Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-19 Thread kaare dehard
nd the Windows >>> Assistive >>> Technology developers do in fact have much left to offer the great >>> majority >>> of those of us who use Windows. Not least because the vast majority >>> of the >>> working world uses Windows . But yes, their pro

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-19 Thread James & Nash
ssage - From: "Alex Jurgensen" To: Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 11:49 PM Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > Hi, > James, > > I disagree. When working in a primarily Windows network I had no > problem accessing all services though my Macbook. It was seemless. &

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-18 Thread Alex Jurgensen
- > From: "william lomas" > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 11:37 AM > Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > >> >> you know why? >> because the i phone is way more superior than the pac mate >> let him pay 3000 US dollars or more

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-18 Thread James & Nash
so. Take care James - Original Message - From: "william lomas" To: Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 11:37 AM Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > you know why? > because the i phone is way more superior than the pac mate > let him pay 3000 US dollars or m

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-18 Thread william lomas
gt;> >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell >> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 12:01 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone >> >> >> >

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-18 Thread Jude DaShiell
ott Howell > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 12:01 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > > > You know I truly am not into slamming people, but in Mr. Mosen's case, I > have heard his previous show/podcast and just based on

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-15 Thread Chris Blouch
Agreed. My hair splitting was just that from a user perspective I really could care less if the app is executing in the background or not. Sure there are a few exceptions where the lack of background execution is a problem but for everything else it just doesn't matter. It's not like I'm encodi

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-15 Thread John Panarese
I think, too, that the one thing that is being lost in the picture is that the iPhone is just a phone. Yes, it certainly does much more than a phone, but I think that the extent and tasks that some are considering to be the proverbial, cons, comes from this very fact. We are not ta

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-15 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Hey Cara and Scott, LOL Cara! Well, you are the first person I've known with multi- batteries, so I stand corrected on that. I still think it is far more an exception than a rule. LOL. Scott, yes, I like TOS way better than TNG. In fact, I'm a huge Trekkie, and TNG is my least liked of the v

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-15 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Hi, Josh, Phew, I think we agree too. [just don't say you like Trek:OS better than TNG although your earlier post about having an original communicator wallpaper is alarming]. But Yes your points make sense, but I'm seeing a little misinformation on both the radical PC right and radical MA

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Cara Quinn
Okay, I'm going to burst everyone's bubble here and say I'm one of those people who has had more than one phone battery for many phones I've had. And no, I am not a huge fan of Star Trek the original series! lol! I like TNG, voyager and Enterprise! *smirk* Now do I need to separate y

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Well, as others have pointed out, there is a very, very small number of uses for which the push notification is not appropriate. However, as I said before, they've solved the vast majority of issues this way. I don't think we exactly disagree, but I think that the number of users who will

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Hi, Josh, Take a closer look at what is possible via push in the APIs and you may be surprised at how limiting it is. Your argument about Apple solving the problem by introducing push is more marketing hype than fact. At the core, you can't keep sockets open in the background which many RF

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread James Mannion
However, if you are composing a message and you go back into messagaes and in to that message, your keyboard will still be there and the text in the edit field you had put in before you left it by hitting the home button will still be there. My understanding is that in most situations it can not

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Hi Scott, See my comments inline. :) On Jul 14, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Scott Bresnahan wrote: > I love the iPhone, but I have to disagree. I > think both points have some merit. The iPhone is > not for everyone.. > Nor will you ever hear me sayt that any one device is for everyone. :) > 1. Multi

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Howell
Of course the iPhone was never marketed as a notebook either. I'm not sure how the windows smart phones handle the same processing since I really haven't bothered to use my current phone since it's a drag, but I suspect things could very well change in the not so distant future. I think wh

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Hi, I don't think it's splitting hairs. The iPhone simply does not support background processing for apps. I agree with everything else you said, it was a conscious design decision, and as I stated a limit I was willing to accept. But, it should be noted that there are compromises made on

