So a TV standard is being used in Europe and not the UK - any thought as to the article perhaps giving us analysis, opinion, thoughts on what might happen with regards punters? In other words, what we expect from El Reg. This was just a factual statement padded out.
I was a 100% fan until I edited a document on my iPad and then discovered that it doesn't automatically sync up with the version in DropBox - it's locally saved only, which makes it a bit of a pain when working on stuff out of the office...
I don't know how this gets the praise that it does. Let me count the ways that it's rotten (in Scotland at least):
1) Maps are out of date
2) It's slow to update. You can be past the street you were meant to turn down before it tells you to turn down it
3) Doesn't update when driving at slow speeds.
4) Slow to get a lock on you when starting.
5) Terrible UI compared to the likes of TomTom
6) Worst of all, doesn't actually send you the quickest routes (even when that's the option selected). I've seen it tell me - on more than one time - to turn left, drive up a main street, go round the roundabout at the top and head back in the original direction, all instead of a simple turn right instruction.
Might be good in other countries but in Scotland? Avoid.
I bought it as I thought the TomTom price was ridiculous. With hindsight, I would have rather forked out.
You try to download the digital version and you can't download it direct to a tablet or phone - you need to download to Mac/PC first and then transfer over. After that, you need to use a specific app to watch it in - it won't play in anything.
And the Customer Service is far from helpful. We bought one title, thinking it was the way to go but won't be buying another.
The keys are too close together to do any sort of decent typing and too soft when typing. I've found the Kengsington keyboard case to be a lot better.
Anyone thinking of a keyboard folio case should really try before they buy because your finger size does make such a difference - as does your preference for a style of keyboard.
But agree that they are a great thing. The people slagging it off are kinda missing the point - it's a very convenient laptop replacement for 90% of tasks. Instead of a laptop case/rucksack, I can carry an iPad and throw the charger in my pocket, which makes life a lot easier.
Also, if you do a 3 deal (I did the £260 option for the wifi/3G 32GB model) with 15GB a month for £25, it's a total winner. I needed two new laptop batteries - that would have been £200 for a MacBook Pro - and a 3G connection, which would have been (at least) £8-£10 a month. For a wee bit more, I got something lighter and a lot more convenient than a laptop.
(Having said that, would never have paid the full price upfront for an iPad.)
Shame this, the Zi8 camera is a belter - captures lovely outdoor colours and gives a clear, crisp picture and one of the few (if not the only) that has a slot for an external mic. As someone else said, time to try and snap a few up.
For all the moaning about pricing, not everyone wants to faff about and search for cheaper options like GiffGaff (or whatever it's called) - £69 upfront and then £25 a month isn't bad. I paid £250 to Carphone Warehouse for a 32GB 3G iPad 2 and that's £25 a month to Three for 15GB (which is better admittedly).
But what's on offer here could do for the casual tablet user or for businesses who just need a few machines on the cheap upfront.
The thing is, she offered that discount but then Groupon take half the actual sale offer price as well. Ouch. Groupon can work for firms but only if they're canny about it.
PressReader is a great iPad app - you get the papers as they look in print but can tap on the headlines to see them in a straight text style too. Doesn't have all the papers in the UK or world - but it has bloody plenty of them.
I'm on the £18 a month scheme and that's saved me a fortune in paper costs - of course I have no idea how the press are making money from it, which brings us back to the problem in the article.
This was never a failure of journalism mind you - it was a failure of the advertising and marketing departments who never thought to try things like affiliate stores and so on. They were too greedy and got caught for it.
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Get it right!
Glaswegians have long preferred square sausages and the white pudding that you mention is more a delicacy of the East and Dundee, not Glasgow.
No one gone for the obvious Top Gun song reference?
It's a bad day when good taste is getting in here...
The point of this article was
So a TV standard is being used in Europe and not the UK - any thought as to the article perhaps giving us analysis, opinion, thoughts on what might happen with regards punters? In other words, what we expect from El Reg. This was just a factual statement padded out.
