Not mentioned in this article was the problem of people operating poor quality routers. Ironically enough that they quoted a rep from Belkin in the article, cheap $30 routers from the likes of Belkin, D-Link and such from the local Wal-Mart electronic section tend to have a bad habit of "dropping out", or freezing traffic to the point to where the only solution is to power off and power on the router. On some bad quality routers this happens nearly 100% of the time under heavy traffic loads (2 or more computers watching Netflix, for example).
The solution to this is to invest more than $30 into a home router.
Apple had the power to leverage (iPod sales, etc) to convince the large record companies to make their music available to purchase through the iTunes store.
Does an open source venture such as Miro have that sort of power?
(And do the people at Miro realize that iTunes tracks have been DRM free for over 2 years now?)
Allow me to match my personal anecdote with yours. Since the Mac App Store opened I have been able to discover several new apps and also pick up a few for a much cheaper price than what was listed before they were posted on the store. I found the following apps I never knew where out there:
BarCalander Numbers ($12 on the app store, was $70 in a box) Mixxx MonsterTrucksNitro Pangea Arcade Ringtones (got this for $1.99, was listed as $12.99 on their website) VVVVVV (a very entertaining retro text-based game) VirtualDJ Home
True, not everything was a home run but for all the essentials you listed that I think most savvy Mac users already have the App Store allowed me to discover some new things that turned out to be worth my time.
So what you're saying is the iPad will search for a Wi-Fi network when you have Wi-Fi enabled, and it will stop searching for one when you turn Wi-Fi off and/or Airplane Mode on?
Instead of having to explain to students that excessive cell phone use, such as texting, during class is a large distraction to the educational process they would rather have the easier option of frightening them into submission with tales of "you'll get testicular cancer of the face!".
Or maybe they're right and we're all going to die of WiFi poisoning during class.
I use Password Gorilla. Written in Tcl/Tk, has standalone downloads for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows. Been using it for the last few years, works well for me.
From the wiki: Password Gorilla is a Tcl/Tk application which can run on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. The source files written are supposed to be compatible between platforms. They are tested to run on Linux kernel (less than or = to) 2.6.30.5, Windows XP, Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6. So it is possible to work with this password manager in heterogenous environments. The Password Gorilla generated database is besides compatible to actual Password Safe 3.2 databases. The password is SHA256 protected and the database contents are encrypted with Bruce Schneier’s Twofish algorithm. Brute force attacks are prevented by key stretching.
The difference with Android tablets is that they're not going to be competing armed with simple apps like Angry Birds and DoodleJump. They're going to go head to head with things like GarageBand and Pages. So far I don't see anything for Android that's on that level of software at this time.
Or, on the other hand, those of us who don't cling to the same patent-free manifestos that certain others do would rather have working consumer-ready software and hardware in our hands this year instead of a decade down the road.
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I wouldn't exactly call it "universal" if I have to re-purchase Numbers for my iPhone when I already bought it on my Mac.
Not mentioned in this article was the problem of people operating poor quality routers. Ironically enough that they quoted a rep from Belkin in the article, cheap $30 routers from the likes of Belkin, D-Link and such from the local Wal-Mart electronic section tend to have a bad habit of "dropping out", or freezing traffic to the point to where the only solution is to power off and power on the router. On some bad quality routers this happens nearly 100% of the time under heavy traffic loads (2 or more computers watching Netflix, for example).
The solution to this is to invest more than $30 into a home router.
Apple had the power to leverage (iPod sales, etc) to convince the large record companies to make their music available to purchase through the iTunes store.
Does an open source venture such as Miro have that sort of power?
(And do the people at Miro realize that iTunes tracks have been DRM free for over 2 years now?)
So basically all the Android users who made fun of iOS users for ages are up in arms because Android continues to follow down the iOS path.
It's good to see AA is focusing on having their planes arrive on time instead of other seemingly unrelated ventures of air transportation.
Allow me to match my personal anecdote with yours. Since the Mac App Store opened I have been able to discover several new apps and also pick up a few for a much cheaper price than what was listed before they were posted on the store. I found the following apps I never knew where out there:
BarCalander
Numbers ($12 on the app store, was $70 in a box)
Mixxx
MonsterTrucksNitro
Pangea Arcade
Ringtones (got this for $1.99, was listed as $12.99 on their website)
VVVVVV (a very entertaining retro text-based game)
VirtualDJ Home
True, not everything was a home run but for all the essentials you listed that I think most savvy Mac users already have the App Store allowed me to discover some new things that turned out to be worth my time.
Relevant. Really?
Was it time.apple.com?
So what you're saying is the iPad will search for a Wi-Fi network when you have Wi-Fi enabled, and it will stop searching for one when you turn Wi-Fi off and/or Airplane Mode on?
What exactly is the problem?
It's not a PC unless it has a floppy drive.
Instead of having to explain to students that excessive cell phone use, such as texting, during class is a large distraction to the educational process they would rather have the easier option of frightening them into submission with tales of "you'll get testicular cancer of the face!".
Or maybe they're right and we're all going to die of WiFi poisoning during class.
I use Password Gorilla. Written in Tcl/Tk, has standalone downloads for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows. Been using it for the last few years, works well for me.
From the wiki:
Password Gorilla is a Tcl/Tk application which can run on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. The source files written are supposed to be compatible between platforms. They are tested to run on Linux kernel (less than or = to) 2.6.30.5, Windows XP, Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6. So it is possible to work with this password manager in heterogenous environments. The Password Gorilla generated database is besides compatible to actual Password Safe 3.2 databases. The password is SHA256 protected and the database contents are encrypted with Bruce Schneier’s Twofish algorithm. Brute force attacks are prevented by key stretching.
That Cylon chick isn't anywhere as cute as she was last night.
Telecommunications
Broadcasting
Entertainment
Food service (restaurants)
Financial
Construction
Shipping
Military
Textiles & Garments
Ludicrous? Name one proprietary format, software or hardware, that Apple has forced upon the world.
The difference with Android tablets is that they're not going to be competing armed with simple apps like Angry Birds and DoodleJump. They're going to go head to head with things like GarageBand and Pages. So far I don't see anything for Android that's on that level of software at this time.
Did you really just compare an iPod touch to a Sansa Clip?
Really?
Woz hasn't been part of Apple since 1987.
Does Firefox plan on having support for 'patent encumbered' JPEG as well?
This is why it's not good to be a "me too" product.
With the iPad they can play Madden 11 while they're riding the pine.
No need to imagine a browser based Photoshop, go see it at pixlr
If you can't imagine Photoshop being browser based then I suggest you visit pixlr
Or, on the other hand, those of us who don't cling to the same patent-free manifestos that certain others do would rather have working consumer-ready software and hardware in our hands this year instead of a decade down the road.
Fat chance, Ha Ha.