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Selane: May 19, 2006

shodanjr_gr posted:

That works about 20% of the time.

They're fairly reliable, but you have to go over them pretty slowly and it's physically impossible to use them one-handed, which makes them practically useless anyway. If you need to use two hands it's almost as fast to just type in a pin.

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# ? May 9, 2024 21:37

Dubstep Jesus: Jun 27, 2012; by exmarx

Selane posted:

They're fairly reliable, but you have to go over them pretty slowly and it's physically impossible to use them one-handed, which makes them practically useless anyway. If you need to use two hands it's almost as fast to just type in a pin.

yeah but at least they got that checkbox on the spec sheet filled in

# ? Dec 5, 2014 01:28

dirtyfrog: Apr 15, 2003; The Fantastic Fapping Frog

Well I just can't get on with the vibrating screen of the Air 2. Tried to return it to PC World this morning, and they won't refund as there's nothing technically wrong with it. Didn't stay and argue, it's my loving birthday today and I can do without getting upset, but I'm really pissed off. I've got a �479 device that I can't use for more than half an hour without getting weird tingling in my fingers. Have to hope that a calm polite email to head office will do the trick, otherwise I'll have to sell it on myself and inevitably take a hit on the selling price.

Third iPad I've owned, and the first that I actually hate. Even with a case on, this thing vibrates more on full volume than a bloody phone with haptic feedback. So disappointed with Apple on the design of this one. And yet there's loads of you in this thread that think it's great - how am I having such a different experience?

# ? Dec 6, 2014 15:37

tuyop: Sep 15, 2006; Every second that we're not growing BASIL is a second wasted; Fun Shoe

dirtyfrog posted:

Well I just can't get on with the vibrating screen of the Air 2. Tried to return it to PC World this morning, and they won't refund as there's nothing technically wrong with it. Didn't stay and argue, it's my loving birthday today and I can do without getting upset, but I'm really pissed off. I've got a �479 device that I can't use for more than half an hour without getting weird tingling in my fingers. Have to hope that a calm polite email to head office will do the trick, otherwise I'll have to sell it on myself and inevitably take a hit on the selling price.

Third iPad I've owned, and the first that I actually hate. Even with a case on, this thing vibrates more on full volume than a bloody phone with haptic feedback. So disappointed with Apple on the design of this one. And yet there's loads of you in this thread that think it's great - how am I having such a different experience?

The vibrations bother you. They don't bother most people. I don't really use my iPad with the volume on except for maybe like, 10% of the time (and most of that is with headphones on) so I probably wouldn't care about that at all, personally.

I really thought most retailers would take a return if you hated the product, so I'm sorry that that's not an option. Which "head office" are you talking about here?

# ? Dec 6, 2014 16:16

Tacier: Jul 22, 2003

dirtyfrog posted:

Well I just can't get on with the vibrating screen of the Air 2. Tried to return it to PC World this morning, and they won't refund as there's nothing technically wrong with it. Didn't stay and argue, it's my loving birthday today and I can do without getting upset, but I'm really pissed off. I've got a �479 device that I can't use for more than half an hour without getting weird tingling in my fingers. Have to hope that a calm polite email to head office will do the trick, otherwise I'll have to sell it on myself and inevitably take a hit on the selling price.

Third iPad I've owned, and the first that I actually hate. Even with a case on, this thing vibrates more on full volume than a bloody phone with haptic feedback. So disappointed with Apple on the design of this one. And yet there's loads of you in this thread that think it's great - how am I having such a different experience?

I use listen to music a lot on my Air 2 and agree it's very annoying, but I'm beginning to get used to it and it's not a complete deal breaker for me. Apple definitely needs to fix it in the next iteration though.

# ? Dec 6, 2014 20:35

wooger: Apr 16, 2005; YOU RESENT?

Tacier posted:

I use listen to music a lot on my Air 2 and agree it's very annoying, but I'm beginning to get used to it and it's not a complete deal breaker for me. Apple definitely needs to fix it in the next iteration though.

