We were talking about a work situation, though. I would assume that in most enterprises, music, movies, and pictures wouldn't be the predominant type of business document.
John From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares True. Unlike time past, where a file was expected to be some PC-centric thing (a Word doc, spreadsheet, configuration file, etc...) Everything is a file these days: You music? Check. Movies? Check Pictures? Check. Heck, I suspect most people have more _NON-PC_ devices consuming files than PC's these days... -sc From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]]<mailto:[mailto:[email protected]]> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 9:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares Accessing documents is a "PC thing"? Is email a PC thing? What about web browsing? It's not like the request was to create 3D movies via a tablet, which one could argue is more of a PC thing... -ASB: http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker Sent from my Motorola Droid On Aug 23, 2011 8:30 AM, "John Hornbuckle" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Agreed. Which was my point very early in this thread-we need to pick the > right tool for the right job. What started this discussion was essentially a > question of how to get an iPad to do PC stuff, which implies that maybe the > iPad isn't the right tool for that particular job. > > I'm a Disney junkie, so I found this interesting: > > www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE8PvsRqjkg<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE8PvsRqjkg><http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE8PvsRqjkg> > > It's a good use of iPads in design and construction. > > But for all the talk of tablets "replacing" PCs, this video shows that we're > not there yet. Watch closely, and you'll see that the video opens showing an > Imagineer's iPad sitting on top of his PC. > > And not just any PC, but a laptop-the specific devices that tablets are said > to be rapidly displacing. > > Of course, he's also running Windows XP. So I have my doubts about how > technologically progressive WDI is. :) > > > John > > > > From: Steven M. Caesare > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 12:21 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares > > This point seems to be lost on many. > > There are many services to be consumed in this day and age that do not > require a full "computer", and for which a complete PC, or even laptop, > actually can be a disadvantage. > > There's room for multiple devices in the ecosystem. Has been for some time. > > -sc > > ~ 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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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
