I remember when I just joined twitter Stephen Fry was the evangelist. Kudos to him. I always get this feedback from people that geeks are boring. Sadly it's true.
Sam Mbale Mpelembe Network http://www.mpelembe.net Follow me on http://twitter.com/mpelembe On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Brian Butterworth <briant...@freeview.tv>wrote: > For a bit of balance, how about > http://www.stephenfry.com/2010/01/28/ipad-about/ (or > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jan/29/stephen-fry-apple-ipad ) > > Dear old Mr Fry seems to have taken to the role of > "Apple's Chief Apologist" very seriously. > > On 31 January 2010 14:06, Sam Mbale <smb...@mpelembe.net> wrote: > >> iPad is just a wall fence for publishers. >> >> Sam Mbale >> Mpelembe Network >> http://www.mpelembe.net >> >> Follow me on http://twitter.com/mpelembe >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Christopher Woods < >> chris...@infinitus.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk >>> > [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Jim Tonge >>> > Sent: 30 January 2010 22:55 >>> > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk >>> > Subject: Re: [backstage] iPad >>> > >>> > >>> > On 30 Jan 2010, at 22:39, Alex Mace wrote: >>> > >>> > > FUD. >>> > >>> > Nothing so grandiose, simply ignorance! :) >>> > >>> > Can any of those browsers be set to the device default? >>> >>> From the looks of the Macworld article, I don't think you would *want* to >>> set any of the six browsers they review as default! >>> >>> For example, in the first paragraph: "I didn't get very far before I ran >>> into the first limitation-none of the eight browser's would open my >>> family's >>> password-protected Web site. I don't know why, but it seems that sites >>> that >>> use the standard Apache access controls can't be accessed from a >>> third-party >>> browser." >>> >>> What's the point in using a third-party browser if (seemingly due to the >>> SDK) it can't even perform as well as the original included browser? >>> >>> And the Google Voice app still hasn't been permitted on the App Store, >>> it's >>> still in a state of perpetual review (which is why Google just >>> sidestepped >>> it in the end to make their HTML5 web app at m.google.com/voice). Apple >>> are >>> still being nefarious. >>> >>> - >>> Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, >>> please visit >>> http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. >>> Unofficial list archive: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ >>> >> >> > > > -- > > Brian Butterworth > > follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist > web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover > advice, since 2002 >
