iPad vs. Rock

Apple: “There’s an iPad for that!”

Apple finally announced their tablet yesterday after months of speculation.  A lot of people are underwhelmed.

Let us see first of all what it is:

• It is a touch-sensitive 9.7” tablet running at 1024x768 resolution.
• It is a book and media reader.
• It mostly runs the iPhone / iPod Touch apps.
• It includes Wi-Fi.  A more expensive version will allow you to hook up with the AT&T network like the iPhone.

What it does not have:

• Still no support for Flash.
• No multitasking.
• No USB.
• No SD card slot.
• In fact, no camera at all.
• Does not run Mac OS X.
• A user-changeable battery.
• A CD drive.

10 Things Netbooks still do better than an iPad

David Pogue’s first impressions:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/technology/personaltech/28pogue-email.html?8cir&emc=cira1

Still using Internet Explorer (IE)?

Well, first run all the Windows updates.  Make sure you are using Internet Explorer 8.

And finally, PC World has a host of suggestions – click this link below:
Protecting yourself

Note: Not all the suggestions work under Windows XP.  XP / IE makes a pretty vulnerable combo!

Dump Internet Explorer?!

The German government told its citizens to switch from Internet Explorer recently.  Of course, we are in the USA – but the same major vulnerabilities apply.

Betanews has more here:
http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Should-you-dump-Internet-Explorer-NOW/1263750606?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bn+%28Betanews+Full+Content+Feed+-+BN%29

I think you all should try switching, and go to Firefox or Google’s Chrome.  The possible problems are really considerable.

Also:
France Tells Its Citizens To Abandon IE, Others Disagree

After Google hack, Microsoft asks users to abandon IE6, XP