"Right thing to add" for what scenario? Sounds a bit like a global assertion for perhaps a narrow usage case.
-sc -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 12:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares This starts to point the way, but while the keyboard is the right thing to add, it's *way* too expensive: http://www.pcworld.com/article/238645/lenovo_thinkpad_tablet_hits_the_market.html Kurt On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 15:53, James Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don’t doubt that they will. > > > > What I’m concerned about is having the right tools available to centrally > manage these devices. We only have about 10 ipads and they are a PITA simply > because we don’t have the tools to centrally manage them. iOS updates are > reasonably frequent (and necessary) and when you want to apply this or deploy > an app it’s a manual process. > > > > Consumer devices have penetrated into business to the point where they are > the preferred option. It’s not just Apple products either, Windows Phone has > the same non central management issues. There is no tool to centrally manage > it yet either. I believe it is coming with V-Next but so is Christmas. > > > > It reminds me of the pre SOE days where it was a nightmare to manage large > environments. We started locking things down, standardising and using tools > to automate processes. The difference now is that we have a far more tech > savvy (or at least tech eager) customer. > > > > From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, 24 August 2011 12:35 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares > > > > The non-PC devices in my house are growing... > > I've still got more desktop/server/laptop devices for now, but that is > steadily changing. Plus, my house is not typical even from a PC standpoint > (I have twice as many computing devices as people). > > As soon as tablets routinely hit the $250-400 price range, they will decimate > laptop and netbook adoption. In fact, netbook adoption is starting to > suffer, as these are simply competing with notebooks which are more powerful. > A tablet, at least, offers new options for computing, which are more > convenient than a netbook or laptop. And better battery life in many cases. > > ASB > > http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker > > Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… > > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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]] > 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]> > 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=n > > E8PvsRqjkg> > > > > > 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]] > > 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. 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