iTwin USB Storage The iTwin USB drive offers two unique advantages. First, the drive’s capacity is limited only by the computers to which it con- nects. Second, the information is secured with military-grade 256-bit AES encryption. The drive is composed of two identical halves that connect any two computers you choose, no mat- ter the location. As long as the computers can go online, their storage is safely available to the other half of the drive. iTwin describes its drive as the most secure “personal cloud USB device.” The transfers are made without the storage charges usually associated with conven- tional cloud accounts—you’re storing and sharing information on two computers you have agreed to connect. You plug one half of the iTwin into your local computer and drag and drop the files you want to be accessible to the other half. When the other part is plugged into a remote computer online, it can access those files you have given permission to share. You can copy files from the remote computer back to your base, using the same drag-and-drop procedure, and you can also do back-ups and editing on the remote computer. For security, you can set a password on both halves by plugging the two con- nected halves into an online computer and selecting “Security Options” and “Set iTwin Pass- word.” And you can disable the remote connection simply by unplugging the local USB half. A new feature called Multi allows a user to plug multiple iTwins into a computer and then hand their halves to different people to share different sets of files with each person, depend- ing on the half they are traveling with. iTwin is Windows and Mac compatible. www.iTwin.com Lenovo Tablets The producer of ThinkPad note- books has released three new tablet computers, one primarily for business and two for home and business.The IdeaPad Tablet K1 for general consumers and the ThinkPad Tablet for business customers offer the choice of Android and Windows 7 operat- ing systems. The ThinkPad Tablet is designed for easy IT support, with access to Lenovo’s full portfolio of enterprise-level services. The 10.1-inch WXGA (1,280 ✕ 800) display is scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass, and the tablet weighs only 1.65 lbs. It has a full-size USB port, full-size SD card slot, and a miniature HDMI for con- necting to external projectors and displays. There’s built-in, layered data security and a suite of business partner solutions, including virtual desk- top support with Citrix Receiver, and secure e-mail. DataViz Documents to Go is preloaded, and it allows viewing and edit- ing of Microsoft Office docu- ments. There’s WiFi connectivity and 2GB of free cloud storage, and you can sync files and fold- ers every time you plug your tablet into a Windows 7 PC. You can plug in the optional Key- board Folio Case with optical TrackPoint for more convenient typing and mouse control, and there’s an optional digitizer that will let you take handwritten notes. For a description of the different models, visit www.lenovo.com/tablets . Adobe Photo- shop Elements 9 The photo-editing program Pho- toshop Elements 9 from Adobe provides all you need to store, sort, share, and edit your pho- tos. You can use the automatic People Recognition function to find photos of particular people and then organize and store all your photos and videos in one place. Visual tags help in the organizing, and you get auto- matic online backup and 2GB of storage—enough for up to TECHNOLOGY TOOLS of theTRADE 66 STRATEGIC FINANCE I September 2011
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iTwin USBStorageThe iTwin USB drive offers two
unique advantages. First, the
drive’s capacity is limited only by
the computers to which it con-
nects. Second, the information
is secured with military-grade
256-bit AES encryption. The drive
is composed of two identical
halves that connect any two
computers you choose, no mat-
ter the location. As long as the
computers can go online, their
storage is safely available to the
other half of the drive. iTwin
describes its drive as the most
secure “personal cloud USB
device.” The transfers are made
without the storage charges
usually associated with conven-
tional cloud accounts—you’re
storing and sharing information
on two computers you have
agreed to connect. You plug one
half of the iTwin into your local
computer and drag and drop the
files you want to be accessible
to the other half. When the other
part is plugged into a
remote computer online, it
can access those files you have
given permission to share. You
can copy files from the remote
computer back to your base,
using the same drag-and-drop
procedure, and you can also do
back-ups and editing on the
remote computer. For security,
you can set a password on both
halves by plugging the two con-
nected halves into an online
computer and selecting “Security
Options” and “Set iTwin Pass-
word.” And you can disable the
remote connection simply by
unplugging the local USB half.
