And sometimes I use my iPhone, but I don't bring a notebook or netbook to
bed.  It's just too unwieldy.  Scrolling on pages is annoying enough on
those devices.  Use keypad to scroll, accidentally brush something and lose
focus on the page, have to click or alt-tab, and I'm getting frustrated
instead of relaxing.



On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:21 AM, John Cook <john.c...@pfsf.org> wrote:

>  I just use my Blackberry…….****
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> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:20 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares****
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>  ** **
>
> On your back?  Holding it like a book above your head?****
>
> Let your toddler have at it, too?****
>
>  ****
>
> I'm sorry, a netbook is nice, but it's a bit too much like a computer to
> make it convenient in bed, IMO.  And the form factor/screen resolution is
> usually suboptimal...****
>
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote:**
> **
>
> Yawn.
>
> I do that on my netbook (an older Acer Aspire One) all the time.****
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 20:52, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Very well. iPhone thread.
> >
> > On point. Books are content. The ability to manipulate the content isn't
> the
> > issue. Being able to deliver it easily is. That being said I'm writing
> this
> > response lying flat on my back in bed because I wanted to check my mail
> > before turning in. Do all that on a PC under the same conditions and we
> can
> > talk.
> >****
>
> > On Monday, August 22, 2011, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> The benefits and costs of distributing books electronically is not
> >> tied to the use of tablets. You can use a PC to read a PDF or other
> >> digital media just as well as on a tablet, and do much more besides,
> >> given the cost differential - once you take into account the
> >> peripherals needed to make the tablet as useful as a more traditional
> >> laptop or PC. The loss of a keyboard, IMHO, outweighs all of the
> >> supposed advantages.
> >>
> >> Kurt
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 18:00, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>> You're still mostly wooshing here.
> >>>
> >>> Never did I say I bought into these concepts, but this is how it often
> >>> appears to the uninitiated into the arcane art of IT.  I, of course,
> know
> >>> that mainframes didn't die, but most of the work of the "data
> processing"
> >>> department was subsumed in many organizations by business units closer
> to
> >>> the data, and this was accelerated by the adoption of the PC and PC
> >>> networks.
> >>> And have you measured that against the cost of textbooks?  I know a lot
> >>> of
> >>> administrators are crunching these numbers right now...
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 13:21, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com
> >
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>> > To put it another way, the data processing group got put out to
> >>>> > pasture
> >>>> > of
> >>>> > days gone by was blindsided by the PC revolution.
> >>>>
> >>>> Not really - they just morphed into the IT staff of today - server
> >>>> administrators. And, mainframes haven't disappeared - again, it's the
> >>>> minis that got squeezed. IBM still makes a buncha money on mainframes.
> >>>>
> >>>> > The current generation
> >>>> > of tablets are probably the most compelling piece of technology
> since
> >>>> > then.
> >>>>
> >>>> Perhaps. I've yet to be convinced.
> >>>>
> >>>> > Teachers and administrators are very interested in tablets because
> >>>> > they
> >>>> > believe they offer so much more capability for viewing and
> >>>> > distributing
> >>>> > content!
> >>>>
> >>>> The SJRDF is strong, 'tis true. I think the only advantage they show
> >>>> is weight, and a multi-touch screen. For viewing content, a larger
> >>>> screen gives better resolution, and for real distribution you still
> >>>> need the servers on the back end. The capabilities are still lacking,
> >>>> and the price is still too high.
> >>>>
> >>>> Kurt
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