I will second (or third) that the Planes movie was very good, lots of aviation jargon and tidbits thrown in there. You'll realize you're the only one in the theater "getting it" at some moments in the movie. Plenty of fun for non aviation people of course. Take your kids!

 

Purple,

There is a pretty informative thread on the DALPA forums that talks about the tablet. Apparently the poster was in the lounge when some tech guys were doing a tablet demonstration. I believe you will able to use it for personal use.

I am also trying to decide on an I-pad. I am greatly looking forward to ditching the DOD laptop that I now have to carry with me, and was hoping to downsize to just 1 tablet - thus my dilemma. I don't like the thought of having to carry two separate tablets - but might end up doing just that.

Scoop

 

Would anyone pay 2.25% for a stapler?

 

Android is more bang for the buck and Delta is going Windows 8.1 ... if you are an Apple fan ... might I make a suggestion for another $100 to $150 that will get you at least three times the utility in a real computer which frankly has the power to be a desktop replacement?

Right now there is a great deal on the MacBook Air (11 and 13 inch) running the latest 4th Gen Haswell processors. You want the 4th gen processors (which Apple seems to be getting to market first) because of the much improved battery life and slightly improved graphics ability. The MacBook Air also has the new ac spec WiFi which means you'll be able to laugh as your WiFi works well and everyone else is getting dropped of the network (which is typical of the networks in our Hotels ... Rosevelt WiFi anyone?).

Since the size, weight and price are so similar, why not?


AnandTech | The 2013 MacBook Air Review (11-inch)

Good deal at Best Buy right now + no sales tax in Gawgia through the weekend. I'm tempted (and I'm not an Apple kind of guy, it's that good a deal compared to everything else right now).

I will buy a Windows Surface Pro when the updated model with a Haswell processor comes out at the end of the year.

 

As the default nerd for a couple of businesses ... I can't imagine they will not lock down that tablet. They'll have to provide any kind of reliability and ease of administration. The other big question I've got is whether I'm comfortable with the potential for this on the flight deck (or even the cabin).

 

The thing about Cars was it was safe. There's really not a bad guy other than Chic Hicks but he's just the bully on the playground and the character development was pretty good.

I enjoyed Planes, I enjoyed that it kept moving. But whether intentional or not in the original Cars, Planes needs the comic relief in a Mater. It helps.

I do admit that when the one fork lift say "Does a PT6A have a double compressor?" I was like, wait, double? What does double mean? I should know this. I was no better than anyone else in the theater at that moment or the other cars with the blank stare.



Now when it came to removing the sprayer, that was funny.

I was amazed at all the A380s. Tsquare would hate that.

I give it an A. But I'm biased. I give Cars 1 and Maters Tall Tales an A++. I've only seen Cars 2 once, if that says anything.

 

Gosh, I had no idea the guys in Mumford & Sons so resembled Ed Helms, Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte, and Jason Bateman!

 

Very subtle and excellent point. This could me lost on the masses. Try a more blunt approach. Not everyone keeps up.

 

Would you want all your personal e-mails accessible by the company? And very likely that all porn sites will be blocked, so what's the point.

For what it's worth, the Apple stores will give you a small corporate (Delta) discount.

 

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