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Alex
No. You can have it just act as a compatability layer. Regards, Alex, On Jul 14, 2009, at 1:47 PM, Scott Bresnahan wrote: > > Hi, > > And that's called not irc, that's called a irc proxy hack. > > > --Scott > > > > > > At 12:09 PM -0700 7/14/09, Alex wrote: >> Hi, >> >> You can have a intermed

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Hi, And that's called not irc, that's called a irc proxy hack. --Scott At 12:09 PM -0700 7/14/09, Alex wrote: >Hi, > >You can have a intermediate server push IRC messages to you. > >Regards, >Alex, > > >On Jul 14, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Scott Bresnahan wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> I love the iPh

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Blouch
As far as #1 (multitasking) goes it's kind of splitting hairs to argue whether the phone has 'true' multitasking or not. For the sake of battery life and CPU load Apple made an architectural limitation of only one app running at any one time. For 99% of use cases this was fine because the spee

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Alex
Hi, You can have a intermediate server push IRC messages to you. Regards, Alex, On Jul 14, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Scott Bresnahan wrote: > > Hi, > > I love the iPhone, but I have to disagree. I > think both points have some merit. The iPhone is > not for everyone.. > > 1. Multitasking is a sho

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Marie Howarth
I honestly think battery issues are across the board, so I personally would take VO out of the picture. some apps seem to use energy if they've been launched, I find this with those I use to connect to the web, I.E tweetaro, and some of the games. deactivating push when you don't need it h

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread James Dietz
Hey, As I'm eventually looking into getting an iPhone (by which I mean next year when things may change once again) I'm glad to hear some of it's shortcomings. (everything has shortcomings) Out of curiosity: how has battery life been for voiceover users? I read that it you can get 8 hours of cont

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Hi, I love the iPhone, but I have to disagree. I think both points have some merit. The iPhone is not for everyone.. 1. Multitasking is a short coming. It's like the Finder compared to the Multi-Finder in the Mac Plus days. Some technologies, ssh and irc come to mind, will not work wel

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Marie Howarth
exactly. and my old simbien phone that ran talks, used to complain constantly about me having too many apps open when I only had the menu, short cut menu, which were open by default and another app, constantly had to reboot my phone. hurray for Iphone. On Jul 14, 2009, at 6:57 PM, Josh de Li

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Simon, VoiceOver on the iPhone gives full access to the device. In fact, it gives far more access than any third-party mobile screen reader I've ever used. What give syou the impression that it does not? Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Just want to address these comments. See my responses inline. On Jul 13, 2009, at 10:55 PM, william lomas wrote: > 1. i can multi task on a symbian phone i can not on the iphone > 2. the thought of having to keep closing application x to use > application y will be frustrating for symbian users,

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread John Panarese
n names -- aol: dfibraio...msn dfibr...@comcast.net. skype: >>>> dfibraio >>>> Find me on facebook as Damon fibraio or twitter as dfibraio >>>> personal music site: http://www.keyboardguy.com. >>>> Band web sites: THD, http://www.thdband.com. Days Before Tomorrow, &

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Blouch
-- > > *From:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Ryan Mann > *Sent:* Monday, July 13, 2009 1:45 PM > *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > &g

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Mike Reiser
What I was trying to say was that this coub one with mobilespeak. M --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To un

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread kaare dehard
Sometimes people get the mental equivalent of muscle memory for a particular style of doing something and they find it hard to be uprooted, then of course, frustration creeps in so they end up justifying their decisions based on a lot of emotional attachment rather than facts. I think that

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread kaare dehard
egroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Larry Wanger > Sent: Monday, 13 July 2009 3:04 p.m. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > > Yes, I read it. What do you expectt from leadership of companies being >

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Howell
Jenny, I think there is more than just fear unless you mean the fear of those adaptive technology developers. They are the ones who have to fear Apple more than consumers. Of course there are those consumers who simply discount something new because it is different than what they have grow

