On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 3:28 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote: > on 2013-02-14 3:49 Joseph McAllister wrote > >> The iPad can be configured with one or more of Apple's dongles for SD >> cards. > > but a major downside is that an iPad can't copy *to* an SD card or USB > storage; it can only copy from it; this is one of the only things that has > made me consider jailbreaking my iPad; once copied to the iPad, you can sync > files to a computer in several ways, and there are devices that allow moving > files bidirectionally over wifi, but none are as simple as simply copying to > an SD card (which would aid in making field backups)
This is because iOS does not support external file systems, which cannot be sandboxed. A sandboxed file system promotes security and minimizes virus attacks, particularly important in mobile devices. I don't use the iPad as a field storage device which needs backup. I use it as a display device to check or share images quickly, or as an image processing machine from which I post the results to the net, effectively backing them up automatically. BTW, in using the iPad for two years now, and moving thousands and thousands of files through it, I've yet to lose a single image file or have the device lock up for any reason. Jailbreaking not only invalidates the warranty, it also opens your iOS device to a host of attacks and problems. Many do it. I advise against it. Everyone I know who has at first used Jailbreak to get around the iOS security has, over time, restored their iPad, iPhone and iPod touch to its standard configuration. The standard iOS configuration just works better and is more reliable. The simplest way to move image files stored on an iPad to a computer is to connect the devices with the cable provided and move the files using the utility applications provided for either OS X (Image Capture) or Windows (see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083 for details). This maintains the security of the system and provides the fastest, easiest data transfer without having to worry about card and reader compatibilities, double copying time, etc. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
