*** The Official iPad (Early 2012) Thread ***

crinkleshoes said:
Paranoid much? :rolleyes:

Go back in your hole - if you don't like technology improving - don't buy it... why bother even being a member of this forum if you don't like seeing how tech evolves and what can be done with it?

Chances are your data is much more secure on systems like this than it ever will be on a home server... unless of course you've invested in some really meaty hardware firewalls ;)
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Hmm! what a rude individual. Do you always conduct yourself like this if you don't agree with someone? I was simply reporting on an article I had read remarking that I agreed with it. I suppose you have read about the how a number of well known companies had their servers compromised?
 
crinkleshoes said:
Paranoid much? :rolleyes:

Go back in your hole - if you don't like technology improving - don't buy it... why bother even being a member of this forum if you don't like seeing how tech evolves and what can be done with it?

Chances are your data is much more secure on systems like this than it ever will be on a home server... unless of course you've invested in some really meaty hardware firewalls ;)
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Actually, I agree entirely. I read an article just the other day by a Tech Journalist, I think for the Washington Post or the such like. Anyway, basically his wife's Google account had been hacked, once they finally got in, all the work she'd been doing, all her correspondence with her dad before he'd died, all her photos from recent holidays etc... that had all been in cloud storage was wiped in seconds. When she tried to get stuff back, Google said that they could only recover 6 months back log of stuff, and that was that.

The Journalist was understandably a bit narked, and despite the fact that Larry Page was a good friend (and also someone who got one of the scamming emails once the account had been accessed), he decided instead to send an email to a guy he knew at Google who was head of data or something. (The intricacies escape me), anyway the email was basically "you cannot be serious" with a copy of the email Google attached about 6 months being the max amount of data. In the end his wife got the data back, because he happened to know the right people... But none the less... It was a good article at showing the weakness of data.

Now all my Uni work is in my Dropbox account. The fact that all that work is actually sitting on my computer as the main hub is more important. However ultimately I'd prefer a home server anyday, and only share limited files...

kd
 
Hmm, am wondering if this more tapered edge on the iPad3 will mean a slightly different smart cover is required? Wouldn't put it past Apple to force anyone upgrading to buy a new cover! :(
 
Duke said:
I hope they start to make these lighter. I've used the first two and the HP Touchpad and they're all pretty heavy.
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I find the TouchPad to be significantly heavier than the iPad 2. When I switch between them I really notice the weight difference.
 
I may be wrong, but thought the iPad 3 is going to be slightly thicker (and therefore presumably heavier). Obviously it's all based on speculation, but that was my interpretation.

I agree that stuff can't go too light. I pick up a Galaxy SII and just think it's cheap, because it's so light... Even though I know it isn't...

kd
 
crinkleshoes said:
Hmmm... I think the ipad 2 is really rather light... especially compared to the 1
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I have the iPad 1 and again my son is two and has no problems with the weight at all. I can hold it one handed very easily, I've never even considered the weight.

As I said if they make it much lighter it gets labelled cheaply built, look at the iPhone v sg2 arguments on build quality because it feels lighter and more plastic. That's despite every drop test I've seen on YouTube showing the iPhone flies apart compared to the sg2.
 
Where did I say there was a problem with the weight?

It's just instantly noticeable when you're holding one in each hand - I never had an issue with the weight of the 1, just a nice improvement moving to the 2... however with smart cover, it ends up weighing about the same.
 
King Damager said:
Actually, I agree entirely. I read an article just the other day by a Tech Journalist, I think for the Washington Post or the such like. Anyway, basically his wife's Google account had been hacked, once they finally got in, all the work she'd been doing, all her correspondence with her dad before he'd died, all her photos from recent holidays etc... that had all been in cloud storage was wiped in seconds. When she tried to get stuff back, Google said that they could only recover 6 months back log of stuff, and that was that.

The Journalist was understandably a bit narked, and despite the fact that Larry Page was a good friend (and also someone who got one of the scamming emails once the account had been accessed), he decided instead to send an email to a guy he knew at Google who was head of data or something. (The intricacies escape me), anyway the email was basically "you cannot be serious" with a copy of the email Google attached about 6 months being the max amount of data. In the end his wife got the data back, because he happened to know the right people... But none the less... It was a good article at showing the weakness of data.

Now all my Uni work is in my Dropbox account. The fact that all that work is actually sitting on my computer as the main hub is more important. However ultimately I'd prefer a home server anyday, and only share limited files...

kd
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That's ultimately an argument for ensuring there are backups of what you value. Blindly assuming google will be able to get your data back is stupid, either confirm it or back it up yourself.

