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I noticed that case wen I was scrolling back a few pages, I'm not sure I'm sold on that design though.
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I noticed that case wen I was scrolling back a few pages, I'm not sure I'm sold on that design though.
Ah, we'll be talking past each other if that's how you see it. Can a land line replace a smartphone? Yes, depending on your needs. Can a smartphone replace a laptop? Yes, depending on your needs... Maybe I used the wrong word; perhaps 'substitute' would be a better choice. Can a land line substitute for a smartphone? No, it doesn't have the same features set and capabilities (almost all smartphones can't fax). Might a user settle for the limited capabilities of land line? Yes. Could a user even prefer a land line to a smart phone? Yes. Does that mean that they are like-for-like replacements? No.
The current mobile tablets could very well evolve to be like-for-like replacements for their desktop counterparts in the future in the same way that a laptop could be a substitute for a desktop today. But until the iPad can do 100% of what a laptop/desktop can donot 90% for most people, not 95% for some people, but a 100%it's not replacement.
It's supposed to fix it, some people have found it to be worse or the same. Mainly deals with iPhone 4S battery though
Dog Problems
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I haven't noticed any difference, personally. I have the same iPad 2 as you got.
Scuba Steve
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Thinking about getting an iPad 2 now, then getting a 1 yr protection plan on it from Best Buy, then in the Summer time trash it and they'll give me an iPad 3
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Scuba Steve
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It sure is, I work at the Geek Squad and do the junkouts firsthand, I recommend anyone buying a tablet or DSLR camera to get 2 or 3 years protection plan on it, trash it before your plan is up and you'll have it replaced with the newer model
:O Wont you just get a refurbished iPad 2 instead?
Raitosaito
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That's what I was thinking.
That wasn't how it used to work with my iPod. I would get a refurbished unit of the same model if something happened to mine. This was around 6 or 7 years ago, the policy has changed?
Anyone? Thanks.
No. I bought mine abroad (in a non-English speaking country, actually) and have had no problems whatsoever with my US iTunes and iCloud accounts.
Awesome, thanks!
Why I don't use the iPad for serious writing
By Charlie Stross
Yay or Nay?
By Charlie Stross
I have an iPad. (I think I already mentioned that a while ago ...)
I think the multitouch tablet interface style exemplified by iOS is the future of computing, in much the same way that the Mac interface circa 1985 was obviously the future of computing back then. Decried as a toy and handicapped by a closed architecture and a lack of third party applications though the Mac was, it nevertheless pointed towards a vastly more transparent and accessible way of working with computers, which in turn made computers useful to many more people. (I discount earlier GUI platforms such as the Xerox Alto because at $75,000 a seat in 1980 money accessible isn't exactly a suitable word to describe it.) You're reading this blog entry online (and, knowing my audience, you are more technologically literate than average), so you may be over-accustomed to using computers, which makes it hard to see it may be desirable to make them even more accessible; but if you watch an 80-year-old try to double-click the left button of a mouse within a particular window on a screen, it becomes glaringly obvious why we need a better, truly intuitive, interface paradigm.
(Moreover, by this time in 2013 we will, for the first time, have a networked general purpose computer in every adult's possession. Smartphones are real computers, and they're finally crawling out of offices and nerd bedrooms and into everyone's pocket. This means computers are making a great leap forward in social penetration, from being embraced by 10% who are truly proficient (and accepted reluctantly by 25-35% who can be taught to click on an icon to run a program), to being used by literally everyone.)
Anyway: I have a criticism ...
The iPad is primarily targeted as a media consumption device. Yes, I get that. Apple are focusing on speech (via Siri) as a next-generation tool for conversational interaction with iOS devices. I get that, too. But if iOS is going to reach its true potential as the next generation of general computing, then among other things, it needs a vastly better text input system. The current one is so poor that I'm not writing this blog entry using it. That's a warning sign. It ought to be a no-brainer that the iPad (or an equivalent 10" touchscreen tablet running Android) should be usable by a writer. It has a brilliant battery life by laptop standards, weighs two-thirds as much as Apple's lightest Macbook Air, and has a range of text editors and word processing apps available. So why am I not using it?
