Tuesday, June 29, 2010
2 cool apps
Photo transfer app
The photo transfer app did the trick. For $2.99, i was able to download this app on both the iPhone and iPad. Very easy to use. Launch it on both devices, set one as sender, the other as receiver, and you can send up to 50 photos at once from phone to iPad. You can also sent to and from the computer if you want.
The only requirement is that you must be on a wifi network. It asks you to input the iphone's ip address in order to make the connection.
- John
Sent from my iPad
Monday, June 28, 2010
Lee and Ipad Class
Having said that, it was good for me. The presenter did a pretty quick overview of many of the tricks of the Pad, some of which I somewhat already knew and a number of things that I didn't. One neat one is that when you scroll down a number of pages in a document or such, you don't need to scroll all the way back to the beginning. You just tap the clock numbers at the top of the page and it takes you all the way back to the top.
So, is it worth it for others to attend, I doubt it because I think most are beyond me, already. But, it was worth it for me. Actually, once there becomes a more critical mass of Ipads at school, John could do an intermediate class that would be very helpful.
As an aside, I decided to only bring my Pad home tonight and leave my computer at school as an experiment. I have only been home a little while but I can already see why the Pad is not a computer. I have limited access to ICal, I can't charge my IPhone with the Pad so have to find other sources, I can't synch my phone, well, you get my drift. I can see that the computer serves as the Mother Ship for a lot of things that the Pad can't replicate.
Sent from my iPad
Thursday, June 24, 2010
The advantage of battery life
However, for the majority of my work, I have taken notes using Penultimate with my stylus on the iPad. I have also had it available to read news, rss feeds, create and respond to emails, get on the web, etc. I think the key point is that while my Mac would need to plug in after a couple of hours, the iPad lasts all day, literally.
Speaking of battery life, it's nice to be able to watch a movie on the plane!
On the downside there are still certain functions that need work. Would love to be able to download from within safari. There are other ways around this, like good reader, which can download a pdf file from the internet using the URL. But I would like it all to take place within one app. I think we'll get there, just a matter of time.
Oh, just a note about final site. iPhone and iPad app are in development, which will allow parents/students/teachers to have access to the school website in a format built for the mobile platform. Looks very cool in beta so far.
See you all soon.
- John
Sent from my iPad
Monday, June 7, 2010
Calibre
Today's announcements from WWDC
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/steve-jobs-live-from-wwdc-2010/?sort=newest&refresh=0
Highlights so far?
Iphone 4
High resolution screen
Two cameras
Camera flash
Gyroscope!
iMovie for iPhone!
Much more to come
- john
Sunday, June 6, 2010
RE: running into limits
As for 3G v. Wifi, i guess that will depend on users. However, i would say that for the most part, home and work, we all seem to have wifi access. That being said, i use my little mifi device to get access to the internet on my iPad on a number of occasions.
- John
Sent from my iPad
Running Into Limits
Not able to upload to iWeb or Flickr, though. Uploader for Flickr
doesn't see where files are.
Also have had some wireless connectivity issues ... is 3G the faculty
answer, with WiFi the student solution?
Characters live to be noticed. People with character notice how they
live. ~Nancy Moser
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Sharing with Chaperones
a1 Perfect Browser for iPad
Just recently found this new browser, A1 Perfect Browser, which has the ability to create tabs, and has other features as well, like a simple elevator scroll bar on the right that makes scrolling a simple flick of the thumb. Also has the ability to save open tabs, has as Find feature for finding text on a page, and more. These are things I expect in a browser so they are welcome features on the iPad.
this is not a free app but worth the money in my opinion. I suspect the next version of safari will have some of these features though.
Interestingly, with custom apps like Mashable, Early Edition, and other news readers, i am "browsing" less and less anyway.
- John
Sent from my iPad
Friday, June 4, 2010
ModulR Case and accessories
http://modulrcase.com/accessories.php
- john
Thursday, June 3, 2010
New York day 1
Will see if I can find wifi hotspots to upload pics during the day or as soon as we hit hotel lobby in evening.
Characters live to be noticed. People with character notice how they live. ~ Nancy Moser