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| Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2012 16:42 |
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jk
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I admit that Leopard does seem very quaint compared with Snow Leopard and Lion! However in Lion I do find that the Microsoftisation (lets keep users away from any of the dangerous stuff) to be very annoying, which is why I am happy to stay with SL and add the custom apps. Also the Cloud still leaves me cold, I can synchronise everything locally across my network (which is my Cloud at 100MB/sec, sorry havent moved to 1GB/sec yet).
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2012 17:20 |
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Robert
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I am a very skeptical user and don't embrace all the new 'features' gladly or in some cases at all but the iCloud is so seamless and inconspicuous you don't notice it, It's still very much in it's infancy at the moment but it's gradually creeping right through the whole Mac/iDevice experience. In some ways I wish I had an iPad so I could experience more of the iCloud features but as I have said I have yet to think of a compelling reason to get one.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23rd, 2012 02:59 |
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jk
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Anytime anyplace browsing ?
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23rd, 2012 04:22 |
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Robert
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jk wrote:Anytime anyplace browsing ? I think the issue for me is the 'anyplace' browsing? Ok, I guess I shouldn't have to ask this question but... Will the mobile version of the iPad which has a sim card, G3, or the new supposed G4 versions act as a Wi-Fi hub or router? I have heard the iPhone will but I haven't noticed any comment about the iPad in this respect. Last year I bought a G3 mobile modem-router which will serve up to 5 devices. http://store.three.co.uk/view/product/ql_catalog/threecatdevice/2324 My reason being that I often go camping and take trips away from home. Normally the modem-router sits in my case or on the table by my MBP. Many times the mobile signal can be marginal, sometimes hanging the dongle in a window or even placing it on the roof of the car can boost the signal to a more usable level. I have no wish to have to stand by a window or sit on the roof of the car, just to be able to get a signal directly to an iPad. I definitely won't be having both devices. If I were to get an iPad I had planned to get a wi-fi only version, given that I already have a very capable modem-router, in fact it's faster and more reliable than my landline home connection! I suppose if I were to replace my current wi-fi mobile modem-router with an iPad and when I can't get a signal directly I would use it in the same way as the device I have now. Just seems a very expensive way of achieving what I already have via the Mobile modem-router and my MBP.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23rd, 2012 06:02 |
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richw
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Robert wrote:jk wrote: IPad 3 does, 1 & 2 don't. I use mine every day and in ways that keep evolving. Get one and I think you'll grow to love it. I was very skeptical till my wife got one, after that I knew I needed one.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23rd, 2012 06:42 |
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Robert
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Thanks Rich, I will give it more favourable thought! I am sure I will find uses for it but I would have preferred to have a NEED in order to authorise myself to spend that sort of money!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25th, 2012 18:47 |
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Andy
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who was it that said Macs are easy to use? Perhaps its me but do you think i can get this to find my wireless network....so had to plug in cable. Everything else seems fine though....just have to get some software now.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2012 01:27 |
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Robert
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What OS are you on Andy? Exactly which iBook do you have? This info can be found under the Apple menu "About this Mac' use 'shift + cmd +4' to do a drag selected screenshot of the info. Once you know the exact Model you can look it up at: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/index-ibook.html That will tell you the maximum RAM which can be fitted and the latest OS it can run. If it's a clean install of the OS it should simply find all the available wi-fi networks as soon as you start up for the first time at a given location and ask which one, then when you select yours, enter the passkey and that's it. It may be the PO had disabled wi-fi and gone wired. That is what I do with my desktop Macs They are all on a Gigabyte network. Keeping the it on the wi-fi every time you use it can be a challenge, that was an issue in those days. That is one of the issues that have been fixed in the latest Macs. With my MBP once I ave entered the Passkey for a particular location whenever I open the computer at that location it instantly latches onto that wi-fi network and just works. Attachment: Wi-Fi Settings.jpg (Downloaded 40 times)
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2012 01:54 |
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Robert
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Posting this from my PowerBook G4. Screenshot of the 'about this Mac'. Attachment: About this Mac iBook.jpg (Downloaded 39 times)
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2012 03:22 |
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jk
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That is as far as you want to push the G4 probably. OSX Leopard 10.5.8 is what I have on one of my test machines. I dont know if you can fit more memory. You need to press that More Info button to show the model number etc.
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