Google is planning for offline mode by the end of the summer. Certainly, each to his own-- what works for one, doesn't word for another. I still am not sure owning a Chromebook and iPad is mutually exclusive-- as I own both, and use both. Though I've been using my iPad quite a bit less lately...
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Bob Sneidar <b...@twft.com> wrote: > I don't think I could abide the No Network - No Work thing. There are a lot > of things I like to do with the iPad which do not require a network. Book > reading for example. Also I like to map my progress on road trips. Playing > games on a flight, or watching a movie or playing music, all things people > like to do with their iPads when not connected to a network. How about when > you are out camping, and there is no 3g? There are mapping apps that allow > you to pre-download terrain maps for where you are going to be, so you can > navigate without any networking. > > Because of this I do not think these kind of devices are a real competitor > for iPads. They are in fact a different animal. I suspect though that Google > will probably have some kind of caching thing built into them at some point, > like they do now for Google Docs. People must be clamoring for this right > now. > > Bob > > > On Jun 20, 2011, at 12:00 AM, Chipp Walters wrote: > > > For those of you interested in Google's new, and fascinating Chromebook, > > here's my first thoughts after spending the weekend with one: > > > > http://blog.chipp.com/chromebook-first-impressions/ > > > > -- > > Chipp Walters > > CEO, Shafer Walters Group, Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- Chipp Walters CEO, Shafer Walters Group, Inc. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
