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iPad as a SOLE device for students?
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<blockquote data-quote="vansmith" data-source="post: 993906" data-attributes="member: 71075"><p>That's not storage or backup, that's user created content uploaded for the purpose of sharing. Facebook, Flickr and blogs are meant to be public, storage and backup are not.</p><p></p><p>Yes, it does terrify me. Just because technology exists doesn't mean it's perfect and secure. Just look at the recent Google/China incident - personal email accounts hacked. Sure, I feel confident with the technology but I don't want my data on a set of servers (with many others) that, if hacked, would reveal much more info about me than I care the world to know about. I want to be selective about what I put online as opposed to having a backup of my system online. So, yes, the thought of having all my data stored remotely and quite possibly in another country doesn't make me feel confident about the security of my information. For instance as an example, if I had all my content stored online using Google's infrastructure, there could very well be something I possess that is illegal in the US but not here. What happens then to my data? I don't want my data to be subject to the rules and regulations of other nations, corporations or individuals. It's my data and I want to control it the way I want.</p><p></p><p>No, they didn't give the iPad those things - you have to add that functionality yourself. That's like saying your Mac comes with Office but to install it, you have to go buy it.</p><p></p><p>Those don't exist, SD card slots and cameras do exist. It's not as if I am complaining because Apple didn't include something that doesn't exist.</p><p></p><p>That is in no way an excuse for not including basic functionality from the get go. Would it suit you if Apple disabled WiFi, 3G and access to the internal storage if it was said that support for those were coming in an update?</p><p></p><p>I'm no engineer but I think SD card slots have been just about perfected. Apple has also be including cameras in its notebooks for a while so I think they're confident enough with building those. And how awesome can an SD slot really be? Also, mediocre solutions are building devices missing basic functionality. That's mediocrity at it's finest.</p><p></p><p>So, the technology exists but it's apparently no good enough for inclusion in the iPad yet it's good enough for a $29 peripheral and their notebooks?</p><p></p><p>I'm with you on that. I don't think it needs a camera and I am in the minority with you. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> My point though was that since many people seem to want it and the technology is there, I'm left wondering why it wasn't included. It wasn't meant to be specific to the camera - it was just a commentary on easily included technology that wasn't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vansmith, post: 993906, member: 71075"] That's not storage or backup, that's user created content uploaded for the purpose of sharing. Facebook, Flickr and blogs are meant to be public, storage and backup are not. Yes, it does terrify me. Just because technology exists doesn't mean it's perfect and secure. Just look at the recent Google/China incident - personal email accounts hacked. Sure, I feel confident with the technology but I don't want my data on a set of servers (with many others) that, if hacked, would reveal much more info about me than I care the world to know about. I want to be selective about what I put online as opposed to having a backup of my system online. So, yes, the thought of having all my data stored remotely and quite possibly in another country doesn't make me feel confident about the security of my information. For instance as an example, if I had all my content stored online using Google's infrastructure, there could very well be something I possess that is illegal in the US but not here. What happens then to my data? I don't want my data to be subject to the rules and regulations of other nations, corporations or individuals. It's my data and I want to control it the way I want. No, they didn't give the iPad those things - you have to add that functionality yourself. That's like saying your Mac comes with Office but to install it, you have to go buy it. Those don't exist, SD card slots and cameras do exist. It's not as if I am complaining because Apple didn't include something that doesn't exist. That is in no way an excuse for not including basic functionality from the get go. Would it suit you if Apple disabled WiFi, 3G and access to the internal storage if it was said that support for those were coming in an update? I'm no engineer but I think SD card slots have been just about perfected. Apple has also be including cameras in its notebooks for a while so I think they're confident enough with building those. And how awesome can an SD slot really be? Also, mediocre solutions are building devices missing basic functionality. That's mediocrity at it's finest. So, the technology exists but it's apparently no good enough for inclusion in the iPad yet it's good enough for a $29 peripheral and their notebooks? I'm with you on that. I don't think it needs a camera and I am in the minority with you. :) My point though was that since many people seem to want it and the technology is there, I'm left wondering why it wasn't included. It wasn't meant to be specific to the camera - it was just a commentary on easily included technology that wasn't. [/QUOTE]
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