Great idea but...
I was a 100% fan until I edited a document on my iPad and then discovered that it doesn't automatically sync up with the version in DropBox - it's locally saved only, which makes it a bit of a pain when working on stuff out of the office...
Re: OMFG! Dude, seriously, WTF?
It's not about the filters? What is it then?
Worst SatNav App ever
I don't know how this gets the praise that it does. Let me count the ways that it's rotten (in Scotland at least):
1) Maps are out of date
2) It's slow to update. You can be past the street you were meant to turn down before it tells you to turn down it
3) Doesn't update when driving at slow speeds.
4) Slow to get a lock on you when starting.
5) Terrible UI compared to the likes of TomTom
6) Worst of all, doesn't actually send you the quickest routes (even when that's the option selected). I've seen it tell me - on more than one time - to turn left, drive up a main street, go round the roundabout at the top and head back in the original direction, all instead of a simple turn right instruction.
Might be good in other countries but in Scotland? Avoid.
I bought it as I thought the TomTom price was ridiculous. With hindsight, I would have rather forked out.
CoPilot - even at free, it would be no use.
IPM?
Google page one results for that are all over the place so what is it?
It's a crap service
You try to download the digital version and you can't download it direct to a tablet or phone - you need to download to Mac/PC first and then transfer over. After that, you need to use a specific app to watch it in - it won't play in anything.
And the Customer Service is far from helpful. We bought one title, thinking it was the way to go but won't be buying another.
So close, but so far...
Disagree with the review
The keys are too close together to do any sort of decent typing and too soft when typing. I've found the Kengsington keyboard case to be a lot better.
Anyone thinking of a keyboard folio case should really try before they buy because your finger size does make such a difference - as does your preference for a style of keyboard.
But agree that they are a great thing. The people slagging it off are kinda missing the point - it's a very convenient laptop replacement for 90% of tasks. Instead of a laptop case/rucksack, I can carry an iPad and throw the charger in my pocket, which makes life a lot easier.
Also, if you do a 3 deal (I did the £260 option for the wifi/3G 32GB model) with 15GB a month for £25, it's a total winner. I needed two new laptop batteries - that would have been £200 for a MacBook Pro - and a 3G connection, which would have been (at least) £8-£10 a month. For a wee bit more, I got something lighter and a lot more convenient than a laptop.
(Having said that, would never have paid the full price upfront for an iPad.)
Shame this, the Zi8 camera is a belter - captures lovely outdoor colours and gives a clear, crisp picture and one of the few (if not the only) that has a slot for an external mic. As someone else said, time to try and snap a few up.
That's not bad
For all the moaning about pricing, not everyone wants to faff about and search for cheaper options like GiffGaff (or whatever it's called) - £69 upfront and then £25 a month isn't bad. I paid £250 to Carphone Warehouse for a 32GB 3G iPad 2 and that's £25 a month to Three for 15GB (which is better admittedly).
But what's on offer here could do for the casual tablet user or for businesses who just need a few machines on the cheap upfront.
She made even more of a loss...
The thing is, she offered that discount but then Groupon take half the actual sale offer price as well. Ouch. Groupon can work for firms but only if they're canny about it.
What about PressReader
PressReader is a great iPad app - you get the papers as they look in print but can tap on the headlines to see them in a straight text style too. Doesn't have all the papers in the UK or world - but it has bloody plenty of them.
I'm on the £18 a month scheme and that's saved me a fortune in paper costs - of course I have no idea how the press are making money from it, which brings us back to the problem in the article.
This was never a failure of journalism mind you - it was a failure of the advertising and marketing departments who never thought to try things like affiliate stores and so on. They were too greedy and got caught for it.
It's legit
Turns out that it is legit - BBC Scotland has stated as such on Twitter - and the page has been like this since Feb 2010.
Never mind the DL
What about the upload speeds?