iPad usefulness?
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From: Nancy on 6 Apr 2010 12:39 On 4/6/2010 8:50 AM, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote: > On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:42:07 +0100, David Kennedy > <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > >> Not everyone wants to receive email as there main choice of >> communication, there are many instances where I am still having to fax >> things to various companies. > > There are plenty of email to fax gateways out there, which is the only > way I've managed faxes in the last few years. > >> Whilst true it is far from the final word as there is still a need for >> paper filing for many reasons - the main one being for those who don't >> have everything [or in some cases anything] on computer. > > Or need to keep records for audit purposes. (I spent some of the long > weekend hauling out stuff from 2000-2002 and tossing it into the fire. > Great fun!) > > None of which applies to me - but I'd very much like to see the iPad > get backup-to-cloud and wifi printing, which would together make it a > standalone product without need for a general purpose computer. > > Cheers - Jaimie I think it will need cloud OS update functionality too before it will be a good stand alone device.
From: Sak Wathanasin on 7 Apr 2010 04:32 In article <d49dbf351%Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk>, Graeme <Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote: > My main requirement for printing these days is boarding cards for flights. > Now if the scanners can read the barcode straight off the iPad I wouldn't > even have to do that. Well, Tesco's scanners can read their clubcard barcodes off their iPhone app, so it's technically feasible. One reason I still print some stuff is to take it with me to read away from my desktop or laptop, but an iPad (if it lives up to its billing) will service that requirement. -- Sak Wathanasin Network Analysis Limited http://www.network-analysis.ltd.uk
From: Sak Wathanasin on 7 Apr 2010 04:42 In article <1jgj5vc.1xjaryt7i0zyjN%usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk>, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote: > Howard <Howard.not(a)home.com> wrote: > > > Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: > > > > > Of course, people who work from home or are retired have a much greater > > > need for a printer; I fully accept this. > > > > But they will also have a desktop device. This iPad device format is not > > intended and I believe will not really be used as a sole computer device > > in the vast majority of homes. > > I think you need to read back a bit. This is a thread about how it could > be used as a sole computer device. > > For that, printing would be very useful. I think we're all pretty much in violent agreement that the iPad as it stands isn't capable of being a standalone system. The question that we're arguing over is whether Apple was right to go for the "iPhone plus" market instaed of the "never had a computer before" market. I think they are: firstly, they can build on their existing user base, and secondly, it allows them to test out ideas and get feedback on a standalone device. We'll see. -- Sak Wathanasin Network Analysis Limited http://www.network-analysis.ltd.uk
From: Graeme on 7 Apr 2010 05:33 In message <sw-FBD6C6.09323207042010(a)newshost> Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)network-analysis.ltd.uk> wrote: > In article <d49dbf351%Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk>, > Graeme <Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > > My main requirement for printing these days is boarding cards for > > flights. Now if the scanners can read the barcode straight off the iPad > > I wouldn't even have to do that. > > Well, Tesco's scanners can read their clubcard barcodes off their iPhone > app, so it's technically feasible. One reason I still print some stuff is > to take it with me to read away from my desktop or laptop, but an iPad (if > it lives up to its billing) will service that requirement. > You still need a bit of paper at the gate for some airlines -- Graeme Wall My genealogy website <www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy/>
From: Graeme on 7 Apr 2010 05:36
In message <sw-E34292.09420107042010(a)newshost> Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)network-analysis.ltd.uk> wrote: > In article <1jgj5vc.1xjaryt7i0zyjN%usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk>, > usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote: > > > Howard <Howard.not(a)home.com> wrote: > > > > > Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Of course, people who work from home or are retired have a much greater > > > > need for a printer; I fully accept this. > > > > > > But they will also have a desktop device. This iPad device format is not > > > intended and I believe will not really be used as a sole computer device > > > in the vast majority of homes. > > > > I think you need to read back a bit. This is a thread about how it could > > be used as a sole computer device. > > > > For that, printing would be very useful. > > I think we're all pretty much in violent agreement that the iPad as it > stands isn't capable of being a standalone system. The question that we're > arguing over is whether Apple was right to go for the "iPhone plus" market > instaed of the "never had a computer before" market. I think they are: > firstly, they can build on their existing user base, and secondly, it allows > them to test out ideas and get feedback on a standalone device. > > We'll see. I'm in agreement (not violently!) with you. I looked at your ad for the MBPs and decided I'd rather spend the money on an iPad for what I want it for. I've even got permission from SWMBO to buy one! -- Graeme Wall My genealogy website <www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy/> |