Can you please change the subject line to reflect your topic. What has O M G, it's beautiful got to do with battery life?
Aloha, Charlie Our new book "YOU MIGHT BE A MORON" is on sale at www.giantdolphin.com click the off the bookshelf link On Mar 13, 2011, at 9:07 AM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Keep in mind Apple changed the way they rated battery life starting with this > new lineup of Macbook pros. They say it reflects real world use more > accurately. So, battery life might actually be the same in the 20010 and > 2011 despite the different battery life ratings. > > hth > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter, Skype, & AIM: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > On Mar 12, 2011, at 9:16 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > >> The 13 inch core I7 2.7 ghz macbook is reported to have a 7 hour battery >> life as opposed to the 10 hour life of the legacy 2.66 ghz core 2 duo it >> replaced. I'm hoping to extend that somewhat with a solid state drive but >> that will all depend on whether they will upgrade my legacy notebook which I >> took delivery of on the very self-same day on which the i5 and i7 13 inch >> mbp's were released. >> >> Best, >> >> Erik Burggraaf >> User support consultant, >> Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, >> 1-888-255-5194 >> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >> >> On 2011-03-12, at 9:08 PM, Tyler wood wrote: >> >>> Wait, that thing is a 2.7? Wow. >>> >>> I gotr the mid 2010 15 inch macbook pro with the 2.66 ghz core i7. >>> >>> I can't wait for you to get that thing because I want to know battery life. >>> >>> This thing will outlive me, and it's my first mac. I jumped ship and spent >>> $2000, and haven't looked back since. My netbook is mainly used on the road >>> now because I haven't the money for a macbook air, but this thing is >>> totally bad, well you get the picture. >>> >>> You won't regret the core i7 if it's anything like mine. This thing just >>> rocks. I have nothing but good things to say about it. >>> On 2011-03-12, at 5:45 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Fangirl, >>>> >>>> You wrote, >>>> "Part of what excites me about Apple is the fun I have learning my way >>>> around a new device/system." >>>>> >>>>> >>>> and I find that very poignant because 4 years ago I was fed up and >>>> planning to sell all my computers and the collection of parts I'd amassed >>>> over the years, find something else to do and never touch a computer other >>>> than to check my insignificant email once or twice a week. Then I >>>> discovered apple and it revitalized my interest in computers.. Now I have >>>> my own training consulting business and I'm in second year and just >>>> starting to turn a proffit. Hooray for apple or I'd still be jobless and >>>> aimless and it would be awful. Even though 75% of my actual work is >>>> windows based I don't think I could do it if I had to come back home to a >>>> windows Pc. >>>> >>>> I'm about to embark on my second mack and I'm downgrading, if you can call >>>> it that, to a 13 inch. I want to take it with me on the road and so my >>>> priorities are size, weight and battery life. Plus the new 13 inch >>>> macbook pro is a 2.7 ghz core I7. How much more performance do you need? >>>> >>>> I guess for magnification users the 27 inch Imac might be the best bet, >>>> but for the dollars to performance ratio for voiceover users the 13 inch >>>> macbook pro is a solid bet right now. >>>> >>>> Have fun with your new gadgets, >>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>> User support consultant, >>>> Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, >>>> 1-888-255-5194 >>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>> >>>> On 2011-03-12, at 6:18 PM, ShamelessFanGirl wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey everyone, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your encouraging responses, and for more-or-less confirming >>>>> what I was already intending to do. I'll have an opportunity to visit my >>>>> local Apple store within the next few weeks, and sadly, those folks all >>>>> know who I am, but god it's such a fabulous way to spend an afternoon. >>>>> I'm waiting for the shortage madnesses to die down, as there isn't a >>>>> store within a reasonable distance from here where they're even in stock >>>>> at the moment. I'm considering the iPad 2, but cannot decide whether I >>>>> want a maxed out 15 inch MBP, or the 27 inch iMac. Thoughts from those of >>>>> you who are old hats? Part of what excites me about Apple is the fun I >>>>> have learning my way around a new device/system. >>>>> >>>>> Have a good evening >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Twitter: @IndigoCellist >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 12, 2011, at 4:39 PM, Tyler wood <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hmm, this is just a suggestion, but what about best buy? >>>>>> >>>>>> I know, I know. That probably sounds bad - though my partner was able to >>>>>> buy a mac at a place called microcenter in the US for $100 cheapter than >>>>>> in the apple store. >>>>>> >>>>>> The apple store couldn't match him when he took the flyer there, but >>>>>> best buy could, and saved him driving an hour to microcenter. >>>>>> >>>>>> Just a thought or two - shop around. It might help. >>>>>> Tyler >>>>>> On 2011-03-12, at 1:13 PM, carolyn Haas wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hey there Shameless: >>>>>>> Consider yourself pushed (ok encouraged to be nice about it.:) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have a one, and Cheree's post made me want another. Now that's >>>>>>> disgusting!:) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As for Brandt, I'd say it's well worth finding someone to go the extra >>>>>>> kilometer to play in an apple store. I almost have a chair in ours >>>>>>> with my name on it. :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Take care >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Carolyn >>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2011, at 10:44 AM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Go for it! >>>>>>>> You can always find reasons not to do something. If you can affoard it >>>>>>>> without going in to debt, then get it. Apple has financing available >>>>>>>> too. >>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2011, at 6:19 AM, ShamelessFanGirl wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I've been ogling these darlings for a while now. Told myself I >>>>>>>>> couldn't justify the expense, thought I might wait for their capacity >>>>>>>>> to expand, etc etc, but now, even that is taking a backseat to my >>>>>>>>> simply wanting it for productivity. I use my iPhone for nearly >>>>>>>>> everything, and it's now my only iDevice, after having sold my 3rd >>>>>>>>> Gen touch last year, so what to you all think? Would you go for it? >>>>>>>>> Reasons to, or to not? I'm really more interested in where the iPad >>>>>>>>> will fit into your computing lives as a whole than anything. That, >>>>>>>>> and looking for that last small push off the fence. :D >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Twitter: @IndigoCellist >>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2011, at 7:06 AM, "brandt" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> No trains I'd feel safe on and no apple fans I know of in my small >>>>>>>>>> South African backwater town. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by going >>>>>>>>>> to www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>>>>>> MSN: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> Google talk/AIM: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>>> From: Cheree >>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 11:37 AM >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: O M G, it's beautiful >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Eeks. That's a bit of a distance. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> No trains, buses? Or a sighted I-device fanatic who will drive >>>>>>>>>> there? >>>>>>>>>> If you thought it safe, you could advertise for a driver on >>>>>>>>>> craigslist. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 12/03/2011, at 0:06, "brandt" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Not when the nearest apple store is 250 kilometers (about 155 >>>>>>>>>>> miles) away. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by >>>>>>>>>>> going to www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>>>>>>> MSN: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>> Google talk/AIM: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>>>> From: Cheree >>>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:58 AM >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: O M G, it's beautiful >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> That sounds very discouraging. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Could you enlist the help of a friend with a car? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 11/03/2011, at 23:54, "brandt" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I wish for one, I had an apple store near enough to me so I could >>>>>>>>>>>> get to it, and secondly, I wish our public transport were good and >>>>>>>>>>>> safe enough to be used by any sighted, let alone blind person! >>>>>>>>>>>> Then only might I have a look at an iPad. