Bit torrent - not much creation. Social networking - lots of creation, more people and more content than ever before. I hear the complaints now about how long it takes to upload that HD video they recorded or the 100+ pictures they took on their phone with its oversized megapixel camera.
Consumption will always be greater than contribution but there is a definite increase in creation. From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, 24 August 2011 9:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares >>We are creating far more than we ever used to though I hesitate to call much of that content *creation*. At best, many people are pushing around content to lots of other people made by only a few people. Just take this list, for example. The growth in traffic is attributable to a small number of subscribers, on the whole, and this growth is consumed by a much larger group. No matter what the growth of content, the ratio of consumers to producers is not shrinking appreciably, even if you count - pseudo producers. Add to that, the tools for creation and distribution are becoming more sophisticated and yet simpler to use, that they are being used on different devices than before. >>Social networking is a big driver of this. And think of how many people manage their social media from their smartphones... http://www.telecomlead.com/inner-page-details.php?id=1596&block= ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 12:24 AM, James Hill <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: We are creating far more than we ever used to though. Social networking is a big driver of this. Then add things like bit torrent and non-symmetrical internet connections can become an issue. Whilst tablets have their place and are increasing in popularity I couldn't imagine working on one all day at %work%. My productivity would greatly diminish as it would for 99% of my users. From: Gary Slinger [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Wednesday, 24 August 2011 2:00 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares You're wrong. I've been at this long enough that I recall split baud rates of 1200/75, because we consume so much more than we create. That's reflected in modern cable Download/Upload splits. YOU may have an 'I need to create' use case, but there are many, many folks that the consumption side is more relevant. Data creation is why computers are so useful? Laughable. ________________________________ From: Kurt Buff <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:54:47 -0700 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares Not an Apple hater. I have passed on Android tablets as well. I only own an Android phone because work required it, and am ready to abandon that as well. I always presume the need for data creation - it's why computers are so useful, and if you have the ability to create data, you automatically have the ability to consume it. The converse isn't true. On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 21:09, Gary Slinger <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Presumes the need for data creation and skips over all the consumption use cases. Kurt's an apple hater. His opinon is taintendly irrelevant. ________________________________ From: James Hill <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:05:44 +0000 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: RE: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares And to me. The backspace key is my friend! From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Tuesday, 23 August 2011 2:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares >>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]<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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