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Well, I must say that I am very disappointed that SJ does not consider me a close enough freind to let me try out the new iPad - after all we didn't go to school together and we've never met - but I have given him so much money over the last 20 years, that we should be close.
I am expecting great things from Apple and the iPad - I expect it to entertain me, keep me connected and informed, much like my iPhone, only cheaper - notice that - cheaper!. Has anyone noticed that the iPad 16GB with 3G is only $29 dollars more expensive than an unsubsidized 16GB iPhone? And it has more of everything? How can that be? Is Apple trying to buy the market, or will they make more money on the back-end?
Anyway, I do expect the iPad to be an excellent computer, minus hard disk drives, expandability, viri, and update hassles - ever notice how infrequently the iPhone OS is updated? I guessd that they got it right.
Be sure to watch this spce as I put the iPad (and some software) through its paces.
Anyway, I'm anxiously awaiting April 3 (something) to get my carbon-based digits on the silicon based iPad - are you?
Cool iPhone AppWritten by IT Doc | | |
Must Have Apps for the iPhone Still need to get a quick and useful present for your iPhone or iTouch someone on your shopping list? Well consider the two following applications as a possible answer. Grocery Gadget is an application that does shopping lists - but also sooooo much more. It lets you build shopping lists on your iPhone or via a web site - a neat feature. Go to the site, create a Group name, set up a password and give it an email address and you are on your way to a new level of shopping list management. You, and anyone that you care to give the site credentials to can access your shopping list, or other lists, and can add items. I built three lists - one fpr the library, one for Costco, and one for the weekly food shopping. Now I or my wife can use a web browser to add items to the list. Go to the site, see the video for yourself, and see if you don't agree that this is one neat little application.
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First iPhone WORM releasedWritten by IT Doc | | |
Well folks, we iPhone users are now part of the mainstream computing crowd - we are vulnerable to viruses and Worms, just like everyone else. PCWorld has a story about an Australian programmer who has written a WORM for iPhones. Not to worry though - if you have not jailbroken your phone and only download software from iTunes, you should be safe. I do recommend that you read the article to fully understand the risks of computing.
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