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by >>>>>>>>>>>> going to www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>>>>>>>> MSN: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>> Google talk/AIM: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>>>>> From: Cheree Heppe >>>>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:11 AM >>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: O M G, it's beautiful >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> This afternoon, I took the light rail to the Apple store to get a >>>>>>>>>>>> hands on look at the IPad 2. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The line for the IPad 2 was even longer than the last time, when >>>>>>>>>>>> the first IPad was released. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> One of the mall security guards tried to warn me away with tales >>>>>>>>>>>> of the long line and of people having to take tickets to get in to >>>>>>>>>>>> buy an IPad 2. Undaunted, I asked the security guard to speak >>>>>>>>>>>> with one of the Apple reps. The Apple rep knew me and I got right >>>>>>>>>>>> in. Thank you, oh, thank you! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The store had a bunch of IPad 2's arranged around a square table >>>>>>>>>>>> near the front of the store. The Apple store was jam-packed, as >>>>>>>>>>>> usual, but even more so. My little German shepherd dog guide >>>>>>>>>>>> settled herself under the table in front of where I stood and >>>>>>>>>>>> rested quietly while various curious IPad enthusiasts came and >>>>>>>>>>>> went and I examined the IPad 2. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> This IPad 2 looks and feels smaller, but it is actually the same >>>>>>>>>>>> outer dimensions as its predecessor. Somebody had an IPad 1 with >>>>>>>>>>>> them and we held the two against each other to prove that the IPad >>>>>>>>>>>> 2 was the same outer dimensions. Where the IPad 2 is smaller is >>>>>>>>>>>> in its weight and thickness, which is immediately noticeable, if >>>>>>>>>>>> one has handled the IPad 1. The IPad 2's rounded edges make it >>>>>>>>>>>> seem even thinner without feeling fragile in any way. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> There was a fellow customer examining the IPad 2 next to me on my >>>>>>>>>>>> right and I asked him to turn on Voice Over. He was doubtful >>>>>>>>>>>> about being able to do this at first, but I talked him through >>>>>>>>>>>> Settings to General, to Accessibility and through engaging >>>>>>>>>>>> VoiceOver and Triple Click Home. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Once those preliminaries were done, my newly met sighted assistant >>>>>>>>>>>> felt more confident about playing with the IPad 2 in front of him. >>>>>>>>>>>> I told him that all IPads have VoiceOver on them and that he >>>>>>>>>>>> could use VoiceOver to read books to him. He sounded interested >>>>>>>>>>>> and amazed. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> In order to hear VoiceOver in the hubbub of the store, I paired my >>>>>>>>>>>> Bluetooth ear bud with the IPad 2 in front of me. Several >>>>>>>>>>>> previous customers had paired various phones with this IPad 2 and >>>>>>>>>>>> when I left, I didn't unpair those, just my own gadget. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Using VoiceOver, I looked around and found a lot more features on >>>>>>>>>>>> this IPad 2. Maybe they loaded a few extra non-native apps on it, >>>>>>>>>>>> but I found three pages of apps. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> After navigating to YouTube and watching the first part of the >>>>>>>>>>>> original Star Trek's Doomsday Machine, I re-entered Settings; >>>>>>>>>>>> General; Bluetooth and un-paired my ear bud, clicked back to the >>>>>>>>>>>> Home screen and tapped Triple Click Home to return that particular >>>>>>>>>>>> IPad 2 to Sighted Standard Mode. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> This IPad feels a lot faster than the IPhone 4. In fact, it feels >>>>>>>>>>>> like a computer in its responsivity and I really can envision this >>>>>>>>>>>> device morphing into a full fledged computer in very short order. >>>>>>>>>>>> The sighted guy next to me thought the same thing. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I left and took a break at the Starbuck's in the mall before >>>>>>>>>>>> heading home. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Wow, what a gadget!! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Even more amazing to me is my ability to get right on the IPad 2 >>>>>>>>>>>> and navigate and perform functions correctly and independently the >>>>>>>>>>>> first time. My only regret is that blind users still must recruit >>>>>>>>>>>> sighted assistance to initially turn VoiceOver on in the >>>>>>>>>>>> absence of an ITunes interface. If there were a start-up way to >>>>>>>>>>>> have VoiceOver on by default, I would have never had to recruit my >>>>>>>>>>>> fellow IPad adventurer to turn Accessibility on for me. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send 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