On iTunes on iPad I see to download episodes but not to subscribe to get new episodes automatically

4/9/2010 5:51:18 PM

Yeah, my bad...i just figured subscribe/download an episode was the same thing. I don't normally use podcasts. I'm not seeing a 'subscribe' button anywhere either.

4/9/2010 6:04:48 PM

Surely there is some way. Kind of dumb to have to physically connect it to a laptop for something simple like this

4/9/2010 6:21:55 PM

Went to apple store and tried out some of the apps and games they have on the demo units. This shit is bad ass, the store experience is bad ass, and the seemingly non-hipster people in the store were liking what they saw.

It's going to sell millions. I don't even know where I would begin to check out alternatives that are as compelling. Good games, great browsing, excellent polish, high-quality apps = winner

4/9/2010 10:28:46 PM

Quote :

"I don't even know where I would begin to check out alternatives"

I think you just nailed it there. Even if the alternatives were that much better, who would even know it other than tech geeks? And if you did, where would you even go to play with one?

4/9/2010 11:33:15 PM

going back to ATL tomorrow so I have to leave the iPad with dad and its not rad, makes me sad.

anyways... think I will get a 3G model... trying to decide what size to get, leaning towards 16GB as I have 56GB of music on my HD so I cant have that on there anyways. Any thoughts/ideas/shit I havent considered?

4/11/2010 2:19:30 AM

You could fit 56 gigs of music on a 64 gig iPad for $830. I preordered a 32gig 3G and will be selling my current 32gig wifi to my sister. I have less than half of my 8gb iPhone filled up so I don't have the need for an extra 32 gigs, I doubt I'd even fill this up.

4/11/2010 4:31:44 AM

^^If you have that much music and you are going to get a 3G model or can manage to always keep a Wi-Fi connection, then just use Ampache http://ampache.org/ with iAmpache http://iampache.com/ (or Hamachi/some VPN if it's even possible?) to stream your MP3s from your home computer to your iPad wherever you are. Obviously keep a good chunk ON your iPad in case you don't have a connection, but it saves you from needing to pay for the $alaska model.

Problem solved.


[Edited on April 11, 2010 at 5:51 AM. Reason : .]

4/11/2010 5:47:20 AM

i think my iPad has a crappy screen

these bars are supposed to be the same color

4/11/2010 5:34:48 PM

What the hell happened?

4/11/2010 5:59:53 PM

been like this since purchase

4/11/2010 6:02:53 PM

clearly this is proof that Apple has utterly failed with the iPad, and sucks at everything.

4/11/2010 6:16:19 PM

^^id take that back. That's not normal. What screen are you even looking at? Is it off or an app?

4/11/2010 6:20:36 PM

I just noticed the screen had a shift in color from browsing TWW on it....it's noticeable since there are a lot of horizontal gray bars.

I pulled up a screen uniformity test just to make sure I wasn't crazy
http://tapplox.com/imac-led3.html

Small problem, I know. Trying to decide if worth a swap!

[Edited on April 11, 2010 at 6:22 PM. Reason : link]

4/11/2010 6:22:41 PM

swap it out

[Edited on April 11, 2010 at 6:36 PM. Reason : .]

4/11/2010 6:32:33 PM

He's saying that on his screen the bars aren't the same color when they should be.

Take it back and get it replaced. No reason not to do so.

4/11/2010 6:35:45 PM

here is the effect in normal browsing...not as prominent?


[Edited on April 11, 2010 at 7:04 PM. Reason : img]

4/11/2010 7:03:39 PM

kinda hard to tell from that photo, sorry man

4/11/2010 7:08:57 PM

that's what you get for buying an over-priced, over-marketed, under-featured piece of shit

4/11/2010 7:11:44 PM

they need to put a better camera in the iphone 4





[Edited on April 11, 2010 at 7:15 PM. Reason : ^ tell us how you really feel]

4/11/2010 7:12:16 PM

the only part of that which was true is the "over-priced" part, if the iSuppli data was accurate.

4/11/2010 7:33:22 PM

yes. i, too, want a tablet-pc with no fucking USB ports and a battery that I can't replace myself

4/11/2010 7:37:13 PM

relax dude... not having USB ports isn't a crisis. there are plenty of ways around it. gives plenty of THIRD PARTIES an opportunity to make money, too. besides, if you *need* a USB port, you'll buy something else. not a problem.

