Even then the back lighting does cause eye strain for serious reading. If you are prone to migraines(like me), this can be an issue. Recently received a kindle and am liking it more than the ipad(got to test one out for work with citrix).
It's funny you mention the keyboard. Some of the ipad evangelicals now carry an addon for a keyboard. They prop up the ipad and put the keyboard in front and it looks like a lightweight laptop....... Thanks, Mathew -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 8:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares The benefits and costs of distributing books electronically is not tied to the use of tablets. You can use a PC to read a PDF or other digital media just as well as on a tablet, and do much more besides, given the cost differential - once you take into account the peripherals needed to make the tablet as useful as a more traditional laptop or PC. The loss of a keyboard, IMHO, outweighs all of the supposed advantages. Kurt On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 18:00, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> wrote: > You're still mostly wooshing here. > > Never did I say I bought into these concepts, but this is how it often > appears to the uninitiated into the arcane art of IT. I, of course, > know that mainframes didn't die, but most of the work of the "data processing" > department was subsumed in many organizations by business units closer > to the data, and this was accelerated by the adoption of the PC and PC > networks. > And have you measured that against the cost of textbooks? I know a > lot of administrators are crunching these numbers right now... > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 13:21, Jonathan Link >> <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > To put it another way, the data processing group got put out to >> > pasture of days gone by was blindsided by the PC revolution. >> >> Not really - they just morphed into the IT staff of today - server >> administrators. And, mainframes haven't disappeared - again, it's the >> minis that got squeezed. IBM still makes a buncha money on mainframes. >> >> > The current generation >> > of tablets are probably the most compelling piece of technology >> > since then. >> >> Perhaps. I've yet to be convinced. >> >> > Teachers and administrators are very interested in tablets because >> > they believe they offer so much more capability for viewing and >> > distributing content! >> >> The SJRDF is strong, 'tis true. I think the only advantage they show >> is weight, and a multi-touch screen. For viewing content, a larger >> screen gives better resolution, and for real distribution you still >> need the servers on the back end. The capabilities are still lacking, >> and the price is still too high. >> >> Kurt >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
