My mini-review of the new iPad...
 

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Got to play with one at the local Apple store...

Very slick if you are a major league consumer of on-line media and
apps...which I am not.



--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I think they're totally cool. I think I'm going to get one for a
b-day
present... don't want the 3G model, just wireless. I've already put
in
my
request for the max memory version. :)


They are very cool indeed, but I'm hard pressed to think of what I
would
use one for. Hell, I don't even have an iphone...just a plain old cell
phone.





--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I would use it for movies and pictures. It has a microphone, so I think
you
could use it with Skype... not sure about this.


Hadn't thought about that...but...since Apple is controlling the
"apps"for
the device, and use of Skype would interfere with sales growth of its
iPhone, I wonder if and when it would be available. It definitely is not
a
phone as delivered. The iPad does a very nice job with movies and still
photos...saw that demonstrated at the local apple store this past
saturday.


--
Conservatives - just pretend Obama's health care legislation is another
unnecessary war and you'll feel better about it.


I have skype on my iPhone. Works fine.

I have no experience with Iphones. You have AT&T and you are able to go
around it via Skype? You make calls without using AT&T at all? That's
cool.

I suspect there would have to be an iPad specific app for that to
happen...I can't see apple allowing that.

--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


Yeah, AT&T. I don't use Skype a lot.. I have unlimited minutes, but every
once in a while I can't get on their network. It's pretty seamless. I pay
for an account, so I can dial non-skype numbers. I used to have a Skype
number, but no one ever called on anything but the land-line or cell number,
so it was just a waste of money.

Skype is a free app... I can't imagine Apple would care, since they don't
for the phone. The iPad has speakers and a microphone, so I think it would
have all the hardware required. I'll have to ask my Apple friend and see if
he knows something about any restrictions.


I'd guess it might be do-able with a 3G/4G iPad.

--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym

My mini-review of the new iPad...
 

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On 4/5/10 2:40 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
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On 4/5/10 1:41 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
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On 4/5/10 12:05 AM, nom=de=plume wrote:
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On 4/4/10 5:13 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
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...
Got to play with one at the local Apple store...

Very slick if you are a major league consumer of on-line media and
apps...which I am not.



--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I think they're totally cool. I think I'm going to get one for a
b-day
present... don't want the 3G model, just wireless. I've already put
in
my
request for the max memory version. :)


They are very cool indeed, but I'm hard pressed to think of what I
would
use one for. Hell, I don't even have an iphone...just a plain old
cell
phone.





--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I would use it for movies and pictures. It has a microphone, so I
think
you
could use it with Skype... not sure about this.


Hadn't thought about that...but...since Apple is controlling the
"apps"for
the device, and use of Skype would interfere with sales growth of its
iPhone, I wonder if and when it would be available. It definitely is
not
a
phone as delivered. The iPad does a very nice job with movies and
still
photos...saw that demonstrated at the local apple store this past
saturday.


--
Conservatives - just pretend Obama's health care legislation is
another
unnecessary war and you'll feel better about it.


I have skype on my iPhone. Works fine.

I have no experience with Iphones. You have AT&T and you are able to go
around it via Skype? You make calls without using AT&T at all? That's
cool.

I suspect there would have to be an iPad specific app for that to
happen...I can't see apple allowing that.

--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


Yeah, AT&T. I don't use Skype a lot.. I have unlimited minutes, but every
once in a while I can't get on their network. It's pretty seamless. I pay
for an account, so I can dial non-skype numbers. I used to have a Skype
number, but no one ever called on anything but the land-line or cell
number,
so it was just a waste of money.

Skype is a free app... I can't imagine Apple would care, since they don't
for the phone. The iPad has speakers and a microphone, so I think it
would
have all the hardware required. I'll have to ask my Apple friend and see
if
he knows something about any restrictions.


I'd guess it might be do-able with a 3G/4G iPad.

--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I think it's doable with just the wireless version... I don't really want
yet another AT&T account. That's what I'm hoping anyway.

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Nom=de=Plume

My mini-review of the new iPad...
 

On 4/5/10 3:44 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
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On 4/5/10 2:40 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
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On 4/5/10 1:41 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
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On 4/5/10 12:05 AM, nom=de=plume wrote:
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On 4/4/10 5:13 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
wrote in message
...
Got to play with one at the local Apple store...

Very slick if you are a major league consumer of on-line media and
apps...which I am not.



--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I think they're totally cool. I think I'm going to get one for a
b-day
present... don't want the 3G model, just wireless. I've already put
in
my
request for the max memory version. :)


They are very cool indeed, but I'm hard pressed to think of what I
would
use one for. Hell, I don't even have an iphone...just a plain old
cell
phone.





--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I would use it for movies and pictures. It has a microphone, so I
think
you
could use it with Skype... not sure about this.


Hadn't thought about that...but...since Apple is controlling the
"apps"for
the device, and use of Skype would interfere with sales growth of its
iPhone, I wonder if and when it would be available. It definitely is
not
a
phone as delivered. The iPad does a very nice job with movies and
still
photos...saw that demonstrated at the local apple store this past
saturday.