4/11/2010 7:40:25 PM

^^half the features. double the price. 8 times the marketing. Am I right?

4/11/2010 7:43:44 PM

^^^because 10+ hours of video isn't enough? because you swap batteries out now? Wait, got it. Just because you need something to bitch about, right? Because you'd rather spend $130 on a new battery so that you can replace it when it goes bad instead of spending $100 and getting a new iPad?

I use USB at home about once a week. That's how often I do my back-ups. I'm not quite sure what I'd use USB for on an iPad. Mouse? Keyboard? printer? Thumb drive? The only reason that anyone would need a usb slot that I can imagine is for a camera and 90% of people would NEVER USE IT! This isn't Windows or OSX where you're going to be hooking things into it. It's iPhone OS and there's no point or use for USB outside of a camera. That's why Apple sells the Camera Connection kit. Could they have included it? Yeah. Is it remotely needed? Hell no.

[Edited on April 11, 2010 at 7:54 PM. Reason : .]

4/11/2010 7:53:49 PM

Quote :

"I use USB at home about once a week. That's how often I do my back-ups. I'm not quite sure what I'd use USB for on an iPad. Mouse? Keyboard? printer? Thumb drive?"

Actually I only use USB ports on my computer to sync my iPhone/iPad and hook up my logitech G9x mouse. I don't use flash drives anymore even though i got a bunch sitting in my desk drawer. The only time I use flash drives if someone gives me one to use for them. The reason I don't use them is because of services like Dropbox and MobileMe.

i can acces these files anywhere/everywhere on any of my devices. I can also use it to share files easier than trading physical media.

This is just me though which is why I don't care for a USB port.

4/11/2010 8:00:00 PM

I'm the same way. Since I started using Dropbox and Evernote, I quit needing a thumb drive. Most of the people that the iPad is geared toward aren't going to care about USB. I think the only people that are going to care are the people that just want a reason to hate Apple and/or the iPad. Anyone who actually thinks about it for 5 seconds should realize that it's nearly pointless on this device.

4/11/2010 8:40:39 PM

some folks just like that flexibility. but in fairness, it'd mean Apple having to either write a bunch of drivers, or open the hardware API to third parties, just when they're trying to force people into using Apple frameworks. considering how shitty some hardware drivers can be, I can't see Apple being willing to sacrifice the stability of the device's OS just to let someone plug a camera in.

4/11/2010 8:42:55 PM

Forgot about Evernote. I use that a lot too especially at work when I'm in meetings. By the time I get back to my desk the notes are already on my computer waiting.

4/11/2010 8:43:10 PM

Anybody using an iPad with Cisco WAPs at work? I'm noticing mine is reconnecting a lot, although that may be because the wireless provisioning people on campus are idiots.

4/11/2010 8:55:28 PM

Quote :

"yes. i, too, want a tablet-pc with no fucking USB ports and a battery that I can't replace myself "

You could get a joojoo. I mean, that comes with a user replaceable battery. Which is good since it only gets 3 hours of battery life.
And you'll be happy to know it has a USB port, that's only good for charging...
And because the viewing angles are shallower, you can be sure no one will be peaking over your shoulder to see that porn you're watching.
And since you have to reboot every once in a while to get the keyboard to work again, you can be sure no apps will hang in the background and suck down your performance.
And you have of course you have flash support, never mind that its performance sucks so bad that they built in a hack to let you use the H.264 version of youtube, and you'll need to avoid all flash entirely to even get close to the 5 hour batter life that they claim you should get (sounds exactly like the reasons that a certain other tablet producing company decided not to support flash...)
And at 2.4 pounds, you'll be able to fend off the hoards of disgruntled iPad owners jealous of your tablet with a USB port and user replaceable battery... that is, if any of them actually stopped using their iPads long enough to give a shit.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/05/fusion-garage-joojoo-review/

4/11/2010 9:24:37 PM

^LOL best post ITT.

4/11/2010 9:28:24 PM

News at 11: Apple makes better product than company that has never made a product before.

4/11/2010 9:40:56 PM

Oh no! The review came from Engadget! They're in the pro-Apple camp!