I think the answer is down to input methods. The iPad provides a couple of on-screen keyboards; but whoever designed them was aiming for simplicity, not generality. The missing Control key I can understand, for the same reason that the original Mac 128K had no arrow keys or function keys: it's an attempt to block simple-minded ports of applications designed for the previous paradigm. What is less clear is why Apple omitted cursor movement keys from the on-screen keyboard. As it is, If you want to reposition the cursor you need to hold your finger on the text for long enough to trigger the magnifier and then drag the thing around using your finger, which is way too big and imprecise for the job: it turns a simple move-to-previous word operation into an interminable exercise in threading a needle, which in turn makes editing text on-screen incredibly laborious. A simple cursor-key diamond in the touch-screen keyboard would solve the problem and there's plenty of room to add one, by clawing back space from the symbol-shift keys and the space bar but appears to be taboo: a hold-over from the ancien regime that shall not be allowed to contaminate the garden of pure ideology that is iOS.
Some of the text editor apps (for example, Nebulous) provide their own on-screen keyboards complete with cursor movement keys and, in some cases, keyboard macros (so that you can assign your own functions to keys). It's a huge step forward in terms of making it easier to write using an on-screen keyboard. However, the alternative keyboards are sandboxed; they're baked into the apps they come with. There's no general mechanism for replacing or augmenting the standard keyboards in iOS (unlike Android).
Yes, you can use an external bluetooth keyboard. But they add weight, bulking the iPad up to the weight of a netbook or a Macbook Air, and they add complexity (device pairing, remembering to charge the keyboard, and so on).
And if you do use an external keyboard, another problem comes to light; iOS is really not very rich in text movement features. With a keyboard, you get arrow keys for single-character movement, and word forward/back, and paragraph up/down, and start of document/end of document. That's it! How about incremental regular expression search a la emacs, guys? Or sentence forward/back and page up/down? How about (while I have my shopping list handy; this isn't strictly part of the keyboard's job) bookmarks in documents so I can drop a marker, go edit something else in the text, and then jump back to the marker? (I hear WordStar had that in 1979.) How about keyboard macros? Yes, I know about shortcuts; I'd like something a bit more powerful. Yes, I understand the need to keep it simple and approachable for people who may never have used a computer before. But there also needs to be some depth behind the pretty face.
I'd like to see Apple add a mechanism to allow developers to install custom keyboards that are globally accessible so that other applications need not be crippled by the default on-screen keyboard's limitations. Ideally, I'd like to see extra key bindings for richer cursor movement commands, an enhanced search API with pattern matching and substitution, and some kind of keyboard macro system that goes beyond simple shortcuts. By all means leave this switched off by default, hidden behind the keyboard preferences for those who know what they need; but at least make it possible to enhance the text entry capabilities of the OS!
I gather Apple's suppliers are now shipping retina displays for the iPad 3, which is due to ship in March or April 2012. It's going to be a steamingly powerful machine compared to the original iPad much like the Macintosh II in comparison to the original Mac 128K. It'd be a shame to hobble such a powerful tool by not making it more productive for content creators.
I think the multitouch tablet interface style exemplified by iOS is the future of computing, in much the same way that the Mac interface circa 1985 was obviously the future of computing back then. Decried as a toy and handicapped by a closed architecture and a lack of third party applications though the Mac was, it nevertheless pointed towards a vastly more transparent and accessible way of working with computers, which in turn made computers useful to many more people. (I discount earlier GUI platforms such as the Xerox Alto because at $75,000 a seat in 1980 money accessible isn't exactly a suitable word to describe it.) You're reading this blog entry online (and, knowing my audience, you are more technologically literate than average), so you may be over-accustomed to using computers, which makes it hard to see it may be desirable to make them even more accessible; but if you watch an 80-year-old try to double-click the left button of a mouse within a particular window on a screen, it becomes glaringly obvious why we need a better, truly intuitive, interface paradigm.
