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    the tablet war is heating up

    I don't know if you need a 30 pin connector for that though. I could be wrong (I'm sure someone will point it out), but when I was using Blackberry, that one micro USB cable powered the device, transferred files, including audio/video... I'm *assuming* it transferred GPS data, though I don't...
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    the tablet war is heating up

    Yeah, that's what I've been observing. It's been a *long* time since I've been an active Mac user. November to today is the first time I've actively used an Apple product in a long time....I'm talking about like 1988. My business partner is a huge Apple fan, and keeps commenting about...
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    the tablet war is heating up

    Heh....no demonstration needed here. Just need the rules to change so it could be used in my country. I've got a small company, and something like Square Up would be so helpful. Instead, we're forced to apply for Merchant ID's and such, which often aren't given to small companies....failing...
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    I wonder if they're using the Square Up app? Seems like such a useful service, and it's not available in Canada (of course) :( Banshee
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    Ultimate Magic

    Is this book out in gaming stores already? I just looked on Amazon, and it says it won't be released until July 12. It definitely sounds like there's some interesting stuff in there. I like that there's a way for wizards to discover immortality. Many of the fantasy novels I've liked have...
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    I read an article explaining that the Playbooks that were recalled were due to a bad batch of units that had an issue with software. They were only ones sent to Staples in Canada, from what I understand....and, in particular, none of them actually made it into the hands of customers. So, the...
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    Genders - What's the difference?

    Has this actually been proven? My understanding is that the world records for men and women *are* significantly different.....the top men lifting about 45% more than the top women. It stands to reason....in the absence of extreme training, I believe men have a much higher percentage of muscle...
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    Oh.....ah......not that I'm a whipper snapper, but that's before I was born.. I've heard things were different back then, when my parents' generation had to walk to school, backwards, both ways, in a snowstorm, in July, getting chased by polar bears...:) I'm sure some day a younger generation...
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    That's an excellent post. I've tried some of these, and can replicate some of the tricks, but not the others. I typically book events in Google Apps, which are then populated to my phone.. If I do it that way, the phone number is not highlighted, and not clickable. If I book it through the...
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    the tablet war is heating up

    Wow.....I'm in the wrong career! Every year? I'm still finishing payments for the car I bought at the end of 2006.. I've seen people replace a leased vehicle every 3 years but every year? That's a lot of $$$ :) Banshee
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    Toppings on Pizza

    Hmmm....oddest things... I used to put raisins on pizza when I was young. I've since grown out of that habit. Other odd things.....olives (with pits included) at a place I visited in Rome last year (oddly, in the middle of Rome, it was one of the worst pizzas I've had anywhere). Pine nuts...
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    I *think* you can get apps outside of the app store if your unit is jailbroken. Isn't that the point behind doing it? I haven't done it myself, so I'm not speaking from experience.....just seems you hear about jailbreaking all the time. Banshee
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    the tablet war is heating up

    My business partner picked up his iPad 2 a few weeks back, and asked if I knew of any apps that would work with a stylus to allow him to write notes in a meeting, like with a virtual pen, and have those notes recorded into a regular text document. Anybody seen something like that? Banshee
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    Like any other prediction, it has a 50% chance of being right, and a 50% chance of being wrong. I wouldn't credit it worth anything more than the paper it's written on (metaphorically speaking). I'm one of those users who went from Blackberry to iPhone, and will then be going back when my...
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    the tablet war is heating up

    Depends which reviews you read. I've read several reviews by tech journalists that seem to consistently ommit important information. The device *is* getting updated quickly. Don't just read the press....read user accounts, and actually look at the devices. If you put aside the issues with...
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    Why I am not going to watch Game of Thrones

    Why is that difficult to understand? It's an HBO show. My understanding is it's only on HBO. Unfortunately, it's not within my budget at the moment to subscribe to the channel, and I'd rather not break the law to watch it. Thus, wait for Blu-Ray release at the end of the season. I *did*...
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    the tablet war is heating up

    The war's already on. Alternative tablets are out there already, more are on the way. I see this as being no different than the smartphone wars. Apple makes the iPhone. Yes, it's probably the best selling *individual* phone....but if you took all Android phones, for instance, they'd add up...
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    Thanks! It's our first :) Can you replace the batteries on the iPad, and other tablets though? I know it's possible in the iPhone 4. A friend of mine is a tech for one of the cellphone companies that carries the iPhone 4, and he's told me if it comes down to it, he'll show me how to do it...
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