I cannot find how to set up my ICE( in case of emergency) screen. Has anyone done their iDevice to have an ICE screen displayed on their iPhone or iPad!?
Transmogrified on my beautiful IPhone 6+!
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> And it's not beautiful. It's klunky.
I have read that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"…
Klunky?
You should have told us earlier that you had worn one. We would have had more questions for you.
> Whatever. Happy New Year! ๐
And on Earth, Peace to men of good will…
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One Reason The Apple Watch Will Succeed One Reason The Apple Watch Will Succeed When All Other Smart Watches Have Failed
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Earlier this year, my father died.
When he died, I inherited his watches, which are pretty nice. One is a Rolex, one is from Tag Heuer. These aren't $20,000 watches — the guy was a school teacher — but they're still pretty expensive.
At the time, I didn't wear a watch. But, since it was an heirloom, I decided to start wearing the watches.
Wearing a nice watch has a few effects.
1. It's sort of weird. I feel showy. I'm not a sharp dresser, so wearing expensive jewelery was a bit out of place next to my Uniqlo jeans and flannel shirts. I wanted to be able to explain to anyone that might have seen my wrist why I had a nice watch.
2. It's not that helpful for telling time. If I am running to catch a train and I need to know how much time I have to make it, I don't push back my sleeve, I take out my phone which has the exact time. A watch has a rough estimate of the time. It's usually off by a minute or two.
Since I started wearing a nice watch, Apple announced the release of the Apple Watch for early 2015.
All other smart watches have been flops. Apple's watch appears, at least based on what it does, to be just like all the other smartwatches. It does notifications, some mapping, some messaging, and some health stuff.
So, Apple's watch is doomed to meet the same fate as those other smart watches, right? Probably not.
After wearing a nice watch for a few months, I think that Apple's watch is going to be a success. Here's why: Apple is a strong brand with a rich history of designing beautiful objects. The Apple Watch is no exception. And that will be enough to make it a success, even if it doesn't have an immediately obvious use. It just has to look good on your wrist.
"The overall level of design in the Apple Watch simply blows away anything – digital or analog – in the watch space at $350," says Benjamin Clymer, a watch obsessive, at his site Hodinkee. "There is nothing that comes close to the fluidity, attention to detail, or simple build quality found on the Apple Watch in this price bracket."
That is the key difference between the Apple Watch, and say, the watches from Samsung, LG, or Motorola. Those smart watches look and feel like cheap plastic hunks slapped on a watch band. They don't look good.
When it comes to watches, "telling time is just an alibi," says Sonny Vu, founder of wearable company Misfit. High-end watches have less to do with the function of knowing the time, and more to do with wearing an attractive fashion accessory.
Vu is generally negative on smart watches. He thinks people don't want "screens" on their wrists. They want gorgeous luxury items from companies like Cartier, or Breitling.
When I let my Rolex sit on my dresser for a few days it stops telling time. It's not battery powered. It needs motion to work. When I put it on my wrist, I don't necessarily wind it up, and set the date and time right away. In some instances I don't even get around to setting the time until the end of the day.
Jay YarowI took this photo on the 26th. I hadn't adjusted the date, because... who cares?
But it doesn't matter if the watch can't tell time, because that's not what it's for. It exists simply to exist. It's there for looks, and in my case, a memory of my father.
In the technology industry, this is something that's hard to comprehend. Everything in tech is about efficiency. Products are built with utility in mind. An expensive watch is neither efficient, nor all that utilitarian. My iPhone is a better watch than my Rolex.
However, this is why I think the Apple Watch can succeed. Because it's Apple, a premium brand, it can just sit on your wrist and make a statement about you, much like a Rolex. If it tells time, tracks your steps, and allows you to pay for things, that's a bonus.
The key hurdle to clear for success is that it makes a statement about its wearer. The Apple Watch will be able to make a statement.
~Kris M.\\ "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." ~Helen Keller //
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A few sites don't stay in landscape even tho I have it locked. Eater, for instance goes into portrait view and the right side of the text is hidden. It it just the site itself or is there a fix for this?Terrylatest photos at http://www.flickr.com/terrypogue
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I have had the same thing happen on a few apps for years & have just chalked it up to the way a particular app is written. I had a couple of games that became unusable a couple of software updates ago because of it.
On Dec 31, 2014, at 9:43 AM, Terry Pogue tpogue@comcast.net [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:A few sites don't stay in landscape even tho I have it locked. Eater, for instance goes into portrait view and the right side of the text is hidden. It it just the site itself or is there a fix for this?
