Fully
functional for almost all modern operating systems, the Wacom Bamboo tablet is a
great companion for note-takers and picture-drawers of all ages. This sleek,
black tablet computer has a majestic exterior that screams expensive; but in
fact, this device is very reasonably priced.
Nothing
could mask the joy I felt as I opened the fancily-packed tablet. This was my
first time using or owning a tablet! It was incredibly easy to install the USB
driver by using the disc that comes with the Wacom Bamboo. There were even
tutorials that explained how to use the tablet properly. As a proper engineer-in-training,
of course, I disregarded the tutorials and dove right in.
Using
OneNote (Microsoft Office 2007), I practiced my doodling abilities on the Wacom
tablet. Soon after realizing that I had none, I started using the tablet to do
my homework. Eventually, I got used to the tablet's dimensions and how they
relate to the screen. When it comes to the tablet, just practicing writing and
using different functions of the software dramatically improved my handwriting.
The
Wacom Bamboo even comes with a touch-sensitive scrolling and zoom feature above
the tablet's writing area. I was especially amused that along with the writing
point on the pen (which comes with the tablet), when turned around and pressed
to the tablet, it acted as an eraser. The pen also has buttons on the side that
act as buttons on a mouse. I must admit, however, that these buttons can get in
the way when I was trying to write.
The
buttons on the pen also have the ability to scroll up and down on the page you're
working on, so you can imagine the difficulty of trying to write as the page
moves. If you don't know what this is like, try having someone (who doesn't
mind you yelling at them) move a paper while you try to take notes on it. It is
nearly impossible to write neatly, much less write on that page. Fortunately,
the Wacom Bamboo tablet makes writing notes (and drawing) painlessly easy
(after some quality practice).
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