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From: Wes Groleau on 31 Jan 2010 17:38 AES wrote: > But if I can also have an iPad-like device that can pull stuff off this > primary machine wirelessly (can it?) and let me read, listen to, or view > files elsewhere in the house -- e.g., in bed -- that's exactly what I'd > want. I downloaded free telnet, ssh, and VNC for my iPod that gets me into my non-portables. So I'm inclined to think there's nothing to keep someone from doing FTP, and others. It's basically OS X inside, so NFS ought to work--if Apple hasn't intentionally blocked it. And I can download PDFs from web pages to my iPod, so any reason I can't open lots of file directories to Apache on my big Macs? -- Wes Groleau Free Reading in the FL Class http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/russell?itemid=1559
From: Wes Groleau on 31 Jan 2010 17:46 Wes Groleau wrote: > It's basically OS X inside, so NFS ought to work--if Apple hasn't > intentionally blocked it. P.S. If I were really desperate, I could set-up procmail or certain list-serv programs to let me fetch directory listings and files by e-mail. :-) -- Wes Groleau Walls Around the Poor http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/russell?itemid=1520
From: Wes Groleau on 31 Jan 2010 17:53 JF Mezei wrote: > Whether the lighted background (as opposed to paper which reflects > light) is good for reading so much text, I don't know. But the ability High contrast is good for readability. But I find that playing solitaire or reading e-mail in the dark, i.e., my wife is trying to sleep, tends to give me some ocular discomfort. Changing brightness/contrast would prevent that, but it's just enough screen-switching to make me not want top bother. Would be great if the iPad had easy access to settings as a pop-up, instead of going back to the top level and navigating down to them. -- Wes Groleau A bureaucrat is someone who cuts red tape lengthwise.
From: Steve Hix on 31 Jan 2010 18:23 In article <hk50ok$u9c$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Wes Groleau <Groleau+news(a)FreeShell.org> wrote: > AES wrote: > > But if I can also have an iPad-like device that can pull stuff off this > > primary machine wirelessly (can it?) and let me read, listen to, or view > > files elsewhere in the house -- e.g., in bed -- that's exactly what I'd > > want. > > I downloaded free telnet, ssh, and VNC for my iPod that gets me into my > non-portables. So I'm inclined to think there's nothing to keep > someone from doing FTP, and others. Already out there with "FTP On the Go", "WiFi FTP", etc. > It's basically OS X inside, so NFS ought to work--if Apple hasn't > intentionally blocked it. > > And I can download PDFs from web pages to my iPod, so any reason > I can't open lots of file directories to Apache on my big Macs?
From: Jim Glidewell on 31 Jan 2010 19:21
Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article > <1963105894286664259.540562jim_glidewell-yahoo.com(a)eternal-september.org>, > Jim Glidewell <jim_glidewell(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I thinks it's pretty clear that the iPad *will* require syncing at > > the > > product launch. > > Why? So long as you have a wireless router, you shouldn't need to > sync the > phone with a computer. Especially if you have a me.com account. Sorry - by "sync" I mean all the stuff that happens when I press the "Sync" button in iTunes. This includes media syncing from the Mac and backup. My contacts, etc. don't sync through iTunes. Of course, if I didn't have a Mac or PC, I wouldn't have to worry about media sync. That leave backups and OS upgrades. To the best of my knowledge, there is no way to do those things today for an iPhone or touch with a Mac or PC running iTunes. But backup to me.com does sound like a reasonable option - just not one that is available today for Mobile OS X devices. |