One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on February 17, 2011, 11:19:03 AM
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For those who have trouble accessing RFC videos on the Telstra websites, Richmond now has an official Youtube page:
http://www.youtube.com/user/theafltigers
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Should be fun!
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:clapping
the less i have to rely on bigpond videos the happier i am. :cheers
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Ipad owners rejoice :cheers
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how do you find the ipad?
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how do you find the ipad?
The ipad is a typical Apple device.
Easy to use (designed for simpletons)
:thumbsup
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You got one?
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You got one?
Had one as a trial at School.
Had to evaluate it's usefulness as a learning tool for young people.
Verdict was: "Not yet, maybe the next version or the version after that"
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Anyhoot, yeah gotta say I love the iPad. Some people view it as an oversized iPhone without a camera, but that's the wrong perspective.
Screen size makes it function like a laptop, but its so much more portable. And quicker. Ive set up links to my fav websites, and you can literally pick the thing up, tap it and within half a second youre on. No loading times, no warming up.
Plus the accessibility. Think of when you buy a book. You wouldn't buy one if you had to chain it to your desk. The iPad is everything books, Internet and apps but uber portable. Anywhere.
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Screen resolution needs to improve before it is a viable alternative to some of the ebooks on sale (eg Kindle).
An important factor for students.
It needs some decent speakers as well as a forward camera and some decent grunt. All rumoured to be in the next version.
Don't get me wrong I'll be getting a ver 2 if the specs are right. It will be great for travelling.
Wales is part of the next trip, hence the name change. Funny nineteen is still nineteen in welsh but sixtyfive comes out kinda weird as "drigain bum".
:thumbsup
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cheers
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couple more questions about the ipad
can you install programs on them or do they only take apps?
do you constantly have to clean the screen due to always touching it?
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couple more questions about the ipad
can you install programs on them or do they only take apps?
do you constantly have to clean the screen due to always touching it?
I can answer them for you al.
I have had an iPhone for over a year now and My in-laws recently bought a 3G iPad which I configured for them. Also for work we did extensive trials for iPads.
iPad's like iPhones only take apps from the app store or via itunes. You can connect them to a PC and extract data such as photos but they have geared up iTunes to handle most of the file sharing components.
As far as cleaning the screen, if you constantly cleaned it every time you saw a finger print you would go insane. Finger print smudges are a part of iPad life but they are not really visible unless the screen is black or unless you are a motor mechanic or a pastry chef. ;D
A couple of other things you might need to be aware of..
they do not accept USB by default. You require an adapter and the adapters are really only for downloading pics off cameras. The adapters also have an SD interface for card reading from cameras. You cant run programs from USB sticks on the iPad like you can on a PC.
Also the 3G component is really only for Data and the iPad cannot be used as a cellular phone like the iPhone obviously can. They also do not take a standard sim card. They require one of those micro sim or 3FF (Third Form Factor) cards.
the iPad does not have a built in camera. Big mistake on their part considering it would be an excellent videoconferencing tool.
So in a nutshell, if you are only into web browsing, reading e-books, playing mini games and listening to music then the iPad is for you. If you want a lot more than that then you might be better off with a PC Netbook or tablet.
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thanks tiga
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Linux on a Netbook Al. Steer clear of the evil proprietary twins, Bill and Steve. ;D
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couple more questions about the ipad
can you install programs on them or do they only take apps?
do you constantly have to clean the screen due to always touching it?
I can answer them for you al.
I have had an iPhone for over a year now and My in-laws recently bought a 3G iPad which I configured for them. Also for work we did extensive trials for iPads.
iPad's like iPhones only take apps from the app store or via itunes. You can connect them to a PC and extract data such as photos but they have geared up iTunes to handle most of the file sharing components.
As far as cleaning the screen, if you constantly cleaned it every time you saw a finger print you would go insane. Finger print smudges are a part of iPad life but they are not really visible unless the screen is black or unless you are a motor mechanic or a pastry chef. ;D
A couple of other things you might need to be aware of..
they do not accept USB by default. You require an adapter and the adapters are really only for downloading pics off cameras. The adapters also have an SD interface for card reading from cameras. You cant run programs from USB sticks on the iPad like you can on a PC.
Also the 3G component is really only for Data and the iPad cannot be used as a cellular phone like the iPhone obviously can. They also do not take a standard sim card. They require one of those micro sim or 3FF (Third Form Factor) cards.
the iPad does not have a built in camera. Big mistake on their part considering it would be an excellent videoconferencing tool.
So in a nutshell, if you are only into web browsing, reading e-books, playing mini games and listening to music then the iPad is for you. If you want a lot more than that then you might be better off with a PC Netbook or tablet.
Bang on :thumbsup
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Linux on a Netbook Al. Steer clear of the evil proprietary twins, Bill and Steve. ;D
Yep, that's the way I'm thinkin' smokey
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Linux ;D
nerd alert
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Linux ;D
nerd alert
:lol Whatever pays the bills!
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Whores pay GG's bills, but you don't see him pasting it across the site :shh