Re: [CGUYS] Apple drops OS X awards

2010-05-11 Thread tjpa
On May 10, 2010, at 8:30 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Actually I have looked at it and I want a phone with a physical keypad! I keep reading reports of people who insisted they needed a physical keyboard, discovering that a virtual keyboard works fine. I have also read that the

Re: [CGUYS] Apple drops OS X awards

2010-05-11 Thread tjpa
On May 10, 2010, at 8:23 PM, Mike Henderson wrote: The nexus was cutting edge for about ten minutes It is indeed a wonderful time to be a consumer of app phones. With change being so rapid I expect that 10-minute old phones will be selling a very good prices. Panicky vendors want to unload

Re: [CGUYS] Apple drops OS X awards

2010-05-11 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:24 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: I keep reading reports of people who insisted they needed a physical keyboard, discovering that a virtual keyboard works fine. I keep reading reports claiming that folks prefer real keyboards over virtual ones, and that a good real

Re: [CGUYS] Apple drops OS X awards

2010-05-11 Thread tjpa
The QWERTY design is based on a layout designed by Christopher Latham Sholes in 1874 for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter ... Dang if it was good enough in 1874 it should be good enough today. I don't know why anyone would want to innovate. Personally I like this one...

Re: [CGUYS] NPD reports Android ahead of iPhone in share

2010-05-11 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 12:51 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: Here is why... Amazon.com: Motorola DROID A855 Android Phone (Verizon Wireless) http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-A855-Android-Verizon-Wireless/dp/B002UUTCKC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8s=wirelessqid=1273519124sr=8-4 $19.99 I am no phone

Re: [CGUYS] Apple drops OS X awards

2010-05-11 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
That is fine but don't tell me what I want. I know what I need!!! Plus Apple has already marginalized me by not going to the carrier I need in this area. They have made some cagy business moves but that also means some of us just wont bite. Stewart At 09:24 AM 5/11/2010, you wrote: On

Re: [CGUYS] NPD reports Android ahead of iPhone in share

2010-05-11 Thread David K Watson
Heaven forbid they compete on even ground... Beware what you wish for, they _aren't_ competing on even ground. These sales figures are US only, Apple is still well ahead worldwide, and their sales grew in a quarter where they usually stay flat. Also, those figures include all Android OS

[CGUYS] Feeling Suicidal?

2010-05-11 Thread tjpa
There's an app for that... M-3 Information, LLC entered the smart phone application environment by offering the M-3 Checklist, a scientifically validated screen for depression and anxiety disorders, at the iTunes store... For users in distress and at risk of suicide, mym3 provides a

Re: [CGUYS] Feeling Suicidal?

2010-05-11 Thread Art Clemons
On 05/11/2010 03:03 PM, tjpa wrote: For users in distress and at risk of suicide, mym3 provides a direct, one-button link to Mental Health America’s National Suicide Hotline... I was sorely tempted to make a sarcastic remark about the bill for the Iphone being the cause. I can't help

Re: [CGUYS] NPD reports Android ahead of iPhone in share

2010-05-11 Thread tjpa
On May 11, 2010, at 1:29 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I am no phone phreak at all, but I'd have to ask what is wrong about $19.99? At 1/10th of the cost of an iPhone, it would be a pretty good value even if an iPhone is ten times better. Precisely. They have to hit up ATT for a much bigger

Re: [CGUYS] Feeling Suicidal?

2010-05-11 Thread tjpa
On May 11, 2010, at 3:20 PM, Art Clemons wrote: I can't help suspecting though that this app won't be used much or downloaded a lot even with the potentially suicidal. Maybe you are not its target audience. * ** List