iPad

[Julian Benton]

I was trying to use the CTL2go's handwriting software, I guess. It is whatever shows up when I try to input while in "tablet mode". I will have to check later when I get home.

[Dominic Maricic]

Which version of the handwriting program are you using, and did you train it. I've used it pretty extensively with no problems as have many others.

[Donald L. Richards Jr.]

Which version? the one that came with the CTL pre installed software... stylus pro or something like that.  Tried to train to no avail... still spotty, and much faster to use the keypad

[Casey Patten]

The CTL handwriting software takes some time to adjust to.  The training doesn't take that long (though it's got some crazy symbols that are just about impossible to input)...but...you need to take your time when writing on the screen. 

I like the fact that I can have the interior areas of a home pretty much done (doesn't work in Minnesota winters outside) before I walk out the door.  Saves mucho time!  Plus the durability and portability...

[Richard Margerison]

I can't believe I am hearing a supposed tech expert fall for the megahertz myth. A 1.6 GHz is not automatically 60% faster than a 1 GHz processor of a completely different architecture.

The iPad has also always had s way to import photos and frankly I don't see any tablet device being a practical camera regardless of operating sytem

[Dominic Maricic]

Not sure who exactly you're addressing. Not that it matters but having a degree in Computer Science and spending years building over a thousand computers, build our own processors, administrating networks of more than a thousand machines and dozens of servers, taught computer systems & programming for a decade and more does give me a slight bit of tech knowledge

Putting it simply, yes, different processors do have different capabilities. The amount of L1/L2 cache, die size, bus size, GPU, hard drive speed, heck even the temperature of the processor has an effect. At the end of the day though the processor speed is measured in the amount of instructions (lets call it mathematical addition for simplicity) that the processor can do per second.

1 GHz processor is capable of doing approximately 1 billion cycles per second. Now how fast the computer ACTS depends heavily on the operating system and other factors, but this is what each processor is capable of. You mix in hyperthreading, multiple cores, pipelining and other technologies and that changes things up a bit. Apple's OS is more efficient than Windows. Because of this it makes programs run smoother with less processing speed. Unfortunately some of the processor manufacturers have moved away from simple processor speeds in their names which further confuses things.

iPad 1 is a content consumption device. Doesn't matter how you want to slice it. This has been repeated over and over even by Apple itself. When this conversation started we only had the iPad 1. Importing 150, 5 meg photos, automatically reducing their file size and importing them into Home Inspector Pro just didn't make sense. Remember it had 256 megs of ram NOT 2 gigs like the CTL2Go. Now as the iPad introduces dual core and other technology this is/will be changing.

No tablet will make a good camera until they can figure out a way to add optical zoom.

[Bob Hintze]

Dom,
I'm overwhelmed yet impressed! I'll stick w/my CTL 2go. Just had the screen replaced (under warranty) because I closed the tailgate on it. It has easily cut my 'admin' time to minutes.
Regards...

[Dominic Maricic]

Awesome, glad to hear that Bob. Make sure to post that in the CTL thread here on the forums. Some people have a hard time getting over the handwriting recognition hump and hearing the benefit from others is a big help.

Make sure to check out the new HIP text messaging widget posted in the website section

[Julian Benton]

Dominic,

I hope you are close to releasing a version for the iPad. My 2goPC is starting to have issues and I would like to just make the move to the iPad. If you have BETA software, I would be willing to buy an iPad to test it for you.

[Dominic Maricic]

Yup, we're getting close. Don't get the iPad yet as I'm hoping a iPad 3.0 comes out soon for the holidays with handwriting recognition.

Did you get the warranty on the CTL2Go?

[Julian Benton]

Just the regular warranty. It has been 2 years in any case and the resistive touchscreen is showing wear.

[Dominic Maricic]

Ahh, it's best if you have the screen protector on. Makes them last longer. They did just put their old 9" version up for sale for $199!

[Julian Benton]

After a Windows XP auto update over the weekend, my 2go Tablet touchscreen is completely unusable. Can I get an idea as to when the iPad version will be available so I can make a proper decision about to do next?

Thanks!

Julian

[Dominic Maricic]

Hi Julian,

What's going on with the 2Go, does it not start up?

Our main focus right now is the Android version with the iPad following close behind (we're working on both at once). The problem with the current iPad is still the lack of handwriting recognition though. Hopefully that will change with the iPad3.

[Julian Benton]

It starts up but if I touch the touchscreen, the curser jumps to the upper left corner and stays there and I need to restart. I also am no longer able to access the Quick controller to calibrate the touchscreen.

I guess I will see if the local computer store can fix it while I wait for the iPad version.

Julian

[Dominic Maricic]

Can you use the keyboard? Hit the Start button on it and navigate to the calibration screen.

[Julian Benton]

Did that. The calibration program doesn't respond correctly to all of the presses. If it wasn't for the fact that it worked perfectly the day before the update. I would think that the touchscreen was damaged. Taking it in tomorrow.

[Dominic Maricic]

Let me know how it goes!