I think you should bring this into the apple store.
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le nubian - Apr 13, 2010 7:11:39 am PDT #13608 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
-t - Apr 14, 2010 9:54:50 am PDT #13609 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thanks for mentioning ClickToFlash, Tom. I needed that and didn't know it existed.
ita and other Android users: Are you running into many Android apps that won't work on the Cliq (or whatever phone)? I've been told that the Motoblur optimization might interfere with some apps, but I can't figure out if that's a real problem.
Yes, I am still trying to decide on a new phone. If I waffle long enough, there will be a whole new generation of phones to consider.
Typo Boy - Apr 14, 2010 10:06:30 am PDT #13610 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Noisedesign: how is the ipad as an ereader. Of course it is backlit, which means more eyetrain no matter what, but how does resolution for plain old text compare to eink?
Ultimately I think I'm going to have to actually look at an ipad, but I'd still value your opinion. My Mom's current computer will probably die in the next year and a half. She mainly does browsing and email, with very light composition. And I'm thinking when it is replaced it would be great if she had something portable enough to read the morning paper on-line while eating breakfast. But a regular 20 inch flat screen gives her eyestrain if she uses it too long. So how does an ipad compare to a good desktop monitor? Easier on the eyes, harder on the eyes, about the same?
§ ita § - Apr 14, 2010 10:06:37 am PDT #13611 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I haven't had any problems, -t. But I had my phone replaced, and I've been kind of slow putting apps back on it. I need some quality browsing and downloading time.
Which reminds me--any recommendations for an LJ client? I picked the highest starred free one (don't recall the name offhand) and it didn't let me (AFAICT) pick a picture for my post!
Tom Scola - Apr 14, 2010 10:09:32 am PDT #13612 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
With eInk, you can't have a book like this.
Una - Apr 14, 2010 10:21:08 am PDT #13613 of 25501
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
Not ND, but: I've been reading PDFs on my iPad with GoodReader, which has a "night" setting that changes the white page to gray, which is really, really nice.
Keep in mind if considering the iPad as a replacement computer that you HAVE to sync it to an actual computer at least for the initial setup. (still the stupidest thing about the iPad.)
Typo Boy - Apr 14, 2010 10:28:02 am PDT #13614 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Can that "actual computer" be a Windows XP PC?
Tom Scola - Apr 14, 2010 10:31:44 am PDT #13615 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Can that "actual computer" be a Windows XP PC?
As long as you can run the latest version of iTunes on it.
I have also heard that the staff at the Apple Store can do that initial setup for you.
NoiseDesign - Apr 14, 2010 12:46:50 pm PDT #13616 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I'm pretty happy reading on mine. Haven't had a chance to do too much ebook reading yet, but lots of time behind the screen on other stuff. It is a very good screen.
javachik - Apr 14, 2010 1:08:28 pm PDT #13617 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Okay, I'm helping out our IT director tomorrow - interviewing a Sr Sys Admin. Hivemind give me some good, pertinent questions for the guy?