ita !, today's woot.com deal is a refurbished 16GB Toshiba Thrive for 279.99.
I might buy one. I like them because they have lots of ports. Heavier than Tabs, etc, but hey, good price!
Where'd they get CAT scan from?... I mean, did they test it on cats? Or does the machine sort of look like a cat?
Dawn ,'Sleeper'
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Gris - Jan 05, 2012 4:57:06 am PST #19079 of 25501
Hey. New board.
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2012 5:20:55 am PST #19080 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks for that heads up, Gris. I just had to replace my phone, so I don't know if I'll be jumping on this today. But it does seem appealling...
Gris - Jan 05, 2012 6:26:50 am PST #19081 of 25501
Hey. New board.
I decided against it, just because the customization scene seems really weak for the Thrive - doesn't look like CM9 will be available, for example. The Asus Transformer refurbished is available on newegg.com for $329.99 and may be a better bet.
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2012 3:07:55 pm PST #19082 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks again, Gris. I ended up getting one for my sister (more tech to configure, why do I do this?), and then one of her friends wanted me to get one for her too. Android, booyah! They don't need rooting or custom ROMs.
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2012 5:08:23 pm PST #19083 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What case do you have for your Thrive, dcp?
dcp - Jan 05, 2012 5:31:19 pm PST #19084 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I chose this one: [link]
The Thrive is bulky enough already, so I was looking for the thinnest case I could find. My only complaint was that there's no catch to hold the cover closed. I fixed that with a couple of small pieces of Velcro.
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2012 5:33:39 pm PST #19085 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks. I'll pass that on to my sister.
Vortex - Jan 05, 2012 6:57:29 pm PST #19086 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
So, technical question (possibly a stupid one) for the hivemind:
my super lockdown work IT folks (who will not even allow you to access the website for gmail on the network) are talking about allowing people to use personal devices on the wireless network (currently, you have to take your device to IT to have them configure it, and they will only do it with company devices). If they open up the wireless network, will they be able to monitor the devices on it, i.e. if I'm on their wireless network with my iPad, can they, for example, access my password for gmail or track the websites I visit? Would it make a difference if they had to configure my device in some way?
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2012 7:00:28 pm PST #19087 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They have access to all the traffic that passes through their network. However, anything you send that's encrypted, they can't get at it. So if you do anything on an SSL secure site (prefix https), you're good to go. Everything else from your browser is probably cleartext.
They will always know what pages you visit and what you post on them, should they care to pay attention. On a site like b.org they can gank your password if they want. But on gmail they can't.
Vortex - Jan 05, 2012 7:21:50 pm PST #19088 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
So, if I'm using mail on my iPad, they can't see my password?