Hey everyone, Thanks for your encouraging responses, and for more-or-less confirming what I was already intending to do. I'll have an opportunity to visit my local Apple store within the next few weeks, and sadly, those folks all know who I am, but god it's such a fabulous way to spend an afternoon. I'm waiting for the shortage madnesses to die down, as there isn't a store within a reasonable distance from here where they're even in stock at the moment. I'm considering the iPad 2, but cannot decide whether I want a maxed out 15 inch MBP, or the 27 inch iMac. Thoughts from those of you who are old hats? Part of what excites me about Apple is the fun I have learning my way around a new device/system.
Have a good evening Twitter: @IndigoCellist Sent from my iPhone On Mar 12, 2011, at 4:39 PM, Tyler wood <tcwoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hmm, this is just a suggestion, but what about best buy? > > I know, I know. That probably sounds bad - though my partner was able to buy > a mac at a place called microcenter in the US for $100 cheapter than in the > apple store. > > The apple store couldn't match him when he took the flyer there, but best buy > could, and saved him driving an hour to microcenter. > > Just a thought or two - shop around. It might help. > Tyler > On 2011-03-12, at 1:13 PM, carolyn Haas wrote: > >> Hey there Shameless: >> Consider yourself pushed (ok encouraged to be nice about it.:) >> >> I have a one, and Cheree's post made me want another. Now that's >> disgusting!:) >> >> As for Brandt, I'd say it's well worth finding someone to go the extra >> kilometer to play in an apple store. I almost have a chair in ours with my >> name on it. :) >> >> Take care >> >> Carolyn >> On Mar 12, 2011, at 10:44 AM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >> >>> Go for it! >>> You can always find reasons not to do something. If you can affoard it >>> without going in to debt, then get it. Apple has financing available too. >>> On Mar 12, 2011, at 6:19 AM, ShamelessFanGirl wrote: >>> >>>> I've been ogling these darlings for a while now. Told myself I couldn't >>>> justify the expense, thought I might wait for their capacity to expand, >>>> etc etc, but now, even that is taking a backseat to my simply wanting it >>>> for productivity. I use my iPhone for nearly everything, and it's now my >>>> only iDevice, after having sold my 3rd Gen touch last year, so what to you >>>> all think? Would you go for it? Reasons to, or to not? I'm really more >>>> interested in where the iPad will fit into your computing lives as a whole >>>> than anything. That, and looking for that last small push off the fence. :D >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Twitter: @IndigoCellist >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Mar 12, 2011, at 7:06 AM, "brandt" <brandt.steenk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> No trains I'd feel safe on and no apple fans I know of in my small South >>>>> African backwater town. >>>>> >>>>> Warm regards, >>>>> >>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>> >>>>> You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by going to >>>>> www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>> >>>>> Contact me: >>>>> >>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>> MSN: brandt...@live.com >>>>> Google talk/AIM: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com >>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: Cheree >>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 11:37 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: O M G, it's beautiful >>>>> >>>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>>> >>>>> Eeks. That's a bit of a distance. >>>>> >>>>> No trains, buses? Or a sighted I-device fanatic who will drive there? >>>>> If you thought it safe, you could advertise for a driver on craigslist. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Cheree Heppe >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On 12/03/2011, at 0:06, "brandt" <brandt.steenk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Not when the nearest apple store is 250 kilometers (about 155 miles) >>>>>> away. >>>>>> >>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>> >>>>>> You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by going to >>>>>> www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>>> >>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>> >>>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>> MSN: brandt...@live.com >>>>>> Google talk/AIM: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com >>>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: Cheree >>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:58 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: O M G, it's beautiful >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>>>> >>>>>> That sounds very discouraging. >>>>>> >>>>>> Could you enlist the help of a friend with a car? