Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Rod Speed" Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.ipad,comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Kids react to old computers Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 11:52:55 +1000 Lines: 22 Message-ID: References: <260520140955077061%michelle@michelle.org> <010620141401163819%nospam@nospam.invalid> <020620141129482670%nospam@nospam.invalid> <060620140133496141%nospam@nospam.invalid> <53916177$0$17195$c3e8da3$dd9697d2@news.astraweb.com> <59t5p9p55t8b1ku099ksf3ls3891ka5lfe@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net LdBTnyXTkl7LkyPzSvw8gQvNVXHnyvBazfot+x59P0vStq6sk= Cancel-Lock: sha1:IAK+v32s+/P9tUzM+KYSkifsWO8= In-Reply-To: <59t5p9p55t8b1ku099ksf3ls3891ka5lfe@4ax.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 Xref: csiph.com comp.mobile.ipad:36508 comp.sys.mac.system:60438 "Mxsmanic" wrote in message news:59t5p9p55t8b1ku099ksf3ls3891ka5lfe@4ax.com... > JF Mezei writes: > >> In the case of iPad and iPhone, because the keyboard is on the screen, a >> switch from touchscreen to keyboard is natural because the hand need not >> move much and you need not necessarily change how you hold the device. >> (or move arms). > > I use my iGadgets occasionally for editing code or accessing servers via > SSH > in a pinch. It's immensely handy and convenient, but it sure is slow, even > with apps that are well designed. The lack of a true keyboard is the major > problem. But these are exceptions, of course, since most of the time text > entry is limited on a mobile device and a touchscreen is more of an > advantage > than a disadvantage. And the best UIs allow you to speak the text instead of typing anything.