Comments on: Can an iPad replace your laptop? http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/2010/02/04/can-an-ipad-replace-your-laptop/ A brief journey into the mind of Steve (... from a safe distance, of course!) Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:19:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Yoko Lagueux http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/2010/02/04/can-an-ipad-replace-your-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-15157 Yoko Lagueux Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:05:46 +0000 http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/?p=44#comment-15157 So will the iPad be the king of the publishing industry, No, I personally don't think so. Not by itself, but it's a building block in the bridge to a digital future for newspapers and magazines. Their products look awesome on the iPad along with the Wall Street Journal app is amazing, but the public might just accept that it's ok to pay for apps, even as they shy away from website subscriptions. So will the iPad be the king of the publishing industry, No, I personally don’t think so. Not by itself, but it’s a building block in the bridge to a digital future for newspapers and magazines. Their products look awesome on the iPad along with the Wall Street Journal app is amazing, but the public might just accept that it’s ok to pay for apps, even as they shy away from website subscriptions.

]]> By: Can an iPad replace your laptop? Revisit for iPad 2 | Steve Speak http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/2010/02/04/can-an-ipad-replace-your-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-14863 Can an iPad replace your laptop? Revisit for iPad 2 | Steve Speak Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:10:55 +0000 http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/?p=44#comment-14863 [...] a previous article, I asked this question and listed some of the benefits of a tablet, yet also expressed some [...] [...] a previous article, I asked this question and listed some of the benefits of a tablet, yet also expressed some [...]

]]> By: J Nelson http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/2010/02/04/can-an-ipad-replace-your-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-14768 J Nelson Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:17:40 +0000 http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/?p=44#comment-14768 Another reason to avoid Flash. Cnet reports that online advertisements have been compromised with malware. The malware is loaded when the computer loads the advertisement and requires no action or response from the user. "JS:Prontexi," which Avast researcher Jiri Sejtko said is a Trojan in script form that targets the Windows operating system, looks for vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, Java, QuickTime, and Flash and launches fake antivirus warnings. I glad its limited to Windows - for now at least. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20000898-245.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1 Another reason to avoid Flash.

Cnet reports that online advertisements have been compromised with malware. The malware is loaded when the computer loads the advertisement and requires no action or response from the user.

“JS:Prontexi,” which Avast researcher Jiri Sejtko said is a Trojan in script form that targets the Windows operating system, looks for vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, Java, QuickTime, and Flash and launches fake antivirus warnings.

I glad its limited to Windows – for now at least.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20000898-245.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1

]]> By: J Nelson http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/2010/02/04/can-an-ipad-replace-your-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-14767 J Nelson Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:23:07 +0000 http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/?p=44#comment-14767 I heard a news report that 50,000 iPads were ordered in the first two hours after Apple started taking orders Friday. That's a bunch of money. I heard a news report that 50,000 iPads were ordered in the first two hours after Apple started taking orders Friday.

That’s a bunch of money.

]]> By: Steve Wilkinson http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/2010/02/04/can-an-ipad-replace-your-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-14766 Steve Wilkinson Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:38:39 +0000 http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/?p=44#comment-14766 One could argue that Adobe had to support the standards in their web development tools... but yea, I think when even M$ starts to head towards standards, the writing is on the wall. The most telling quote though: "There has been much discussion around whether or not HTML5 and CSS3 will make it easier for designers to reach new devices... We think it will." One could argue that Adobe had to support the standards in their web development tools… but yea, I think when even M$ starts to head towards standards, the writing is on the wall.

The most telling quote though:
“There has been much discussion around whether or not HTML5 and CSS3 will make it easier for designers to reach new devices… We think it will.”

