I hate Apple - Page 4

skysurfer · #61 08-01-2012, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Omaroo

Wha? You're kidding too huh? There are lots of kidders on here tonight.

Funnily-enough I watch HEAPS of both Vimeo and YouTube videos on my iPad - via both the dedicated apps and via Safari browser. u're going to find upgrading the OS a tad difficult then...

In the apps, yes, but not in a browser. Unless you set Youtube to HTML 5 but not all videos are supported.
Moreover, did you ever upload an image to this forum (or any other site) via the iPad browser ?

And the reason I stick to iOS 4.3 is the jailbreak, the advantages of iOS 5 do not beat the advantages of a jailbroken 4.3.3.

But most couch surfing I do with my Galaxy which is far more versatile than iOS. Skysafari looks better despite the smaller screen because black == black and not dark blue as on the iPad. During observing I now use the Galaxy S2 in a red foil sleeve rather than the iPad.

The iPad is now being used as a Wordfeud console by my girlfriend, but the JB (and thus the SSH and web server) is still in it which make it much more usable.

iOS is a good and well-designed OS in many things better than Android, but the strict limitations make it useless for me other than a simple game or other simple app console.

But Mac OSX is the best OS I have ever seen. No silly limitations I can just use it like Linux. I have Ubuntu and Windows 7 also under VMware the latter used for DSS.

Starcrazzy · #62 08-01-2012, 02:30 AM

Wow, the original posters iPad sounds like any given windows/ android product. Did you leave it too close to a PC or something?..Perhaps its caught an infection.

OICURMT · #63 08-01-2012, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Bassnut

Well, re win 7. I can't wait for the day that Apple makes a iPad that runs win 7, or someone copies the brilliant iPad user interface with win 7 installed.

Purchased an ASUS W7 Slate for my better-half... gotta admit, I'll take a "real computer" over a tablet every time.

She does a lot of work on it (as in real work, not play) and can still have all the "functionality" or lack thereof, of a tablet...

http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Slate_EP121/

Best damn tablet on the market!

OIC!

Octane (Humayun) · #64 08-01-2012, 04:24 AM

Allan,

It seems like you're just having connectivity issues.

If your password has worked all this time, unless your account was compromised, or the App Store is barfing, you should be able to connect.

I'd say, leave it for a bit, and try again in a while.

I have to say one thing, though: if you had a problem of the same description with a PC or Windows product, would it get its own thread in the General forum of this web site, with such a strongly-worded subject line?

Not having a go at you, just a quiet observation. The number of people who have Windows issues and don't post about them is simply telling of how well the Apple system just works. That, when something does screw up, it becomes a big deal.

Kudos to Apple, and, your problem will be resolved soon. I'm sure of it.

H

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #65 08-01-2012, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by skysurfer

... but the strict limitations make it useless for me other than a simple game or other simple app console.
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Again, such as.... exactly?? A few details never hurt a post, then you won't be accused of generalising.

I'm a corporate IT and Development director for a publishing software company and I can almost survive on amy iPad entirely! The ONLY reasons I have a MacBook Air are that the iPad just gets bogged down with large and complex spreadsheets (and the interface doesn't suit anyway) and to upload files (http post) for testing and to run web-based demos in the boardrooms of large publishing companies. I accept the policy and move on.

mozzie (Peter) · #66 08-01-2012, 06:55 AM

interesting thread guys!!!!!!!

well i'm no computer expert and had several windows machines over a decade.now the family has a mac machine that the misses runs the business on 4 years old now as fast as the day we bought it no antivirus no nothing.i have a macbook pro 3 years old same thing and as quick as the day i bought it,bought the misses a ipad 2 she reads books like theres no tomorrow and surfs the net.we were going to buy 2 ds things for the kids to play games on.bugger that 2 eye phones 4s i think and wow how did i live without one of these we just buy 99c apps for games the kids can then use the phones to play the games.
i had friends that said my macs buy macs you will never go back.what worried me was it being a different system and taking ages to work it out..what the half an hour and wow they are simple................

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #67 08-01-2012, 06:57 AM

Didn't realise you were such a big Mac user Pete

mozzie (Peter) · #68 08-01-2012, 07:04 AM

i just use my little 13"pro surf the net,buy things here and there run skysafari...i really don't know much more then that..elise is right into it she helps me do attachments etc,but i'm getting there...
it also comes down to value for money and these machines just keep on going with nothing being done to them...

only mac owners will understand

gbeal · #69 08-01-2012, 07:07 AM

And without reading from page one to here, that is the truth of it, for me anyway. Only Mac users will understand.
Gary

mozzie (Peter) · #70 08-01-2012, 07:11 AM

and elise just reminded me bought a laser or something music player for my oldest boy couldn't work it.exchanged it and got a ipod nano never looked back and the young fella loves it !!!!!!!!!