(Moreover, by this time in 2013 we will, for the first time, have a networked general purpose computer in every adult's possession. Smartphones are real computers, and they're finally crawling out of offices and nerd bedrooms and into everyone's pocket. This means computers are making a great leap forward in social penetration, from being embraced by 10% who are truly proficient (and accepted reluctantly by 25-35% who can be taught to click on an icon to run a program), to being used by literally everyone.)
Anyway: I have a criticism ...
The iPad is primarily targeted as a media consumption device. Yes, I get that. Apple are focusing on speech (via Siri) as a next-generation tool for conversational interaction with iOS devices. I get that, too. But if iOS is going to reach its true potential as the next generation of general computing, then among other things, it needs a vastly better text input system. The current one is so poor that I'm not writing this blog entry using it. That's a warning sign. It ought to be a no-brainer that the iPad (or an equivalent 10" touchscreen tablet running Android) should be usable by a writer. It has a brilliant battery life by laptop standards, weighs two-thirds as much as Apple's lightest Macbook Air, and has a range of text editors and word processing apps available. So why am I not using it?
I think the answer is down to input methods. The iPad provides a couple of on-screen keyboards; but whoever designed them was aiming for simplicity, not generality. The missing Control key I can understand, for the same reason that the original Mac 128K had no arrow keys or function keys: it's an attempt to block simple-minded ports of applications designed for the previous paradigm. What is less clear is why Apple omitted cursor movement keys from the on-screen keyboard. As it is, If you want to reposition the cursor you need to hold your finger on the text for long enough to trigger the magnifier and then drag the thing around using your finger, which is way too big and imprecise for the job: it turns a simple move-to-previous word operation into an interminable exercise in threading a needle, which in turn makes editing text on-screen incredibly laborious. A simple cursor-key diamond in the touch-screen keyboard would solve the problem and there's plenty of room to add one, by clawing back space from the symbol-shift keys and the space bar but appears to be taboo: a hold-over from the ancien regime that shall not be allowed to contaminate the garden of pure ideology that is iOS.
Some of the text editor apps (for example, Nebulous) provide their own on-screen keyboards complete with cursor movement keys and, in some cases, keyboard macros (so that you can assign your own functions to keys). It's a huge step forward in terms of making it easier to write using an on-screen keyboard. However, the alternative keyboards are sandboxed; they're baked into the apps they come with. There's no general mechanism for replacing or augmenting the standard keyboards in iOS (unlike Android).
Yes, you can use an external bluetooth keyboard. But they add weight, bulking the iPad up to the weight of a netbook or a Macbook Air, and they add complexity (device pairing, remembering to charge the keyboard, and so on).
And if you do use an external keyboard, another problem comes to light; iOS is really not very rich in text movement features. With a keyboard, you get arrow keys for single-character movement, and word forward/back, and paragraph up/down, and start of document/end of document. That's it! How about incremental regular expression search a la emacs, guys? Or sentence forward/back and page up/down? How about (while I have my shopping list handy; this isn't strictly part of the keyboard's job) bookmarks in documents so I can drop a marker, go edit something else in the text, and then jump back to the marker? (I hear WordStar had that in 1979.) How about keyboard macros? Yes, I know about shortcuts; I'd like something a bit more powerful. Yes, I understand the need to keep it simple and approachable for people who may never have used a computer before. But there also needs to be some depth behind the pretty face.
I'd like to see Apple add a mechanism to allow developers to install custom keyboards that are globally accessible so that other applications need not be crippled by the default on-screen keyboard's limitations. Ideally, I'd like to see extra key bindings for richer cursor movement commands, an enhanced search API with pattern matching and substitution, and some kind of keyboard macro system that goes beyond simple shortcuts. By all means leave this switched off by default, hidden behind the keyboard preferences for those who know what they need; but at least make it possible to enhance the text entry capabilities of the OS!