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Howell
What access do you not have to the device? I'm curious since I do not have one yet. On Jul 14, 2009, at 5:37 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > I haven't but I also don't use the iphone, I have looked at it a > little over > the last few days and can say that apple are going to damage the > symb

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Koumanova Rostislava
i bet that if it was free all of them would love it! i hate these folks. rossy Il giorno 13/lug/09, alle ore 19:51, John Panarese ha scritto: > >I know a few folks have said this, but you have to consider the > special interests of the article's author. A quick attempt to try to > take some

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Yes,. I think it is odd that in the blind/vi community when a "new" kid comes on the block and is a more cost effective or something outside th Microsoft norm that it is met with a lot of bad thoughts. It seems some folks are fearful of changes and advancements? Find that strange as well be

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Howell
Mike, let me correct you. You indicated that one could not move by headings etc. with the iPhone. Here is an excerp from the Apple site, describing the web rotor. "VoiceOver features an innovative new virtual control called a “rotor.” Turning the rotor— by rotating two fingers on the screen

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Simon Fogarty
ionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone Yes, I read it. What do you expectt from leadership of companies being turned on their ear by the Apple accessibility model? Its a growing problem for them. Too bad! On Jul 12, 2009, at 6:43 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote:

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Howell
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Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread william lomas
braio >>> Find me on facebook as Damon fibraio or twitter as dfibraio >>> personal music site: http://www.keyboardguy.com. >>> Band web sites: THD, http://www.thdband.com. Days Before Tomorrow, >>> http://www.daysbeforetomorrow.com >>> >>> Fro

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Thuy
ite: http://www.keyboardguy.com. >> Band web sites: THD, http://www.thdband.com. Days Before Tomorrow, >> http://www.daysbeforetomorrow.com >> >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> ] On Behalf Of patrickneazer >> Sent: Monday, July 13,

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread william lomas
ys Before Tomorrow, > http://www.daysbeforetomorrow.com > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > ] On Behalf Of patrickneazer > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 4:31 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread william lomas
HI, THis is my opinion as well. I have seen the product for an hour and my initial thoughts are this is to cumbersome to type on etc. and to utilise but i ahven't actaully bought the product and took it home On 13 Jul 2009, at 22:58, Marie Howarth wrote: > yeah, I whole heartedly agree. I'

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Mike Reiser
I don't have an iphone yet but from what I've read, it's less tedious to serf the web with the iphone than with mobile speak, sense you can move by headings and sutch. Mike --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Mike Reiser
I personally don't take much stock in what Mosen says anymore. Before he went to FS he was a very fair and respected journalist. I think he probably is a great guy personally. However, since he works for FS, he will have a bias and an agenda which will be to promote there products and convi

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread kaare dehard
There definitely is a place for adaptive vendors but like everyone else in this world, our places change with the times. It's happened to all of us in one way or another.. Those who can't recognize this often get made irrelivent by clinging to ideas that are well beyond their best before d

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Scott Howell
9 1:45 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > With the Iphone, can bumps be put on the spots where the F and J > keys are supposed to be? If not, I could see why it would take some > people a little too long to find the virtual ho

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Michael Babcock
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 12:22 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Article Slamming the iPhone > > OK. I understand what you are saying. But is there anything about > the I-phone beyond that? I mean, featurewise or functionality. I am > replying to somebody who s

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread gene
Hi yeah and I'll bet that mozen will probably get away with all the critisism he gives to apple products. What I think these highway rovery people should do, is instead of trying to shove a compettiter into the ground, in this case, is figure out what kind of software can they build for the i

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Marie Howarth
re, I think creating an overlay would be > challenging but its something I've thought of. > > > > > > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > ] On Behalf Of Ryan Mann > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:45 PM > To: macvisi

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Larry Wanger
_ From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Mann Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:45 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone With the Iphone, can bumps be put on the spots where the F and J keys are supp

