Hi,
I don't know if I'd go so far as to say that multi-tasking is terrible on
IOS devices. Using the app switcher, I switch between tasks on my iPhone
all the time and it's not uncommon for me to have several apps running at
any given moment. If the phone gets bogged down I'll go into the app
switcher and clear out things that I can do without and go about my
business. If it really gets squirrely I'll just reboot, but with my 5S, I
rarely have to do that.
Tom
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From: "harry brown" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Smart Phones
> Hi all,
> A couple things to say about the IPhone.
> 1. There's 2 ways to access it:
> A. the bluetooth keyboard, which works tremendously.
> B. The dots that the folks at the AT guys sell.
> These overlays are dots that you can put on the IPhone, and each dot is an
> icon on the screen.
> If I were getting a smart phone, I'd get the IPhone, either with the dots
> on it, or, I'd get the IPhone, and use the bluetooth keyboard.
> If you get one, let everybody know what you think of that phone.
> There's so much you can do on it.
> I have thought about getting one. I wanted to make the IPhone my only
> computer, however, folks have told me that now is not the time to do that,
> because of the fact that task switching is terrible on I devices. Task
> switching means multitasking. That's the nice thing about regular laptops,
> at least you can go between different tasks easily, by jumping between
> different windows.
> Harry
> On 1/23/2014 9:05 AM, Jeff Kenyon wrote:
>> I have been doing a very positive tirade about the iPhone. A lot of
>> people have those and once you get used to the touchscreen if you're like
>> me you won't be able put it down.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jan 23, 2014, at 8:37 AM, Melita Waters <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Last week my brother came to visit. He is a self-proclaimed
>>> Smart-Phone/bluetooth devotee.
>>>
>>> The things he was doing with it as far as hands-free access to what
>>> seemed like everything was most attractive.
>>>
>>> What smart phone are most of us having the most success with? Is anyone
>>> also using with success the little bluetooth gadget for the hands-free
>>> access? Does the bluetooth keyboard make the operation of the phone
>>> easier? Does easier mean useable at all? Is the iPhone the only one
>>> that works for us, his is a Samsung? Do all the smart phones work
>>> pretty much the same way?
>>>
>>> I am a babe-in-the-woods when it comes to using accessible computer type
>>> stuff.
>>>
>>> I have the book put out by NBP for the IPhone, the one written by
>>> Dressner and Martineau, and have read it, but I don't want to spend lots
>>> of money and make a mistake.
>>>
>>> Any comments and advice will be most appreciated.
>>>
>>> Melita W
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Melita Waters
>>> President
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