A new feature called Multi
allows a user to plug multiple
iTwins into a computer and then
hand their halves to different
people to share different sets of
files with each person, depend-
ing on the half they are traveling
with. iTwin is Windows and
Mac compatible.
www.iTwin.com
Lenovo TabletsThe producer of ThinkPad note-
books has released three new
tablet computers, one primarily
for business and two for home
and business. The IdeaPad Tablet
K1 for general consumers and
the ThinkPad Tablet for business
customers offer the choice of
Android and Windows 7 operat-
ing systems. The ThinkPad Tablet
is designed for easy IT support,
with access to Lenovo’s full
portfolio of enterprise-level
services. The 10.1-inch WXGA
(1,280 ✕ 800) display is
scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla
Glass, and the tablet weighs
only 1.65 lbs. It has a full-size
USB port, full-size SD card slot,
and a miniature HDMI for con-
necting to external projectors
and displays. There’s built-in,
layered data security and a suite
of business
partner
solutions, including virtual desk-
top support with Citrix Receiver,
and secure e-mail. DataViz
Documents to Go is preloaded,
and it allows viewing and edit-
ing of Microsoft Office docu-
ments. There’s WiFi connectivity
and 2GB of free cloud storage,
and you can sync files and fold-
ers every time you plug your
tablet into a Windows 7 PC. You
can plug in the optional Key-
board Folio Case with optical
TrackPoint for more convenient
typing and mouse control, and
there’s an optional digitizer that
will let you take handwritten
notes. For a description of the
different models, visit
www.lenovo.com/tablets.
Adobe Photo-shop Elements 9The photo-editing program Pho-
toshop Elements 9 from Adobe
provides all you need to store,
sort, share, and edit your pho-
tos. You can use the automatic
People Recognition function to
find photos of particular people
and then organize and store all
your photos and videos in one
place. Visual tags help in the
organizing, and you get auto-
matic online backup and 2GB
of storage—enough for up to
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1,500 photos. You can easily
share photos on Facebook or via
e-mail or on websites, and there
are a number of projects, includ-
ing calendars, cards, photo
books, online albums, and flexi-
ble layouts for CD/DVD labels.
New photo repair functions
include layer masks for layered
compositions; new photographic
effects including reflections, por-
trait effects, pop art, and more;
you can match the style of
favorite photos with others; and
you can do instant, one-click
repairs such as whitening teeth
or intensifying blue skies, fixing
red-eye, and improving skin
tones. The how-tos and tips and
tricks sections have been
enhanced, as has the popular
panorama function, which
allows stitching multiple images
together. You can even work
directly with raw camera image
files for higher-quality results.
www.adobe.com
GriffinTechnology A-FrameAmong the hundreds of thou-
sands of apps for the iPad, there
are many clocks, calendars, live
stock feeds, checklists, and con-
stantly refreshing news feeds.
All work much better if the
tablet is visible, standing on
your desk. For a sturdy and very
handy desk display, the Griffin
A-Frame is both solid and
stable. Made of heavy-duty
brushed aluminum, it holds the
iPad’s smooth aluminum back in
a soft silicone cradle. You can
set it up in portrait or landscape
mode for viewing videos or
photos, and there are grooves
to permit an unobstructed
sound feed from the device’s
speakers. Docking and charging
is unobstructed, and the easel
will serve readers and Web
browsers as well as business
users. The cradle will accommo-
date iPad cases from Griffin
and many others.
www.GriffinTechnology.com
Fifty years ago last month, IBM made its revolutionary
Selectric typewriter available to the world. And 25 years
ago, in 1986, the production of the Selectric ended. This
year, the United States Post Office created a commemora-
tive stamp honoring the designer of this iconic piece of
technology and included it in the commemorative series
called Pioneers of American Industrial Design, issued in
June. There are 12 stamps in the series, each honoring a
designer by name and including an illustration of his or
her work. Walter Teague’s Bakelite “Baby Brownie” is on
one of the stamps, as is Henry Dreyfuss’s 1937 Model 302
Bell desk telephone. The hardware selected for the Eliot
Noyes’s stamp was the 1961 Selectric.
1961
Thomas J. Watson, Jr., was elected chairman of the IBM
Board in 1961, and the world-class Thomas J. Watson
Research Center opened in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Sev-
eral IBM products debuted that year. “IBM introduce[d]
the ‘Selectric’ Typewriter, an electric typewriter which
uses golf ball-shaped typing elements rather than type
bars or movable carriages; the ‘Executory’ PBX dictation
system and portable dictating unit; the 1710 control sys-
tem; the Hypertape system; the 1301 disk storage; and the