Re: iPad 2 versus iPod Touch?

2011-04-17 Thread Lawrence Sica
On Apr 17, 2011, at 7:52 PM, Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote: >> if you'd stop calling them "phone versions" you might have a better grasp of >> what they are -- or are you harping indirectly on some point? it's like >> calling your HP LaserJet a calculator >> >> the 3G iPad can optionally re

Re: iPad 2 versus iPod Touch?

2011-04-17 Thread Michael_google gmail_Gersten
> if you'd stop calling them "phone versions" you might have a better grasp of > what they are -- or are you harping indirectly on some point? it's like > calling your HP LaserJet a calculator > > the 3G iPad can optionally receive wireless data from a 3G network, but it > has no ability to join a

Re: iPad 2 versus iPod Touch?

2011-04-17 Thread Lawrence Sica
On Apr 17, 2011, at 6:06 PM, st...@paper-ape.com wrote: > On 2011-04-17 14:54 , Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote: >>> You can buy a 3G-GPS iPad without any sort of contract at all. The presence >>> of 3G does not make the iPad a telephone. >> >> Good. Somehow I thought you could only get the

Re: iPad 2 versus iPod Touch?

2011-04-17 Thread Lawrence Sica
On Apr 17, 2011, at 6:09 PM, Arno Hautala wrote: > On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 03:49, Michael_google gmail_Gersten > wrote: >> > >> Ohh, this looks like it might do the synching: >> http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/ > > Only if you port it to iOS. DropBox already does what Unison does, >

Re: iPad 2 versus iPod Touch?

2011-04-17 Thread Arno Hautala
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 03:49, Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote: > > Alright, then maybe I want to look at the Air. > > (half an hour later)... err, maybe not. What does an air give you that > a normal portable does not? It's lighter, smaller, and doesn't come with Flash pre-installed. If you'r

Re: iPad 2 versus iPod Touch?

2011-04-17 Thread steve
On 2011-04-17 14:54 , Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote: You can buy a 3G-GPS iPad without any sort of contract at all. The presence of 3G does not make the iPad a telephone. Good. Somehow I thought you could only get the phone versions from AT&T or Verizon, and only by signing their contract

Re: iPad 2 versus iPod Touch?

2011-04-17 Thread objectwerks inc
On Apr 17, 2011, at 2:54 PM, Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote: >> You can buy a 3G-GPS iPad without any sort of contract at all. The presence >> of 3G does not make the iPad a telephone. > > Good. Somehow I thought you could only get the phone versions from > AT&T or Verizon, and only by sign

Re: iPad 2 versus iPod Touch?

2011-04-17 Thread Michael_google gmail_Gersten
> You can buy a 3G-GPS iPad without any sort of contract at all. The presence > of 3G does not make the iPad a telephone. Good. Somehow I thought you could only get the phone versions from AT&T or Verizon, and only by signing their contracts. ___ MacOSX

Re: Fonts

2011-04-17 Thread Kevin Callahan
On Apr 17, 2011, at 10:13 AM, Lawrence Sica wrote: > > On Apr 17, 2011, at 1:05 PM, George N. White III wrote: > >> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 1:12 AM, Kevin Callahan wrote: >> >>> Someone sent me a PPT slideshow I need to present to a group using Keynote. >>> >>> There are two Cleartype fonts

Re: Fonts

2011-04-17 Thread Lawrence Sica
On Apr 17, 2011, at 1:05 PM, George N. White III wrote: > On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 1:12 AM, Kevin Callahan wrote: > >> Someone sent me a PPT slideshow I need to present to a group using Keynote. >> >> There are two Cleartype fonts used throughout the presentation: >> >> Candara >> Constantia >

Re: Fonts

2011-04-17 Thread George N. White III
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 1:12 AM, Kevin Callahan wrote: > Someone sent me a PPT slideshow I need to present to a group using Keynote. > > There are two Cleartype fonts used throughout the presentation: > > Candara > Constantia > > I don't have them installed as I don't have Office installed (it's

Re: iPad 2 versus iPod Touch?

2011-04-17 Thread LuKreme
On 17-Apr-2011, at 01:49, Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote: >>> OK; that's good to know. Can you get the GPS chip without buying a >>> telephone version of the iPad? Do you have to buy a telephone contract >>> to get it? >> >> He just said that it works all the time, though you need to get the

Re: iPad 2 versus iPod Touch?

2011-04-17 Thread LuKreme
On 16-Apr-2011, at 08:56, Arno Hautala wrote: > On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 01:30, Michael_google gmail_Gersten > wrote: >> >> How well does the screen hold up? How easily does it scratch? How >> "replaceable" is it, if needed? > > It's strong glass. I'm not sure if they're using the same Gorilla

Re: iPad 2 versus iPod Touch?

2011-04-17 Thread Michael_google gmail_Gersten
>> OK; that's good to know. Can you get the GPS chip without buying a >> telephone version of the iPad? Do you have to buy a telephone contract >> to get it? > > He just said that it works all the time, though you need to get the > "telephone" version in order to get the chip. Ok, let me re-phrase