All good advice there. the only thing i worry about is setting an iPad up with drop box etc We can communicate quite easily when we have had a few, it's painful when sober:)
Anyway a trip to the Apple shop tomorrow beckons. Cheers for the thoughts/ insights. On 22 Mar 2011, at 15:01, Jason Davies wrote: > Alastair Weller wrote: >> He'd also require access to a computer for initial setup and any iOS upgrade. >> > not necessarily for set-up as they will do that in the Apple store. > > poor guy will be lugging several bags around...;) > > If money's no object then maybe an Air. But you know what, if he's not > bothered about getting a computer, then why bother? get an iPad. I have seen > this from time to time: person woh doesn't really need/want a computer gets > drawn in (or their kids tell them to get one), they go along, suddenly it's > all complicated, they get those weird newbie errors (my son destroyed their > Mac mini OS by quitting an iTunes installer and I had to get them reinstall > the OS over SMS. He did what only a newbie would do...) > > But an iPad will be straightforward. If he loses it or doesn't upgrade, so > what? is he really worse off than if he lost his camera? > > Anyone remember the Hi-fi shop sketch from Not the Nine o'clock News?;) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
