[dba-Tech] Tablet Shift

Hi Arthur:

I was not suggesting that a developer should not have a tablet but I did
point out the obvious limitation to the tablet products.

If you are a craftsman, you need more than one tool or a tool with more
features and functionality. To my way of thinking, a well built laptop can
do both. Also a laptop can actually store your music, movies, books and
games locally and you do not need network access to enjoy them. That is
another of a tablets limitations is their lack of local storage capacity. As
soon as a tablet has 2 to 3 TB capacity I will become very interested.

Jim 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:36 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Tablet Shift

I agree with everything that you wrote, but I suggest that the ratio of
developers to users is about 1 to 99. Further, there are excellent reasons
for developers to own a tablet, if nothing other than its ability to house
100 books (90 or so on programming and 10 fiction or whatever) in one
ten-inch space. IMO, this is why so many people are grabbing tablets:
dozens of movies, thousands of books, games and web access, all in one tiny
package.

A.


On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Arthur:
>
> IMHO, tablets are perfect for consumers; movies, games, pictures, reading
> books, listening to music, communications, using Facebook etc but kind of
> useless for developers and for anyone doing any comprehensive system
> support.
>
> Another downside is that you always have to be tethered to Wi-Fi or have
> Cell coverage.
>
> Aside: I personally dislike feeling that my computer is just a
> dumb-terminal
> especially in the days when we are being continually monitored by both
> private businesses and government agencies.
>
> One day I may even have such a computer but I have to accept the
> limitations
> and exposure.
>
> I guess it boils down to, deciding what functionality you need and then
> picking your product.
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 6:24 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Tablet Shift
>
> If you see tablets everywhere, you're right. According to a story on
ZDNet,
> one third of adult Americans now own a tablet, and more and more are
buying
> them every day.
>
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