Jim, :-) Great video...
Fortunately I've never advocated for the use a tablet or a magazine (insert your favorite model train magazine here) for that final job :-) ...neither quite frankly would work very well! And there are still places where PCs excel -- like databases, spreadsheets, etc. I wouldn't use a tablet for those either. But IMHO a PC has never been optimized for reading stuff....yes it could/can support reading stuff, but pliers can also get a nut off if you don't have the correct size socket wrench. But it is definitely not preferred! My Dad impressed on me early on about using "the right tool for the job -- and its not always a hammer!" Seriously I'm hoping we see more and more of the "black box" inside locomotives...I already have plenty of the older products where I can use all my tools to my hearts content...for the future let me just put it on the track and the locomotive will figure out on its on -- what I have for a control system, and give me the most control possible, given the constraints...imagine if string Bob had simply put his NW2 on the track and it ran off his DC controls -- he likely would have had no interest in ever opening it up... Regards Michael Greene Sent from my iPad On Mar 24, 2013, at 2:39 PM, "raisinone" <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael et al: > With all due respect, and maybe to bring a little humor... > > http://vimeo.com/61275290 > > That said, IMHO what we need for the hobby is more technology, not less. As > old fogies we just don't get it. Children today are digital natives; they > have grown up on the "twitch speed" of video games and MTV; on hypertext, > phone and virtual encyclopedias in their pockets; Facebook and Twitter – > heck, they have networked all their lives! If you are reading this, you, > like me, are a digital immigrant and as all immigrants learn, some adapt > better than others to the new "country"; but all retain some form of > "immigrant" accent and drag at least one foot in the past. > > I took time away from all this blather to run trains last night on the DPV > layout – specifically SD70Ace's. I fixed the pilots to the frame and > marveled at the engineering that left the scale coupler mounts dead on the > gauging tool. Finally an excellent (we'll call it "SHS quality") model that > you, and today's youth, can actually go to trackside to see and feel it shake > the ground as it passes. Loaded with technology, you bet! And one of the > most knowledgeable people at the DPV layout last night on its features and > how to operate was 14 year old, digital native, Timmy! IMHO, this model is > a real game changer for 3/16ths scale model railroading. Sure I struggle > with the technology, it is a "black box" to me, but I am determined to adapt > and maybe even master it – the alternative just doesn't seem a viable > option... > > O.K., back to the workbench... And in the interest of full disclosure, the > concept of "digital natives/ digital immigrants" was originally described > over 10 years ago by educator Mark Prensky, certainly not me! You can whip > out your iPad and "Google" his name!! (GRIN)... Enjoy the ride... > > Jim Kindraka > Plymouth, WI > > > > --- In [email protected], Michael Greene <mgreene@...> wrote: >> >> This is why IMHO tablets are so critical to the success of digital media. >> After using my iPad for almost a year, my laptop hardly ever leaves my desk. >> Besides who want to carry a laptop anywhere to read something... >> >> Michael >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