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #71 08-01-2012, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by gbeal

And without reading from page one to here, that is the truth of it, for me anyway. Only Mac users will understand.
Gary

It's an interesting read Gary, from start to finish. LOL

mozzie (Peter) · #72 08-01-2012, 07:18 AM

chris,elise was asking about time machine should we use it for back up's

supernova1965 (Warren) · #73 08-01-2012, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Bassnut

and just get it for free via google in half the time.

I don't mind paying BTW, just don't make it harder than getting it for free.

That's not all you will get for free I would love to be the IT tech that gets paid to clean your computer from WORMS, TROJANS and the other assorted MALWARE you will catch by downloading "FREE" music.

gbeal · #74 08-01-2012, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Omaroo

It's an interesting read Gary, from start to finish. LOL

To be honest Chris, I don't rise to the Apple hating threads any more. I am as dogmatic about my praise for the product as those are that hate the product, it is just human nature. Each to their own.
Gary

xstream (John) · #75 08-01-2012, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mozzie

only mac owners will understand

Amen brother!

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #76 08-01-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by mozzie

chris,elise was asking about time machine should we use it for back up's

Absolutely Peter

I have Apple's Time Capsule - which is an amalgamation of an AirPort Extreme WiFi router and a two terabyte hard disk. I use this to back up to every hour in the background. If I delete a file and then several days later think "gee... I could really use that file again!", I enter Time Machine, go back to any day before the deletion date... and hey presto there it is. I drag it back to my desktop. Brilliant. The only niggle is that it takes off every hour or so, so if you have a loud hard disk it sits there grumbling away for a few minutes now and again. No biggie.

If you don't have a Time Capsule as such, any large disk will do fine as long as it's more or less connected at all times. I wouldn't bother with your laptops if you don't generate actual work on them - like documents or photos. The main work machine however - absolutely!

Oh - you might enjoy this on your MacBook - the one that runs SkySafari: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/33578/redscreen

Run it at night - it's fantastic. A very nice deep shade of red that means you don't need to use red film.

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #77 08-01-2012, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by gbeal

To be honest Chris, I don't rise to the Apple hating threads any more. I am as dogmatic about my praise for the product as those are that hate the product, it is just human nature. Each to their own.
Gary

You're a better man than I Gary. LOL...

Reading the Steve Jobs biography has further-strengthened my resolve. I've taken the same journey and been involved with Apple since 1978 when we bought our first Apple II. I share their design philosophy, and know that every employee of theirs stationed in Cupertino does too. It's a passion that stems from having a fervent artistic design streak rallied with a desire to push high tech to its commercial limit. It's more than simply banging boxes together to do the numbers. Some people understand this - most don't. I'm afraid that it gets my goat up when I see silly, purposely-chosen headlines like "I Hate Apple", when I know, understand and absolutely admire the philosophy and process that goes in to the products to make them what they are. It reflects on these passions and strikes a very ugly chord in me.

irwjager (Ivo) · #78 08-01-2012, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Omaroo

If you want low network latency in a highly-pushed MIDI environment - go OSX/iOS ad-hoc networking. Latency is almost non-existent. Here's my little video explaining this to the Moog user's forum:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBUPT-CaFG0

And from another musician who was having real latency issues over his wired network:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1VgbbUAZQ

Really cool Chris - didn't know you were a music-head as well

Here's something else we did you might find interesting (yes, that's the same guy in the video);
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34WLYXLCV8w

It's something that was (until very recently) only really possible with iOS (that's two iPod Touches mounted on his arms), though the low-latency you describe can also be achieved with a Windows host.

By the way, funny you hail VmWare fusion as a great solution (and it is!) but fail to mention that, again, due to artificial Apple restrictions, the reverse (i.e. running MacOSX applications alongside Windows or Linux) is not allowed.

Cheers,

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #79 08-01-2012, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by irwjager

It's something that was (until very recently) only really possible with iOS (that's two iPod Touches mounted on his arms), though the low-latency you describe can also be achieved with a Windows host.

Absolutely it can. No doubt about it. Along with everything else though, it's a tad more fiddly - actually LOT more fiddly to set up, that's all.

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By the way, funny you hail VmWare fusion as a great solution (and it is!) but fail to mention that, again, due to artificial Apple restrictions, the reverse (i.e. running MacOSX applications alongside Windows or Linux) is not allowed.

Sorry - didn't know I had to!

Could you imagine the effort required to support this? I certainly wouldn't want to have to answer little Bobby's "but it's not working on my 486!" questions either! LOL Maybe one day now that Steve has gone, don't know. I've always thought it'd be neat to run OSX on a suitable x86 platform - high-end of course.

supernova1965 (Warren) · #80 08-01-2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by irwjager

(i.e. running MacOSX applications alongside Windows or Linux) is not allowed.

Cheers,

I think this is the reason that there are fewer problems with Mac than Windows because the hardware in Mac machines is standardised and you know that everything will work when you install Mac. With Windows the machines are not standardised and getting things to work can be difficult when there is no real standard for hardware on Mainboards and addon's