Tech Talk

[Donaldj]

My bf has one and sometimes it doesn't ring. But I want it more to just have a little computer in my pocket, I barely talk on the phone anyway.

Totally. I use the ipod/gps/email/web mostly. I may make 2-3 calls per week.

[chairmenmeow47]

i know a few people who don't like texting on the iphone since you kinda have to look at the screen to do it, according to them. whereas with phones with buttons, you can feel around without having to look at the screen. but that's the only real complaint i've heard.

[wmgaretjax]

How much do you pay per month, how long is your contract and do you have unlimited data? Do you feel like you get a signal everywhere pretty easily?

I pay 80 a month for my phone... I have unlimited data (I don't think there is any other option)... I rarely have problems with signal, and any bad areas were problematic when I was on tmobile as well... Remember I'm up in Seattle though...

[wmgaretjax]

i know a few people who don't like texting on the iphone since you kinda have to look at the screen to do it, according to them. whereas with phones with buttons, you can feel around without having to look at the screen. but that's the only real complaint i've heard.

this was an issue at first, but I got used to it fast... Especially with both thumbs I can type waaaay fast in the iphone compared to t9. the character correction algorithms work fantastically too.

[chairmenmeow47]

can you text without looking at the screen? i'm just curious as to how you "know" what keys you're on, i've never used one personally.

and can you IM on the iphone? someone told me when they first came out you couldn't.

[hawkingvsreeve]

The computer thing is a big deal to me... I use a G5 as a home media center... What kind of output for the computer had you tried? VGA? I imagine DVI will look a lot nicer, but that's something I'd definitely have to test with whatever HDTV I get...

Well if you are going to be hooking up a computer regularly, I would recommend going with and LCD, which is similar to a giant computer monitor anyway. Be sure to check and see what the native and maximum resolutions on the TV are so you know your displaying capabilities. For LCDs I would say Sony makes the best ones out there, and the Panasonic equivalent would be something like a Samsung.

[wmgaretjax]

Thanks for the tip... I've been on a shitty 8 year old TV forever now... Looking around at the advantages/disadvantages of LCD it looks like that is my best bet.

[Donaldj]

and can you IM on the iphone? someone told me when they first came out you couldn't.

I run AOL IM on my iphone.

[menikmati]

I'm still on a CRT monitor.

[CalmerThanYou]

can you still not copy and paste on the iphone?

I know it seems petty, but for work i copy and paste a lot of stuff for emails via my BB curve right now.

[wmgaretjax]

can you text without looking at the screen? i'm just curious as to how you "know" what keys you're on, i've never used one personally.

and can you IM on the iphone? someone told me when they first came out you couldn't.

I imagine you could without looking... But it's would be as easy as with tactile buttons.

you can't IM on the iPhone on software that apple makes... I'm not sure if there is an application on the itunes store... but I jailbroke mine and can use instant messaging that way. either way, with an unlimited text plan, I end up just texting most of the time.

you can't copy and paste... Which is a reasonable problem, but also a reasonable design issue for apple to figure out. the copy and paste on the storm that just came out is atrocious and after using it I totally understand why apple has spent so much time working copy/paste out.

[CalmerThanYou]

thank you

[chairmenmeow47]

oh wow, so do you have to pay for IM's some other way then?

and i would guess a screen is different than tactile buttons, because on tactile buttons, there's generally a bump on the 5 key or something similar so you can tell where your fingers are without looking. thanks for answering my questions

[marooko]

can you still not copy and paste on the iphone?

I know it seems petty, but for work i copy and paste a lot of stuff for emails via my BB curve right now.

dint: oh damn.

[CalmerThanYou]

:/


you're better than that.

[PotVsKtl]

[Young blood]

FUCK YES!

[wmgaretjax]

oh wow, so do you have to pay for IM's some other way then?

Well, I don't pay for IMs (like MSM messenger or AIM), but I do pay for text messages (it's like 10 or 15 dollars for unlimited...)..

[amyzzz]

I like hawkings's tech threads. Good job, and I'll just keep reading.

[hawkingvsreeve]

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[marooko]

HR, what do you got on media players. im anti ipod and need to play .flac. also, i would like 80+ gigs. Ive been doing some looking and am pretty sure of my options, just figure id throw it out there again.

[Donaldj]

Marooko. I run a Logitech Squeezebox at home and stream a database of about 20,000 FLAC files I have ripped myself. I love it. I don't bother with FLAC for portable, I just rip every CD I buy into mp3 and FLAC.

[CalmerThanYou]

HR, what do you got on media players. im anti ipod and need to play .flac. also, i would like 80+ gigs. Ive been doing some looking and am pretty sure of my options, just figure id throw it out there again.

use the search function, there was a HUGE thread about MP3 players...

[marooko]

i ND it to b portal. i usually DL flac and then encode if i like it. i just need to be able to play it, i rarely keep it loaded.

that thing looks awesome for the home though.

[marooko]

use the search function, there was a HUGE thread about MP3 players...

which i think i may have started. no answer there.

http://coachella.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10340

[hawkingvsreeve]

It looks as if Donald is the person to ask here as I stick with mp3s and Apple products for the most part. I am not sure if the Zune can support flac or not, but it does have some pretty cool features and a sizable hard drive. If you are talking about going portable that is.

[marooko]

thank you both.

[menikmati]

A squeezebox is just what I need.

[CalmerThanYou]

[Donaldj]

I can't recommend one enough. I have the classic model. The newer models have a really cool remote interface.