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From: Ian McCall on 27 Apr 2010 16:18 On 2010-04-26 22:34:50 +0100, "smurf" <smurf(a)smurf.com> said: > 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. By co-incidence I had a play with one today too. The guy was running two things I would definitely want to use - Things and MindNode - which made the whole thing a bit more relevant too. Looked fine to me - I'm still sceptical in a number of ways but the manner in which I'd like to use it at work seems perfectly feasible. Screen quality was excellent too. Cheers, Ian
From: smurf on 27 Apr 2010 17:06 Woody wrote: > 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 Really? I have complete and utter faith in it (i found outlook was a bit iffy, so never use it, i use ical and on m pc just go to me.com/calendar. I put in fifteen to twenty appointments a week into my iphone/ical, and for the last year i have also had the phone simultaneously syncing with a corporate exchange server, without a hitch. i still do a weely backup of mobileme on my mac though...
From: smurf on 27 Apr 2010 17:11 Nancy wrote: > 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? I cant see any native support for voice entry. > 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? i use a mifi (mobile dongle that acts as a wifi hotspot using the Three network) device i have always switched on in my car. I entered the data on the calendar on the ipad which *pushed* the update to mobileme, the phone pulled the information down, the whole thing happened within a minute or so.
From: Woody on 27 Apr 2010 19:33 smurf <smurf(a)smurf.com> wrote: > Woody wrote: > > 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 > > Really? I have complete and utter faith in it (i found outlook was a bit > iffy, so never use it, i use ical and on m pc just go to me.com/calendar. Actually the outlook bit worked ok here, it was ical to ical. First thing it did was wipe out all my appointments, then when I got it back from the backup, I lost a couple of the later ones. Now it seems to have moved my all day appointments to two days since the clocks change. When it runs out I will go back to google calendar which at least worked from iPhone -> iPhone, and iPhone to some macs (though not my main one), or look what other options are around. > I put in fifteen to twenty appointments a week into my iphone/ical, and for > the last year i have also had the phone simultaneously syncing with a > corporate exchange server, without a hitch. i still do a weely backup of > mobileme on my mac though... I use it, but I have backups as I really don't trust it very much. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: zoara on 28 Apr 2010 05:15
T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > > and entered all the details directly > >into the calendar with ease and speed. > > What if said information had required a sketch (like directions) or > other non textual info (something you easily deal with on a 50p > notepad for example)? There's an app for that. -zoara- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm |