receive a Nomad handheld computer to support his work protecting the the Harpy Eagles in Belize. His entire team has done some fantastic work, and we all look forward to hearing about their experiences with the Nomad for the various projects they… Continue

Posted on July 11th, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments (Add)

IMHO: A Few O|R Tips

I've noticed a lot of people write what are essentially blog posts under the "discussion" tab Not a problem, of course, but I think of online discussions more as more single-topic-based conversations. The blog on the other hand is your O|R "living room," if you will, where you talk about many different issues. But the issues are second to you and your experiences. If, for instance, you are a member of a company that is doing some cool stuff with handhelds, you may want to consider postin… Continue

Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 9:06pm — No Comments (Add)

What Do You Want from OutdoorRugged

Hey, you. What do you want from OutdoorRugged? (Keep your hands at your sides TDS employees, I'm talking to our customers and other users of rugged outdoor handhelds.) Do you want specific kinds of information from TDS? Do you want us to host certain types of conversations? More contests? More video? Some live streaming or Q&A with our product people? I guess there are two questions there, so let me break them out. +How could we augment or change OutdoorRugged to make it a more valuabl… Continue

Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 1:13pm — No Comments (Add)

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At 4:00pm on June 15th, 2008, Holly S. said…: Hi Curt,
Thanks for the add - looking forward to working with you and your company!

-Holly S.

At 8:34am on March 25th, 2008, yogiboy said…: Hi Curt,

Welcome to Outdoor Rugged, please let us know what you think of the site and what we can do to make it better.

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