And to anyone who needs to express thoughts to others beyond the silliness that is 'u gng show night' with any regularity.
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 21:03, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > *>>The loss of a keyboard, IMHO, outweighs all of the supposed advantages. > * > > To you. > > * * > > *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of > Technology for the SMB market… > > * > > > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 11:42 PM, 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
