Jenny Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 My husband has an iPad. Basically, it does everything an iPod touch does, but it is bigger. You can download books from either iTunes or a free Kindle app. It's basically a tablet computer, but without a separate keyboard. You can take and store pictures, download and listen to music on it, receive and send e-mails and search the web. It doesn't have phone capabilities, but you can use Skype or Facetime. For reading, a Nook or Kindle fire is cheaper...this is more of a laptop. There are some apps included in the purchase price, but most you have to get. Fortunately, many of them are free Hope that helps, Shawna. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Lucky Posted January 1, 2012 Report Posted January 1, 2012 I don't know what you're going to use it for mostly Shawna, but I have both a regular kindle (still read books on it) & the Fire. The Fire does everything that I personally want a tablet computer to do. You can't write a book on the Fire, and you don't have all the standard computer programming that you'd find on an Ipad, no phone, and no camera. But, it's really for entertainment purposes. For accessing/surfing the web, email, books, music, storing photos and games it's great, and I'm dearly in love with mine.
RockyRaccoon Posted January 1, 2012 Report Posted January 1, 2012 An iPad is, like Jenny said, essentially a big iPod Touch. It can browse the web and run apps and that's about it. I've seen some people purchase a separate keyboard and mouse so they can use their iPad as their "home computer", but it doesn't do anything more than an iPod Touch.
_Laurie_ Posted February 29, 2012 Report Posted February 29, 2012 So what are some things to do and sites to see in Pittsburgh PA?....Me and hubby will be going there this summer for our daughters graduation ceremony....We might stay an extra few days if we like it there...
Shawna Posted February 29, 2012 Report Posted February 29, 2012 you could go and see the giant pitts.
Farin Posted May 8, 2012 Report Posted May 8, 2012 Can any American-English speaker confirm this comic about glottal stops ?
TheLizard Posted May 8, 2012 Report Posted May 8, 2012 I don't think it's as severe as he makes it sound. We definitely don't fully pronounce the t, but it's more like a soft d than a glottal stop.
Farin Posted May 8, 2012 Report Posted May 8, 2012 That's what I thought. tbh, it never even crossed my mind to compare American English to Cockney...
TheLizard Posted May 8, 2012 Report Posted May 8, 2012 SMBC is usually spot on in its cultural observation, but I think he's stretching on this one.
Shawna Posted May 8, 2012 Report Posted May 8, 2012 My nephew does the first example, "Glo'al" instead of "glottal" or "gloddal," even. I've heard a lot of people pronounce words that way. But as far as replacing the final "t" in a word with nothing, I'm guilty of that when I'm feeling lazy.
TheLizard Posted May 8, 2012 Report Posted May 8, 2012 Now that I think about it, you might hear it more in southern accents. But I think the "typical" American (whatever that means) pronounces their t's.
Rayzor Posted May 9, 2012 Report Posted May 9, 2012 The US and Canada are full of localised accents that make it difficult to define their whole countries based on one of them.
Lea Posted May 9, 2012 Report Posted May 9, 2012 Can someone tell me how to make paragraphs with my Kindle? Joe? It's frustrating me
Lucky Posted May 10, 2012 Report Posted May 10, 2012 I have a Kindle Fire, as well as the plain Kindle. I haven't done much typing with it, but I will check it out. I'll get back to you.
Lucky Posted May 10, 2012 Report Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) Ok.... now I am on the fire ... is that what you have? New paragraph... do you see the arrow to the right of the spacebar? Tap once for a new line. Tap twice for a new paragraph. Ham! Good grief. I typed the word ( am and it autocorrected it to ham. EDIT: ok back to the pc ... you'd better watch the words you use & the autocorrecting - if I hadn't looked closely I wouldn't have even noticed my Ham! Edited May 10, 2012 by Guest Ham! for Bam!
Rayzor Posted May 10, 2012 Report Posted May 10, 2012 Lucky "Emerill Live" wasn't broadcast with Kindle's autocorrect...
Lucky Posted May 10, 2012 Report Posted May 10, 2012 I know - tough to be a successful chef when all your recipes include Ham!
Shawna Posted June 7, 2012 Report Posted June 7, 2012 has anyone here ever heard of a band called My Darling Murder? I thought I heard about them from someone here...
Lucky Posted June 8, 2012 Report Posted June 8, 2012 Twas not fromj me, sorry. But Shawna, I've got a question for you, or Ron, or anyone else that may know. I'm going to create a grouping of vintage family photos that we have. Some of these photos are 100+ years old. None have any nasty substances on them, but just due to age and accumulated dust & dirt they really need to be cleaned. Thirty years ago when I was in the business we used denatured alcohol to clean both film, negs, and prints themselves. I'm worried that it would be too much for these old photos. It's also hard to find anymore. What about Pec-12 emulsion cleaner? I've heard it's good, but really strong. Any ideas?
Steel2Velvet Posted June 8, 2012 Report Posted June 8, 2012 Lucky, not sure of the condition of the pics, but try a cloth touched to a small amount of liquid silicon on the corner of one that is least consiquential. If the paper is right, should work to clean it.
Shawna Posted June 9, 2012 Report Posted June 9, 2012 I have no clue, Lucky. My BH (better half) was a professional photographer for years, but that was long before I knew him... and probably over 30 years ago. I might ask him anyway, just to see what he says. Meanwhile, I'd go with what our resident pro, Ron, says! That's the best advice available to mankind, IMO. Now, about My Darling Murder... anyone?
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