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The Problem With Apple's iPad Strategy Here's The Problem With Apple's iPad Strategy For Businesses
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This year has been fantastic for Apple, with one possible exception: the iPad.
Researchers at IDC are predicting that 2014 will be the first full year to see iPad sales fall.
If Apple wants to turn the iPad around, it will need to convince people to buy tablets instead of PCs.
In July Apple announced a huge partnership with IBM to sell iPads in the enterprise, and promised to create industry-specific apps.
So far Apple has announced 10 apps covering areas like retail, banking, and travel.
Apple analyst Horace Dediu is bullish about those apps.
"We were witnesses to apps which appeared to be designed for users[!]," he wrote recently. "IBM has had to essentially say no to those who buy and yes to those who are paid to use."
Dediu is absolutely right that making easy-to-use Apps for employees is a good thing. But by focusing on front-end looks Apple is sacrificing something that tons of companies want: customization.
Companies will have to decide "whether the default functionality provides enough benefit to create/modify [their workflows] to support it," said a source with knowledge of Apple's enterprise strategy.
"If it does, they're good to go," said our source. " If they don't, then they will require customization."
Apple's new apps will work for some companies, but others may decide that changing the way they operate isn't worth the benefits new iPads might bring.
We'll have to wait until next year to see if companies really start embracing the iPad with open arms. And IBM's Global Technology Services team could help companies change how they operate to work with new tech.
But Apple is going to have a hard time selling iPads to companies if it means telling them they need to completely upend how they get work done in the middle of the sales pitch.
~Kris M.\\ "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." ~Helen Keller //
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I thought ppl here were saying that iPhone users were detracting in drives bcuz of larger screens. Are you saying that those that want larger tablets won't similarly leave in droves because screen size is more important that os? That more screen sizes isn't better than less?
~Kris M.\\ "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." ~Helen Keller //White noise article, must be a quiet news dayFirstly, those who would buy an expensive large tablet are probably well settled into their OS of choice. If this rumour is powered by Android, it will compete with Android tablets, if its powered by Windows it will compete with Windows tablets.
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Subject: [iPad] Sony Might Try To Release A Giant iPad Before Apple Does | Business Insider India
Sony Might Try To Release A Giant iPad Before Apple Does | Business Insider India So bigger is better I guess? It's not what you do with it but how large it is?
http://www.businessinsider.in/Sony-Might-Try-To-Release-A-Giant-iPad-Before-Apple-Does/articleshow/45653964.cmsSony Might Try To Release A Giant iPad Before Apple Does
Business InsiderSony is working on a 12.9-inch tablet, according to a DigiTimes. The tablet would directly compete with Apple's own 12.9-inch tablet that's reportedly in the works.Sony's tablet, according to Digitimes, will be big and crisp: It's said to feature a 12.9-inch display with a whopping 3,840 x 2,400 pixels, which would be able to produce stunning 4K pictures. It would be powered by a Qualcomm processor and come with an 8-megapixel camera on the back side.The device, said to be mass produced by Pegatron (which is also one of Apple's suppliers), is said to be 8.6 mm thick. The 9.7-inch iPad Air 2 is 6.1 mm thick, and last year's iPad Air is 7.5 mm thick - it's unclear if Apple's bigger tablet would be much thicker than that. (Apple prides itself on thin and sleek devices.)Digitimes says Sony's big tablet will likely cost more than $1,000 to "target mainly the high-end segment" of the market. Apple's cheapest iPad Air 2 (with 16GB of storage and Wi-Fi only) costs $399, and its most expensive model (128 GB of storage plus Wi-Fi and cellular) costs $829. So a 12- or 13-inch iPad, which might start at $699, could similarly cost more than $1,000 for some of the higher-end storage and connectivity options..It's important to take the Digitimes report with a grain of salt. That said, the company certainly seems to have some sources within some of the biggest Asian supply chains - Pegatron, for instance, produces devices for the biggest tech companies in the world, including Apple, Sony, and Microsoft - and this wouldn't be the first time a tech company has tried to mimic Apple's moves before it makes them.Digitimes' report also says to expect more vendors to launch "large-size" tablets in 2015.
~Kris M.\\ "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." ~Helen Keller //
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Which gestures in particular? I don't use any iPad specific ones that I know of.
~Kris M.
I often use the 5 finger swipe to switch running apps.
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