It's just physics, you can't have load sound coming out of something this thin without it vibrating.

They could make the speakers worse maybe, but not much they can do.

I can't quite believe anyone listens to a relatively tiny iPad speaker on full volume.

I'd recommend a little Bluetooth wireless speaker if you use the iPad with sound constantly, much better sound, no vibration.

Or get a Bluetooth / airplay receiver and wire into your home stereo system.

# ? Dec 7, 2014 10:32

Tacier: Jul 22, 2003

wooger posted:

It's just physics, you can't have load sound coming out of something this thin without it vibrating.

They could make the speakers worse maybe, but not much they can do.

I can't quite believe anyone listens to a relatively tiny iPad speaker on full volume.

I'd recommend a little Bluetooth wireless speaker if you use the iPad with sound constantly, much better sound, no vibration.

Or get a Bluetooth / airplay receiver and wire into your home stereo system.

Seems like there might be ways to dampen the vibrations. The iPad 2 was pretty thin too by most objective standards and it didn't have the same problem. I don't know whether the boomsound speakers on the Nexus 9 vibrate the unit or not, but I haven't heard any complaints there and they're better and louder than the Air 2.

I listen to most of my music at home on my iPad because my Klipsch floorstanders are too boomy and I don't want to annoy my neighbors. A small Bluetooth wireless speaker would probably be a good idea.

# ? Dec 7, 2014 11:15

Mu Zeta: Oct 17, 2002; Me crush ass to dust

Why not headphones? I think the iPad works great for stuff like podcasts but music sounds like dogshit.

# ? Dec 7, 2014 13:12

tuyop: Sep 15, 2006; Every second that we're not growing BASIL is a second wasted; Fun Shoe

Tacier posted:

Seems like there might be ways to dampen the vibrations. The iPad 2 was pretty thin too by most objective standards and it didn't have the same problem. I don't know whether the boomsound speakers on the Nexus 9 vibrate the unit or not, but I haven't heard any complaints there and they're better and louder than the Air 2.

I listen to most of my music at home on my iPad because my Klipsch floorstanders are too boomy and I don't want to annoy my neighbors. A small Bluetooth wireless speaker would probably be a good idea.

Yeah, I recommend the UE MiniBoom. It's great and holds two (or more?) connections at once, so if the iPad is paused and you want to play a song through your laptop, you just hit play and it switches over the input automatically.

# ? Dec 7, 2014 18:18

obi_ant: Apr 8, 2005

I want to buy a nice back cover for my mini. I want something comic book related to cover the whole back without using the Apple logo in some way. Maybe a skin or sticker?

# ? Dec 11, 2014 04:33

Feenix: Mar 14, 2003; Sorry, guy.

I think this is a question about iPad and not an app� but all of a sudden on my iPad (which is 8.1 I think?) Any video that plays either in the Jasmine app or just via Safari comes through as super tiny and I have to hit the expand button to get it to go fullscreen. Anyone know what is going on? This is definitely new behavior. (And by tiny I mean slightly larger than a postage stamp or maybe two side-by-side.)

# ? Dec 11, 2014 16:41

BitesizedNike: Mar 29, 2008; .flac

Other YouTube apps are doing this as well, it must have been a change in the API and the developers just haven't updated to meet the changes.

I'm not sure of all the apps that have updated, but for what it's worth, Tubex has been working perfectly fine for me.

# ? Dec 11, 2014 23:16

Feenix: Mar 14, 2003; Sorry, guy.

Slowhanded posted:

Other YouTube apps are doing this as well, it must have been a change in the API and the developers just haven't updated to meet the changes.

I'm not sure of all the apps that have updated, but for what it's worth, Tubex has been working perfectly fine for me.

Thanks. So it's on Youtube's end most likely. I think Jasmine is a dead app, but I expect Safari (native browser for iOS) should fall in line... right?

# ? Dec 11, 2014 23:23

Jerry Seinfeld: Mar 30, 2009

This is a longshot (and I searched but you know...) but has anyone had any experience with iPad Mini Retina repair services (specifically a cracked digitizer)? I'd do it myself, but everything I've read tells me that it's exceedingly difficult and easy to gently caress up. They seem to run about $100 on average, but I have no clue what's reputable out there.

