Comments on: Thoughts on iPad from a Slightly Disappointed Fanboi http://libertarianstandard.com/2010/04/06/thoughts-on-ipad-from-a-slightly-disappointed-fanboi/ Property - Prosperity - Peace Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:59:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Wirkman Virkkala http://libertarianstandard.com/2010/04/06/thoughts-on-ipad-from-a-slightly-disappointed-fanboi/#comment-80 Wirkman Virkkala Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:10:34 +0000 http://libertarianstandard.com/?p=468#comment-80 I didn’t control MY home computer, but the computer of the guy whose iPad it was. I forget the app he was using. I don’t believe it is the one you mention. There are a LOT of apps!

When I buy one, I’ll go back to that store and talk to the guy.

]]> By: Stephan Kinsella http://libertarianstandard.com/2010/04/06/thoughts-on-ipad-from-a-slightly-disappointed-fanboi/#comment-78 Stephan Kinsella Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:24:21 +0000 http://libertarianstandard.com/?p=468#comment-78 How did you control your home Mac remotely from the iPad? From what app? I downloaded one today that does this, “Desktop Connect,” but haven’t tried it out yet.

]]> By: Wirkman Virkkala http://libertarianstandard.com/2010/04/06/thoughts-on-ipad-from-a-slightly-disappointed-fanboi/#comment-77 Wirkman Virkkala Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:20:44 +0000 http://libertarianstandard.com/?p=468#comment-77 I played around with one today. Reading books was magnificent. Wonderful. Viewing movies and TV (the latter through an app connected to a home DVR) quite good. Note-taking seemed fine. One can use it to control Keynote presentation via VGA adapter. But best of all: The ability to control one’s home computer. One can access one’s home Mac and play around with, say, Photoshop, remotely. From the iPad. This function is the function I want most, aside from the ebooks. It looks as good as I had hoped.

]]> By: Stephan Kinsella http://libertarianstandard.com/2010/04/06/thoughts-on-ipad-from-a-slightly-disappointed-fanboi/#comment-63 Stephan Kinsella Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:42:21 +0000 http://libertarianstandard.com/?p=468#comment-63 Wirkman, I didn’t mean to imply you can’t connect an external keyboard to it. What i meant is there is no keyboard built in. So if I’m sitting in bed, without the keyboard, I’m limited. Etc.

I do have the Apple wireless bluetooth keyboard and it works very nicely with this. I did notice I kept reaching down to swipe the track pad… which does not exist. If they would make/permit a keyboard with a trackpad that would be much better… though you can also reach up and touch the screen, granted.

But one advantage of a keyboard is the ability to COMMAND-TAB to flip between apps. Until such a functionality is introduced you are still hampered even if you connect an external keyboard.

]]> By: Wirkman Virkkala http://libertarianstandard.com/2010/04/06/thoughts-on-ipad-from-a-slightly-disappointed-fanboi/#comment-58 Wirkman Virkkala Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:29:28 +0000 http://libertarianstandard.com/?p=468#comment-58 You mention the keyboard problem. But I’m told it works with almost any bluetooth keyboard. Why not try to connect your iMac’s bluetooth keyboard?

twv

]]> By: NSKinsella http://libertarianstandard.com/2010/04/06/thoughts-on-ipad-from-a-slightly-disappointed-fanboi/#comment-54 NSKinsella Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:39:57 +0000 http://libertarianstandard.com/?p=468#comment-54 New blogpost: The Libertarian Standard > Thoughts on iPad from a Slightly Disappointed Fanboi | http://bit.ly/bSIxVw

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