"It's the "little things" that make a huge difference for me. Probably
the biggest "little thing" is the on-screen keyboard that contains
BOTH the numbers and letters. Passwords, ip addresses, hex codes,
etc., are a disaster to type in using the iThingies.
Another "little thing" is "Swype" style input. Or how about the
ability to actually select a point within a word for spelling
correction."
We're very much of the same mind here, Ken. I don't use the stylus, because
I haven't got a Note. As for Apps, it doesn't take long, or too much
observation to determine what apps are likely quite safe. Using only the
Play store is pretty much a given.
On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 7:23 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Unfortunately, no NFC capability in iThings...
>
> It's the "little things" that make a huge difference for me. Probably
> the biggest "little thing" is the on-screen keyboard that contains
> BOTH the numbers and letters. Passwords, ip addresses, hex codes,
> etc., are a disaster to type in using the iThingies.
>
> Another "little thing" is "Swype" style input. Or how about the
> ability to actually select a point within a word for spelling
> correction.
>
> Now, granted, the Note 3 is the Lance Armstrong of Android phones
> (steroids), but it's got some features that are trickling down to
> other phones and devices. The coolest feature of the Note is the
> stylus. I use it with the ability to write right on the screen and it
> does the conversion to text. Similar to how the Palm Pilots and phones
> worked, but a bit better as you don't have to write in the faux text,
> but can write in a normal manner. As horrid as my writing is, the
> phone is brilliant at decyphering it.
>
> What I very much dislike about Android is also the strength of
> Android. And that's the ability of apps to interact with each other.
> You've got to be very careful about the apps you use because some of
> them are all about data mining. An example is that one particular
> flashlight app that data mines your contact database and email. Apple
> prevents most of those types of apps from getting into your devices,
> but Android is the wild wild west. I exclusively use the Google Play
> Store, as it keeps most of the garbage out of there, but there are
> enough that get through to scare you.
>
> The fact is, these are all temporary until the NBT (next big thing)
> comes along. I don't know about you guys, but I've got old computer
> parts, personal information managers and cell phones in boxes and
> drawers all over the house. It wasn't very long ago that Palm ruled
> the universe. Then Blackberry. I have no doubts that Apple and Google
> will be more burned out and rusted hulks along the technology highway.
>
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