Raul, Haven't you figured out that we women never listen. YOu'll be buying iPads before you know it.
On Dec 11, 2012, at 7:51 PM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > All sarcasm aside, I do believe that both iPad and iPhone have their place > and will be useful to some and not as much to others. I think it highly > depends on the needs of the user. It's already been discussed much on the > list the differences between iPad and iPhone and why one chooses one over the > other. Personally I'm fine without the iPad and perfectly happy with the > iPhone, but someone like my wife and daughter would really enjoy the iPad for > the kinds of things you can do on it VS the iPhone. For example, my daughter > is sighted and an avid reader. Reading books on her iPhone is not as fun as > it is on the iPad because of the text size and because of more scrolling > which is done from the iPhone, but the iPad is perfect for her socialization, > email, and book reading needs. > > So, I imagine that eventually the girls in my life will convince me to get > one or both of them an iPad. Until then, scroll scroll scroll from the > iPhone. I keep telling them to just use Nook and Voice Over and let it do all > the work. Or better yet, Audible books. But no one listens to me. <smile>. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > "I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my own." - > Les Dawson > Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com > Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 > Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 > > On 12/11/2012 8:44 PM, Kevin Barry wrote: >> Why on earth would you think a device without cellular connectivity and >> that has a ten inch screen would be useful as a commuter device? >> There is this new thing out; called an iPhone I beleive. >> Try that. >> >> At 08:21 PM 12/11/2012, you wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> So I'm not really an iPad hater. Still, made you think, didn't it? >>> >>> Anyway, I got an iPad 4th gen as a surprise. Honestly, I don't get it. >>> It's the oversized iPhone I feared. The single best feature I can >>> point to is the four-finger swipe to switch between apps. Otherwise, >>> without 3G access, I can't access Dropbox outside of wireless range. >>> Only one of my text editors will give me some access to the Dropbox >>> file structure, but overall this doesn't work as the commuter tool I >>> was hoping for. >>> >>> Where am I going wrong? Are there apps that let you read Dropbox files >>> outside of wireless range, or is 3G really needed to make this a >>> viable commuter device? I'm thinking I'd be better off upgrading to >>> the iPhone 5 for the faster processor and 4G connections, but before >>> selling off this unit, I want to make sure I'm giving it a fair shake. >>> Right now it just feels like one big ass screen that feels more >>> awkward than useful. Even the greater web page range is not enough to >>> make me admire the extra screen real estate. >>> >>> Thanks in advance for your thoughts, >>> >>> Joe >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/>http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en>http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
