Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-12 Thread Pierre Sahores
Jobs last explainations ... http://www.macrumors.com/2010/04/10/steve-jobs-offers-explanation-about-iphone-sdk-changes-restricting-adobe-and-other-cross-compilers/ Best, P. Le 12 avr. 10 à 05:08, stephen barncard a écrit : Excellent dissertation, Geoff! sqb On 11 April 2010 19:48, Geoff

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-12 Thread Thomas McGrath III
I guess I should have said portable. That would be funny watching my friend in her wheelchair dragging around an old Mac trying to talk to people at the local cafe shop. ;-) On Apr 11, 2010, at 1:33 PM, Richmond Mathewson wrote: On 11/04/2010 20:29, Thomas McGrath III wrote: The iPad is a

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 12/04/2010 14:39, Thomas McGrath III wrote: I guess I should have said portable. That would be funny watching my friend in her wheelchair dragging around an old Mac trying to talk to people at the local cafe shop. ;-) PowerBook_5300 Clamshell iBook wouldn't go too badly with the

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-12 Thread Ian Wood
On 12 Apr 2010, at 13:10, Richmond Mathewson wrote: I see that the iPad has a USB2 connexion - but whether the iPhone OS will recognise pointing devices (seems unlikely) . . . ? The iPad does *not* have a USB port. There's a camera adapter kit with a USB port, but nobody knows if this

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-12 Thread Colin Holgate
On Apr 12, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Ian Wood wrote: The iPad does *not* have a USB port. There's a camera adapter kit with a USB port, but nobody knows if this can be used for anything but connecting to a camera. The iPad connects to my Mac via its USB cable, for what that's worth.

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-12 Thread Ian Wood
On 12 Apr 2010, at 15:41, Colin Holgate wrote: On Apr 12, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Ian Wood wrote: The iPad does *not* have a USB port. There's a camera adapter kit with a USB port, but nobody knows if this can be used for anything but connecting to a camera. The iPad connects to my Mac via

[OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Richmond Mathewson
My top 3 ideas are: 1. Swank toy. 2. Castrated computer for people who don't need laptops or PCs. 3. Tree-Free book. What are yours? Come on you-all . . . :0 ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Neal Campbell
I had mine delivered from China on April 3rd since I ordered it the day it was available for ordering. I got the 64GB unit and its an amazing device. I think the reviewer I read that said it was the first information consumer device had it about right. There is no manual, you just press the big

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Colin Holgate
On Apr 11, 2010, at 11:59 AM, Neal Campbell wrote: I had mine delivered from China on April 3rd since I ordered it the day it was available for ordering. I got the 64GB unit and its an amazing device. Same story for me, I had placed my order within 3 minutes of it being order-able. Mine is

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Mike Brown
I just got a 16 GB iPad yesterday. I was thinking of it as a large iPod touch, but it is not. It is something new that is a blast to use. I think it will change the way people casually use technology and is a big step forward in consumer electronics. After using it for the last day, I

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Jerry Daniels
That's y'all, not you-all! Best, Jerry Daniels Use tRev's buy link during your free trial to get 20% off: http://reveditor.com/tag/shouldiswitch On Apr 11, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: My top 3 ideas are: 1. Swank toy. 2. Castrated computer

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Mark Wieder
Jerry- Sunday, April 11, 2010, 9:58:14 AM, you wrote: That's y'all, not you-all! I think he meant the plural, in which case it's all y'all... -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Michael Kann
Richmond was using the plural form of y'all, which everyone knows is you y'all. --- On Sun, 4/11/10, Jerry Daniels jerry.dani...@me.com wrote: From: Jerry Daniels jerry.dani...@me.com Subject: Re: [OT] What's an iPad? To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Date: Sunday

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 11/04/2010 19:58, Jerry Daniels wrote: That's y'all, not you-all! Not in that Scottish province called Bulgaria it ain't . . . :) Best, Jerry Daniels Use tRev's buy link during your free trial to get 20% off: http://reveditor.com/tag/shouldiswitch On Apr 11, 2010, at 10:49 AM,

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 11/04/2010 20:05, Michael Kann wrote: Richmond was using the plural form of y'all, which everyone knows is you y'all. I am sorry if I can't keep youse all happy: where I come from we don't really feel an urge for a repluralised plural - Thee and You do just fine for the singular and

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Jerry Daniels
IPad rocks. Developing for it. Definitely in all our futures. IS a new model of enjoying and working with data in all forms. 16GB model. Surprisingly NOT a large iPhone. Best, Jerry Daniels Use tRev's buy link during your free trial to get 20% off: http://reveditor.com/tag/shouldiswitch On

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Jerry Daniels
All y'all is strictly limited to the imperative. It IS plural, however. All y'all come over here. Y'all is used in questions regardless of plurality. Best, Jerry Daniels Use tRev's buy link during your free trial to get 20% off: http://reveditor.com/tag/shouldiswitch On Apr 11, 2010,

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Thomas McGrath III
The iPad is a chance for people who can not speak to be able to Afford and Use an inexpensive and sexy device to speak for them as in my iPad application I Can Speak. For the first time in history someone can buy a speech device for less than the typical $5,000 to $10,000. The IPad is a