# ? Dec 13, 2014 00:13

Dr. Video Games 0050: Nov 28, 2007

bvoid posted:

This is a longshot (and I searched but you know...) but has anyone had any experience with iPad Mini Retina repair services (specifically a cracked digitizer)? I'd do it myself, but everything I've read tells me that it's exceedingly difficult and easy to gently caress up. They seem to run about $100 on average, but I have no clue what's reputable out there.

Don't do it and get apple to fix it for you

# ? Dec 13, 2014 01:32

e.pilot: Nov 20, 2011; sometimes maybe good
sometimes maybe shit

Dr. Video Games 0050 posted:

Don't do it and get apple to fix it for you

This, any 3rd party repairs will void any kind of future Apple Store repairs as well.

# ? Dec 13, 2014 04:39

Henrik Zetterberg: Dec 7, 2007

Many options for repairing a cracked screen on an iPad 2? I have a local shop willing to swap screens for $100, which seems reasonable. Any way for me to do it myself?

# ? Dec 13, 2014 06:36

HortonNash: Oct 10, 2012

Henrik Zetterberg posted:

Many options for repairing a cracked screen on an iPad 2? I have a local shop willing to swap screens for $100, which seems reasonable. Any way for me to do it myself?

Ifixit.com has a kit, with the digitiser part and tools for around $100.

Without the tools it's $95 or so.

So if you want to gently caress about doing it yourself you can.

HortonNash fucked around with this message at 15:56 on Dec 13, 2014

# ? Dec 13, 2014 15:53

Jerry Seinfeld: Mar 30, 2009

Dr. Video Games 0050 posted:

Don't do it and get apple to fix it for you

Well they charge $250 for cracked-screen repairs (yeah yeah should have gotten AppleCare) and a new one is $299. And cracked screen retinas are going for about $150 on eBay, so I might as well go that route.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 05:52

greatn: Nov 15, 2006; by Lowtax

I just got an Apple iPad air 2. So my main question is: what the gently caress do I do with this? I won it at a company christmas party drawing. I'm happy to win it, but I don't own any apple devices so I have nothing on their ecosystem at all. I have android smartphones, I use a google chromebook for casual browsing, and my WiiU and 3DS for gaming, and my windows laptop for VPN to work. So, my wife and I have a lot of devices, none of them on this ecosystem.

I don't really want to sell it because it's a really nice thing and I'm happy my company gave it to me, I'm trying to figure out what my use case scenario is. I'm even pretty much destined to have one I guess, my favorite coat actually has an iPad pocket. I haven't taken it out of the box yet or turned it on. I feel like I've been given a really nice painting and I have to put it on my wall somewhere.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 06:53

Suqit: Apr 25, 2005; Stars Stripes Freedom Jozy
(Jozy not pictured here)

greatn posted:

I just got an Apple iPad air 2. So my main question is: what the gently caress do I do with this? I won it at a company christmas party drawing. I'm happy to win it, but I don't own any apple devices so I have nothing on their ecosystem at all. I have android smartphones, I use a google chromebook for casual browsing, and my WiiU and 3DS for gaming, and my windows laptop for VPN to work. So, my wife and I have a lot of devices, none of them on this ecosystem.

I don't really want to sell it because it's a really nice thing and I'm happy my company gave it to me, I'm trying to figure out what my use case scenario is. I'm even pretty much destined to have one I guess, my favorite coat actually has an iPad pocket. I haven't taken it out of the box yet or turned it on. I feel like I've been given a really nice painting and I have to put it on my wall somewhere.

There seem to be a lot of people complaining about it vibrating a lot when you listen to music on the built-in speakers too loud.

First things first. You need to carefully unbox it and open it up. After you power it on it will guide you through the setup. You should create accounts for the Apple Store so you can download music from iTunes. I recommend getting something with a lot of bass first, but make sure it's something you know well and are intimately familiar with.

