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From: Fred Moore on 28 Jan 2010 18:07 In article <hjso40$3ee$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Fred Moore wrote: > > That said, I feel like Dr. Strangelove, having to restrain one hand with > > the other so I don't reach for my wallet to buy one. Hmmmm, maybe I > > don't really need to wait... > > Ya don't need no steekin wallet! Just a keyboard and a CC number (which > I've set up in Textexpander)(shhh, don't tell anyone). Very > convenient.... Even moreso Amazon. It's frighteningly easy to order > stuff online from them. Um, John, what did you say was the keyboard shortcut you use to invoke that paste? (I'm tunneling into your computer as we speak.) ;)
From: Fred Moore on 28 Jan 2010 18:13 In article <1264709729.186714(a)irys.nyx.net>, Blanche <bcohen(a)blackhole.nyx.net> wrote: > I'm thinking that many of the active people on this list are not > the target market for the iPad. How many people here require a keyboard > at leat 60% of the time, and I don't mean just to enter in minimal text, > but really need the keyboard. For example, writing this note. > > Almost all of my work is keyboard-intensive (development & documentation). > I have portable devices for watching movies (frankly, if I'm traveling, > I'd rather sleep than watch movies), a cell phone and an iPod. > > There are some documents I use that would be very convenient on the > iPad, but I don't see that app happening for at least a year. Hi Blanche, it's not targeted to replace your computer (or your iPhone). It a different 'appliance' all together which makes certain tasks VERY easy and enjoyable. I fall into the group you describe; and my only issue is like JR's: do I buy one now or wait till v2. Or both.
From: Nick Naym on 28 Jan 2010 18:13 In article 280120100623153529%dogbreath(a)chaseabone.com.invalid, sbt at dogbreath(a)chaseabone.com.invalid wrote on 1/28/10 9:23 AM: > In article <280120100531592509%rag(a)nospam.techline.com>, Mr. Strat > <rag(a)nospam.techline.com> wrote: > >> In article <4b6138a3$0$29162$e4fe514c(a)dreader22.news.xs4all.nl>, Cat >> <0kevi(a)accessforall.invalid> wrote: >> >>> Okay, there is criticism and discussion about details, but nobody >>> actually held one in their hands. Same as with the first iPod or iPhone. >>> What is it for? What is an MP3? Where are the buttons? Now everybody >>> uses those devices without thinking. >>> >>> The iPad looks very simple (to use) and you can do (almost) anything >>> with it. Before long everybody will use one thinking how they could live >>> without it. Moreover, like any Apple device it will evolve, becoming >>> thinner, longer battery life, becoming lighter, newer technologies etc. >>> >>> Supercool. I'm sold...can't wait to get my HANDS on one... >>> SK. >> >> No doubt that it's cool...I just can't figure out how useful it would >> be for me personally. > > All I know for sure is that we are getting (at least) one. My wife, who > looks askance at Apple, Grounds for divorce? ;P > saw the blurb on the news, went online to find > out more, and informed me that she wants one: eBook reader was far and > away her #1 reason, but the calendar, maps, Safari, and email apps held > strong appeal as well. She had been agitating for the top-of-the-line > Kindle as a birthday present, but it has been replaced on the "wish > list." The only other Apple product she has liked is the iPhone. -- iMac (24", 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 320 GB HDD) � OS X (10.5.8)
From: Nick Naym on 28 Jan 2010 18:15 In article michelle-B825A5.10374828012010(a)news.eternal-september.org, Michelle Steiner at michelle(a)michelle.org wrote on 1/28/10 12:37 PM: > In article <280120100531592509%rag(a)nospam.techline.com>, > "Mr. Strat" <rag(a)nospam.techline.com> wrote: > >> No doubt that it's cool...I just can't figure out how useful it would be >> for me personally. > > Me too. However, I got an email from my daughter yesterday; she said she's > drooling to get one. (Her husband turned her to the Windows dark side when > they got married back in 1995.) She married Darth Vader Gates? ;) > I asked her why, and she said it looks > much better than the Kindle, which is what she wanted until Tuesday. > > Personally, I prefer paper books to e-books, and especially since I didn't > see any SF or Fantasy publishers on the list of publishers that Apple > showed. -- iMac (24", 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 320 GB HDD) � OS X (10.5.8)
From: Nick Naym on 28 Jan 2010 18:35
In article jollyroger-29DF91.12175528012010(a)news.individual.net, Jolly Roger at jollyroger(a)pobox.com wrote on 1/28/10 1:17 PM: > In article <280120100623153529%dogbreath(a)chaseabone.com.invalid>, > sbt <dogbreath(a)chaseabone.com.invalid> wrote: > >> All I know for sure is that we are getting (at least) one. My wife, who >> looks askance at Apple, saw the blurb on the news, went online to find >> out more, and informed me that she wants one: eBook reader was far and >> away her #1 reason, but the calendar, maps, Safari, and email apps held >> strong appeal as well. She had been agitating for the top-of-the-line >> Kindle as a birthday present, but it has been replaced on the "wish >> list." The only other Apple product she has liked is the iPhone. > > Almost the same story with my wife (she has no such disapproval of > Apple). Even though my geek side You mean there's a _non_-geek side? ;P > would love to wait it out for the next > revision, which almost certainly will have lots more features I want > personally, we may very well end up getting one right away because the > features it does have (especially eBooks) are very attractive to her, > and to me as well. -- iMac (24", 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 320 GB HDD) � OS X (10.5.8) |