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I found Netflix streaming works OK with a broadband cell connection.
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if you want to watch movies
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However -- it occasionally halted to buffer the movie. WiFi is better.
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Has anyone considered using a netbook and a bluetooth GPS as a chart plotter?
Search around on SSCA discussion board there are a lot of posts about that.
I was thinking that too, Todd
Have used one ...
some possibilities
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if you want to watch movies
I found Netflix streaming works OK with a broadband cell connection.
I will just buy a USB DVD player...
Todd can you get cellular broadband there? Better than dial-up
Not really - I live in a more or less cellular dead zone...
You could try placing one of those in your attic
Premium choice broadband
Thanks for the suggestion Nat....
I checked their coverage map....
Todd -- can you detect their hotspot from your wireless card?
No, I don't see anything...
Unless something changed, Mt. Desert Island is limited to a lower grade cellular level service
That's exactly what I use as a primary CP (for years)
One other advantage of using a computer as CP
A couple of other ideas.
Allow me to add the good ol' iPhone and iPad
Forgot about AIS... With an iPhone / iPad
does an Ipad have an internal GPS?
The 3G ones do.
Apple appeal
Must be some reason Apple is worth more than Microsoft these days...
Apple products
I guess you are not an Apples fan...
Don't forget that password Ronald
HP Slate has sold 9000 units...
wrong comparison
I'll make a compairson........I will bet
oh, well, if you don't want to consider price
People aren't paying for what they do, but rather how they do it...
I'll say one thing for the IPads
"Consumers" is the key difference
B.S. At least half of the people I see with them are using them only for business.
For example....
Well you are right -- it is being rapidly adopted
Oh, sorry.
theft
Yeah, but
Article in Business Insider - Nov 30th "iPad Invades Wall Street"
iPad for Business
There are alternatives to Itunes.
What are they? Just curious.
Quickie link
Interesting. Thanks.
To set up Google Sync on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch device, see the link below
sometimes they don't work
Could be true.
"They work" most of the time. They are riddled with bugs, like all software-based products.
Sales isn't a key issue?
Yeah, that's a problem.
did you read the article
What? Nickle and Dime ya!
that is just so 1990s
You get what you pay for...
old wives tale
Just curious, Jerry - have you ever actually USED a Mac or Apple product..?
yes.
Oh, and in regards to Apple's success being dependent on "marketing"...
$ spent on advertising
Okay, so let me see if I've got this right,
It only makes Apple "bad" in that
Frankly, I don't care WHO's calling the shots
It's more than "make sure they work..."
You're getting mixed up.
Not quite true.
true, but with that 10% of the market...
And why do I care?
A large number of unrelated apps. that interface with each other.
Yeah but Jobs is so much more personable than Gates...
That's another thing,
Dell hardware doesn't just run Dell software...
With the fruit logo
That business model makes a lot of sense
Sure it does, but bear in mind that is why the other guys
Ah, Finally!
What CAD do you want? AutoCad? Rhino? Vectorworks? All run on a Mac as a native OSX app.
AutoCAD was just released for Mac...
"Without the fancy OS"
Not quite Jerry.
a few points
A few more points
allow me to give you the clearest examples I can.
In your example
But that entire computer is built from the same hardware as any other PC...
One more time.
Take any women for example...
Nice analogy... but...
reminds me of the old "if airlines sold paint" humorous write-up
Can't get past the hardware thing, huh?
Waddya expect... I'm a hardware engineer.
When you're a hammer
How to make the world look like a nail...
"How to make the world look like a nail..."
I believe OS-X would install under free VMware on any VMware compatible hardware
Sorry about the irrelevant image
Funny thing... I had assumed the attached picture was to signify...
You must be a deeper thinker than me
Enough already,,, Apple is #1 in customer satisfaction and support
We've been happy with apple products and service or a few decades now.
I think the REAL question is....
AIS for Ipad
Ship Finder app only picks up Class B in most areas
Ship Finder
I don't think I have misconceptions about that
Good point, Larry
We have been using a PC with GPS
one thing you didn't mention
You are correct. I should have mentioned it
we obviously have different cruising practices
For me, I don't want the chartplotter at the helm
I second the motion!
Once I buy something, I will make up a mahogany mount...
Todd -- one more thing about the netbooks, is they use much less power than a laptop
Thanks Larry..power isn't a consideration in this case...
I run a Lenovo S10-2 Netbook with a USB GPS.
Bluetooth just lets me put the GPS puck out in a clearer spot...
Look what you started Todd
Todd's not to blame
Good work Jerry
No Blame should exist.
Well at least it breather a bit of life into this place