Comments on: Unfortunate name, intriguing device http://kellyoconnormcnees.com/537 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:21:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mister http://kellyoconnormcnees.com/537/comment-page-1#comment-90 Mister Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:05:42 +0000 http://kellyoconnormcnees.com/?p=537#comment-90 WHOA. WHOA.

]]> By: The Bridge http://kellyoconnormcnees.com/537/comment-page-1#comment-89 The Bridge Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:54:45 +0000 http://kellyoconnormcnees.com/?p=537#comment-89 I'm just excited to indulge in my espionage tendencies as I read over the shoulders of train riders who get a seat in the morning rush. That and to have something handy to put in my pants when my time of the month comes too early. iPAD? iACCEPT. I’m just excited to indulge in my espionage tendencies as I read over the shoulders of train riders who get a seat in the morning rush. That and to have something handy to put in my pants when my time of the month comes too early.

iPAD? iACCEPT.

]]> By: Master (Josh) http://kellyoconnormcnees.com/537/comment-page-1#comment-83 Master (Josh) Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:58:58 +0000 http://kellyoconnormcnees.com/?p=537#comment-83 I second Mister's complaint about reading technical stuff on the iPod (in my case the iPhone). The Kindle isn't any better in that regard. So the iPad would be nice just because it has a larger screen. Of course, this is the minimum that I expect out of a device that purports to be a computer. But I'm not sure that I understand exactly what this device is. For only $500 there's no way that it has the calculating power of a regular computer, so it doesn't appear useful as stand-in for a laptop. If I was made of money (instead of regret and gin) then I'd surely buy one. But it doesn't look like it's in the stars, given my budget and the fact that it appears to be a luxury device. On the other hand, UBC has offered to buy me a laptop so maybe this could count. I second Mister’s complaint about reading technical stuff on the iPod (in my case the iPhone). The Kindle isn’t any better in that regard. So the iPad would be nice just because it has a larger screen. Of course, this is the minimum that I expect out of a device that purports to be a computer.

But I’m not sure that I understand exactly what this device is. For only $500 there’s no way that it has the calculating power of a regular computer, so it doesn’t appear useful as stand-in for a laptop. If I was made of money (instead of regret and gin) then I’d surely buy one. But it doesn’t look like it’s in the stars, given my budget and the fact that it appears to be a luxury device. On the other hand, UBC has offered to buy me a laptop so maybe this could count.

]]> By: John http://kellyoconnormcnees.com/537/comment-page-1#comment-82 John Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:12:15 +0000 http://kellyoconnormcnees.com/?p=537#comment-82 At first I saw it and totally wanted it. Now after seeing this video I'm not so sure. Check it out: http://www.funnyordie.co.uk/videos/167d70800c/the-ipad (Useless trivia: The guy in this vid is the voice (not body) of Darth Maul) At first I saw it and totally wanted it. Now after seeing this video I’m not so sure. Check it out:
http://www.funnyordie.co.uk/videos/167d70800c/the-ipad

(Useless trivia: The guy in this vid is the voice (not body) of Darth Maul)

]]> By: Mister http://kellyoconnormcnees.com/537/comment-page-1#comment-81 Mister Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:49:13 +0000 http://kellyoconnormcnees.com/?p=537#comment-81 Thoughts? I'm glad you asked. I read a *lot* of books on my iPod. I use both "Eucalyptus" and "Stanza". Eucalyptus is for anything available through Project Gutenberg, and Stanza is for books that I buy. The iBooks app has an interface that reminds me of Eucalyptus -- which makes me very happy -- and it relies on the same epub format that Stanza and a number of non-Kindle readers use. It's nice to have an open format so that I can comfortably use documents across a variety of devices. It also keeps the DRM from being too draconian. But is that enough? I mean, why would I buy one of these iPad doohickeys when I already have a perfectly good iPod to read on? Because most of my reading isn't the sort of things I was referring to above -- it's physics and math papers that don't translate to the limited screen real-estate of the iPod. Equations can't be re-flowed to fit on the smaller screen. It just doesn't work. The iPod is great for reading an abstract, but -- and pardon my French here, gentle reader -- trying to make it through a whole paper blows. The iPad, on the other hand, seems just right. The ability to add handwritten annotations would just be gravy ... extremely sexy gravy. So, dear bride, may we please buy an iPad? Thoughts? I’m glad you asked.

I read a *lot* of books on my iPod. I use both “Eucalyptus” and “Stanza”. Eucalyptus is for anything available through Project Gutenberg, and Stanza is for books that I buy. The iBooks app has an interface that reminds me of Eucalyptus — which makes me very happy — and it relies on the same epub format that Stanza and a number of non-Kindle readers use. It’s nice to have an open format so that I can comfortably use documents across a variety of devices. It also keeps the DRM from being too draconian.

But is that enough? I mean, why would I buy one of these iPad doohickeys when I already have a perfectly good iPod to read on? Because most of my reading isn’t the sort of things I was referring to above — it’s physics and math papers that don’t translate to the limited screen real-estate of the iPod. Equations can’t be re-flowed to fit on the smaller screen. It just doesn’t work. The iPod is great for reading an abstract, but — and pardon my French here, gentle reader — trying to make it through a whole paper blows. The iPad, on the other hand, seems just right. The ability to add handwritten annotations would just be gravy … extremely sexy gravy.

So, dear bride, may we please buy an iPad?

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