Once it's downloaded, open up the music app and it will be there. Then you can turn it up to max volume to really get it vibrating. Then you can bend over and shove it up straight up your rear end.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 06:59

Dancing Peasant: Jul 19, 2003; All this for stealing a piece of bread?

Suqit posted:

There seem to be a lot of people complaining about it vibrating a lot when you listen to music on the built-in speakers too loud.

First things first. You need to carefully unbox it and open it up. After you power it on it will guide you through the setup. You should create accounts for the Apple Store so you can download music from iTunes. I recommend getting something with a lot of bass first, but make sure it's something you know well and are intimately familiar with.

Once it's downloaded, open up the music app and it will be there. Then you can turn it up to max volume to really get it vibrating. Then you can bend over and shove it up straight up your rear end.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 07:05

greatn: Nov 15, 2006; by Lowtax

I use Amazon for music though.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 07:05

brap: Aug 23, 2004; Grimey Drawer

Uh I use my iPad for reading documents, especially for homework, watching Netflix and loving around. Hope this helps you discover your use case.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 07:06

tuyop: Sep 15, 2006; Every second that we're not growing BASIL is a second wasted; Fun Shoe

greatn posted:

I just got an Apple iPad air 2. So my main question is: what the gently caress do I do with this? I won it at a company christmas party drawing. I'm happy to win it, but I don't own any apple devices so I have nothing on their ecosystem at all. I have android smartphones, I use a google chromebook for casual browsing, and my WiiU and 3DS for gaming, and my windows laptop for VPN to work. So, my wife and I have a lot of devices, none of them on this ecosystem.

I don't really want to sell it because it's a really nice thing and I'm happy my company gave it to me, I'm trying to figure out what my use case scenario is. I'm even pretty much destined to have one I guess, my favorite coat actually has an iPad pocket. I haven't taken it out of the box yet or turned it on. I feel like I've been given a really nice painting and I have to put it on my wall somewhere.

It'll fit in naturally with your habits, don't overthink it. Most people end up preferring their iPad to a laptop for content consumption, since it's pretty much the ideal form factor for reading books and the news and comics and stuff.

If you do certain types of work, it can become essential. I do a lot of academic work and it's ideal for that sort of stuff.

I don't really use mine for music at all.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 07:10

greatn: Nov 15, 2006; by Lowtax

Actually, come to think of it, does it have VPN capability and a remote desktop client? If I could just grab this nice lightweight thing instead of pulling out my old laptop when I need to log into work to check something that would be nice. Also I was thinking if I could develop some iOS versions of applications we use at work it could be very useful for our company, can these be used for debugging or in developer mode?

My wife's a professor, author, and researcher, so this has good tools for that kind of thing as well?

# ? Dec 14, 2014 07:15

Zwille: Aug 18, 2006; * _{For the Ghost Who Walks Funny}

Give it to your wife. With GoodReader it'll be perfect for research. Maybe Evernote too.

If you wanna program for it, you'll need a Mac I think, as the tools aren't available for other systems.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 07:39

greatn: Nov 15, 2006; by Lowtax

That's disappointing.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 07:43

Zwille: Aug 18, 2006; * _{For the Ghost Who Walks Funny}

You could get a Mac mini for iOS programming.

Also I think VPN works but I know jack poo poo about that so it's better somebody else answers that.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 07:51

Feenix: Mar 14, 2003; Sorry, guy.

greatn posted:

That's disappointing.

There are no disappointing iPads... only disappointing users.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 07:57

e.pilot: Nov 20, 2011; sometimes maybe good
sometimes maybe shit

greatn posted:

Actually, come to think of it, does it have VPN capability and a remote desktop client? If I could just grab this nice lightweight thing instead of pulling out my old laptop when I need to log into work to check something that would be nice. Also I was thinking if I could develop some iOS versions of applications we use at work it could be very useful for our company, can these be used for debugging or in developer mode?

My wife's a professor, author, and researcher, so this has good tools for that kind of thing as well?

