I'm making assumptions about the documents, and shame on me for it. I could be completely off-base. But if we're talking about accessing MS Office documents created on a PC and stored on a Windows server, then yes-that's generally a PC thing. Especially if you want to edit those documents.
Web browsing can be fun on an iPad, until you need to access a site that require Flash or Java. Then it becomes a PC thing. I don't mind reading my e-mail on my iPad, but when I have to actually reply to a message-at least with more than a few words--I need a hardware keyboard. And of course, I could get a hardware keyboard for my iPad, but then we're right back to jumping through hoops to make it do what I can already do with a laptop/netbook/desktop. Other enterprises undoubtedly have more flexibility than us. But as I mentioned earlier, we're a Windows shop. We're generally just not able to support devices-whether they're laptops, tablets, or whatever-that aren't running Windows. I say "generally" because we could justify committing resources to investigating the integration of non-Windows devices IF there were a compelling business reason for doing it. So far there hasn't been one. John From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 9:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares Accessing documents is a "PC thing"? Is email a PC thing? What about web browsing? It's not like the request was to create 3D movies via a tablet, which one could argue is more of a PC thing... -ASB: http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker Sent from my Motorola Droid On Aug 23, 2011 8:30 AM, "John Hornbuckle" <john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us<mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us>> wrote: > Agreed. Which was my point very early in this thread-we need to pick the > right tool for the right job. What started this discussion was essentially a > question of how to get an iPad to do PC stuff, which implies that maybe the > iPad isn't the right tool for that particular job. > > I'm a Disney junkie, so I found this interesting: > > www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE8PvsRqjkg<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE8PvsRqjkg><http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE8PvsRqjkg> > > It's a good use of iPads in design and construction. > > But for all the talk of tablets "replacing" PCs, this video shows that we're > not there yet. Watch closely, and you'll see that the video opens showing an > Imagineer's iPad sitting on top of his PC. > > And not just any PC, but a laptop-the specific devices that tablets are said > to be rapidly displacing. > > Of course, he's also running Windows XP. So I have my doubts about how > technologically progressive WDI is. :) > > > John > > > > From: Steven M. Caesare > [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com<mailto:scaes...@caesare.com>] > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 12:21 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Apple newbie - iPad remote access to server shares > > This point seems to be lost on many. > > There are many services to be consumed in this day and age that do not > require a full "computer", and for which a complete PC, or even laptop, > actually can be a disadvantage. > > There's room for multiple devices in the ecosystem. Has been for some time. > > -sc > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to > listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
