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From: BreadWithSpam on 28 Jan 2010 19:08 JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> writes: > from a point in upgrading the hardware. SnowLeopard wasn't an upgrade. > It was a cleanup with some downgrades in the user interface (Quicktime > 10 for instance) and some useless eye candy changes. Snow leopard laid the groundwork for a vast array of improvements in OS X in the future. This article, rather long, is very well worth reading if you care about this stuff: <http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars> > My fear is that if development of the real OS-X languishes, it may start > to lose important appications and revert to the sad state of MacOS > during the 1990s. Both OS-X and Windows could be blindsighted by Linux > is they become complacent in the desktop market and focus only on the > mobile "appliance" market. At this point, I have seen no reason to worry that Apple's letting OS X languish. If anything, the iPhone OS and the ecosystem around it, as well as the iTunes store and such all provide even more strength to Apple as a whole, which likely benefits OS X substantially. Note that the iPhone and the iPad are clearly *not* meant to be isolated devices - Apple expects you to have a computer to sync them to and for more substantial productivity work. Apple clearly wants that computer to be a Macintosh. -- Plain Bread alone for e-mail, thanks. The rest gets trashed. Are you posting responses that are easy for others to follow? http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting
From: Warren Oates on 28 Jan 2010 19:14 In article <1jd1q7c.9w6s0vzz07ubN%per(a)RQNNE.invalid>, per(a)RQNNE.invalid (Per Rønne) wrote: > It's a bad choice when reading a good novel in bed ... or watching an > episode of Rome ... I dunno, I read real books in bed, and I'm an old movie guy, it's all content for me, I can watch The Godfather in b&w on a cel phone and it's still The Godfather. -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer
From: Steve Hix on 28 Jan 2010 21:32 In article <0040d31f$0$2150$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, Warren Oates <warren.oates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > We have an iPod Touch; we got it free when we bought our MacBook Pro. I > loaded it up with some music; stole the latest OS from Apple; played > with it a bit; jail-broke it and played with that a bit; reset it and > then wiped the damned thing clean and put it in my might-need box and > there it sits with it's little Mac-the-touch battery oozing life. The > iPad is just more bigger. > > Spend the extra money, get an Air thing, at least it's a real computer. We've got a couple of Touches, my wife has an Air (mine is an MBP). I'm still getting an iPad. There are some iPod Touch applications, particularly for flight planning related tasks that work OK on the little gadget, but will be killer on the iPad. And reading ebooks will be even better.
From: Barry Margolin on 28 Jan 2010 22:36 In article <tph-1C2B31.11031728012010(a)localhost>, Tom Harrington <tph(a)pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> wrote: > In article <fmoore-E65D27.12043128012010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > Fred Moore <fmoore(a)gcfn.org> wrote: > > > In article <sehix-0954A7.18180027012010(a)5ad64b5e.bb.sky.com>, > > Steve Hix <sehix(a)NOSPAMmac.comINVALID> wrote: > > > > > When you're serious, you can use a Bluetooth or a docked keyboard. > > ^^^^^^^^^ > > Steve, Michelle mentioned bluetooth keyboards too. Do either of you know > > _for_sure_ if this is possible. For instance, can you do this with the > > existing Touch. The reason I ask is that many of us have wireless > > keyboards and Magic Mice which could be used with the iPad *IF* the OS > > has a driver to support a wireless keyboard/mouse. Bluetooth isn't > > enough, you need the driver too. I wouldn't think this would be > > difficult for Apple to implement, but have they? > > The iPad supports BT keyboards-- see <http://www.apple.com/ipad/design/>. > > "iPad also comes with Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, letting you connect to > devices like wireless headphones or the Apple�Wireless�Keyboard." > > The iPod touch can't do this, at least not now. It's possible that when > a future OS comes out (3.2 or 4.0 or whatever) Apple could include this > for iPods. > > Mice are not mentioned for the iPad. Hopefully they'll add support for it. It seems like it would be more convenient than the touchscreen when you put the iPad into the keyboard dock. Wouldn't using the touchscreen knock it over? -- Barry Margolin, barmar(a)alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group ***
From: Steve Hix on 29 Jan 2010 00:40
In article <barmar-BB4487.22361628012010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Barry Margolin <barmar(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote: > > Mice are not mentioned for the iPad. Which makes sense, as you actually touch the target of interest, rather than driving a cursor to it and clicking the mouse or trackpad to simulate a touch. > Hopefully they'll add support for it. It seems like it would be more > convenient than the touchscreen when you put the iPad into the keyboard > dock. Wouldn't using the touchscreen knock it over? Why? First, all indications so far (not to mention experience with Apple's other multitouch devices) is that only a very light touch is needed to trigger actions, and second, if you've used an iPod dock, the device is moderately well-latched in place. I doubt if the development team failed to test use in that mode. |