VPN is built in and there are myriad Remote Desktop apps, I use realvnc.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 08:03

theadder: Dec 30, 2011

greatn posted:

I just got an Apple iPad air 2. So my main question is: what the gently caress do I do with this? I won it at a company christmas party drawing. I'm happy to win it, but I don't own any apple devices so I have nothing on their ecosystem at all. I have android smartphones, I use a google chromebook for casual browsing, and my WiiU and 3DS for gaming, and my windows laptop for VPN to work. So, my wife and I have a lot of devices, none of them on this ecosystem.

I don't really want to sell it because it's a really nice thing and I'm happy my company gave it to me, I'm trying to figure out what my use case scenario is. I'm even pretty much destined to have one I guess, my favorite coat actually has an iPad pocket. I haven't taken it out of the box yet or turned it on. I feel like I've been given a really nice painting and I have to put it on my wall somewhere.

First, give yourself to it utterly op.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 09:08

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

greatn posted:

I just got an Apple iPad air 2. So my main question is: what the gently caress do I do with this? I won it at a company christmas party drawing. I'm happy to win it, but I don't own any apple devices so I have nothing on their ecosystem at all. I have android smartphones, I use a google chromebook for casual browsing, and my WiiU and 3DS for gaming, and my windows laptop for VPN to work. So, my wife and I have a lot of devices, none of them on this ecosystem.

I don't really want to sell it because it's a really nice thing and I'm happy my company gave it to me, I'm trying to figure out what my use case scenario is. I'm even pretty much destined to have one I guess, my favorite coat actually has an iPad pocket. I haven't taken it out of the box yet or turned it on. I feel like I've been given a really nice painting and I have to put it on my wall somewhere.

Well, the first thing you might consider is opening it up and turning it on and playing around with it and maybe browsing the app store for things that might be good for you for entertainment or productivity.
Alternatively, it might make a very large paperweight.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 16:24

tuyop: Sep 15, 2006; Every second that we're not growing BASIL is a second wasted; Fun Shoe

Endless Mike posted:

Well, the first thing you might consider is opening it up and turning it on and playing around with it and maybe browsing the app store for things that might be good for you for entertainment or productivity.
Alternatively, it might make a very large paperweight.

My parents have hung theirs from a nail on the wall in the kitchen using an alligator clip. It's just a cookbook. :iiam:

# ? Dec 14, 2014 16:28

Brock Landers: Jul 28, 2004; You're a donkey. I like that.

I've found iPads are good for leveling rickety tables. You can get them in different sizes and thicknesses.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 17:00

maduin: Mar 4, 2003

Your coat has an iPad pocket?

# ? Dec 14, 2014 17:11

greatn: Nov 15, 2006; by Lowtax

It's a ScotteVest trench, it has a pocket for everything.

# ? Dec 14, 2014 22:09

BitesizedNike: Mar 29, 2008; .flac

maduin posted:

Your coat has an iPad pocket?

A big reason I bought the mini over the air was that it neatly fits into most of my coat pockets.

# ? Dec 15, 2014 00:32

Selklubber: Jul 11, 2010

Are there any good waterproof bags for the iPad mini? Googling it just gives me those clear plastic bags. I want something like this: http://www.johnlewis.com/fast-cars-soft-ipad-case-blue/p1597205. A bag that protects from scratches in my backpack and waterproof. I don't have to use it while it's in the bag.

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# ? May 9, 2024 21:37

Dubstep Jesus: Jun 27, 2012; by exmarx

Suqit posted:

There seem to be a lot of people complaining about it vibrating a lot when you listen to music on the built-in speakers too loud.

First things first. You need to carefully unbox it and open it up. After you power it on it will guide you through the setup. You should create accounts for the Apple Store so you can download music from iTunes. I recommend getting something with a lot of bass first, but make sure it's something you know well and are intimately familiar with.

Once it's downloaded, open up the music app and it will be there. Then you can turn it up to max volume to really get it vibrating. Then you can bend over and shove it up straight up your rear end.

Replace the OP with this.

# ? Dec 15, 2014 01:05

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