On your back? Holding it like a book above your head? Let your toddler have at it, too?
I'm sorry, a netbook is nice, but it's a bit too much like a computer to make it convenient in bed, IMO. And the form factor/screen resolution is usually suboptimal... On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > Yawn. > > I do that on my netbook (an older Acer Aspire One) all the time. > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 20:52, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Very well. iPhone thread. > > > > On point. Books are content. The ability to manipulate the content isn't > the > > issue. Being able to deliver it easily is. That being said I'm writing > this > > response lying flat on my back in bed because I wanted to check my mail > > before turning in. Do all that on a PC under the same conditions and we > can > > talk. > > > > On Monday, August 22, 2011, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 > > ~ 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
