Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-07 Thread David K Watson
Safari has always worked pretty well on my Touch, it's only crashed once that I can remember. On my laptop the flash plugin will crash sometimes, but I almost never need it and will continue to surf on with a lot fewer annoying ads. Could you give us some examples of some sites that crash

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-07 Thread mike
Is the iPad a first gen device? It's hard to say it's any different than a very large ipod touch isn't it? On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:46 AM, David K Watson davidkirkwat...@gmail.comwrote: I tried out an iPad in Best Buy yesterday, and I have to say that I was impressed. It is more evolved

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-07 Thread Stewart Marshall
It is like some of the movies that are done. it is a first gen product of a 3rd gen product of another product. So who knows. Stewart At 10:58 AM 4/7/2010, you wrote: Is the iPad a first gen device? It's hard to say it's any different than a very large ipod touch isn't it? On Wed, Apr 7,

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-06 Thread David K Watson
Nice article, but I don't entirely buy it. First, just because the iPad has plenty of processing power and battery capacity and Apple may add more multitasking in a future OS release, this doesn't make a straw man out of Apple's argument that third party multitasking is a hamper to stability

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Nice article, but I don't entirely buy it. First, just because the iPad has plenty of processing power and battery capacity and Apple may add more multitasking in a future OS release, this doesn't make a straw man out of Apple's argument that third party multitasking is a hamper to stability

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-06 Thread Chris Dunford
... Apple's argument that third party multitasking is a hamper to stability ... Well, multitasking third-party apps certainly shouldn't be a hamper to the stability of a well-designed multitasking OS. (Now, before certain people get all bent out of shape because I'm saying that the iPad OS

[CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-04 Thread mike
Kinda long for our list, but seemed short enough to post here in full. A good editorial about why the Apple family of pods don't multitask.

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-04 Thread tjpa
On Apr 4, 2010, at 2:37 PM, mike wrote: Kinda long for our list, but seemed short enough to post here in full. A good editorial about why the Apple family of pods don't multitask. Makes good sense. Thank you for posting.

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-04 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 5:16 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Apr 4, 2010, at 2:37 PM, mike wrote: Kinda long for our list, but seemed short enough to post here in full.  A good editorial about why the Apple family of pods don't multitask. Makes good sense. Thank you for posting. It is

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-04 Thread Stewart Marshall
Most of the reviews I have read so far are referring to it as another device. Not to replace anything but to have. Not revolutionary maybe evolutionary. By the way saw the neatest bumper sticker yesterday. If evolution gets outlawed only outlaws will evolve. Stewart At 06:46 PM 4/4/2010,

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-04 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: Most of the reviews I have read so far are referring to it as another device. Not to replace anything but to have. Some reviewers are saying it may supplant the laptop as we have come to know it. Not

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-04 Thread b_s-wilk
Gotta have that social networking thing, you know, not to mention the games. Dunno if Apple planned it that way, but if such a scenario transpires, what a way to inculcate flocks of youngsters into the Apple World... iPhones, iPods, iPads, and who knows what will be next. Maybe, slim chance,