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I've fallen out of love with mine... although I still do think it is a cool device. The issue I have with the iPad is you can't really chat with friends online

I've fallen out of love with mine... although I still do think it is a cool device. The issue I have with the iPad is you can't really chat with friends online and do anything else at the same time, which is pretty much what I use my computer for when I'm not at work. It's now been relegated to being a portable TV.

Terretta 16y ago
1. IM+ has chat (every major IM system) and web browser in the same app. 2. Multitasking is just another word for accomplishing less, but more slowly.
- starkfist 16y ago
  1. IM+ sucks 2. Thanks for repeating something you read on the internet in a patronizing way
  - bruceboughton 16y ago
    Mobile OSX 4.0 is bringing multitasking to the iPhone. I think it's a safe assumption the iPad will get the same brand of multitasking soon (next week?), not least because they share apps.
    - booticon 16y ago
      Unfortunately the 4.0 software update isn't planned to be released for the iPad until the Fall. Which is frustrating to say the least as I would rather have multitasking on the iPad than the iPhone.
  - Terretta 16y ago
    > 2. Thanks for repeating something you read on the internet in a patronizing way You read it here first, since I composed it. Google it.
- btilly 16y ago
  Your criticism of how the parent poster uses the computer when not at work is based on reduced productivity? Have you ever heard of relaxation and entertainment??
  - Terretta 16y ago
    No, it was based on the parent poster being mistaken. > "The issue I have with the iPad is you can't really chat with friends online and do anything else at the same time" You can chat with friends online and do something else at the same time: surf the web. The IM+ client for iPad has a browser built in, allowing both to happen at the same time. Additionally, since IM+ and BeejiveIM support push, whenever you're not actively typing, you can simply quit the app and do anything else. When someone replies, you see the message without interrupting what you're doing. If you click "View" to type back, it does interrupt. By contrast, the IM+ built-in browser doesn't interrupt. Also, I'm not sure "IM+ sucks" is an accurate or helpful statement. He doesn't like IM+, which is his right, but the user ratings are quite high. I use BeejiveIM for its meta-contacts grouping, but occasionally appreciate IM+'s integrated web browser. Even though I prefer BeejiveIM, it's not clear that IM+ actually sucks. In any case, on the iPad, you can chat with friends online and do something else at the same time.
    - starkfist 16y ago
      I'm not mistaken, you're just being dense. Of course I know about IM+, AIM and Beejive. The experience of chatting while doing other stuff on the iPad is vastly inferior to chatting while doing other stuff on your laptop. You can't play a game and chat at the same time, you can't watch a movie and chat at the same time, you can't use any app and chat at the same time. You are limited to IM+ and the IM+ built in browser. Regarding IM+ sucking, the latest revision is much better than it used to be.

Terretta 16y ago

1. IM+ has chat (every major IM system) and web browser in the same app. 2. Multitasking is just another word for accomplishing less, but more slowly.

starkfist 16y ago
1. IM+ sucks 2. Thanks for repeating something you read on the internet in a patronizing way
- bruceboughton 16y ago
  Mobile OSX 4.0 is bringing multitasking to the iPhone. I think it's a safe assumption the iPad will get the same brand of multitasking soon (next week?), not least because they share apps.
  - booticon 16y ago
    Unfortunately the 4.0 software update isn't planned to be released for the iPad until the Fall. Which is frustrating to say the least as I would rather have multitasking on the iPad than the iPhone.
- Terretta 16y ago
  > 2. Thanks for repeating something you read on the internet in a patronizing way You read it here first, since I composed it. Google it.
btilly 16y ago
Your criticism of how the parent poster uses the computer when not at work is based on reduced productivity? Have you ever heard of relaxation and entertainment??
- Terretta 16y ago
  No, it was based on the parent poster being mistaken. > "The issue I have with the iPad is you can't really chat with friends online and do anything else at the same time" You can chat with friends online and do something else at the same time: surf the web. The IM+ client for iPad has a browser built in, allowing both to happen at the same time. Additionally, since IM+ and BeejiveIM support push, whenever you're not actively typing, you can simply quit the app and do anything else. When someone replies, you see the message without interrupting what you're doing. If you click "View" to type back, it does interrupt. By contrast, the IM+ built-in browser doesn't interrupt. Also, I'm not sure "IM+ sucks" is an accurate or helpful statement. He doesn't like IM+, which is his right, but the user ratings are quite high. I use BeejiveIM for its meta-contacts grouping, but occasionally appreciate IM+'s integrated web browser. Even though I prefer BeejiveIM, it's not clear that IM+ actually sucks. In any case, on the iPad, you can chat with friends online and do something else at the same time.
  - starkfist 16y ago
    I'm not mistaken, you're just being dense. Of course I know about IM+, AIM and Beejive. The experience of chatting while doing other stuff on the iPad is vastly inferior to chatting while doing other stuff on your laptop. You can't play a game and chat at the same time, you can't watch a movie and chat at the same time, you can't use any app and chat at the same time. You are limited to IM+ and the IM+ built in browser. Regarding IM+ sucking, the latest revision is much better than it used to be.