But doesn't the laptop offer greater warmth? ;) Thanks, Mathew
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 7:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares And sometimes I use my iPhone, but I don't bring a notebook or netbook to bed. It's just too unwieldy. Scrolling on pages is annoying enough on those devices. Use keypad to scroll, accidentally brush something and lose focus on the page, have to click or alt-tab, and I'm getting frustrated instead of relaxing. On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:21 AM, John Cook <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I just use my Blackberry....... John W. Cook System Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 5950 NW 1st Place Gainesville, Fl 32607 Office (352) 244-1610<tel:%28352%29%20244-1610> Cell (352) 215-6944<tel:%28352%29%20215-6944> MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:20 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares 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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 13:21, Jonathan Link >>>> <[email protected]<mailto:[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. 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