Comments on: iPad: evolution of a revolution http://hertenberger.co.za/2010/01/29/ipad-evolution-of-a-revolution/ A blog from South Africa - gadgets, Mac, photography, open source, Lego and anything else worthy of my attention Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:43:31 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: manfred http://hertenberger.co.za/2010/01/29/ipad-evolution-of-a-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-109651 manfred Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:31:01 +0000 http://hertenberger.co.za/?p=6287#comment-109651 To be honest, the lack of multi-tasking on the iPhone is often a huge pain: wanting to take a note whilst on a phone call, wanting to quickly paste something from one application to another, etc. Somehow, one is able to cope with the inconvenience, and I think that is Mr Jobs' job: to make things stable, yet flashy, without adding complexity that could damage the overall look and feel of the product. We're on the same page with the multi-processing concept - I'm sure they'll expand on this, but only with regard to their own applications and only in certain instances. I cannot wait for one of these: currently have a collection of books on the Kindle and a ton of magazines on Zinio that I would love to view on a decent colour screen that is large enough not to require too much scrolling and pinching... To be honest, the lack of multi-tasking on the iPhone is often a huge pain: wanting to take a note whilst on a phone call, wanting to quickly paste something from one application to another, etc. Somehow, one is able to cope with the inconvenience, and I think that is Mr Jobs’ job: to make things stable, yet flashy, without adding complexity that could damage the overall look and feel of the product. We’re on the same page with the multi-processing concept – I’m sure they’ll expand on this, but only with regard to their own applications and only in certain instances.

I cannot wait for one of these: currently have a collection of books on the Kindle and a ton of magazines on Zinio that I would love to view on a decent colour screen that is large enough not to require too much scrolling and pinching…

]]> By: Stephen http://hertenberger.co.za/2010/01/29/ipad-evolution-of-a-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-109645 Stephen Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:24:24 +0000 http://hertenberger.co.za/?p=6287#comment-109645 I agree about your take on multi-tasking, particularly for the audience that is likely to find the iPad very attractive. I think where it does need to be built in is in apps that have a natural dependency on each other - can I work on a document in iWorks that needs an email or web page to be open at the same time, for example. Is this what you mean by multi-processing? The average user I know really doesn't care about being able to stream a radio station while typing a document and doing instant messaging at the same time - their need is for something that just works and looks great while doing so. I'm getting increasingly confident that Apple will scale up to this, and having it available in a device that weighs just 680g and has a 10 hour battery life is enticing. I may just be glad at having deferred that iPhone purchase in favour of something else... I agree about your take on multi-tasking, particularly for the audience that is likely to find the iPad very attractive. I think where it does need to be built in is in apps that have a natural dependency on each other – can I work on a document in iWorks that needs an email or web page to be open at the same time, for example. Is this what you mean by multi-processing?

The average user I know really doesn’t care about being able to stream a radio station while typing a document and doing instant messaging at the same time – their need is for something that just works and looks great while doing so. I’m getting increasingly confident that Apple will scale up to this, and having it available in a device that weighs just 680g and has a 10 hour battery life is enticing. I may just be glad at having deferred that iPhone purchase in favour of something else…

]]> By: manfred http://hertenberger.co.za/2010/01/29/ipad-evolution-of-a-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-109636 manfred Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:01:45 +0000 http://hertenberger.co.za/?p=6287#comment-109636 I'm quite confident that Apple is testing their own, faster processor to migrate that to the iPhone in the future. A faster processor and more memory means that multitasking becomes a possibility, though I'm not sure how Apple feels about positioning that functionality in a market aimed at non-geeks. Regardless how multi-tasking is handled, it always leads to some kind of performance issue, resource leakage, etc. I think we'll see multi-processing in certain apps, but not necessarily full multi-tasking that allows users to run any combination of programs at once. I’m quite confident that Apple is testing their own, faster processor to migrate that to the iPhone in the future. A faster processor and more memory means that multitasking becomes a possibility, though I’m not sure how Apple feels about positioning that functionality in a market aimed at non-geeks. Regardless how multi-tasking is handled, it always leads to some kind of performance issue, resource leakage, etc. I think we’ll see multi-processing in certain apps, but not necessarily full multi-tasking that allows users to run any combination of programs at once.

]]> By: Stephen http://hertenberger.co.za/2010/01/29/ipad-evolution-of-a-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-109405 Stephen Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:37:40 +0000 http://hertenberger.co.za/?p=6287#comment-109405 I agree with all your comments, this looks like a really attractive device. For all the moaning about it using the iPhone OS, I think the immediate access to the well-stocked App Store is a master stroke. As I see it, most of the complaining comes from very advanced users who either overestimate the requirements of the man in the street or who underestimate Apple's ability to convince users to change the way they do things. One thing that I would still like to see would be the introduction of multitasking, which would add even further to the enhanced functionality of this over my iPod Touch - but let's see what OS 4.0 brings... I agree with all your comments, this looks like a really attractive device. For all the moaning about it using the iPhone OS, I think the immediate access to the well-stocked App Store is a master stroke. As I see it, most of the complaining comes from very advanced users who either overestimate the requirements of the man in the street or who underestimate Apple’s ability to convince users to change the way they do things.

One thing that I would still like to see would be the introduction of multitasking, which would add even further to the enhanced functionality of this over my iPod Touch – but let’s see what OS 4.0 brings…

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