]]> By: J Nelson http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/2010/02/04/can-an-ipad-replace-your-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-14765 J Nelson Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:01:12 +0000 http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/?p=44#comment-14765 I think Adobe just blinked. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000432-264.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0 I think Adobe just blinked.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000432-264.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0

]]> By: Steve Wilkinson http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/2010/02/04/can-an-ipad-replace-your-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-14762 Steve Wilkinson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:23:09 +0000 http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/?p=44#comment-14762 Yes, that has been my experience with Flash. Often, 40% seems low to me. I see more like 50-70% of BOTH CPUs with most Flash video (and that's just the typical YouTube type stuff, not HD or anything). Of course then there is security concern and the instability it often causes. I absolutely agree that Flash is a dinosaur. As for the argument about apps people are making (that Apple doesn't want Flash to compete with the App Store)... that is just silly. Can you think of a Flash app off the top of your head? I can't. I'm sure I've used one in the past, somewhere, but I can think of one. That was actually the intended use of Flash, but instead, people started using it as simply a universal video container (which it is horrible at). I do think Jobs taking this stand on Flash will cause some pain for some, but overall, it is a good longer-term move. Yes, that has been my experience with Flash. Often, 40% seems low to me. I see more like 50-70% of BOTH CPUs with most Flash video (and that’s just the typical YouTube type stuff, not HD or anything). Of course then there is security concern and the instability it often causes. I absolutely agree that Flash is a dinosaur.

As for the argument about apps people are making (that Apple doesn’t want Flash to compete with the App Store)… that is just silly. Can you think of a Flash app off the top of your head? I can’t. I’m sure I’ve used one in the past, somewhere, but I can think of one. That was actually the intended use of Flash, but instead, people started using it as simply a universal video container (which it is horrible at).

I do think Jobs taking this stand on Flash will cause some pain for some, but overall, it is a good longer-term move.

]]> By: j nelson http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/2010/02/04/can-an-ipad-replace-your-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-14761 j nelson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:13:12 +0000 http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/?p=44#comment-14761 Steve, The following quote from the Virgin article caught my attention. "Simhambhatla reckoned Virgin's young site wasn't getting enough use out of Flash to justify its presence while the software was "too heavy" to load, consuming more than 40 per cent of the end-users' CPU to load and run a page - bad news in the era of high expectations and short attention spans. Nobody could say with any certainty why Flash was so slow." Job's, in his iPad presentation, left no doubt that Apple considers itself a portable devices company. A prominent features of portable devices is their use of lower powered CPU's. If Jobs is right that the future belongs to portable devices then Flash is a dinosaur with an iPad asteroid headed at it. As Simhambhatla states in the article "This year is going to be the year of the mobile [for Virgin]." Bloated, inefficient software need not apply. Steve,

The following quote from the Virgin article caught my attention.

“Simhambhatla reckoned Virgin’s young site wasn’t getting enough use out of Flash to justify its presence while the software was “too heavy” to load, consuming more than 40 per cent of the end-users’ CPU to load and run a page – bad news in the era of high expectations and short attention spans. Nobody could say with any certainty why Flash was so slow.”

Job’s, in his iPad presentation, left no doubt that Apple considers itself a portable devices company. A prominent features of portable devices is their use of lower powered CPU’s. If Jobs is right that the future belongs to portable devices then Flash is a dinosaur with an iPad asteroid headed at it. As Simhambhatla states in the article “This year is going to be the year of the mobile [for Virgin].”

Bloated, inefficient software need not apply.

]]> By: Steve Wilkinson http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/2010/02/04/can-an-ipad-replace-your-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-14760 Steve Wilkinson Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:16:26 +0000 http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/?p=44#comment-14760 Virgin America dumps Flash.... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/02/virgin_america_html_flash/ Virgin America dumps Flash….

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/02/virgin_america_html_flash/

]]> By: Steve Wilkinson http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/2010/02/04/can-an-ipad-replace-your-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-14759 Steve Wilkinson Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:31:41 +0000 http://www.cgwerks.com/steveblog/?p=44#comment-14759 @ j nelson - Yes, I think there is going to be a lot of 'political' type maneuvering on this one... and yes, I do think it is personal to some extent. The thing is though, I have to agree with Apple on this one. Flash really is a pretty horrible implementation, especially on anything but Windows... and it is being improperly used as a universal container for video. @ j nelson -

Yes, I think there is going to be a lot of ‘political’ type maneuvering on this one… and yes, I do think it is personal to some extent. The thing is though, I have to agree with Apple on this one. Flash really is a pretty horrible implementation, especially on anything but Windows… and it is being improperly used as a universal container for video.

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