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Marie Howarth
yeah, I whole heartedly agree. I'm a little tired of the impatience by some. The technology works, if it didn't, everyone would be complaining. it takes time and you didn't know every hidden feature of a mac/PC or a screen reader within a few days or weeks, did you? On Jul 13, 2009, at 6:18

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Damon Fibraio
efore Tomorrow, http://www.daysbeforetomorrow.com From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of patrickneazer Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 4:31 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone Hello Damon and all: I ha

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Russell Solowoniuk
groups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 3:11 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone I disagree and I dont' think you can put any markers on the screen or it would interfere with the function of the phone. Point is there i

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread John Panarese
Yes, and since the keyboard can be switched from portrit to landscape, this would defeat the purpose. Honestly, muscle memory and experience will enable the user to find the home row with little difficulty. It just takes practice. It's hard to explain if you have not used the devic

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Scott Howell
I disagree and I dont' think you can put any markers on the screen or it would interfere with the function of the phone. Point is there is no struggle once you get used to the interface. It's like anything else, you just have to get beyond the learning curve and the degree of the curve wil

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Alex
; > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:04 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > Hi, > > It does GPS comprible to Trekker

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Scott Howell
And with time you will only get better. There is no question that you are learning an entirely new environment and how to access the interface, but once you get a handle on it, you will find that it becomes so intuitive. The one thing I like is I can use any of the machines in our house or

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread kaare dehard
and experience to > back up > your claims. > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of James Dietz > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:54 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject:

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Ryan Mann
With the Iphone, can bumps be put on the spots where the F and J keys are supposed to be? If not, I could see why it would take some people a little too long to find the virtual home row. If somebody can't find the home row, it will probably be a struggle to type each key. On Jul 13, 200

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread patrickneazer
s.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > ] On Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 3:11 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > Well let me put it into perspective from my point of view. When it > comes rig

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread May and Wynter
18 PM Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone Well it would be hard for me to say much on the iPhone based on the fact I have not had the chance to work with one. However, from my experiences and listening to those who have used the iPhone, they seem to have better luck navigating aroun

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Dan
out his > observations after the iPhone has been in the marketplace for almost > a month now. But, I bet he’s never even held one in his hand so, as > with his initial observations, any response he might give now would > be baseless. > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegro

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Scott Howell
> ] On Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 3:11 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > Well let me put it into perspective from my point of view. When it > comes right down to it, cost, cost, and cost. All the a

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Russell Solowoniuk
not missing out on a GPS solution that I'm not aware of. Thanks, Russell From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:04 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone Hi, It

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Larry Wanger
ies@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Article Slamming the iPhone OK. I understand what you are saying. But is there anything about the I-phone beyond that? I mean, featurewise or functionality. I am replying to somebody who said they get more from the i-phone than they get from their windows m

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread John Panarese
ites: THD, http://www.thdband.com. Days Before Tomorrow, > http://www.daysbeforetomorrow.com > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 3:11 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re:

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Larry Wanger
aries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 12:01 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone You know I truly am not into slamming people, but in Mr. Mosen's case, I have heard hi

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Larry Wanger
erience to back up your claims. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of James Dietz Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:54 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone I think that any

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Damon Fibraio
, http://www.thdband.com. Days Before Tomorrow, http://www.daysbeforetomorrow.com From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 3:11 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Scott Howell
f Of Scott Howell > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:37 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > Hey Josh, I think the same question can be asked of those users who > first laid hands on one of those touch-screen PDAs, but I guess some

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread John Panarese
Hi James, Without a doubt, one should be able to handle criticism, and, in reality, criticism can be a positive thing if it is offered constructively and thoughtfully. No technology, company or product should be considered the perfect solution for every user. The problem with the art

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Alex
to:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:37 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > Hey Josh, I think the same question can be asked of those users who > first laid hands on one o

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Scott Howell
as > with his initial observations, any response he might give now would > be baseless. > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > ] On Behalf Of Josh de Lioncourt > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 10:19 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegr

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Damon Fibraio
morrow.com From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:37 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone Hey Josh, I think the same question can be asked of those users w

