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Dealing with several iOS 5 updates.

October 31, 2011

With the release of iOS 5, we had a chance to try out the upgrade on several devices belonging to us and family. The process, unfortunately, was rather inconsistent across devices, with some going smoother than others: iPad 2 w/3G, 64GB: This was the first device we opted to upgrade. We did a sync first, [...]

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Apple web apps need to stay.

June 8, 2011

With Apple’s iCloud on the horizon, TUAW’s Steven Sande is speculating a death-knell for Mobile Me’s offerings, even though Mobile Me is supposed to transition over to the new iCloud. One of the features Sande thinks will disappear with iCloud is web-based apps: I’d speculate that the web-based versions of Mail, Contacts, and Calendar will [...]

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Positioning to dominate.

June 8, 2011

A little over half a year ago, we reported on our experience using an iPad as our go-to computing device, after an iPad replaced our MacBook Pro. That wasn’t the first time we addressed the issue of the iPad being a tethered device, but it framed the issue with real-world experience in mind: Right now, [...]

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Old computers in Shady Land.

December 16, 2010

There are better technologies for businesses these days than relying on desktop PCs and Microsoft Windows, at least as far as most tasks are concerned. Marco Ament spoke about the issues surrounding adoption of ChromeOS, but the same goes for the iPad, or even Macs in general. Simply put, the immediate strain on the current [...]

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Still no iOS app data backup in iTunes?

June 30, 2010

We’ve now seen four generations of iPhones, have witnessed iterations of the iPod Touch, and seen the birth of the largest iOS device, the iPad. And, of course, we’ve seen numerous versions of iTunes supporting the various iOS releases, with app management advances such as folders and the ability to import files like PDFs from [...]

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Some people might want a computer for their iPad. Some.

May 17, 2010

We’ve said before that the iPad is a fantastic computing solution for the average person, since the iPad delivers all the content most people need, and works very well for basic office work. Maxator points out a number of things the iPad can’t do, which necessitate also having a “traditional” computer at home. CD/DVD burning/ripping. [...]

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