Comments on: iPass on the iPad (for now at least…) http://blog.abersparky.com/2010/01/27/ipass-on-the-ipad-for-now-at-least/ a gay 20-something LV resident who <3 the gym, yoga, and positive energy, searching for his place in this crazy mixed-up world Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: iCaved http://blog.abersparky.com/2010/01/27/ipass-on-the-ipad-for-now-at-least/comment-page-1/#comment-3207 iCaved Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:26:36 +0000 http://blog.abersparky.com/?p=1626#comment-3207 [...] blaming him for my $700 impulse buy.  We played around with it for a while and while I had my doubts, I am completely enamored with it.  I also chose to get the WiFi version (64 GB) instead of [...] [...] blaming him for my $700 impulse buy.  We played around with it for a while and while I had my doubts, I am completely enamored with it.  I also chose to get the WiFi version (64 GB) instead of [...]

]]> By: Camo Kazee http://blog.abersparky.com/2010/01/27/ipass-on-the-ipad-for-now-at-least/comment-page-1/#comment-2262 Camo Kazee Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:26:09 +0000 http://blog.abersparky.com/?p=1626#comment-2262 I truly believe multi-tasking will be introduced with iPhone OS 4.0 but it won't have the full program running in the background. More like helper programs similar to those you see on the Windows platform. There also will probably be limits set so it would be hard to bog down the device or crash it. I truly believe multi-tasking will be introduced with iPhone OS 4.0 but it won’t have the full program running in the background. More like helper programs similar to those you see on the Windows platform. There also will probably be limits set so it would be hard to bog down the device or crash it.

]]> By: Christopher http://blog.abersparky.com/2010/01/27/ipass-on-the-ipad-for-now-at-least/comment-page-1/#comment-2256 Christopher Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:43:50 +0000 http://blog.abersparky.com/?p=1626#comment-2256 With all the advancements Apple has made regarding the iPhone alone, I doubt multitasking is such a difficult concept to bring to life w/o sacrificing design or processing power... not to mention, this damn thing has a 1GHz processor... it can certainly handle it. Also, I don't want another netbook... and Jobs even said that netbooks are crap, which I totally agree with... I just want to see something more than an overgrown iPod Touch. :-) With all the advancements Apple has made regarding the iPhone alone, I doubt multitasking is such a difficult concept to bring to life w/o sacrificing design or processing power… not to mention, this damn thing has a 1GHz processor… it can certainly handle it. Also, I don’t want another netbook… and Jobs even said that netbooks are crap, which I totally agree with… I just want to see something more than an overgrown iPod Touch. :-)

]]> By: Christopher http://blog.abersparky.com/2010/01/27/ipass-on-the-ipad-for-now-at-least/comment-page-1/#comment-2255 Christopher Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:39:38 +0000 http://blog.abersparky.com/?p=1626#comment-2255 Sandra, that just the point though - this is not advertised, or marketed as just a 'simple mobile device'... they are pushing it as their "most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device". If it's so magical... why can't it do more than one thing at a time? I'd love to have AIM running while I work on a document, or Twitter in updating while I browse the web. With that being said, I truly believe they are leaving a LOT unsaid with what it can do, not to mention their intentions. Look at my previous post about iPhone OS 4.0... they've already said 4.0 has a new way to run background apps so multitasking may not be such a far fetched idea after all. Sandra, that just the point though – this is not advertised, or marketed as just a ‘simple mobile device’… they are pushing it as their “most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device”. If it’s so magical… why can’t it do more than one thing at a time? I’d love to have AIM running while I work on a document, or Twitter in updating while I browse the web. With that being said, I truly believe they are leaving a LOT unsaid with what it can do, not to mention their intentions. Look at my previous post about iPhone OS 4.0… they’ve already said 4.0 has a new way to run background apps so multitasking may not be such a far fetched idea after all.

]]> By: Sandra J. http://blog.abersparky.com/2010/01/27/ipass-on-the-ipad-for-now-at-least/comment-page-1/#comment-2244 Sandra J. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:25:37 +0000 http://blog.abersparky.com/?p=1626#comment-2244 People who are dreaming about multitasking on a simple mobile device have watched Minority Report one too many times. People who are dreaming about multitasking on a simple mobile device have watched Minority Report one too many times.