I gather Apple's suppliers are now shipping retina displays for the iPad 3, which is due to ship in March or April 2012. It's going to be a steamingly powerful machine compared to the original iPad much like the Macintosh II in comparison to the original Mac 128K. It'd be a shame to hobble such a powerful tool by not making it more productive for content creators.
Yay or Nay?
Scuba Steve
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We've been replacing iPad 1's with 2's
Has anyone here seen or purchased the new Cadet bag from Tom Bihn? It looks fantastic, and they have an iPad size available.
http://www.tombihn.com/page/001/PROD/700/TB0740
I can't decide between the black and forest green.
http://www.tombihn.com/page/001/PROD/700/TB0740
I can't decide between the black and forest green.
Must be using it wrong, Tobor told me his padbased computer is a computer replacement.
I'll take "Causal Fallacies" for $500, Alex.
Mike Works
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I really enjoy my iPad, but as a writer, there's no way in hell I'd use it for anything to do with typing (for the reasons listed above).
I understand that there are technical limitations that we'll be forced to endure with touchscreens (until technology allows them to bend/raise the physical screen itself), but the lack of arrow keys is fucking infuriating when it comes to making even the simplest post.
I understand that there are technical limitations that we'll be forced to endure with touchscreens (until technology allows them to bend/raise the physical screen itself), but the lack of arrow keys is fucking infuriating when it comes to making even the simplest post.
Yay I guess, as long as they get it so keyboards wouldn't break between OS revisions or something. Or just implement a better way of moving the cursor on the standard keyboard/text fields.
Speaking of writing, sort of, anyone have Koder? I got Textastic while it was on sale this weekend and while parts of it are nice, the apparent lack of remote file editing is really really obnoxious (you have to manually download and upload files), and the coding specific stuff seems limited to syntax highlighting and the symbol list.
Get a Logitech keyboard case. It's light and doubles as a cover. I've been using it all the time for writing lately and it works great. Anyone who thinks onscreen keyboards will ever be good for serious writing is an idiot. Every last problem he mentioned has already been solved. He could have found that out if he spent as much time searching as he did bitching.
Use the iTunes app? It's on the iPhone by default and can't be removed.
I don't seem to have it. It's not anywhere.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Search for it, impossible not to be there.
It's possible. I don't have it. It's not in my one folder, and it's not on any of the pages. I remember what it looks like and that it used to be there.
Is it possible I somehow uninstalled or disabled it?
Go to the song tab and pick any song, turn on shuffle. it will shuffle through the whole database. It's an extra button press, but it does work.
The "get more podcast" disapearing on iPad is a mistake, for sure. Hopefully they fix it.
I don't get what you mean by the menus.
Restrictions in Settings.
Dabookerman
Member
Just thought I'd share this little story..
So a few days ago my mum calls up and asks me to recommend her a laptop. I asked her the budget she wants to spend and she says £300.
Now I instantly said, "Don't buy a laptop, get an ipad. It will cost more, but it will be perfect for you". I was thinking of getting her one at some point next year as it goes.
So I told her to at least check one out (she had never seen one in person before) and let me know what she thinks.
Now this is something to keep in mind. My mum does not part with cash easily whatsoever. She simply does not spend that kind of money. I was expecting her to give it at least 2 weeks to think about. Even with something like an ipad I thought she would need to think about it.
She runs into so many issues with a PC it can be frustrating but I was convinced the ipad would be perfect for her.
So I call her up today to find out what she thought. She tells me she just spent a ridiculous amount of money on a gadget.
My face was this O_O.. I had to confirm she bought an ipad and indeed she did.
Fucking bravo Apple. Honestly. She bought the 32gb one so that's £480. And she absolutely loves it. And finds it ridiculously easy to use. It was great listening to her talk about how much she loves it. Said how she loves the keyboard, and how easy it is to do everything.
My mind is still blown.. honestly.