--
Conservatives - just pretend Obama's health care legislation is
another
unnecessary war and you'll feel better about it.


I have skype on my iPhone. Works fine.

I have no experience with Iphones. You have AT&T and you are able to go
around it via Skype? You make calls without using AT&T at all? That's
cool.

I suspect there would have to be an iPad specific app for that to
happen...I can't see apple allowing that.

--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


Yeah, AT&T. I don't use Skype a lot.. I have unlimited minutes, but every
once in a while I can't get on their network. It's pretty seamless. I pay
for an account, so I can dial non-skype numbers. I used to have a Skype
number, but no one ever called on anything but the land-line or cell
number,
so it was just a waste of money.

Skype is a free app... I can't imagine Apple would care, since they don't
for the phone. The iPad has speakers and a microphone, so I think it
would
have all the hardware required. I'll have to ask my Apple friend and see
if
he knows something about any restrictions.


I'd guess it might be do-able with a 3G/4G iPad.

--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I think it's doable with just the wireless version... I don't really want
yet another AT&T account. That's what I'm hoping anyway.


Well, you are out of league with all this fancy telephone stuff. All I
use my cell for is to make and receive phone calls... :)

--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym

My mini-review of the new iPad...
 

"hk" wrote in message
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On 4/5/10 3:44 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
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m...
On 4/5/10 2:40 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
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m...
On 4/5/10 1:41 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
wrote in message
...
On 4/5/10 12:05 AM, nom=de=plume wrote:
wrote in message
...
On 4/4/10 5:13 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
wrote in message
...
Got to play with one at the local Apple store...

Very slick if you are a major league consumer of on-line media
and
apps...which I am not.



--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I think they're totally cool. I think I'm going to get one for a
b-day
present... don't want the 3G model, just wireless. I've already
put
in
my
request for the max memory version. :)


They are very cool indeed, but I'm hard pressed to think of what I
would
use one for. Hell, I don't even have an iphone...just a plain old
cell
phone.





--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I would use it for movies and pictures. It has a microphone, so I
think
you
could use it with Skype... not sure about this.


Hadn't thought about that...but...since Apple is controlling the
"apps"for
the device, and use of Skype would interfere with sales growth of
its
iPhone, I wonder if and when it would be available. It definitely is
not
a
phone as delivered. The iPad does a very nice job with movies and
still
photos...saw that demonstrated at the local apple store this past
saturday.


--
Conservatives - just pretend Obama's health care legislation is
another
unnecessary war and you'll feel better about it.


I have skype on my iPhone. Works fine.

I have no experience with Iphones. You have AT&T and you are able to
go
around it via Skype? You make calls without using AT&T at all? That's
cool.

I suspect there would have to be an iPad specific app for that to
happen...I can't see apple allowing that.

--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


Yeah, AT&T. I don't use Skype a lot.. I have unlimited minutes, but
every
once in a while I can't get on their network. It's pretty seamless. I
pay
for an account, so I can dial non-skype numbers. I used to have a Skype
number, but no one ever called on anything but the land-line or cell
number,
so it was just a waste of money.

Skype is a free app... I can't imagine Apple would care, since they
don't
for the phone. The iPad has speakers and a microphone, so I think it
would
have all the hardware required. I'll have to ask my Apple friend and
see
if
he knows something about any restrictions.


I'd guess it might be do-able with a 3G/4G iPad.

--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I think it's doable with just the wireless version... I don't really want
yet another AT&T account. That's what I'm hoping anyway.


Well, you are out of league with all this fancy telephone stuff. All I use
my cell for is to make and receive phone calls... :)

--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


Gasp. That's all? lol

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Nom=de=Plume

My mini-review of the new iPad...
 

On Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:07:17 -0600, Canuck57
wrote:


Liberal-statism is an addiction to other peoples money.

You're talking about the Chinese money George Bush gave us in tax
credits and used to fund the Iraq war?

George Bush was a liberal?

My mini-review of the new iPad...
 

On Sun, 4 Apr 2010 21:05:21 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
...
On 4/4/10 5:13 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
wrote in message
...
Got to play with one at the local Apple store...

Very slick if you are a major league consumer of on-line media and
apps...which I am not.



--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I think they're totally cool. I think I'm going to get one for a b-day
present... don't want the 3G model, just wireless. I've already put in my
request for the max memory version. :)


They are very cool indeed, but I'm hard pressed to think of what I would
use one for. Hell, I don't even have an iphone...just a plain old cell
phone.





--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I would use it for movies and pictures. It has a microphone, so I think you
could use it with Skype... not sure about this.

Amazon has written an app that makes Amazon's library available to the
iPad.

Think about all the content that's populating the web. You Tube can
now deliver HD that's stunning. ESPN has rebranded it's ESPN360 and
ESPN 3. Two channels on television, the third on the web.

That's why Comcast is making the play for NBC/Universal. Content is
going to be everywhere...

I'd opt for the 3G when it comes out, unless you're not in a 3G area.
You're smart to go for the max memory.

My mini-review of the new iPad...
 

On Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:23:14 -0400, anon-e-moose
wrote:

hk wrote:
On 4/5/10 9:15 AM, Loogypicker wrote:
On Apr 4, 1:06 pm, wrote:
On 4/4/10 12:58 PM, Canuck57 wrote:

On 04/04/2010 10:50 AM, hk wrote:
Got to play with one at the local Apple store...

Very slick if you are a major league consumer of on-line media and
apps...which I am not.

Why? Does it take more intelligence than you have to operate it?

No, stupid...I am not a major league consuer of on-line media and
apps...and therefore I have no use for an iPad. It is certainly not a
replacement for a good laptop computer, which I happen to own.

--http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym

No you don't, you have an Apple.

Well, *that* makes a lot of sense...

Moron.


It does make sense if you think about it.

Jim was forced to travel to the very edge of his intellectual
perimeter to offer up that insight.

Fantastic, eh?

My mini-review of the new iPad...
 

On 4/5/10 8:00 PM, jps wrote:
On Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:23:14 -0400, anon-e-moose
wrote:

hk wrote:
On 4/5/10 9:15 AM, Loogypicker wrote:
On Apr 4, 1:06 pm, wrote:
On 4/4/10 12:58 PM, Canuck57 wrote:

On 04/04/2010 10:50 AM, hk wrote:
Got to play with one at the local Apple store...

Very slick if you are a major league consumer of on-line media and
apps...which I am not.

Why? Does it take more intelligence than you have to operate it?

No, stupid...I am not a major league consuer of on-line media and
apps...and therefore I have no use for an iPad. It is certainly not a
replacement for a good laptop computer, which I happen to own.

--http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym

No you don't, you have an Apple.

Well, *that* makes a lot of sense...

Moron.


It does make sense if you think about it.

Jim was forced to travel to the very edge of his intellectual
perimeter to offer up that insight.

Fantastic, eh?



Flajim's "salad days" were when he was in the navy, where, in his
rating, no particular intellectuality was encouraged. And what did he do
after that? Unskilled boat repair jobs.



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http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym

My mini-review of the new iPad...
 

"jps" wrote in message
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On Sun, 4 Apr 2010 21:05:21 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
...
On 4/4/10 5:13 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
wrote in message
...
Got to play with one at the local Apple store...

Very slick if you are a major league consumer of on-line media and
apps...which I am not.



--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I think they're totally cool. I think I'm going to get one for a b-day
present... don't want the 3G model, just wireless. I've already put in
my
request for the max memory version. :)


They are very cool indeed, but I'm hard pressed to think of what I would
use one for. Hell, I don't even have an iphone...just a plain old cell
phone.





--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I would use it for movies and pictures. It has a microphone, so I think
you
could use it with Skype... not sure about this.

Amazon has written an app that makes Amazon's library available to the
iPad.

Think about all the content that's populating the web. You Tube can
now deliver HD that's stunning. ESPN has rebranded it's ESPN360 and
ESPN 3. Two channels on television, the third on the web.

That's why Comcast is making the play for NBC/Universal. Content is
going to be everywhere...

I'd opt for the 3G when it comes out, unless you're not in a 3G area.
You're smart to go for the max memory.


If I take the 3G, then I have to have another subscription. I almost always
have wireless... and I have my phone for the ATT network.

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My mini-review of the new iPad...
 

On Mon, 5 Apr 2010 19:22:47 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

"jps" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 4 Apr 2010 21:05:21 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
...
On 4/4/10 5:13 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
wrote in message
...
Got to play with one at the local Apple store...

Very slick if you are a major league consumer of on-line media and
apps...which I am not.



--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I think they're totally cool. I think I'm going to get one for a b-day
present... don't want the 3G model, just wireless. I've already put in
my
request for the max memory version. :)


They are very cool indeed, but I'm hard pressed to think of what I would
use one for. Hell, I don't even have an iphone...just a plain old cell
phone.





--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym


I would use it for movies and pictures. It has a microphone, so I think
you
could use it with Skype... not sure about this.

Amazon has written an app that makes Amazon's library available to the
iPad.

Think about all the content that's populating the web. You Tube can
now deliver HD that's stunning. ESPN has rebranded it's ESPN360 and
ESPN 3. Two channels on television, the third on the web.

That's why Comcast is making the play for NBC/Universal. Content is
going to be everywhere...

I'd opt for the 3G when it comes out, unless you're not in a 3G area.
You're smart to go for the max memory.


If I take the 3G, then I have to have another subscription. I almost always
have wireless... and I have my phone for the ATT network.

Maybe you'll be able to buy it ad hoc, whenever necessary. I'd just
get it for flexibility. I suppose if it's just a home toy, 3G may
never be necessary. Your iPhone is plenty good at gathering info
while on the road.

The only thing lacking in the iPad is the ability to play flash, which
is pretty critical if you're using it to surf/playback video.

Flash is getting to be very resource intensive and Jobs is hoping to
push everyone towards HTML 5 but the reality is that he'll have to
find a way to support flash unless he wants to limit iPad's utility.