iPad usefulness?
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From: Roger Merriman on 31 Mar 2010 21:33 D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: > Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > > This is for Quite Soon Now, not in some misty future when everybody has > > > converted their sites to HTML 5. Should I be advising her to forget it > > > for a few years? > > > > In fact, should I be advising her to get ADSL/cable and a Netbook > > instead? > > You must be joking. > > Firstly: the iPad is already selling in quantities that beggar belief. > Consumer-facing sites that rely on Flash are going to be changed so fast > it will take your breath away. > > Secondly: a netbook? Dear me. > > Daniele I hardly use flash in that the iphones lack is no issue and in the past when it broke on the mac it took me a very long time to notice.... roger -- www.rogermerriman.com
From: Roger Merriman on 1 Apr 2010 04:13 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Jochem Huhmann <joh(a)gmx.net> wrote: > > > > Would it connect with a wireless keyboard? > > > > Yes. > > Well I'd have hoped so, but this isn't for me, and the more I look at > the iPad specs, the crummier they appear. Quite shocking in fact. > > As I said, I think it's a matter of waiting. Or, of course, persuading > her to get a Macbook. where as I am liking the idea of the ipad more, it is just a large ipod touch but thats the idea of it and one I'm warming too. roger -- www.rogermerriman.com
From: Chris Ridd on 1 Apr 2010 03:14 On 2010-04-01 09:13:04 +0100, Roger Merriman said: > Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> Jochem Huhmann <joh(a)gmx.net> wrote: >> >>>> Would it connect with a wireless keyboard? >>> >>> Yes. >> >> Well I'd have hoped so, but this isn't for me, and the more I look at >> the iPad specs, the crummier they appear. Quite shocking in fact. >> >> As I said, I think it's a matter of waiting. Or, of course, persuading >> her to get a Macbook. > > where as I am liking the idea of the ipad more, it is just a large ipod > touch but thats the idea of it and one I'm warming too. Apple's quoting "late April" for them in the UK... -- Chris
From: Jim on 1 Apr 2010 03:34 On 2010-04-01, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >> >> where as I am liking the idea of the ipad more, it is just a large ipod >> touch but thats the idea of it and one I'm warming too. > > Apple's quoting "late April" for them in the UK... > There's a MacBreak Weekly special up as of this morning with Andy Ihnatko's impressions of using one for a week. It boils down to: basically very good indeed, but no printing is a bummer. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Peter Ceresole on 1 Apr 2010 03:33
Roger Merriman <NEWS(a)sarlet.com> wrote: > > As I said, I think it's a matter of waiting. Or, of course, persuading > > her to get a Macbook. > > where as I am liking the idea of the ipad more, it is just a large ipod > touch but thats the idea of it and one I'm warming too. I can see why you might. And so might I. But we both have access to proper computers at home- you have access to an absolute skipload (hi, Sara). She would be using it as her sole machine, and I'm not sure that would be practical. -- Peter |