Ipad on the road
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iteleport is awesome for the iPad. It has virtually zero limitations. It sets up in seconds and connects very quickly. It was $25 and can be used to connect my iPad to as many computers as I want. I have mine set up for my office and home PCs as well as laptops. You'll never have to worry about forgetting something at home because you can always get it via you iPad.
#23
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Looking for some "technical expertise" from you smart APC folks. I volunteer for a disabled women's group. I began by donating a few very old Mac (G3) computers that had been collecting dust in my basement. Most of them are old enough that they have "dial-up" modems (more on that in a second).
Mostly, I try to get them set up with INEXPENSIVE Internet access for email. Most of the women's only income is their meager social security disability income.
What I need from you guys/gals are recommendations/suggestions for a FREE dial up Internet service. I thought I remembered hotmail being free (w/free dial up access numbers) in the old days but I can't seem to located a reference for that.
Thanks in advance ...
Mark
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#24
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Joined APC: Feb 2010
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That's just my experience. Hope it's helpful. Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions.
#25
Warning: Thread creep ...
Looking for some "technical expertise" from you smart APC folks. I volunteer for a disabled women's group. I began by donating a few very old Mac (G3) computers that had been collecting dust in my basement. Most of them are old enough that they have "dial-up" modems (more on that in a second).
Mostly, I try to get them set up with INEXPENSIVE Internet access for email. Most of the women's only income is their meager social security disability income.
What I need from you guys/gals are recommendations/suggestions for a FREE dial up Internet service. I thought I remembered hotmail being free (w/free dial up access numbers) in the old days but I can't seem to located a reference for that.
Thanks in advance ...
Mark
Looking for some "technical expertise" from you smart APC folks. I volunteer for a disabled women's group. I began by donating a few very old Mac (G3) computers that had been collecting dust in my basement. Most of them are old enough that they have "dial-up" modems (more on that in a second).
Mostly, I try to get them set up with INEXPENSIVE Internet access for email. Most of the women's only income is their meager social security disability income.
What I need from you guys/gals are recommendations/suggestions for a FREE dial up Internet service. I thought I remembered hotmail being free (w/free dial up access numbers) in the old days but I can't seem to located a reference for that.
Thanks in advance ...
Mark
#26
Warning: Thread creep ...
Looking for some "technical expertise" from you smart APC folks. I volunteer for a disabled women's group. I began by donating a few very old Mac (G3) computers that had been collecting dust in my basement. Most of them are old enough that they have "dial-up" modems (more on that in a second).
Mostly, I try to get them set up with INEXPENSIVE Internet access for email. Most of the women's only income is their meager social security disability income.
What I need from you guys/gals are recommendations/suggestions for a FREE dial up Internet service. I thought I remembered hotmail being free (w/free dial up access numbers) in the old days but I can't seem to located a reference for that.
Thanks in advance ...
Mark
Looking for some "technical expertise" from you smart APC folks. I volunteer for a disabled women's group. I began by donating a few very old Mac (G3) computers that had been collecting dust in my basement. Most of them are old enough that they have "dial-up" modems (more on that in a second).
Mostly, I try to get them set up with INEXPENSIVE Internet access for email. Most of the women's only income is their meager social security disability income.
What I need from you guys/gals are recommendations/suggestions for a FREE dial up Internet service. I thought I remembered hotmail being free (w/free dial up access numbers) in the old days but I can't seem to located a reference for that.
Thanks in advance ...
Mark
Another option I was thinking of is to ask a neighboring local business or school to donate wifi. If all the computers will be close together then a single wireless router could be setup to take the donated wifi and distribute it via ethernet cable. That may be more trouble than it's worth though with wiring and dealing with glitches and such...
I think the biggest obstacle you'll have is getting the old operating systems on the G3's to work with modern webpages and email systems. I don't think you'll have a problem with email software, but the web browsers you will. I imagine NetZero will require installing something which I'm guessing won't work on OS9 anymore... You might have to find a geek to put linux on there and make it extremely simple and easy to use. Although, I doubt NetZero supports linux. So, it might just be easier to find some old Win XP machines people are willing to donate.
#28
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Joined APC: May 2007
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I have Numbers as well as an app called QuickOffice. QO handles all of the MS Office type files very well.
#29
I don't use Numbers or QuickOffice, but from what I understand, the only way to sync files to the iPad to use with Numbers is to plug it into your computer and sync with iTunes. Whereas, with QuickOffice (and maybe others) you can sync over wi-fi or 3G with Dropbox. Something to consider. Of course, when iOS 5 comes out with all of that fancy "cloud" technology, this point may become moot.
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