Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Pete Nalda
Hi all, I thought I'd ask this here because of the recent iPad talk on this list. Topic related part of this is that I'm considering an iPad as a more Zoomable media Player/Content viewer/creator. That said, can one have this thing in a bag or backpack playing back music or a podcast? What ab

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I don't think you need to worry about accidental screen presses. The screen reacts to your skin not pressure. So having it in a big should be fine. On May 7, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > Hi all, > I thought I'd ask this here because of the recent iPad talk on this list. > Topic

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Pete Nalda
Cool! Because I have a backpack with a padded laptop insert that even has a outlet to run headphones through, and have at least one little book I carry to prop the iPad up on for typing, so I won't even really need a case. My mind is at ease. Thanks for the answer :) On May 7, 2010, at 3:55

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Charlie Doremus
Two points! First you can lock the ipad screen by pressing the power button. Also using a case would cover the screen completely preventing any sort of "screen presses". Sent from the iPad I wish I had On May 7, 2010, at 10:55 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I don't think you need to w

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Pete Nalda
Ok, but how come when I pushed the power button the music would stop? Was I pushing it too long? And yeah I know a case would prevent anything touching the screen, but my backpack has a suspended padded compartment so I was just going to put it in there, but hopefully while having a podcast or

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Charlie Doremus
Pete, If you happen to tap the iPad screen once you have pressed and held the power button your iPod will shut down. So the trick is not to tap once you start your music. Sent from the iPad I wish I had On May 7, 2010, at 12:36 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > Ok, but how come when I pushed the power

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread marie Howarth
I may be wrong but on the iPhone if you hold the power button it will bring up the power options. To lock the iPhone you just press the power button once and it locks. I'm assuming, possibly incorrectly the same is true on the iPad. No holding, just press the power button. On 8 May 2010, at 00:

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Charlie Doremus
Correct Sent from the iPad I wish I had On May 7, 2010, at 1:06 PM, marie Howarth wrote: > I may be wrong but on the iPhone if you hold the power button it will bring > up the power options. To lock the iPhone you just press the power button once > and it locks. I'm assuming, possibly incorre

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Pete Nalda
Ok thanks everyone. I'll check this stuff out next time I'm in the store. I'm just weighing all my options with the IPad before I commit to it, as the Touches are so much cheaper. On May 7, 2010, at 6:10 PM, Charlie Doremus wrote: > Correct > > Sent from the iPad I wish I had > > On May 7,

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-10 Thread Olivia Norman
It seems that others have already answered most of these questions. I will also say that I never press my screen accidentally, and find that the iPad works well as a media player, as well as for some word processing, especially with the keyboard doc. Any word from the Apple store yet, Pete? I'm

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-10 Thread Pete Nalda
Thanks for the iPad answers and thanks for asking about the store position. No word yet though on that. On May 10, 2010, at 9:36 AM, Olivia Norman wrote: > It seems that others have already answered most of these questions. I will > also say that I never press my screen accidentally, and find

Playing iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch Music or Videos with the Screen Locked [was Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.]

2010-05-08 Thread Esther
Hi Pete, I'm pretty sure that you were on this list around New Year's when there was a discussion about Alvin's post forwarding an article on "Ten iPhone Shortcuts You Never Knew Existed". (Reconstructed after the fact based on content, this came from the Strait Times New Year's Day edit