On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:34:13 -0700, jps wrote:


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.

gnash might work for him. I've been using it for several years, as until
recently, Flash wasn't working on my 64 bit architecture (Linux).

http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/

On 4/6/10 6:19 AM, thunder wrote:
On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:34:13 -0700, jps wrote:


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.

gnash might work for him. I've been using it for several years, as until
recently, Flash wasn't working on my 64 bit architecture (Linux).

http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/

I don't believe the iPhone uses flash, either. The iPad is, at its
heart, a bigger iPhone. Must be interesting to iPad to all those sites
incorporating flash videos and see what? A blank white rectangle? :)

My prediction is that a goodly number of iPads will be dropped on the
ground accidently as the leading edgers walk about town and look at
their screens instead of the sidewalk or whatever is in front of them.
You already see some of this with the iPhones, but it is easier to keep
a grip on the iPhone.


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http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym

On Apr 6, 6:54*am, hk wrote:
On 4/6/10 6:19 AM, thunder wrote:

On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:34:13 -0700, jps wrote:

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.

gnash might work for him. *I've been using it for several years, as until
recently, Flash wasn't working on my 64 bit architecture (Linux).

http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/

I don't believe the iPhone uses flash, either. The iPad is, at its
heart, a bigger iPhone. Must be interesting to iPad to all those sites
incorporating flash videos and see what? A blank white rectangle? * :)

My prediction is that a goodly number of iPads will be dropped on the
ground accidently as the leading edgers walk about town and look at
their screens instead of the sidewalk or whatever is in front of them.
You already see some of this with the iPhones, but it is easier to keep
a grip on the iPhone.

--http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym

I'm sure you have that problem, what with those stubby fat chewed off
fingers you have.

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



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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.





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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.


Some phones, like Blackberrys, can double as a modem for a laptop. Look
into that and it might save you another monthly bill you don't need.

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


wrote in message
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On 4/4/10 5:13 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:

wrote in message
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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.

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.


Some phones, like Blackberrys, can double as a modem for a laptop. Look
into that and it might save you another monthly bill you don't need.


I don't need a modem for my laptop computer. The iPhone is perfectly fine
for email and such. It's not big enough for serious web-browsing or movies.
If I really need to do some serious computer work on the road, I take the
laptop and the iPhone. It's rare, so I'd rather have something for fun.

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Nom=de=Plume

On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:19:57 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:34:13 -0700, jps wrote:


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.

gnash might work for him. I've been using it for several years, as until
recently, Flash wasn't working on my 64 bit architecture (Linux).

http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/

Part of the reason Jobs is keeping flash off his platform is that it's
an app, that can invite other apps to play. That breaks their
monopoly.

iPad will likely find a way to play flash through another Apple store
application, which will disable any external Flash apps from running.

It's a tricky business to run a monopoly.

I'm waiting for the HP slate, it'll be a normal pc, open to whatever
runs on pc.