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From: Tom Harrington on 27 Jan 2010 18:57 In article <michelle-754B39.14431027012010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article <000fa8c4$0$2269$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, > JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote: > > > BTW, if their 3G version will be crippled like that of the iphone > > (locked to a particular network), it will be useless to those who would > > use a tablet the most: > > It is unlocked. All you need to do is replace the SIM card. But it uses a "micro-SIM". Is that commonly available? I don't know a lot about SIMs but replaceability only matters if replacements are actually available. -- Tom "Tom" Harrington Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002 http://www.atomicbird.com/
From: D Finnigan on 27 Jan 2010 19:05 =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Per_R=F8nne?= wrote: > D Finnigan <dog_cow(a)macgui.com> wrote: > >> nospam wrote: >> > In article <dog_cow-1264624330(a)macgui.com>, D Finnigan >> > <dog_cow(a)macgui.com> wrote: >> > >> >> I don't think that iPods have had FireWire since the Mac-only days. >> > >> > the 2nd gen ipod was the first to officially be supported on windows >> > and it required a firewire card. the 3rd gen added the dock connector >> > and usb. the 5th generation ipod was the first to drop firewire syncing >> > (but could still charge on firewire) and the 3rd or 4th gen nano >> > (forget which) was the first to drop firewire charging. >> >> Thanks for clarifying that. My first iPod was a 2nd gen nano in Dec 2006, >> so >> I got started a bit late. :-) > > I never purchased an iPod, had no use in it. But the iPhone 3G I could > use - much better than my old Palm Treo 650. > Well the nano has been retired in favor of iPod touch which I got as a holiday present just a few weeks ago. :-)
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Per_R=F8nne?= on 27 Jan 2010 19:48 Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article <1jd05ts.e0tezd1cf62wwN%per(a)RQNNE.invalid>, > per(a)RQNNE.invalid (Per R�nne) wrote: > > > > if one had a MacBook, and one had a knapsack, probably. But when on > > > the road, would one be typing so much that one would need a hardware > > > keyboard? > > > > When you take notes at meetings. For students: when they take notes from > > the professors' lectures. > > > > Or in general when work is done in groups, in different pleces. > > > > Even pupils in secondary schools use laptops for the purposes mentioned > > above. > > yeah, but I think that the software keyboard would suffice for that. It's > large enough that you can touch type on it. I write a fast 10-finger touch-type on my keyboards. On my iPhone I have even got some problems with the two-finger system. For use as an eBook device the iPad is just perfect, also when you have to take notes. I don't believe it will be a MacBook-killer, and for sure it can't replace an iPhone either. Though an iPad and an iPhone might work well together - tethering :-). And I do know that you have problems in the US with AT&T - we simply don't have the same problems in other countries. In Denmark we can use our iPhones on all four networks [and thus alternative companies who use these networks], and three of the four network carriers even sell iPhones. -- Per Erik R�nne http://www.RQNNE.dk Errare humanum est, sed in errore perseverare turpe
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Per_R=F8nne?= on 27 Jan 2010 19:48 D Finnigan <dog_cow(a)macgui.com> wrote: > =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Per_R=F8nne?= wrote: > > D Finnigan <dog_cow(a)macgui.com> wrote: > > > >> nospam wrote: > >> > In article <dog_cow-1264624330(a)macgui.com>, D Finnigan > >> > <dog_cow(a)macgui.com> wrote: > >> > > >> >> I don't think that iPods have had FireWire since the Mac-only days. > >> > > >> > the 2nd gen ipod was the first to officially be supported on windows > >> > and it required a firewire card. the 3rd gen added the dock connector > >> > and usb. the 5th generation ipod was the first to drop firewire syncing > >> > (but could still charge on firewire) and the 3rd or 4th gen nano > >> > (forget which) was the first to drop firewire charging. > >> > >> Thanks for clarifying that. My first iPod was a 2nd gen nano in Dec 2006, > >> so > >> I got started a bit late. :-) > > > > I never purchased an iPod, had no use in it. But the iPhone 3G I could > > use - much better than my old Palm Treo 650. > > Well the nano has been retired in favor of iPod touch which I got as a > holiday present just a few weeks ago. :-) No need for an iPod Touch when you have already got an iPhone:-). -- Per Erik R�nne http://www.RQNNE.dk Errare humanum est, sed in errore perseverare turpe
From: Invid Fan on 27 Jan 2010 20:15
In article <michelle-82AF06.14283927012010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article <000fa582$0$2175$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, > JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote: > > > Anyone know when the actual presention will be on-line ? I went to the > > quicktime site and the last keynote is from sept 2009. Is this where one > > woudl expect today's presentation on the iapd to be made available ? > > It usually takes a few hours to one day. there's a link at the bottom of this page: http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/ -- Chris Mack "If we show any weakness, the monsters will get cocky!" 'Invid Fan' - 'Yokai Monsters Along With Ghosts' |