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23rd September 2011, 12:46 #1061
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Originally Posted by Daniel
Apart from maybe Final Cut Pro, and then the X version, the Macbook has NOTHING else that has ever appealed to me. Yet I've seen people shelling out close to 500 GBP more for the exact same hardware they would get if they buy, let's say, a Dell or an Acer, which IMO is madness! The latest version of Premiere works just as good as FCP if you know how to use it. I used a friend's iPad for a week and couldn't find anything extra it would do that my cheaper laptop wouldn't. It's a little toy which can carry out basic stuff and play basic games. But Apple asking 600 GBP for something like that is unjustified IMO.
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23rd September 2011, 12:47 #1062
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23rd September 2011, 12:53 #1063
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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
Just so you know, I have NO problem at all being called a geek or a nerd.
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23rd September 2011, 13:00 #1064
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23rd September 2011, 13:33 #1065
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Originally Posted by Malbec
Laptops shouldn't take that long to boot up. If they are taking a laughable amount of time to boot up then your IT people need a good hiding. My laptop here at work takes ages to boot because my predecessor seems to have installed a load of crap which simply didn't need to be on there. Tbh I think there are probably far more elegant solutions out there for the issue of taking notes in a meeting. I think the world of IT is full of a lot of really unimaginative dullards who like to overcomplicate where simplicity is required and who try to go for the easiest sollution when a bit of lateral thinking or innovation is needed.
Case in point, this new job I started a month or so ago. There are a lot of really basic things which simply don't work, but there are printers in locked rooms with only one person using them which are networked. Why?!?!?!?!? Why the hell overcomplicate that can be so simple. I also have to support some remote sites. One site has a desktop PC and connects over a VPN back to base and of course the VPN needs a 100% stable connection. So when the wireless invariably drops because it's going through quite a bit of wall and crap, the VPN disconnects and the PC is more or less useless. Just cable it ffs or use a powerline adaptor.
I'm not against technology and I'm not against Apple products per se, I happily ordered 2 iPad 2's recently for students with disabilities and I think they'll be FANTASTIC for them. I just think that in most cases there are far better solutions to problems than an iPad. When someone is quadriplegic and has very limited use of their upper limbs then I can't really think of anything better than a tablet.
The problem with IT expenditure is that the hierachy which is completely ignorant in terms of technology or the need for technology see something like an iPad on the BBC getting praise for this and that and they think "ooh they must be good" and we should start pushing them into our schools, hopsitals etc etc. Case in point is Caroline's school, some dipwad went down the route of looking whether iPad's would be money well spent. The roof of the school leaks in places when it rains ffs!!!!!! Sort out the big problems first and then if you've got money to splash out on luxuries then sure, if it adds value then chuck some iPad's in. I know different money comes from different pots and all, but surely ensuring the students have a roof over their head should be the primary priority.Rule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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23rd September 2011, 13:59 #1066
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Originally Posted by CaptainRaidenRiccardo Patrese - 256GPs 1977-1993
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23rd September 2011, 14:47 #1067
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Anyway, now for something interesting.
Microsoft patents modular Windows Phone with swappable batteries, keyboard, and gamepad -- EngadgetRule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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23rd September 2011, 15:31 #1068
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iTunes fraud surge hits gift card balances, PayPal accounts | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
This is pretty bad and why I only use a debit car with no overdraft which only ever has a tiny amount of money in it for my purchases on my phone.
Welcome to the Cloud - "Your Apple ID has been disabled." - Scott HanselmanRule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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23rd September 2011, 15:51 #1069
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Originally Posted by henners88
To me a tablet comes into its own a sort of clipboard replacement and that is certainly how people seemed to use the above device. I think I met maybe 2 or 3 tablet users whilst working for a large HP service company? I think one of the guys who was using it tended to work around building sites as a surveyor and it was perfect for his needs because you really need a device which could be used in your arms. Thing is as soon as you can actually sit down, a laptop makes a lot more sense, hence why even back then the TC1100 was a convertible tablet. Sure iOS is a more tablet centred OS and that means it makes more sense, but you will never get back the precision that comes with having a keyboard and a trackpad or better yet, a mouse. But for places like hospitals I can really see tablets replacing the chart at the end of your bed and enabling the doctors/nurses to have your whole medical history at their fingertips.
There's one person on here (I won't name names but it's not you henners in case you're wondering) who probably thinks I'm poor which is why I resent people who can afford to buy iPad's and iPhone's and so on. This is simply not true and if I wanted I could easily buy Caroline and myself an iPad tomorrow. In reality I've already got an ultraportable tablet with phone capability so why do I want a big one?
My only other annoyances with Apple stuff is the fact that it's overpriced, they do stuff like bundle Quicktime with iTunes (Micro$oft would have an anti-trust case against them if they did this!!!!!), their advertising is dishonest and misleading and they're a bunch of patent whores who wish to stifle their competitors with legal paperwork rather than compete on a level playing field. To me it's like buying a Ferrari hat and sending your money to Maranello so they can be a bunch of twats with it, who wants to support a team who would happily take to the track on its own and pat itself on the back as a winner than compete on a level playing field.Rule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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23rd September 2011, 16:29 #1070
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Originally Posted by Daniel
You would look at a beautiful, overgrown, natural field and claim it would be a lot more efficient if it were Tarmac'd
However, I have some bad news for you and the rest of the work prevention department. People like me are working with people like your MD and CFO to enable workers to access their personal devices on your precious secure networks. Want to know why (and you're gonna really hate this bit). BECAUSE IT MAKES THEM MORE EFFECTIVE!
You see (well, you don't) it's not about what machine has the biggest HD or fastest graphics card or most RAM. Those things are about as important as what make of Unleaded you put in your car. It doesn't matter one iota. What does matter is that workers use what enables them to do their job to the best of their ability.
Sorry to break that to you
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