While there is an intrinsic risk to having data in the cloud, I'd rather specialists working for those companies dealt with security and data integrity than worry about it myself, I have better things to do. In the case of most members of the public, there's also the benefit that those specialists are a lot more knowledgable than they are.

Not using the cloud because you might suffer a security compromise is like not using electricity because you might get electrocuted. Yes, you might. But the chances are minuscule and the benefits are rather large.

And it's also a poor case for this scenario as if one person has had their google account compromised it's largely their fault, if you enable two factor auth, use a decent password and don't fall for fishing attacks then your account will not be compromised. Those are all things you can do today, failing to do so is not the providers fault.
 
Faustus said:
I suppose you have read about the how a number of well known companies had their servers compromised?
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Nothing compared to the number of people compromised by key loggers and otherwise infected home PCs though. Your data is somewhat vulnerable wherever it is, if you have a clue and exercise some thought then practically it's secure whether it's on your home PC or in the cloud, if you don't then it's likely not secure in either...
 
bigredshark said:
That's ultimately an argument for ensuring there are backups of what you value. Blindly assuming google will be able to get your data back is stupid, either confirm it or back it up yourself.

While there is an intrinsic risk to having data in the cloud, I'd rather specialists working for those companies dealt with security and data integrity than worry about it myself, I have better things to do. In the case of most members of the public, there's also the benefit that those specialists are a lot more knowledgable than they are.

Not using the cloud because you might suffer a security compromise is like not using electricity because you might get electrocuted. Yes, you might. But the chances are minuscule and the benefits are rather large.

And it's also a poor case for this scenario as if one person has had their google account compromised it's largely their fault, if you enable two factor auth, use a decent password and don't fall for fishing attacks then your account will not be compromised. Those are all things you can do today, failing to do so is not the providers fault.
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Well put...

Faustus said:
Hmm! what a rude individual. Do you always conduct yourself like this if you don't agree with someone? I was simply reporting on an article I had read remarking that I agreed with it. I suppose you have read about the how a number of well known companies had their servers compromised?
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Yes... rude, arrogant & ********-ish people exist... what a shock :eek:

You failed to address my point anyway, merely poking at my choice of phraseology... that's a clear indicator you have no rebuttal.

If you dislike the way I project myself... the answer is quite simple, ignore me.
 
I use my iPad 2 which I bought back in December mainly for watching Sky Go, so unless there's any significant advantages to having an iPad 3 for that, I think I'm sorted until the iPad 4! I don't play games on it as much as I thought due to lack of time, and I can't think of anything else that would make use of the higher resolution screen. A5 still rocks! :)
 
I'm wondering how the increased resolution will handle upscaling from my existing non HD video. I'm kinda concerned that although it's a better screen, the material will look worse
 
nsmalley said:
I'm wondering how the increased resolution will handle upscaling from my existing non HD video. I'm kinda concerned that although it's a better screen, the material will look worse
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I'm wondering this as well. My iPad 1 is getting annoying for browsing, and is slowing in general. I use it for watching skysports in bed, and don't want a degradation in quality with the iPad three.

Hopefully it'll scale sources well.

Al
 
crinkleshoes said:
Paranoid much? :rolleyes:

Go back in your hole - if you don't like technology improving - don't buy it... why bother even being a member of this forum if you don't like seeing how tech evolves and what can be done with it?

Chances are your data is much more secure on systems like this than it ever will be on a home server... unless of course you've invested in some really meaty hardware firewalls ;)
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Crinkle,
Secure data in the Cloud is a moot point....once that data is up there, they can do whatever they want with it....this is one of the major issues that Legal Dept's in major Corporates have with the whole idea of this.
Think about it terms of sensitive corporate data and intellectual property or industrial espionage, and so on. If my data is on-prem then I ultimately have more control over who accesses it, I'm responsible for securing it, ensuring its available, that theres redundacy, that if i need to invoke DR or my BCP that its where it need to be with no impact to my Business, conforming to regulatory requirements and so on.
 
crinkleshoes said:
Well put...



Yes... rude, arrogant & ********-ish people exist... what a shock :eek:

You failed to address my point anyway, merely poking at my choice of phraseology... that's a clear indicator you have no rebuttal.

If you dislike the way I project myself... the answer is quite simple, ignore me.
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I actually pity you as you obviously lack the social skills to engage others in mutualy stimulating social intercourse.

As for your point about home server security versus the cloud. Hmm! difficult one that, big criminal gangs pondering if they should target my home server or something like amazon's huge servers and the space they lease to other well known companies. :rolleyes:
 
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