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Cheree Heppe >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> On 11/03/2011, at 23:54, "brandt" <brandt.steenk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I wish for one, I had an apple store near enough to me so I could get >>>>>>> to it, and secondly, I wish our public transport were good and safe >>>>>>> enough to be used by any sighted, let alone blind person! Then only >>>>>>> might I have a look at an iPad. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by going to >>>>>>> www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>>> MSN: brandt...@live.com >>>>>>> Google talk/AIM: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com >>>>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: Cheree Heppe >>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:11 AM >>>>>>> Subject: O M G, it's beautiful >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This afternoon, I took the light rail to the Apple store to get a hands >>>>>>> on look at the IPad 2. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The line for the IPad 2 was even longer than the last time, when the >>>>>>> first IPad was released. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> One of the mall security guards tried to warn me away with tales of the >>>>>>> long line and of people having to take tickets to get in to buy an IPad >>>>>>> 2. Undaunted, I asked the security guard to speak with one of the >>>>>>> Apple reps. The Apple rep knew me and I got right in. Thank you, oh, >>>>>>> thank you! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The store had a bunch of IPad 2's arranged around a square table near >>>>>>> the front of the store. The Apple store was jam-packed, as usual, but >>>>>>> even more so. My little German shepherd dog guide settled herself >>>>>>> under the table in front of where I stood and rested quietly while >>>>>>> various curious IPad enthusiasts came and went and I examined the IPad >>>>>>> 2. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This IPad 2 looks and feels smaller, but it is actually the same outer >>>>>>> dimensions as its predecessor. Somebody had an IPad 1 with them and we >>>>>>> held the two against each other to prove that the IPad 2 was the same >>>>>>> outer dimensions. Where the IPad 2 is smaller is in its weight and >>>>>>> thickness, which is immediately noticeable, if one has handled the >>>>>>> IPad 1. The IPad 2's rounded edges make it seem even thinner without >>>>>>> feeling fragile in any way. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There was a fellow customer examining the IPad 2 next to me on my right >>>>>>> and I asked him to turn on Voice Over. He was doubtful about being >>>>>>> able to do this at first, but I talked him through Settings to General, >>>>>>> to Accessibility and through engaging VoiceOver and Triple Click Home. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Once those preliminaries were done, my newly met sighted assistant felt >>>>>>> more confident about playing with the IPad 2 in front of him. I told >>>>>>> him that all IPads have VoiceOver on them and that he could use >>>>>>> VoiceOver to read books to him. He sounded interested and amazed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In order to hear VoiceOver in the hubbub of the store, I paired my >>>>>>> Bluetooth ear bud with the IPad 2 in front of me. Several previous >>>>>>> customers had paired various phones with this IPad 2 and when I left, I >>>>>>> didn't unpair those, just my own gadget. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Using VoiceOver, I looked around and found a lot more features on this >>>>>>> IPad 2. Maybe they loaded a few extra non-native apps on it, but I >>>>>>> found three pages of apps. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> After navigating to YouTube and watching the first part of the original >>>>>>> Star Trek's Doomsday Machine, I re-entered Settings; General; Bluetooth >>>>>>> and un-paired my ear bud, clicked back to the Home screen and tapped >>>>>>> Triple Click Home to return that particular IPad 2 to Sighted Standard >>>>>>> Mode. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This IPad feels a lot faster than the IPhone 4. In fact, it feels like >>>>>>> a computer in its responsivity and I really can envision this device >>>>>>> morphing into a full fledged computer in very short order. The sighted >>>>>>> guy next to me thought the same thing. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I left and took a break at the Starbuck's in the mall before heading >>>>>>> home. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Wow, what a gadget!! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Even more amazing to me is my ability to get right on the IPad 2 and >>>>>>> navigate and perform functions correctly and independently the first >>>>>>> time. My only regret is that blind users still must recruit sighted >>>>>>> assistance to initially turn VoiceOver on in the absence of >>>>>>> an ITunes interface. If there were a start-up way to have VoiceOver on >>>>>>> by default, I would have never had to recruit my fellow IPad adventurer >>>>>>> to turn Accessibility on for me. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Cheree Heppe >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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