]]> By: Tony http://blog.abersparky.com/2010/01/27/ipass-on-the-ipad-for-now-at-least/comment-page-1/#comment-2243 Tony Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:22:55 +0000 http://blog.abersparky.com/?p=1626#comment-2243 From wired: From the demonstrations at the Jobsnote, it appears that, like the iPhone, we can't run applications in the background. This will annoy many, but it will not matter at all to the target user, who will be using the iPad to browse and consume media. In fact, this user will benefit, as the lack of CPU-cycle-sucking background processes is likely a large part of that ten-hour battery life. If you are authoring content, like this post, then multiple browser windows, a text editor, a mail client and a photo editor all make sense. If you're reading an ebook, not so much. From wired:

From the demonstrations at the Jobsnote, it appears that, like the iPhone, we can’t run applications in the background. This will annoy many, but it will not matter at all to the target user, who will be using the iPad to browse and consume media. In fact, this user will benefit, as the lack of CPU-cycle-sucking background processes is likely a large part of that ten-hour battery life.
If you are authoring content, like this post, then multiple browser windows, a text editor, a mail client and a photo editor all make sense. If you’re reading an ebook, not so much.

]]> By: two cents http://blog.abersparky.com/2010/01/27/ipass-on-the-ipad-for-now-at-least/comment-page-1/#comment-2236 two cents Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:35:46 +0000 http://blog.abersparky.com/?p=1626#comment-2236 You realize that if they had true multitasking on the iPad, it would have to be much bulkier because you would need more processing power and memory which needs ventilation and not to mention a bigger battery. Anyways, I'm sure there'll be some way to do duo-tasking on the iPad in the future, right now they want to keep it simple and make sure everything "just works" as all their products do. It's not meant to be a notebook or desktop replacement. They already sell those and will continue to. All in all, I'm very happy that Apple didn't just try to make another iteration of the netbook. You realize that if they had true multitasking on the iPad, it would have to be much bulkier because you would need more processing power and memory which needs ventilation and not to mention a bigger battery. Anyways, I’m sure there’ll be some way to do duo-tasking on the iPad in the future, right now they want to keep it simple and make sure everything “just works” as all their products do. It’s not meant to be a notebook or desktop replacement. They already sell those and will continue to. All in all, I’m very happy that Apple didn’t just try to make another iteration of the netbook.

]]> By: Christopher http://blog.abersparky.com/2010/01/27/ipass-on-the-ipad-for-now-at-least/comment-page-1/#comment-2233 Christopher Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:46:23 +0000 http://blog.abersparky.com/?p=1626#comment-2233 From Gizmodo: <blockquote>No Multitasking This is a backbreaker. If this is supposed to be a replacement for netbooks, how can it possibly not have multitasking? Are you saying I can't listen to Pandora while writing a document? I can't have my Twitter app open at the same time as my browser? I can't have AIM open at the same time as my email? Are you kidding me? This alone guarantees that I will not buy this product.</blockquote> From Gizmodo:

No Multitasking
This is a backbreaker. If this is supposed to be a replacement for netbooks, how can it possibly not have multitasking? Are you saying I can’t listen to Pandora while writing a document? I can’t have my Twitter app open at the same time as my browser? I can’t have AIM open at the same time as my email? Are you kidding me? This alone guarantees that I will not buy this product.

]]> By: two cents http://blog.abersparky.com/2010/01/27/ipass-on-the-ipad-for-now-at-least/comment-page-1/#comment-2232 two cents Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:42:38 +0000 http://blog.abersparky.com/?p=1626#comment-2232 Why would you even need multitasking? Sure, it's useful for a laptop or desktop running a powerful OS, but multitasking would create so much screen clutter and hog so much memory and processing power it might crash the mobile device. A useful feature and something I use is called "save-and-get-back-to-it-later". Get interrupted reading a book? Bookmark your spot. Same with movies, documents, web browsing, whatever... Why would you even need multitasking? Sure, it’s useful for a laptop or desktop running a powerful OS, but multitasking would create so much screen clutter and hog so much memory and processing power it might crash the mobile device.

A useful feature and something I use is called “save-and-get-back-to-it-later”. Get interrupted reading a book? Bookmark your spot. Same with movies, documents, web browsing, whatever…

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