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On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:54:37 -0700, nospam <>
wrote:

>In article <iurt3s$k3i$>, David J Taylor
><david-> wrote:
>
>> I suppose that some folk will buy on specifications, yes, but the majority
>> of folk I know want a PC to do a particular job, and will want to pay the
>> minimum for that capability. They won't care what the processor is. So
>> for them, pricing for task is the issue.
>
>that's true, and it turns out that $300 netbooks are not capable of
>doing many (most) of tasks people want to do, or poorly.
>
>you said your netbook has a 600 pixel high display. that's going to be
>very limiting for anything that has to do with photos other than a
>cursory glance at them. might as well get a portable storage device for
>that task.
>
>good luck trying to sort through photos and make a web page or a slide
>show on a display that tiny.

I don't have a netbook, but several of the people who attend my camera
club meetings do. They show each other their photos on them. They do
display them in slideshows.

I'm sure, though, that all of these people also have computers at home
that are fully capable of making a web page or slide show. If you are
into creating web pages, it's very unlikely that you would own only a
netbook. Netbooks are usually bought to be portable secondary
machines.





--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

In article <>, tony cooper
<> wrote:

> I don't have a netbook, but several of the people who attend my camera
> club meetings do. They show each other their photos on them. They do
> display them in slideshows.

which they created on their desktop computer, probably with a 20-24"
lcd display, maybe even bigger.

furthermore, an ipad is a much better choice for showing photos. not
only is the display substantially better (led backlit ips panel) but
it's more interactive with the user, easy to zoom in and pan,
autorotate for portrait/landscape, etc.

On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:21:11 -0700, nospam <>
wrote:

>In article <>, tony cooper
><> wrote:
>
>> I don't have a netbook, but several of the people who attend my camera
>> club meetings do. They show each other their photos on them. They do
>> display them in slideshows.
>
>which they created on their desktop computer, probably with a 20-24"
>lcd display, maybe even bigger.

Yeah, so? That agrees with my contention - which you snipped - that
netbooks are secondary units owned by people who have other computers
at home.

You think you need a 20" screen to create a slideshow? Who are you?
Mr Magoo? My second monitor (I have two connected) is 17" diagonal
and I could split the screen and create two slideshows.
>
>furthermore, an ipad is a much better choice for showing photos. not
>only is the display substantially better (led backlit ips panel) but
>it's more interactive with the user, easy to zoom in and pan,
>autorotate for portrait/landscape, etc.

Gee! Am I surprised that you said that.
--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

In article <>, tony cooper
<> wrote:

> You think you need a 20" screen to create a slideshow?

you may not 'need' it but it sure as hell makes it easier and more
enjoyable.

> Who are you?
> Mr Magoo? My second monitor (I have two connected) is 17" diagonal
> and I could split the screen and create two slideshows.

why do you have two displays? it's not needed.

On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:33:53 -0700, nospam <>
wrote:

>In article <>, tony cooper
><> wrote:
>
>> You think you need a 20" screen to create a slideshow?
>
>you may not 'need' it but it sure as hell makes it easier and more
>enjoyable.
>
>> Who are you?
>> Mr Magoo? My second monitor (I have two connected) is 17" diagonal
>> and I could split the screen and create two slideshows.
>
>why do you have two displays? it's not needed.

Of course the second monitor is needed. That's what you don't
understand about the computer market. The *user* decides what the
user needs. That's why people buy laptops that don't have bells and
whistles they don't feel they need.

--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

In article <>, tony cooper
<> wrote:

> >> You think you need a 20" screen to create a slideshow?
> >
> >you may not 'need' it but it sure as hell makes it easier and more
> >enjoyable.
> >
> >> Who are you?
> >> Mr Magoo? My second monitor (I have two connected) is 17" diagonal
> >> and I could split the screen and create two slideshows.
> >
> >why do you have two displays? it's not needed.
>
> Of course the second monitor is needed.

why? you said a 20" display is not needed to create a slide show, so
why would *two* displays be needed? keep contradicting yourself, why
don't you.

> That's what you don't
> understand about the computer market.

i understand it quite a bit better than you do.

> The *user* decides what the
> user needs. That's why people buy laptops that don't have bells and
> whistles they don't feel they need.

nobody said they buy features they don't feel they need.

nice attempt at a straw man. not gonna work.

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> furthermore, an ipad is a much better choice for showing photos. not
> only is the display substantially better (led backlit ips panel) but
> it's more interactive with the user, easy to zoom in and pan,
> autorotate for portrait/landscape, etc.

Unless you want to sort the photos into your own display order. That
capability appears to have been forgotten by Apple!

David

In article <iuu8ql$nns$>, David J Taylor
<david-> wrote:

> > furthermore, an ipad is a much better choice for showing photos. not
> > only is the display substantially better (led backlit ips panel) but
> > it's more interactive with the user, easy to zoom in and pan,
> > autorotate for portrait/landscape, etc.
>
> Unless you want to sort the photos into your own display order. That
> capability appears to have been forgotten by Apple!

as i said before, currently you can arrange them on the computer and
then sync. in a couple of months with ios 5, you will be able to do it
on the device itself.

On 7/4/2011 10:33 PM, nospam wrote:
> In article< >, tony cooper
> <> wrote:
>
>> You think you need a 20" screen to create a slideshow?
>
> you may not 'need' it but it sure as hell makes it easier and more
> enjoyable.
>
>> Who are you?
>> Mr Magoo? My second monitor (I have two connected) is 17" diagonal
>> and I could split the screen and create two slideshows.
>
> why do you have two displays? it's not needed.

True. But it makes the work easier and more enjoyable.

--
Peter

>> why do you have two displays? it's not needed.
>
> True. But it makes the work easier and more enjoyable.
>
> --
> Peter

Indeed, it was a highly productive upgrade for me.
Strongly recommended.

Cheers,
David