Have been on the list since 2001 I think... just not a heavy poster. I do enjoy the list.
Guys - sorry for the long (previous) post. I didn't realize it was that long until I got my copy. Will remember to reduce the size in the future. Anyways, I do recommend the iPad. pd -----Original Message----- From: Erika L. Rich [mailto:elr...@ruwebby.com] Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:49 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Ipad 2 awesome post. welcome to the list! Here, have a muffin... /me hands over a muffin On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Pierre Demester <pie...@demester.com>wrote: > > I've got 3 ipads (2 ipad 1's + 1 ipad 2)... all with 64GB of ram. > > My wife uses one of the ipad 1's... my children (4 & 6) use the other > iPad 1. One uses Verizon 3G, the other use AT&T. > > I use the iPad 2 with Verizon 3G. I just came back from Montana / > Wyoming with no connectivity issues. Am heading to Cleveland (June) > and Dallas (July). From past experience - both areas area heavily saturated with 3G. > > The iPad has drastically / dramatically changed the way I develop software. > > I carry the iPad with me everywhere I go. There's a great app called > SimpleNote that allows me to track everything I need. You can also > access / update your data via their website (which is fantastic). > > I've got 4 or 5 laptops as well as several desktop's sitting around > the house > - that I HAVE NOT turned in since I bought the first iPad 1 over 2 > years ago. > > I only have 3 systems running in the house now (I work from home). > > One is a local internet Linux server (typical LAMP setup). > > Another is a local Win Server (CF + SQL Server ENT). > > Both servers are setup to respond as if they were live servers. The > only difference from a live server is the url... ip based instead of > domain based. > > The 2 local servers are for development, design, and testing, etc - > until I push a product out to a live server. > > The last desktop is actually a MacPro that I use for photography and > editing graphics. Even though Photoshop is on the iPad... the MacPro > is not going away any time soon. > > All the desktops have dual 26" monitors. > > I do maintenance code editing, ftp, ssh... just about everything > except graphic work directly from my ipad. That includes office stuff > like email, letters, spreadsheets, and invoicing. I had a dedicated > accounting laptop that has now sitting on the shelf since I found an > invoicing software (called invoice2go) a couple weeks ago. > > Email, word processing, and spreadsheets on the iPad is NOT THE GREAT. > > In my opinion - do not buy the iPad for Email, Word Processing, or > Spreadsheets. > > (from my understanding) Apple will not allow a competing email app on > the iPad... and their Word Processor (Pages) and their Spreadsheet > (Numbers) is very primitive. Useful for really basic stuff but no way > can compete with the full power MS Office. > > If you need something like MS Office on the iPad... use Google Docs. > > Editing code directly on the iPad is not the same as having the 2 > monitors side by side. I don't really use it to "develop code". I use > the iPad to produce high level design for systems / mockup's etc, > database design, and to maintain / manage code. > > SSH into a Linux box live or local IS FRIGG'N INCREDIBLE. Completely > eliminates the laptop. > > If I'm starting a system from scratch... I generally use the MacPro > until the core system is running. Dual monitors makes difference. > After that, I switch to the iPad. > > My first iPad was purchased new. The other 2 were purchased on ebay as > refurbs. Have not had any issues at all. Save a little money... buy a > refurb model. If you need the need warranty, buy the apple warranty > before the 90 warranty expires. I have never had to use the warranty. > > Remember the old Honda stickers ? I love my Honda... > > Well... I LOVE MY IPAD'S. > > Pierre > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Roberts [mailto:ow...@threeravensconsulting.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1:47 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: RE: Ipad 2 > > > Yeah...i got to the west suburban Chicago one a lot...they have a > great selection. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:larrycly...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:32 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Ipad 2 > > > We have a Microcenter in Vienna Virginia here. Its a great geet type > store, but they have the strangest distribution of stores. 4 or 5 in > the midwest then one here in Virginia. > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> > wrote: > > > > Dang it, those are available in store only and the closest > > Microcenter is about 800 miles away. Not quite worth the drive. > > > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Rick Eidson <cfh...@kchost.net> wrote: > >> > >> Yeah, I am already sold... I played around with my keyboardist > >> ipad2 last night. She had to practically beat me over the head to > >> get it back > from me! > >> For about the last 6 months her and our guitarist have been using > >> them on stage to share sheet music/chord charts. They have this > >> program that searches and pulls up the lyrics and chord changes.. > >> (much like all the Tab/Lyrics sights do) if one doesn't have they > >> just sort of flick it to the other. It makes hosting jams and doing > >> new songs so much easier. I have a program on my Android call > >> Guitar > Tapps but it' not near as nice. > >> > >> I was looking at it and it doesn't have a USB port, but I found a > >> couple of items like this online > >> http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/516429343/new_product_for_3_port_ > >> us b.html So I should be able to plug up my external Passport to > >> it... > >> right? > >> > >> > >> Rick > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Judah McAuley [mailto:ju...@wiredotter.com] > >> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:01 AM > >> To: cf-community > >> Subject: Re: Ipad 2 > >> > >> > >> Hmm...now you guys are tempting me. I really should be saving up > >> for a new workhorse laptop, but $350 is not a bad price point. > >> > >> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Larry C. Lyons > >> <larrycly...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> In combination with something like a Zagg keyboard case, it works > >>> pretty well. It could almost replace my laptop on teh weekends. > >>> > >>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> ohhhh thank you guys! > >>>> > >>>> great tool, already bought, connected to my ftp server, and i can > >>>> do code edits from my golf course. > >>>> > >>>> b00000000m. > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Larry C. Lyons > >>>> <larrycly...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Texttastic is very good. Full syntax and code highlighting, > >>>>> multiple connectivity - ftp, sftp, webdav, email, and dropbox. > >>>>> Its well worth it. > >>>>> > >>>>> larry > >>>>> > >>>>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Erika L. Rich > >>>>> <elr...@ruwebby.com> > >> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> There are several AWESOME apps for editing code, with full > >>>>>> color > >> coding, > >>>>>> etc. "Textastic" is one that is highly recommended. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Rick Eidson > >>>>>> <cfh...@kchost.net> > wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Microcenter is selling the 16gig iPad2 for $350. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I am really thinking about getting one. I found an app for > >>>>>>> managing > >> SQL > >>>>>>> Server but is there a Dreamweaver or other CF editor? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Rick > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:350776 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
