They're doing WAY more work than is necessary, very clearly using the wrong tool for the job.
For taking notes in a meeting, useing a laptop is faster, simpler, and more accurate -- and still not the best, depending on the user.
A pen and paper (remember those) is ideal for note taking, especially if you want to include charts, graphs, math, etc., take notes in a non-linear way, or need to make quick annotations to notes taken earlier.
If you need those notes on a computer for whatever reason, something like a lightscribe pen may more adequately meet your needs.
A tablet, not so much. Maybe something like the Galaxy Note (with a Watcom stylus) could be adequate, but still isn't as flexible as a pen and paper.
I've seen lots of (typically older) business people dutifully using their iPad in meetings in an attempt to look like they're keeping up with the times. It's sad, really.
If you don't want to face facts, there's nothing I can say or do to convince you. Oh, I could make an anonymous post on slashdot -- you seem to thing they're VERY credible!
In fairness, I made it an "I'm feeling lucky" so it took you right to the article -- I even picked a popular pro-Apple site (Apple Insider). The lmgtfy was because, as I stated earlier, it would have taken you less time to verify the claim than it did to ask for my source!
If it was a even a little obscure or difficult to find, I'd have offered a link. For something like this, it just seemed unnecessary.
I normally wouldn't respond to such a request here, as asking for a source is a way that trolls spread FUD -- if I quit caring or ignore a request for any number of reasons (known troll, etc.) it puts doubt in to the other readers minds (their goal, naturally). If I do provide a source, it is typically dismissed out-of-hand for dubious reasons ("That study is flawed!" without any specific criticism or "That tired old argument was debunked" without reference to the debunker.)
It's almost universally a waste of time to reply to anyone asking for a source on Slashdot.
I gave you the benefit of the doubt. See how well that worked out for me?
I made this post first, figured that it would get ignored, and restated the point in a discussion where it was relevant. I don't like it either, but it happens sometimes.
A quick google search can confirm the figures I offered.
The only real problem I see is that Metro apps can only be distributed through the Windows Store.
This will hurt them badly.
Direct from MS:
Any developer who builds these apps, must have a Developers License and each app must go through a certification process and be validated before being placed in the Windows Store. If you are an Enterprise customer, you can SideLoad Apps, but these must also be certified nad can only be used with a special product key that is available to Enterprise customers.
If they have any sense at all, they'll reverse this in short order.
That might not be too bad. How else would you know that there was scrolling content short of an impotent attempt to scroll? (Thinking of those scroll bars that only appear while you're scrolling, but are otherwise not visible.)
I'm sure that there's a better way. The point is that it's not completely ridiculous.
Don't be silly. The only thing the iPhone had that competing phones didn't was a good web browser.
The iPhone was missing just about every other essential smartphone feature, and many basic features common to even the cheapest dumphones!
Let's not play-pretend that the launch phone even remotely resembled later models. It was a complete joke. You couldn't install apps, you could copy and paste, it couldn't handle MMS messages, you couldn't multitask, etc. It was absolutely awful.
It took Apple 4 years of free press and reviewers that excused every hick-up and problem (while bashing any fault, no matter how minor, in competing products) before they could even pass BlackBerry in market share. All while Android came from behind and passed them both before Apple even caught up to RIM! The love for Apple, it seems, was not even close to universal in the consumer space. It took a lot of convincing!
(It's a much better product now, obviously, though it's rapidly falling behind the competition on every front -- from tech specs to the nebulous UX. What happened to the last company that sat around producing minor updates to their market-leading product in a rapidly changing market?)
Had any other company released the iPhone, it would have been laughed out of the market.
Yeah, if you combine the market share of the last three major versions you get something like the market share of Windows Vista. That's not obscure at all.
Small-time journal suffers same problem as prominent journal, therefore, small-time journals are terrible!
WTF?
This was reviewed by a human, (quickly, for math, in 12 days) and the reviewers' comments mention superficial problems with the submission
As every published Slashdot reader knows, the feedback you get from peer-review varies greatly in quality -- and, yes, you do tend to get lots of superficial junk. Unfortunately, you get more junk than quality feedback that actually improves the paper.
You want LaTeX. Take a look at LyX if you haven't already -- it'll make getting started really easy.
For the quarter-fold cards, check out the rotating package.
Just FYI, I found an easy way to create quarter fold cards in LibreOffice. Create two new paragraph styles (e.g. French Fold Inside, French Fold Outside). Modify the styles and, under the 'position' tab, set the rotation to 90 degrees for the outside, and 270 degrees for the inside. You can make a card now by simply setting the page orientation to landscape, creating a 2x2 table (obviously), and applying the appropriate style to the leftmost (inside) and rightmost (outside) columns.
Granted, this would be easier if you could just set the rotation to 180 degrees and have an upside-down style, but it still gets the job done.
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Thanks, I had not noticed. I'm off to check it out!
I was with you. Gopher had a lot of good stuff going for it. Of course, open always wins over closed.
I'd still like to see a modern revival, open this time. I doubt it would catch-on, but still...
They're doing WAY more work than is necessary, very clearly using the wrong tool for the job.
For taking notes in a meeting, useing a laptop is faster, simpler, and more accurate -- and still not the best, depending on the user.
A pen and paper (remember those) is ideal for note taking, especially if you want to include charts, graphs, math, etc., take notes in a non-linear way, or need to make quick annotations to notes taken earlier.
If you need those notes on a computer for whatever reason, something like a lightscribe pen may more adequately meet your needs.
A tablet, not so much. Maybe something like the Galaxy Note (with a Watcom stylus) could be adequate, but still isn't as flexible as a pen and paper.
I've seen lots of (typically older) business people dutifully using their iPad in meetings in an attempt to look like they're keeping up with the times. It's sad, really.