So a few days ago my mum calls up and asks me to recommend her a laptop. I asked her the budget she wants to spend and she says £300.
Now I instantly said, "Don't buy a laptop, get an ipad. It will cost more, but it will be perfect for you". I was thinking of getting her one at some point next year as it goes.
So I told her to at least check one out (she had never seen one in person before) and let me know what she thinks.
Now this is something to keep in mind. My mum does not part with cash easily whatsoever. She simply does not spend that kind of money. I was expecting her to give it at least 2 weeks to think about. Even with something like an ipad I thought she would need to think about it.
She runs into so many issues with a PC it can be frustrating but I was convinced the ipad would be perfect for her.
So I call her up today to find out what she thought. She tells me she just spent a ridiculous amount of money on a gadget.
My face was this O_O.. I had to confirm she bought an ipad and indeed she did.
Fucking bravo Apple. Honestly. She bought the 32gb one so that's £480. And she absolutely loves it. And finds it ridiculously easy to use. It was great listening to her talk about how much she loves it. Said how she loves the keyboard, and how easy it is to do everything.
My mind is still blown.. honestly.
mescalineeyes
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After owning an iPhone 4S for about two weeks now, I can't look at the iPad 2 anymore. The screen is gross.
Alex
Member
The display is nicer, but it's the opposite for me, owning an iPad after a 4S I realize just how useless that microscopic display is for anything of merit. I really just use it for traditional phone things now.
Does anyone know if its possible to sync a device to itunes without transfering purchases?I really dont need this shit on my PC and its taking forever to get stuff off of it, all I want to do is put a damn epub on here!
Does anyone know if its possible to sync a device to itunes without transfering purchases?I really dont need this shit on my PC and its taking forever to get stuff off of it, all I want to do is put a damn epub on here!
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Is there a way to show tabs in fullscreen in iCab? For some reason Atomic keeps giving me cookie errors, it was my favorite browser. Any other browser suggestions?
Edit: Atomic is putting google bars at the top and bottom of each page and loading them in some odd mobile format. Does it on every site, and I have to click go to site at the bottom of the page to get to the actual site, anyone know why?
Edit: Atomic is putting google bars at the top and bottom of each page and loading them in some odd mobile format. Does it on every site, and I have to click go to site at the bottom of the page to get to the actual site, anyone know why?
I been looking at getting a TPU cover for the back with the cutouts for a smart cover.
Something like this http://www.tuaw.com/2011/09/28/cool-bananas-smartshell-complements-your-smart-cover-in-tpu/
Zoe
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Hmm... anything that doesn't need the separate smart cover? That's $40 on its own :\
brotkasten
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Is there a good XBMC remote app for e iPad? I want to be able to browse my movies, music and series on the iPad and then let them play on my TV. I'm not looking for any AirPlay stuff, the media is stored on my server and XBMC would be installed on my HTPC, so it's really just a remote app with a catalog feature. I'm currently using the MyMovies plugin for the WMC, but their freemium model can get really expensive, so I'm thinking about switching to XBMC, but not without a similar app.
Something similar happened to me. My dad bought one for himself, but it's my mom who use it most of the time. Looks like my dad will have to buy a second one for him, because my mom, who can barely do anything on a laptop, loves "her" Ipad.
This is a very specific request, but I still really hope someone can help me out:
Is there any truly good IQ test/logic test app for the iPhone/iPad? I've reached a point where I want (and need) to train those skills, and I figured there ought to be something for iOS. Thanks in advance.
Is there any truly good IQ test/logic test app for the iPhone/iPad? I've reached a point where I want (and need) to train those skills, and I figured there ought to be something for iOS. Thanks in advance.
Ivan A Nguyen
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Downloading from the store requires the password, and Apple recently (a few months ago) got big into cutting down the amount of time your iDevice stores your password info.
No, it's just not as easy to find, unfortunately. You have to tap the album artwork to make it fill the screen, then tap the song list button in the bottom right.
Wow, that's really annoying. Thanks.
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