tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post8442885804414912836..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: New ToyOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20508331444801278492014-01-06T15:13:22.879-08:002014-01-06T15:13:22.879-08:00While the touch screen and I are not exactly enemi...While the touch screen and I are not exactly enemies, we keep a wary eye on each other.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30521630407242243172014-01-06T15:12:41.189-08:002014-01-06T15:12:41.189-08:00Nice reuse of assets ORPO. Your Missus gets the up...Nice reuse of assets ORPO. Your Missus gets the upgrade and the granddaughter gets a nice tablet. Win-win all the way around. Well, except for the guy writing the check. Which would be you. But a happy wife is well worth it I'm betting.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77115976301844980832014-01-06T15:10:36.734-08:002014-01-06T15:10:36.734-08:00I am having lots of fun with the beast.I am having lots of fun with the beast.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66237792154294322092014-01-06T15:09:08.874-08:002014-01-06T15:09:08.874-08:00So far it works well with Blogger. Blogger isn'...So far it works well with Blogger. Blogger isn't real happy with Internet Explorer (which I personally hate) but it tolerates it. I haven't been able to figure out how to get Google Chrome on it. The standard Chrome is a no-go. I tried.<br /><br />Heh. "Forgot password block." Been there. Done that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26083414378335291492014-01-06T15:07:13.261-08:002014-01-06T15:07:13.261-08:00Oh yeah. Almost forgot. I too have a general disli...Oh yeah. Almost forgot. I too have a general dislike of phones. Though I like being able to call people, the reverse is generally not true.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16676267505893294132014-01-06T15:05:40.083-08:002014-01-06T15:05:40.083-08:00Yes, the little keys on a cell phone occasionally ...Yes, the little keys on a cell phone occasionally drive me to distraction. I feel like I'm wearing oven mitts every time I try to respond to a text message. But the Surface actually has a keyboard (both real and virtual) with keys like a "real" computer. It's trying to go all touch screen that balls me up 9 times out of 10.<br /><br />It also has a mouse pad. And those vex me too. But at least my giant fingertips can manage that. (I just have to be careful doing the clicky-thing.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-285609232543819262014-01-06T15:02:30.414-08:002014-01-06T15:02:30.414-08:00I can just hear the rationale, "Well these ar...I can just hear the rationale, "Well these are so easy to use we won't need more staff to support them."<br /><br />Almost guarantees that you will. And kids being kids, at least one of them will figure out a way past all the safeguards. Hopefully that kid will only use hir or her powers for good!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6656090228385581102014-01-06T08:59:44.869-08:002014-01-06T08:59:44.869-08:00Yep, every student in 6-12 will get a Windows Tabl...Yep, every student in 6-12 will get a Windows Tablet. Their textbooks will be on them, which means they will take them home. Nothing bad will happen with that, we've been promised, and I believe it (/sarc). The nice thing, is because it actually is a computer, all aspects of our network will be available to them, printing, email, storage etc. We evaluated iPads and rejected them for our older students because of that. Students in grades 1-5 will each have an iPad in the classroom. <br />The management software works pretty well in testing, but we'll have to see how it does under full load. Scans the device on accessing our network and performs any "repairs" needed. I'm sure we'll be tested, kids being kids, so we'll see how it goes. The no extra bodies will be a biotch, I'm afraid.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16649055791429768072014-01-06T07:22:45.581-08:002014-01-06T07:22:45.581-08:00Sweet... the touchscreen on most of said devices h...Sweet... the touchscreen on most of said devices has not been my friend.<br />That said, I know others find them extremely useful and have no difficulty with them.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24008783205709265402014-01-06T01:45:23.921-08:002014-01-06T01:45:23.921-08:00Got Missus ORPO a basic one last fall. It has been...Got Missus ORPO a basic one last fall. It has been replaced by the 128 Pro. The first one went to a grand daughter. <br />Glenn Mark Casselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305109383344139028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2174665441471641402014-01-05T23:01:12.396-08:002014-01-05T23:01:12.396-08:00Nice little present! I like.
I was away from home ...Nice little present! I like.<br />I was away from home and left behind my laptop and just took my ipad. I like it a lot and can read just fine but I'm afraid I just haven't the patience for fumbling around with the virtual keyboard so I didn't comment much during the last week or so. I forgot to take my cool blue tooth keyboard. Perhaps that's just as well. I got away from it all for awhile and that was good.<br /><br />They are so cool to watch movies and tv shows with over the wireless intertubes in the house. It's like having a tv and cable outlet in every single room in the mansion!HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72752159257857819292014-01-05T18:54:04.463-08:002014-01-05T18:54:04.463-08:00Tech lust! Looks like a great gift. Hope it work...Tech lust! Looks like a great gift. Hope it works well with blogger. My Kindle Fire HD works ok, but I have lost track of how many times I've tried to log into a site or account, try to click the password block, and find that I've accidently touched the "forgot password" link below it.<br />Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10565513023276554512014-01-05T18:25:44.754-08:002014-01-05T18:25:44.754-08:00Obviously, what you have been given is not a cell ...Obviously, what you have been given is not a cell phone. I was just making a generic comment regarding finger usage.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81645776205267548422014-01-05T18:24:57.311-08:002014-01-05T18:24:57.311-08:00One of the reason I have never owned a cell phone ...One of the reason I have never owned a cell phone (aside from my general dislike of phones) is that I would be driven to distraction by having to hit those little keys. Nice gift, though. Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80072768712628539042014-01-05T16:32:42.800-08:002014-01-05T16:32:42.800-08:002000?!?
Ouch. I do not envy you. So far it's ...2000?!?<br /><br />Ouch. I do not envy you. So far it's pretty easy to use. But I've been in this business a long time.<br /><br />Good luck!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61639281220571763732014-01-05T15:16:51.413-08:002014-01-05T15:16:51.413-08:00Tomorrow we start the deployment of 2000 of them (...Tomorrow we start the deployment of 2000 of them (albeit Dells, not Surface) exactly zero increase in manpower. Suffice it to say, I'm not as enthused as you.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7254585827952893112014-01-05T13:39:26.131-08:002014-01-05T13:39:26.131-08:00So far I'm having a blast with it.So far I'm having a blast with it.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28689239134595751392014-01-05T12:36:09.652-08:002014-01-05T12:36:09.652-08:00Looks like a worthwhile thingy. Enjoy!Looks like a worthwhile thingy. Enjoy!Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39182840492811544842014-01-05T12:31:28.348-08:002014-01-05T12:31:28.348-08:00They are great. No complaints here.They are great. No complaints here.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55249723835684285372014-01-05T12:17:13.352-08:002014-01-05T12:17:13.352-08:00Nice. You've got good kids! ;-)Nice. You've got good kids! <b>;-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.com