TheTwidgetLog - Latest Comments

Re: Cloud printing for the poor

jcoffey42 — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:27:23 -0000

I sent a print job from home to work. We will see in the morning. I was able to see printers at home so I suspect it will.

Re: Cloud printing for the poor

Ckowalczc — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:07:12 -0000

So very helpful, I had no idea, will this work from desktop to desktop I wonder? ie, Can I print to home if I'm at work?

Re: The way of iPad

Johanna — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:40:35 -0000

Yo Twidge -- I have a question for you. Where's that darn question box?

Re: Twitter Updates for 2010-04-02

Jeremiah Coffey — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:31:40 -0000

Good Morning!

Re: Is the Apple IPad for you?

bobritson — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:57:37 -0000

I am considering buying the iPad just for the ebook useabillity - I travel a lot and do a lot of reading aboard planes and hotel rooms - one iPad will weigh much less than the typical 2 or 3 books I take along - not to mention that I will have access to complete series of books (read fantasy story lines) so continuity is important - I just wish that the iPad would be more a iPhone with phone capability - a camera would be nice but is not important to me - and as an appliance multitasking is also not important - it isn't perfect and the price points should reflect Kindle prices - but overall there is a lot of appeal to the product

Re: Is the Apple IPad for you?

Vicky — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:13:43 -0000

Exactly it doesn't seem right for normal use. But I like the selling point that if you dock it in your bedroom, it's an alarm clock, dock it in the living room and it's a digital picture frame, doc it in the kitchen, and it's a recipe book (which I really like since I get most of my recipes online these days and with a small kitchen, my laptop takes up too much counter space). And the reader would be cool. But other than that, I don't see any advantages it really has over my laptop. And way more expensive.

Re: Twitter Updates for 2010-01-28

Jeremiah Coffey — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:49:57 -0000

My thoughts on the IPad.

Well I spent yesterday watching the live coverage on Twit.tv (Thanks Leo for the only known live video broadcast of the Apple Announcement.) and i don't think i'm alone when I say that it was anti climatic. Could this be because of the weeks/months of wild rumors flying around on the net? Possibly, but its not Apple's style to bring out complicated do-everything devices.

The IPad, in my opinion, has its uses, but I cannot yet justify dropping at least $500 on something that does what I already do on my netbook. And before anyone tells me it's not a netbook" let me stop you right there. I am not comparing the IPad to my netbook,, I am just wondering do I really need 2 devices to search the web or update facebook? And i am still on the fence with this one.

I have spent some time thinking about what I do on my netbook, Desktop, laptop and Iphone. And when I got my netbook I knew that I was not going to be using it to run Corel Draw or FPS Games. Basically I use the netbook on the couch, Outside, on trips and at family gatherings to share photos. I use the desktop for my more demanding tasks and programs as well as large quantities of typing (even though I am posting this from my netbook). The Iphone I use to keep up on email, twitter and facebook updates when I am away from my computers, and occasional web browsing, app playing, and listening to music and audiobooks on the go.

That being said, after some deep medetation and reflecting, I have found that the IPad could fit into my lifestyle. I came to find that most of what I do on the netbook on the couch I could be using the IPad for. I could be looking at the local paper, facebook, reading fastenating blogs like thetwidgetlog.com, without my hand cramping from using a touchpad on the netbook. I could also use it at family gatherings to show off pics of my daughter, playing with a multitude of apps, watching videos, and the best part in my opinion, E-Books. I think it would make a great reader even though it has a backlit lcd screen.

What I wouldn't use it for, listening to music, I don't need a 10 inch ipod, I have an IPhone and IPod for music. Typing would be out of the question for lengthy documents, if I have to plug it into an expensive add on dock right next to my desktop to type on it, I'll type on my desktop. 3G data, again I have an IPhone for this, and while in town if I feel i need to use my IPad on the internet I will hit a local WIFI hotspot. Iwork, depending on the functionality of the programs I may use this while meeting with customers and showing or manipulating drawings if they are supported.

The other thing I wonder is, if i have an IPad, will I still use my netbook. I think yes, There are many benifits to using a netbook for some applications. I will still want to access the shared files on my home network which the IPad cannot do. If im on the couch and want to type a decent blog post like this, I probably will grab the netbook.

All in all I think this device has a place in my home, and some room for improvement, But i still hope to be able to get one when they are available

Re: Network TV gets it wrong again

rayvandiest — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:07:33 -0000

You make sense, Twidget, I own a Roku player,and find much of Netflix's content not available to the black box/instant viewing queue. I wonder what other content Roku could access for free....could be a dumb thought. This is America.
I have another question. Can you explain the technology behind so-called 'Enhanced Reality' print pages? See story at Esquire Magazine: http://mashable.com/2009/10/30...

Re: Hackers Everywhere!

Ferienhäuser Kroatien — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:53:35 -0000

Hackers really are thieves, lazy people who loves to pry on ones thing. When you do something bad, expect that things will go back in a bad way too.

Re: Blackjack II – The Adventure

jcoffey42 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:46:11 -0000

Check this post, http://thetwidgetlog.com/?p=46... , for my response

Re: Blackjack II – The Adventure

Steven — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:04:56 -0000

it's been a few months - are you still happy with your BJII?
And a couple of other things I'm looking for, before I buy one, maybe you know - flash (as you mentioned), a good Twitter client, and is there a connector for it's calendar to Google Calendar?

Re: When will you know your computer is a bot.

Johanna — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:50:40 -0000

PS: What's a bot?

Re: When will you know your computer is a bot.

Johanna — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:50:03 -0000

Okay, great! Well, our McAfee is update (recently purchased), and now the error messages are stating something about a keyboard failure. Everytime we surf the internet, we can do alright by the mouse, but as soon as we touch the keyboard it all freezes up. I think we'll have to follow your advice and wipe it clean and re-install everything. (Hopefully my next question will not be, "can you suggest a good compuer guy in town?") My thanks!

Re: Chicago death toll double that of Iraq

Jeremy Weiland — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:58:09 -0000

So… why isn’t anyone calling for a withdrawal from Illinois?

As an anarchist, I think the U.S. government should withdraw from Illinois... and every state and territory, for that matter.

Re: http://thetwidgetlog.com/?p=210

jcoffey42 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:10:32 -0000

Have you chased down his music yet and listened to it in this order. the see you in hell song is so having kids like it's scary.

Re: http://thetwidgetlog.com/?p=210

Erin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:17:30 -0000

Oh, that was funny. I'm giggling as I'm reading over the list again. I especially like "See you in hell - The kids are here!" Hahahaha!

Re: To Life! (lock)

Erin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:56:24 -0000

Hi Dad. I'd been wondering about those services out there, this one in particular. I'd heard the story about the CEO, but apparently not all of it. I wonder if it's worth it for this service. Does identity theft really happen to that many people?

Re: To Life! (lock)

rvd — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:31:56 -0000

Thanks, Jerry,
Are there comparisons between LifeLock and other id theft protection solutions? One wonders about costs. To the guy who just had his id stolen, the cost is immaterial, he wishes he'd paid it, no matter how much they charged.