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 11/04/2010 20:29, Thomas McGrath III wrote: The iPad is a chance for people who can not speak to be able to Afford and Use an inexpensive and sexy device to speak for them as in my iPad application I Can Speak. For the first time in history someone can buy a speech device for less than

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Ryno Swart
The iPad is the resurrection of multimedia, I believe. Remember multimedia? Ryno. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread wayne durden
In my part of the country all y'all is not strictly imperative. It works equally well in the interrogative, i.e. Are all y'all comin' to the pig pullin' on Sa'urday? If so bring some tea? [Where tea is a beverage made by filling an empty gallon milk jug 3/4 of the way full of sugar and infusing

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread J. Landman Gay
Richmond Mathewson wrote: And, then, of course, there is that woman down in England who has major grammatical problems always referring to herself as We; mind you she suffers from all sorts of delusions such as thinking she is a legitimate monarch . . . but I digress . . . :) Reminds me of a

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Jerry Daniels
Southeast US? I'm central Texas. Best, Jerry Daniels Use tRev's buy link during your free trial to get 20% off: http://reveditor.com/tag/shouldiswitch On Apr 11, 2010, at 1:03 PM, wayne durden wdur...@gmail.com wrote: In my part of the country all y'all is not strictly imperative. It works

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 11/04/2010 21:03, wayne durden wrote: In my part of the country all y'all is not strictly imperative. It works equally well in the interrogative, i.e. Are all y'all comin' to the pig pullin' on Sa'urday? Scuse I, what be a pig pullin' ? I bain't be from Thikky parts o thik world. If

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Judy Perry
On Sun, 11 Apr 2010, Richmond Mathewson wrote: If so bring some tea? [Where tea is a beverage made by filling an empty gallon milk jug 3/4 of the way full of sugar and infusing it with a bit of tannins in water so that it doesn't appear to be clear] That be sounding pretty jank to me :-P

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 11/04/2010 22:32, Judy Perry wrote: On Sun, 11 Apr 2010, Richmond Mathewson wrote: If so bring some tea? [Where tea is a beverage made by filling an empty gallon milk jug 3/4 of the way full of sugar and infusing it with a bit of tannins in water so that it doesn't appear to be

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Judy Perry
On Sun, 11 Apr 2010, Richmond Mathewson wrote: On 11/04/2010 22:32, Judy Perry wrote: That be sounding pretty jank to me :-P Judy, if your teenagers are only drinking tea (even if it is really just sugar solution) be very very happy . . . --Yeah, I wish. But, no. And, fortunately,

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 11/04/2010 23:08, Judy Perry wrote: --Well, it, and its companion adjective denk/dank, both have roots in the drug culture, as does one of the teens in question, and hence they were shocked to hear my 9 year olds repeating these words in public. They seem not to have grasped that you

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread René Micout
This is, for me, a virtual controller : like virtual musical keyboard (by example)... Something like Lemur : http://www.jazzmutant.com/lemur_overview.php But Lemur = 2 000 euros and iPad = 500 euros... Lemur = 10 applications and iPad = 1500 (...) René Le 11 avr. 2010 à 17:49, Richmond

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Jerry Daniels
Just for grins, I think opinions about the iPad would be even more interesting if accompanied by ownership status. MJ and I own one. I think it's an iPad -- it's own thing. - not a computer, laptop, net book - not a big iPod touch - not a multimedia player You can certainly create on it.

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Sarah Reichelt
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 1:49 AM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote:  My top 3 ideas are: 1. Swank toy. 2. Castrated computer for people who don't need laptops or PCs. 3. Tree-Free book. What are yours?  Come on you-all . . .  :0 Remember trying to explain HyperCard?

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Sarah Reichelt
I wish you could natively read pdf files but that means Apple allows Adobe to exist on the same planet and that obviously isn't happening. You can read PDFs. Try GoodReader http://www.goodiware.com/goodreader.html. Cheers, Sarah ___ use-revolution

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Jerry Daniels
And documents in the ePub format can be read on iPad. I think these can be sync'd to iBooks. There utilities for desktops to convert documents to ePub. Best, Jerry Daniels Use tRev's buy link during your free trial to get 20% off: http://reveditor.com/tag/shouldiswitch On Apr 11, 2010, at

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread RevList
Jerry Daniels jerry.dani...@me.com on April 11, 2010 at 10:01 AM -0700 wrote: I think he meant the plural, in which case it's all y'all... When I was in Texas a couple of years ago, I was told that y'all is singular, Both y'all if you are referring to two people and all y'all is plurall :)

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Geoff Canyon Rev
I use Files for PDFs on the iPhone. If you plan to use it much I recommend the full version: it's only a few bucks, and quick navigation through PDFs (among other things) is really useful. On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com wrote: I had mine delivered from China

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread Geoff Canyon Rev
I think it's going to take a few years, but it's going to replace other ways of using computers: http://gcanyon.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/the-ipad-revolution-its-1984-all-over-again/ On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote:  My top 3 ideas are: 1.

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-11 Thread stephen barncard
Excellent dissertation, Geoff! sqb On 11 April 2010 19:48, Geoff Canyon Rev gcanyon+...@gmail.comgcanyon%2b...@gmail.com wrote: I think it's going to take a few years, but it's going to replace other ways of using computers: