Well the new iPhone 4 screen is real sharp for text and you can adjust the size of the font in many applications. The iPhone 4 also supports screen reading. <http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/vision.html>
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marta Edie Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 9:22 AM To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers Subject: Re: [MacGroup] iPad Ramblings ED, I always keep wondering how good your eyes seem to be. Even reading books on the iPhone is getting bothersome for me. And doing my banking is a bit strenuous. I haven't progressed to the iPad as yet, but here seems to lie my future should I ever be able to manage to leave this house again or even to lie in bed here and have the iPad in front of me. Marta On Sep 15, 2010, at 09:08 AM, Ed Wiser wrote: > Yes you can move pdf's with iTunes also. Might be able to use the > MobileMe app to transfer pdf's thru the cloud. I haven't tried > doing that yet. > I like getting my magazine subscriptions on the iPhone and iPad. > Photoshop User just started doing this and it will save me all > kinds of room. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:macgroup- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of John Robinson > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 9:03 AM > To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers > Subject: [MacGroup] iPad Ramblings > > O.K., so you won't laugh lets set the boundaries right out of the > box. I am illiterate when it comes to the iPad. Not that I can't > use it but I have had syncing problems (as I guess others have) and > when I find something that is a "gee whiz" I like to > share........just in case there may be one other person as far > behind the curve as I am. > > I have several Mac's, the iTouch, and the iPhone that all sync with > MobileMe. Works PERFECT. No flaws, haven't had any for a couple > years........until I introduced the iPad. Good grief, what > happened to my calendar? Lots of entries wiped out, all the others > duplicated. I could not get it fixed. I would add the entries > back in and as soon as I plugged the iPad into the system the demon > forces took over. > > I talked to them at Apple and sure enough there is a problem, but > you can go to MobileMe and sign up for the Beta version it will fix > the problem. The only problem there is you say you want to use the > Beta and they tell you that they will contact you with an > invitation. I guess it is a Black Tie event and I wear brown > shoes, or something so for now I can't plug the iPad into the system. > > BUT I did find a cool thing that I am sure all of you know. > > I bought a new piece of software yesterday, it had a 10 meg file > included in the software that was a PDF file of the manual. I > printed out almost 200 pages last night then I wondered if this > could be loaded onto the iPad? > > I then emailed the PDF to myself and sure enough when the email on > the iPad brought up the PDF and I double clicked on it the thing > opened and at the top of the screen it offered to install it inside > "iBooks". Now I have TWO tabs on the iBooks shelf, one for books, > one for PDF's. How cool is that. > > The only question I have now, is there an easier way to install > PDF's into the Library rather than emailing them to myself? I > won't dock the iPad until I am on the Beta (if Apple ever extends > the invitation) but once I can dock the thing can you install PDF's > from your computer to the iPad by some manner? > > Thanks for your help. > > John > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