So first I dont' have a source, then my source sucks, now I'm willfully ignorant because I'm ignoring an AC post on slashdot?
Okay then.
The facts are in, however, though you'll fail to acknowledge them. iOS just isn't where the money is:
If you don't want to face facts, there's nothing I can say or do to convince you. Oh, I could make an anonymous post on slashdot -- you seem to thing they're VERY credible!
Ummm... Your link points to an anonymous post on Slashdot.
In fairness, I made it an "I'm feeling lucky" so it took you right to the article -- I even picked a popular pro-Apple site (Apple Insider). The lmgtfy was because, as I stated earlier, it would have taken you less time to verify the claim than it did to ask for my source!
If it was a even a little obscure or difficult to find, I'd have offered a link. For something like this, it just seemed unnecessary.
I normally wouldn't respond to such a request here, as asking for a source is a way that trolls spread FUD -- if I quit caring or ignore a request for any number of reasons (known troll, etc.) it puts doubt in to the other readers minds (their goal, naturally). If I do provide a source, it is typically dismissed out-of-hand for dubious reasons ("That study is flawed!" without any specific criticism or "That tired old argument was debunked" without reference to the debunker.)
It's almost universally a waste of time to reply to anyone asking for a source on Slashdot.
I gave you the benefit of the doubt. See how well that worked out for me?
Already done in another comment.
Press crtl+f and type my username in the little search box. You can do that, right?
Why is using a search engine so difficult for some people?
Here you go
I made this post first, figured that it would get ignored, and restated the point in a discussion where it was relevant. I don't like it either, but it happens sometimes.
A quick google search can confirm the figures I offered.
I haven't offered anything that you can't easily check for yourself. It's not FUD, it's just facts.
You can disagree because of your personal experience, that's fine. Forgive me if I dismiss that in favor of more scientific data.
If only that were true...
Sure, if your app is a hit, there's no better place to be.
Unfortunately, 2/3's of iOS apps have never been downloaded, and less than 1% of iOS apps earn over $1000.
2/3's of the apps in Apple's App Store have never been downloaded.
Less than 1% of iOS apps earn over $1000 in sales.
Think about that.
Does it really matter if your app gets rejected?
Since when is 30 degrees almost flat?
Some peoples children...
The only real problem I see is that Metro apps can only be distributed through the Windows Store.
This will hurt them badly.
Direct from MS:
Any developer who builds these apps, must have a Developers License and each app must go through a certification process and be validated before being placed in the Windows Store. If you are an Enterprise customer, you can SideLoad Apps, but these must also be certified nad can only be used with a special product key that is available to Enterprise customers.
If they have any sense at all, they'll reverse this in short order.
+5 Funny!
Finger painters are artists and the play-by-ear set are musicians!
The guy you're replying to was referring to having your touchscreen at an angle.
Sure about that?
Lay the monitor almost flat on the table.
Literacy: How does it work?
They weren't the first to market with a device like the iPhone.
This has been explained to the uninformed on Slashdot over and over and over ...
That's way too useful.
Next you'll want to be able to use the scroll bar to quickly and accurately more to a different part of the document.
Consumer don't want utility, after all, they want to swipe swipe swipe away!
That might not be too bad. How else would you know that there was scrolling content short of an impotent attempt to scroll? (Thinking of those scroll bars that only appear while you're scrolling, but are otherwise not visible.)
I'm sure that there's a better way. The point is that it's not completely ridiculous.
No, it does not. Just visiting a website was enough to jailbreak and install an app.
Once again, a walled-garden is no substitute for a proper security model.
Don't be silly. The only thing the iPhone had that competing phones didn't was a good web browser.
The iPhone was missing just about every other essential smartphone feature, and many basic features common to even the cheapest dumphones!
Let's not play-pretend that the launch phone even remotely resembled later models. It was a complete joke. You couldn't install apps, you could copy and paste, it couldn't handle MMS messages, you couldn't multitask, etc. It was absolutely awful.
It took Apple 4 years of free press and reviewers that excused every hick-up and problem (while bashing any fault, no matter how minor, in competing products) before they could even pass BlackBerry in market share. All while Android came from behind and passed them both before Apple even caught up to RIM! The love for Apple, it seems, was not even close to universal in the consumer space. It took a lot of convincing!
(It's a much better product now, obviously, though it's rapidly falling behind the competition on every front -- from tech specs to the nebulous UX. What happened to the last company that sat around producing minor updates to their market-leading product in a rapidly changing market?)
Had any other company released the iPhone, it would have been laughed out of the market.
Yeah, if you combine the market share of the last three major versions you get something like the market share of Windows Vista. That's not obscure at all.
Small company supports obscure operating system.
Stop the presses!
Small-time journal suffers same problem as prominent journal, therefore, small-time journals are terrible!
WTF?
This was reviewed by a human, (quickly, for math, in 12 days) and the reviewers' comments mention superficial problems with the submission
As every published Slashdot reader knows, the feedback you get from peer-review varies greatly in quality -- and, yes, you do tend to get lots of superficial junk. Unfortunately, you get more junk than quality feedback that actually improves the paper.
You want LaTeX. Take a look at LyX if you haven't already -- it'll make getting started really easy.
For the quarter-fold cards, check out the rotating package.
Just FYI, I found an easy way to create quarter fold cards in LibreOffice. Create two new paragraph styles (e.g. French Fold Inside, French Fold Outside). Modify the styles and, under the 'position' tab, set the rotation to 90 degrees for the outside, and 270 degrees for the inside. You can make a card now by simply setting the page orientation to landscape, creating a 2x2 table (obviously), and applying the appropriate style to the leftmost (inside) and rightmost (outside) columns.
Granted, this would be easier if you could just set the rotation to 180 degrees and have an upside-down style, but it still gets the job done.