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From: smurf on 27 Apr 2010 14:32 T i m wrote: > On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:32:00 +0100, "smurf" <smurf(a)smurf.com> wrote: > > > That bit is always nice (when it works etc). >> With mobile me, syncing between macbook and iphone works 100%. When it was launched it was a bit iffy for a few weeks in 2008, since then i have never lost a single appointment. Absolutletly and utterly reliable syncing, with no overheads (ie managing a server). Entering information on the ipad is surprisingly easy, actually typing is remarkably impressive. I can spot a few flaws though. Apple really need to let the OS scale up properly, it needs to have a central file repositary for users documents/pictures, which can be transferred to and from through some kind of simple share.
From: smurf on 27 Apr 2010 14:34 Nancy wrote: > On 4/26/2010 5:32 PM, smurf wrote: >> Woody wrote: >>> smurf<smurf(a)smurf.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Got my ipad today, have had a good play, very impressive. The >>>> calendar, email and safari are exceptionally useable, apple have >>>> really done a good job. >>>> >>>> Was a touch worried about the 'wireless issue', but the wifi seems >>>> to have excellent range, easily as good as my macbook and >>>> significantly better then my iphone. >>>> >>>> The wonders of ebay! >>> >>> Indeed - they have been doing good business since the lopsided >>> release! >> >> I dont think the price i paid will be vastly different then the uk >> price. I knew i had made the right decision today, was driving along, >> customer calls me on my iphone (hands free via bluetooth). I pulled >> over. Normally i would scratch around for a pen, and paper and write >> all the information for an appointment, which i would then enter >> into my mobileme calendar on my phone. Well, pulled over this time, >> picked up the ipad of the passenger seat, rested it on the steering >> wheel and entered all the details directly into the calendar with >> ease and speed. After the conversation finished a minute later, i >> went to the calendar in my iphone just to see how long it would take >> to sync over the appointment, it was allready there..... Well done >> apple.... >> >> > > Nice! :) > > How did you enter the info into the calendar, type, or voice > recognition? type... I can type pretty quickly on the screen, very easy...
From: Woody on 27 Apr 2010 14:35 smurf <smurf(a)smurf.com> wrote: > T i m wrote: > > On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:32:00 +0100, "smurf" <smurf(a)smurf.com> wrote: > > > > > > > That bit is always nice (when it works etc). > >> > > With mobile me, syncing between macbook and iphone works 100%. When it was > launched it was a bit iffy for a few weeks in 2008, since then i have never > lost a single appointment. Absolutletly and utterly reliable syncing, with > no overheads (ie managing a server). I have lost a few, and I certainly check now as I don't trust it that much -- Woody Alienrat Design Ltd
From: Nancy on 27 Apr 2010 15:47 On 4/27/2010 1:34 PM, smurf wrote: > Nancy wrote: >> On 4/26/2010 5:32 PM, smurf wrote: >>> Woody wrote: >>>> smurf<smurf(a)smurf.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Got my ipad today, have had a good play, very impressive. The >>>>> calendar, email and safari are exceptionally useable, apple have >>>>> really done a good job. >>>>> >>>>> Was a touch worried about the 'wireless issue', but the wifi seems >>>>> to have excellent range, easily as good as my macbook and >>>>> significantly better then my iphone. >>>>> >>>>> The wonders of ebay! >>>> >>>> Indeed - they have been doing good business since the lopsided >>>> release! >>> >>> I dont think the price i paid will be vastly different then the uk >>> price. I knew i had made the right decision today, was driving along, >>> customer calls me on my iphone (hands free via bluetooth). I pulled >>> over. Normally i would scratch around for a pen, and paper and write >>> all the information for an appointment, which i would then enter >>> into my mobileme calendar on my phone. Well, pulled over this time, >>> picked up the ipad of the passenger seat, rested it on the steering >>> wheel and entered all the details directly into the calendar with >>> ease and speed. After the conversation finished a minute later, i >>> went to the calendar in my iphone just to see how long it would take >>> to sync over the appointment, it was allready there..... Well done >>> apple.... >>> >>> >> >> Nice! :) >> >> How did you enter the info into the calendar, type, or voice >> recognition? > > type... I can type pretty quickly on the screen, very easy... > > I'm curious, to what extent do the ipads have voice recognition available as a form of input? Also, did it sync so quick because you were in range of a wireless lan that it was connected to? Did it connect automagically to the wireless?
From: Jochem Huhmann on 27 Apr 2010 15:48
"smurf" <smurf(a)smurf.com> writes: > I can spot a few flaws though. Apple really need to let the OS scale up > properly, it needs to have a central file repositary for users > documents/pictures, which can be transferred to and from through some kind > of simple share. Indications of exactly that were there in a beta version of the 3.2 SDK. Shared folder support, exported via a virtual file system and USB. Plug the thing into any PC or Mac and get a drive with folders of all files you have saved in apps. Just copy things on and off it. No trace of this since then, even in the 4.0 betas. Madness. I have to say this is one of the things that makes me suspect that Apple has somehow lost track of what is important. The current state of file (or document) handling on the iPhone and iPad is everything else but user-friendly. It's a nightmare actually. I could live a year longer with no multitasking but not without some sane support for handling documents. Jochem -- "A designer knows he has arrived at perfection not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery |