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From: Mark Ingle on 1 Aug 2010 18:25
Kit Powell <kit.powell(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> Presumably you'll not get 11b/g channels 12 & 13 if it's U.S. spec. I
> once had to return a warranty-replaced Airport Express as it had only
> the U.S. channels.

Thanks for that; will have to check that out. I would imagine as iPads
would be taken when one is travelling, the WiFi channels shouldn't be
restricted, but I may be wrong.
From: Steve Firth on 1 Aug 2010 19:40
SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> I remain to be convinced that you need GPS in something like the iPad -
> it's far too big to be used as satnav in a Pious.

I agree, but it looks tiny inside a house-sized Yank Tank.
From: David Empson on 1 Aug 2010 22:40
Mark Ingle <markinglenospam(a)nospamfastmail.fm> wrote:

> David Empson <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> >
> > No, it isn't. The iPad includes a 10W power adapter. It looks like the
> > international one supplied with the iPhone, but the latter is only 5W.
> >
> > If you plugged the iPad into a 5W adapter it would take a much longer
> > time to charge the battery.
> >
> > You can buy a 10W iPad power adapter as a separate accessory from Apple
> > (and the separately purchased one includes a longer clip-on power cord,
> > as well as a direct clip-on plug).
> >
> > The 10W adapter can also be used to charge iPods and iPhones (it says so
> > in the manual for the adapter).
>
> I don't think I was clear enough; I didn't mean the ac-dc adaptor but
> the three pin UK plug bit that slots into the adaptor, that converts it
> to the figure of eight connector.

Ah right. That should be the same between the iPad 10W adapter, iPhone
5W adapter, and any MacBook/Pro/Air adapter. Mine (in New Zealand)
appear to be interchangeable for all three.

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David Empson
dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 2 Aug 2010 03:54
On 2 Aug 2010 07:44:55 GMT, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote:
>SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Was never convinced by integrated navigation. I guess it is ok if you
>>> buy a car new and keep it 2 years, but beyond that you have an out of
>>> date overpriced system that you can't do anything with.
>>
>> Company car, so max. of 4 years before it gets changed.
>
>I guess for the company car Market it makes sense
>
>> I wasn't convinced until I got a car with integrated navigation - it's
>> much better than having cables strung over the dash to a sucker on the
>> screen.
>
>Would imagine so. Haven't used a sucker thing for a long time, my car
>has a space for one in the dash

That's very sensible. Is there some power there too?

My current cage (2002 Focus estate ghia) is rather bereft of useful
things like that - it only has two lighter sockets, one of which is
inaccessible when the back seats are folded up, and not even an aux
input to the stereo.

I don't look at cars more than once a decade or so when the old one
starts to limp and die, so - I know various cars have iPod integration
and bluetooth mobile phone links, but have they started to include USB
slots for power and MP3 input?

Cheers - Jaimie
--
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From: Ian Piper on 2 Aug 2010 04:51
On 2010-08-01 21:45:28 +0100, markinglenospam(a)nospamfastmail.fm (Mark
Ingle) said:

> Now just need to decide whether to go for the cheaper WiFi only one, or
> the 3G?
>
> There are some people saying that geting the WiFi only one and getting
> one of those MiFi dongles gives one more flexibility for occasional use,
> and I do get provided with a 3G T-Mobile dongle from work (though it is
> just the usual USB one, not MiFi).

Some real-world experience - I bought the 3G enabled version of the
iPad, but for reasons I won't bother boring you with I bought the Three
Mi-Fi unit.

I have found the Mi-Fi thing to be very variable in signal quality:
Three claim to have the best network coverage IIRC, but I haven't been
impressed (I can't use it in my own home, for example!). So I plugged
in the micro-SIM that I'd ordered from O2, and that has given me much
better coverage. So I have two solutions, which is no bad thing I
suppose, but the Mi-Fi is not as practically useful as I had hoped it
would be.

Regards,


Ian.
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Author of "Learn Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and iPhone Development",
Apress, December 2009
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