The iPad

[Bromptonboy]

I have heard that it is AT&T putting the kibosh on tethering with the iPhone.  I would love to be able to tether my netbook to my iPhone.

[Rico]

I'd say just give it time.  In the future these exclusive deals will be fading away. 

[Feathers]

...it's AT&T that has been the problem.  People that have "jailbroken" their iPhones have been tethering for years now with carriers that support it.

If the carrier supports it, there's no need to jailbreak. Tethering has been a supported iPhone option over here for months.

[Rico]

Hey - new iPad question.  How warm/hot does it get when sitting in your lap awhile?

[Jobydrone]

Mine hardly gets warm at all.  I haven't noticed it anyway, especially through the case.

[RickPeete]

There are no heat issues with the IPad. I did notice that if it gets too hot sitting in the sun or your car, it will shut off until the device cools down. But that makes sense cuz external heat can damage or weaken the components. 

[Feathers]

It sounds like it's better than the iPhone then, presumably due to the bigger casing giving a littlr more room for components.

The iPhone (or at least mine) tends to heat up when passing a lot of data about or on a battery charge. Nothing too bad but it definately warms the hands!

[Rico]

Nice!  Thanks for the info guys.

[Feathers]

If you bought one you could find all this out for yourself...

Mrs. Rico is miles away, she'll never know :)

*Rapidly checks 'Friends Online' indication*

[Rico]

If you bought one you could find all this out for yourself...

Mrs. Rico is miles away, she'll never know :)

*Rapidly checks 'Friends Online' indication*

Don't tempt me!

[RickPeete]

Actually, as you drive down I-90 on your way towards I-294, you pass right by the Schaumburg Apple Store in the Woodfield Mall.

Just sayin....  ;)

[Rico]

Actually, as you drive down I-90 on your way towards I-294, you pass right by the Schaumburg Apple Store in the Woodfield Mall.

Just sayin....  ;)

Yeah, I've seen that mall.  Plus they have them at the local Best Buy here too.  Need an AC unit for the apt. first!

[RickPeete]

EBay/Craigslist might a good bet for the A/C unit...,

[ChadH]

It sounds like it's better than the iPhone then, presumably due to the bigger casing giving a littlr more room for components.

The iPhone (or at least mine) tends to heat up when passing a lot of data about or on a battery charge. Nothing too bad but it definately warms the hands!

That must be the "hand warmer" app. ;)

[X]

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/05/24/apple-the-new-comics-censors/
Apple – The New Comics Censors
Submitted by Rich Johnston on May 24, 2010 – 5:07 pm (8) comments


Some people who've never looked the word up in the dictionary believe that "censorship" can only come from the government or a state body. Not from a business or an individual. They are wrong.

Of course some people believe that censorship must, by its very nature, be always bad. They are also wrong, but that's more of a subjective viewpoint and not relevant today. Back to the government/non-government thing.

At the Prism website, which celebrates and supports lesbians gays and transgendered in comics, both characters and creators, Prism founding president, Charles "Zan" Christensen has decided to take on Apple and the future of digital comics.

Because while many in comics see the iPad as a new frontier to be conquered and claimed, there are signs that something about the Apple is rotten.

Charles looks at the Apple banning of Jesus Hates Zombies from the Comixology App on the iPhone, currently a bestselling comic on the Android phone, quoting creator Stephen Lindsay saying "Jesus Hates Zombies doesn't involve any sex whatsoever. None. It has violence and swearing, but that's because it's a mature readers horror comedy. But the violence isn't even intense. And being a black and white comic, there's zero red blood, which means any gore is dramatically cut down."

And while it mostly seems that Apple is most concerned with pornography on Apple products, when it comes to gay or lesbian material, they seem to get very concerned indeed. Christensen sites Tom Boulden's The Importance Of Being Earnest chopped for minor scenes with naked men kissing and cuddling without any graphic nudity. And Zesty from Yaoi Press featured lesbian scenes without any nudity, simply some rather tame kissing and cuddling.

That too received the axe from Apple. Although these books have found a way onto the device through the Kindle App which has much less content restrictions.

Nevertheless, Kindle aside, this kind of action is reminiscent of the Ratings War of the eighties where Diamond Comics Distribution attempted to create a rating level for all direct market comics, and the rejection of titles such as Miracleman #9. That failed mostly, but with Apple the system is already in place and if comics want to play in what is increasingly becoming the biggest game in town, they've got play by these rules.

So yes. Censorship. How do you like them apples?