iPad really will cost you $1,170 to use it like a notebook
So at that price the Macbook seems like a steal doesn’t it? You can read how he got to this figure and why at The Consumerist.
Tagged: Affordability
Apple’s IPad Bet Requires ‘Leap of Faith’ From Buyers
From Bloomberg.com. It had a quote that was surprising given all the top press from “journalists”. “While many consumers will buy any new gadget with an Apple label, NPD found that 66 percent of consumers — and 60 percent of people who say they currently own an Apple product — “don’t foresee an iPad purchase in their future,” according to an online survey of 2,000 consumers age 18 and older. The survey was done between Feb. 24 and March 3, NPD said.”
Social Networks a Lifeline for the Chronically Ill
Social Networks and Internet is so useful to so many people who aren’t easily able to participate with mainstream society. Not just ill, but rural, poor and others who don’t have the resources and gifts that many of us are lucky to have.
77 Million Americans use Library Computers
The study was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. You can read more here. It is amazing that 1/3 of americans use library computers!
Are you really getting what you are paying for with Broadband speeds?
Probably not. I have seen my own connection fluctuate, and even at times go to a fraction of the speed I was paying for. This is worse when the weather is wet in older neighborhoods. Get more educated about it by reading here.