Some people want Firefox to be lean, others want the expandability. I just want the damn thing to use my system's dictionary and spell check services instead of its own. Not taking advantage of a system's native features surely isn't helping Firefox.
Of course, OS X also has such accessibility options. I simply prefer to turn down the brightness of my display and make sure I have another suitable light source in the room. Studies suggest this is just as effective if you find the display too bright.
Aside from the polarisation, how is an LCD screen any different to a piece of paper? Doesn't it all depend on the brightness of the object and the brightness of the surrounding environment?
Most people who will want an iPad as their only computer won't need a fast printer. For the occasions they do, they can always e-mail a doc or copy it to a USB key. People do these things already. As as I said, an adapter is likely to pop up sooner of later if there is enough demand for it.
Hulu isn't even available where I live. Give those other sites a couple of years...
Doesn't seem to stop people paying for software, though. There are also plenty of review sites around the net.
A.) Slow for now, depending on how much data you have. B.) Expensive for some, right now. C.) Too little storage for some at the moment.
I'm talking about the near future here, which is what the article is about.
1.) I think you overestimate the number of people on insist they must keep using their old printer. Basic printers are pretty cheap these days. I'm sure someone will come out with some kind of adapter for older printers, anyway.
2.) Not everyone is going to care that they can't play Flash games or that they occasionally can't used some old site.
3.) Plenty of free apps on the AppStore. Most of the others are pretty cheap.
Jobs clearly isn't after your market. Perhaps that's because it's much smaller than you imagine it to be. I'm a techie and I'd prefer an iPad for many computing tasks. In a few years, many people won't need the more advanced features of traditional desktops computers.
When Apple eventually makes it so that all the iPad needs is a connection to MobileMe, there sure will be a lot of people who will use the iPad as their only computer.
Do you really think that most users are able to memorize a dozen combinations of different fingerings and motions?
Hell yes I do. Why do you think the iPhone has been so popular? It not just marketing alone. It's the interface and part of that is easy to use and easy to remember gestures that use more than one finger.
There is no visual indication of anything with those gestures.
You don't need to look at your shoes once you know how to tie them. Besides, many of them do have visual feedback. Pinch to zoom is a good example.
Gestures and multi-touch are anti-usability. They are more obscure than UNIX two-letter commands
I was going to reply to this post yesterday, but I thought it must have been a troll. Now it's at 3. Must be a lot of die-hard techies on mod duty today. Do you have any evidence to support this claim?
The more power you have, the easier it is to break traction when you want, and therefore it's easier to control the slide. AWD makes it easy because you have 2 vectors, since it gives you more control in a slide.
The maneuver is difficult to pull off, which is why the people that can do it are well known for it.
Given how much practice it takes to slide a car like that with any precision, I think they've done a great job.
Lets be realistic here. If you're smart enough to know that you're looking at a prototype iPhone, you're smart enough to know that ringing Apple's consumer phone line is not going to get you anywhere and that you should at least call the bar. Of course, you may also be smart enough to only call Apple anyway, so that it looks as if you tried to return the phone, even if you never intended to.
Slashdot Mirror
Or perhaps you should take a chemistry class.
Apple won't make one because the screen would be too small to be usable for most people. 1280x800 is already getting pretty cramped these days.
Some people want Firefox to be lean, others want the expandability. I just want the damn thing to use my system's dictionary and spell check services instead of its own. Not taking advantage of a system's native features surely isn't helping Firefox.
Of course, OS X also has such accessibility options. I simply prefer to turn down the brightness of my display and make sure I have another suitable light source in the room. Studies suggest this is just as effective if you find the display too bright.
Aside from the polarisation, how is an LCD screen any different to a piece of paper? Doesn't it all depend on the brightness of the object and the brightness of the surrounding environment?
Modded to zero? Seems like a lot of techies here are in denial, and a bit defensive about it.
Most people who will want an iPad as their only computer won't need a fast printer. For the occasions they do, they can always e-mail a doc or copy it to a USB key. People do these things already. As as I said, an adapter is likely to pop up sooner of later if there is enough demand for it.
Hulu isn't even available where I live. Give those other sites a couple of years...
Doesn't seem to stop people paying for software, though. There are also plenty of review sites around the net.
A.) Slow for now, depending on how much data you have. B.) Expensive for some, right now. C.) Too little storage for some at the moment.
I'm talking about the near future here, which is what the article is about.
1.) I think you overestimate the number of people on insist they must keep using their old printer. Basic printers are pretty cheap these days. I'm sure someone will come out with some kind of adapter for older printers, anyway.
2.) Not everyone is going to care that they can't play Flash games or that they occasionally can't used some old site.
3.) Plenty of free apps on the AppStore. Most of the others are pretty cheap.
4.) MobileMe.com, Time Capsule, Apple TV.
5.) OK, you apparently are.
Jobs clearly isn't after your market. Perhaps that's because it's much smaller than you imagine it to be. I'm a techie and I'd prefer an iPad for many computing tasks. In a few years, many people won't need the more advanced features of traditional desktops computers.
More like succeeding by not having a hand crank on the front of your car. Most people don't miss that.
When Apple eventually makes it so that all the iPad needs is a connection to MobileMe, there sure will be a lot of people who will use the iPad as their only computer.
For your average consumer, those things are tech specs. You just have a higher threshold, like everyone else here.
Do you really think that most users are able to memorize a dozen combinations of different fingerings and motions?
Hell yes I do. Why do you think the iPhone has been so popular? It not just marketing alone. It's the interface and part of that is easy to use and easy to remember gestures that use more than one finger.
There is no visual indication of anything with those gestures.
You don't need to look at your shoes once you know how to tie them. Besides, many of them do have visual feedback. Pinch to zoom is a good example.
Gestures and multi-touch are anti-usability. They are more obscure than UNIX two-letter commands
I was going to reply to this post yesterday, but I thought it must have been a troll. Now it's at 3. Must be a lot of die-hard techies on mod duty today. Do you have any evidence to support this claim?
Multitouch significantly increases the number of simple gestures that can be created.
But Apple does put tech specs on their tech specs page. Go and have a look for yourself.
The more power you have, the easier it is to break traction when you want, and therefore it's easier to control the slide. AWD makes it easy because you have 2 vectors, since it gives you more control in a slide.
The maneuver is difficult to pull off, which is why the people that can do it are well known for it.
Given how much practice it takes to slide a car like that with any precision, I think they've done a great job.
Itunes and Quicktime anyone?
I assume you're talking about the Windows versions?
You think it's citizens deserve to die along with the regime?
Why would you want to run iPad apps on such a tiny screen?
You're forgetting about the software.
Lets be realistic here. If you're smart enough to know that you're looking at a prototype iPhone, you're smart enough to know that ringing Apple's consumer phone line is not going to get you anywhere and that you should at least call the bar. Of course, you may also be smart enough to only call Apple anyway, so that it looks as if you tried to return the phone, even if you never intended to.
Why not an employee from a non-Apple company, such as one of the many companies that actually make the iPhone?
Apple doesn't need to leak stuff in this way. If they did leak it, then why get the law involved? That would be a pointless risk for them.
Why does it have to be a replaceable battery, rather than an external battery? There are plenty of the latter available for the iPhone.
Naturally occurring forest fires et al are part of the balance.
And why do you think that what you expect is necessarily the best solution for Apple?
You can't be serious, right? You really think most people looking at the tech specs page want to know that info?