Comments for ElaineGiles.co.uk http://elainegiles.co.uk - Semper Fi - Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:23:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Waving Hello by Elaine http://elainegiles.co.uk/2010/06/09/waving-hello/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 Elaine Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:23:22 +0000 http://elainegiles.co.uk/?p=389#comment-1677 It was indeed a very sad day for me when Google killed Wave. I think the main problem was that people didn't appreciate it's possibilities, which wasn't completely surprising given the mess Google made of actually conveying what Wave was! However, better news this week as Google announce "Wave in a Box" ... and with a name like that you can immediately see that the Google marketing strategy hasn't improved since the launch of Wave ;-) At least there's some hope though. Details at the <a href="http://googlewavedev.blogspot.com/2010/09/wave-open-source-next-steps-wave-in-box.html/" rel="nofollow">Google Wave Developer Blog</a> It was indeed a very sad day for me when Google killed Wave. I think the main problem was that people didn’t appreciate it’s possibilities, which wasn’t completely surprising given the mess Google made of actually conveying what Wave was!

However, better news this week as Google announce “Wave in a Box” … and with a name like that you can immediately see that the Google marketing strategy hasn’t improved since the launch of Wave ;-)

At least there’s some hope though. Details at the Google Wave Developer Blog

]]> Comment on What’s Up Dock? by Elaine http://elainegiles.co.uk/2010/06/27/whats-up-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-1676 Elaine Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:03:34 +0000 http://elainegiles.co.uk/?p=424#comment-1676 Cheers for that Mark. I've found the iPhone 4 battery life to be a great improvement over that of the 3G but not as good as the iPad. The iPad survives a full day's use on a single charge. When I say use I mean serious use, I take it to conferences, meetings and training sessions where it is turned on and working constantly for up to 8 hours a day. My old iPhone 3G is enjoying retirement acting mainly as an iPod Touch with a PAYG Vodafone sim. I've turned the cellular data off as it isn't needed (nor do I want to pay for it!) and the battery life has been a revelation, lasting up to 7 days! Not bad for a phone over 2 years old. Despite the improved performance from the iPhone 4 battery I still have a PowerMonkey for emergencies and can highly recommend it. Cheers for that Mark.

I’ve found the iPhone 4 battery life to be a great improvement over that of the 3G but not as good as the iPad. The iPad survives a full day’s use on a single charge. When I say use I mean serious use, I take it to conferences, meetings and training sessions where it is turned on and working constantly for up to 8 hours a day.

My old iPhone 3G is enjoying retirement acting mainly as an iPod Touch with a PAYG Vodafone sim. I’ve turned the cellular data off as it isn’t needed (nor do I want to pay for it!) and the battery life has been a revelation, lasting up to 7 days! Not bad for a phone over 2 years old.

Despite the improved performance from the iPhone 4 battery I still have a PowerMonkey for emergencies and can highly recommend it.

]]> Comment on What’s Up Dock? by Mark http://elainegiles.co.uk/2010/06/27/whats-up-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-1675 Mark Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:21:56 +0000 http://elainegiles.co.uk/?p=424#comment-1675 Before re-charging :-), here's some extremely obvious suggestions to Improve Your iPhone's Battery Life By: Jamie Lendino 08.05.2010 [I'm assuming that's 5th August in real money] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367391,00.asp Before re-charging :-) , here’s some extremely obvious suggestions to
Improve Your iPhone’s Battery Life
By: Jamie Lendino
08.05.2010 [I'm assuming that's 5th August in real money]

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367391,00.asp

]]> Comment on Waving Hello by Mark http://elainegiles.co.uk/2010/06/09/waving-hello/comment-page-1/#comment-1674 Mark Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:44:12 +0000 http://elainegiles.co.uk/?p=389#comment-1674 Comment on the demise of GWave: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367423,00.asp ========= The live translation of the "messaging" looked like a great teaching/learning opportunity too. :-( Comment on the demise of GWave:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367423,00.asp

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The live translation of the “messaging” looked like a great teaching/learning opportunity too. :-(

]]> Comment on What’s Up Dock? by Jonathan Isaacs http://elainegiles.co.uk/2010/06/27/whats-up-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-1664 Jonathan Isaacs Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:11:44 +0000 http://elainegiles.co.uk/?p=424#comment-1664 Cheers for the follow up Elaine, and indeed clearing up the bumper/dock issue :) Cheers for the follow up Elaine, and indeed clearing up the bumper/dock issue :)

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 Bumpers by Elaine http://elainegiles.co.uk/2010/06/26/iphone-4-bumpers/comment-page-1/#comment-1663 Elaine Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:04:29 +0000 http://elainegiles.co.uk/?p=408#comment-1663 What? The King of the Mac Collection hasn't got an iPhone 4? A gross oversight there surely ;-) What? The King of the Mac Collection hasn’t got an iPhone 4? A gross oversight there surely ;-)

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 Bumpers by Mark Johnson http://elainegiles.co.uk/2010/06/26/iphone-4-bumpers/comment-page-1/#comment-1662 Mark Johnson Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:20:06 +0000 http://elainegiles.co.uk/?p=408#comment-1662 I could have bought a Bumper... just needed a phone to go with it! I could have bought a Bumper… just needed a phone to go with it!

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 Bumpers by Elaine http://elainegiles.co.uk/2010/06/26/iphone-4-bumpers/comment-page-1/#comment-1660 Elaine Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:48:09 +0000 http://elainegiles.co.uk/?p=408#comment-1660 Excellent question Jonathan and one I've answered in more detail in <a href="http://elainegiles.co.uk/2010/06/27/whats-up-dock/" rel="nofollow">What's Up Dock?</a> a post all about the dock and cables. However, the short answer is no the iPhone will not charge in the new dock without taking the Bumper off and while it's not too difficult to get it on it's a bit fiddly to get it off as it's such a tight fit. Elaine Excellent question Jonathan and one I’ve answered in more detail in What’s Up Dock? a post all about the dock and cables.

However, the short answer is no the iPhone will not charge in the new dock without taking the Bumper off and while it’s not too difficult to get it on it’s a bit fiddly to get it off as it’s such a tight fit.

Elaine

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 Bumpers by Jonathan Isaacs http://elainegiles.co.uk/2010/06/26/iphone-4-bumpers/comment-page-1/#comment-1659 Jonathan Isaacs Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:05:05 +0000 http://elainegiles.co.uk/?p=408#comment-1659 Great post Elaine, I assume that when using a bumper this has to be taken off for the phone to use the dock? However im sure I read somewhere that this wasn't the case (no pun intended), could you shed some light on the situation? Great post Elaine, I assume that when using a bumper this has to be taken off for the phone to use the dock?

However im sure I read somewhere that this wasn’t the case (no pun intended), could you shed some light on the situation?

]]> Comment on O2′s not so simple Simplicity for iPhone by ElaineGiles.co.uk » Blog Archive » iPhone 4 Bumpers http://elainegiles.co.uk/2010/01/19/o2s-not-so-simple-simplicity-for-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-1658 ElaineGiles.co.uk » Blog Archive » iPhone 4 Bumpers Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:14:36 +0000 http://elainegiles.co.uk/?p=189#comment-1658 [...] contract I was locked into with O2. This time however I had outwitted them by transferring to the Simplicity for iPhone contract in January this year paying £20 a month for more voice minutes and texts with the other [...] [...] contract I was locked into with O2. This time however I had outwitted them by transferring to the Simplicity for iPhone contract in January this year paying £20 a month for more voice minutes and texts with the other [...]

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