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread James Dietz
I think that anyone reading the article would know themselves that it was written before the release of the iPhone; if I remember correctly he stated so (correct me if I'm wrong - I'll look at it when I get home). Anyone can speculate. A lot of the initial hype regarding the iPhone was almost del

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread John Panarese
I assume one could search for it now. It's been a while and since I viewed it as trash, I didn't keep the url or bother downloading the actual article. Take Care John Panarese On Jul 13, 2009, at 2:03 PM, patrickneazer wrote: > Hello John and all: > > I know this has been asked so p

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Larry Wanger
cvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone What I'd like to ask all these folks saying the iPhone is so inefficient is: How efficient were you three weeks after the first time you ever touched a QWERTY keyboard? It's a whole new model for human interface inte

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread patrickneazer
Hello John and all: I know this has been asked so please forgive me. Where can this article be obtained? I have not seen it yet though it seems to have captured people's attention ... LOL On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:51 PM, John Panarese wrote: > >I know a few folks have said this, but you have t

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread patrickneazer
never figure out how to navigate web pages on that! > > Love my iPhone! > > Russell > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > ] On Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:37 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Chris Polk
agreed! the part that got me was the downplaying of the specs of the iPhone. On Jul 13, 2009, at 10:51 AM, John Panarese wrote: > >I know a few folks have said this, but you have to consider the > special interests of the article's author. A quick attempt to try to > take some of the exci

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread John Panarese
I know a few folks have said this, but you have to consider the special interests of the article's author. A quick attempt to try to take some of the excitement and buzz of the iPhone out of the picture. Yes, as Scott and others have said, the logic can be turned on just about every

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Russell Solowoniuk
kia 6620.could never figure out how to navigate web pages on that! Love my iPhone! Russell From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:37 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Article Slamm

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Scott Howell
Hey Josh, I think the same question can be asked of those users who first laid hands on one of those touch-screen PDAs, but I guess some of those or most had keyboards. However, then we can take this same logic to any new interface. For example, those who remember the days of switching from

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
What I'd like to ask all these folks saying the iPhone is so inefficient is: How efficient were you three weeks after the first time you ever touched a QWERTY keyboard? It's a whole new model for human interface interaction. After three weeks, I have no problems just touching the battery s

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread James Dietz
To be honest, I don't think it was so unfairly written. I do agree with some of the points he made, mainly those pertaining to finding the icon which announces battery status. I quested over to the Pentagon City Mall this weekend to have a look at the iPhone, and that got to me a little; though I

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-12 Thread Larry Wanger
This comes up when you do a search for Mosen and iPhone on Google. Written before the iPhone with VO came to market I might add. - Original Message - From: "Jonathan Mosen" To: Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 11:15 PM Subject: iPhone, a Reality Check > There's been some pretty lively di

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-12 Thread Greg Kearney
Could someone post a link to the article please. Greg On Jul 13, 2009, at 11:03 AM, Larry Wanger wrote: > > Yes, I read it. What do you expectt from leadership of companies being > turned on their ear by the Apple accessibility model? Its a growing > problem for them. Too bad! > > On Jul 12, 200

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-12 Thread Larry Wanger
Yes, I read it. What do you expectt from leadership of companies being turned on their ear by the Apple accessibility model? Its a growing problem for them. Too bad! On Jul 12, 2009, at 6:43 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote: > > Did anyone read the article forwarded by Jonathan Mosen on various >

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-12 Thread kaare dehard
Hi there, haven't read it. Is this another one that like others we have read is slightly miss informed, with less grounding in reality than we would like? Also is there a link available where we could read such? On 12-Jul-09, at 9:43 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote: > > Did anyone read the arti

Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-12 Thread Richie Gardenhire
Did anyone read the article forwarded by Jonathan Mosen on various lists, which slammed the iPhone? I got it from a friend of mine and I told her that, if she had any prejudices against the iPhone, to talk to people who has the iPhone and can speak from firsthand experiences. Richie Gard