4/11/2010 9:44:18 PM

News at 12: Apple "just walks in" to a market they have never made a product for and do better than long established companies.

http://daringfireball.net/2006/11/colligan_head_stuck
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/01/21/colligan

Quote :

"“We’ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone. PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in.”"

\/ The point was mostly that having built a device before is not necessarily a prerequisite to making a quality device, or even beating the established players.

[Edited on April 11, 2010 at 9:54 PM. Reason : sadf]

4/11/2010 9:47:04 PM

^ that's actually pretty untrue. ever hear of the Newton? they were at the party well before most, and left well before most.

but yes, i get that you're talking about modern tablet-like devices.

4/11/2010 9:50:56 PM

Take it back and get it replaced. No reason not to do so. (also, that great service is why you are paying the $$$)

4/11/2010 11:26:51 PM

Quote :

"News at 11: Apple makes better product than company that has never made similar a product before."

fixed.

4/11/2010 11:56:05 PM

Fusion Garage, who developed the JooJoo, has never made anything before.

If you want to get technical about the manufacturer, that's CSL Group, a Malaysian company that seemingly makes knockoff Blackberrys.

[Edited on April 12, 2010 at 12:07 AM. Reason : It's not really shocking that it sucks is the whole point here]

4/12/2010 12:06:15 AM

The JooJoo is not the only one that sucks but I see your point. We don't want Apple to have an unfair advantage over other manufacturers since they're already known for making stellar products.

So we should hold such manufacturers at a lower standard.

[Edited on April 12, 2010 at 12:20 AM. Reason : .]

4/12/2010 12:17:53 AM

iPads == good for blind people?

http://blogs.forbes.com/booked/2010/04/12/apples-ipad-brings-easy-reading-to-the-blind/

http://www.nfb.org/nfb/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=546&SnID=2

Anyone with an iPad try this? Does it really work well?

4/13/2010 7:51:51 PM

I saw two people at different times on the Wolfline today that had an iPad, and both times they had it in their lap and were reading a book overtop of it.

Gettin' good use.

4/13/2010 8:05:32 PM

what were those books?

4/13/2010 8:14:44 PM

Quote :

"and both times they had it in their lap and were reading a book overtop of it."

The number of reasons that this is irrelevant to the iPad or any similar devices practicality is infinite.

4/13/2010 8:36:03 PM

The fun continues!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/13/jobs_claims_pad_trademark/

Quote :

"Jobs' most recent dismissive missive came in response to an email sent by the developer of iPad apps formerly named journalPad and journalPad: Bible Study Editon, but now - following the dictates of Apple's App Store Police - renamed journal.APP and bibleStudy.APP. The dev, Chris Ostmo, tells 9to5Mac that he sent an email to Jobs noting that his company had spent "tens of thousands of dollars" marketing its apps and that changing the apps' names would require him "to spend to spend tens of thousands of dollars more to market new names." This sort of sudden policy change is the kind of thing that is destroying Apple's relationship with developers. Small companies like ours cannot continue to take financial blows like that and justify remaining on the iPhone/Pod/Pad platform. Jobs's response: "Its just common sense to not use another company's trademarks in your app name.""

4/13/2010 8:47:38 PM

Nobody fucks with the Jesus.

[Edited on April 13, 2010 at 8:51 PM. Reason : in hindsight, this post is an awesome double meaning]

4/13/2010 8:51:00 PM

Quote :

""Its just common sense to not use another company's trademarks in your app name.""

While he does have a point there...it would make a big difference if said apps existed BEFORE the iPad was a registered trademark.

Also, this one is up for debate by trademark attorneys. If its used in conjunction with another word is it really infringement? not to mention isn't it iPad and not just Pad thats trademarked?

[Edited on April 13, 2010 at 8:56 PM. Reason : .]

4/13/2010 8:53:33 PM

If that dude is spending "tens of thousands of dollars" to market a Bible app, he's doing it wrong.

4/13/2010 8:54:31 PM

Supply issues with the iPad have pushed back the international release until the end of May.

Reason being that the demand in the US was underestimated. Over 500,000 units sold. The record for an eBay iPad sale is ~$5250 to some (now poor) bloke in the UK.

And good news for Apple stockholders, its now the highest its ever been since going public in 1980.

4/14/2010 6:29:20 PM

double post.

[Edited on April 15, 2010 at 1:49 AM. Reason : .]

4/15/2010 1:49:01 AM