The slide out keyboards on many new cellphones are USELESS to me-you need fingers like a Barby doll to type on those.Replaced the one with the keyboard to a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 that has a better virtual keyboard and dialboard.The "buttons" are large enough for my large fingers to use.My old cellphone-LG Bantor-is waiting for the "Will It Mow?" test-want to get it with my JD tractor-maybe its mower blades can type on that tiny keyboard!
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vacbear58
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Desktop and Smart Phone
I use a desktop computer mostly, especially when typing but I quite often use my Galaxy Note Smartphone for reading posts - if anything crops up that I want to respond to I generally leave it until I am at the desktop.
I find the Note to be quite good for reading, its physically quite large for a phone and when turned sideways it rotates the screen to landscape. It comes with a stylus which I ALWAYS use as even with the larger size, I find better than using fingers
I use a desktop computer mostly, especially when typing but I quite often use my Galaxy Note Smartphone for reading posts - if anything crops up that I want to respond to I generally leave it until I am at the desktop.
I find the Note to be quite good for reading, its physically quite large for a phone and when turned sideways it rotates the screen to landscape. It comes with a stylus which I ALWAYS use as even with the larger size, I find better than using fingers
Everyone makes some typo's and grammatical errors and that really isn't a huge issue with me because I make them myself.
What some members like me and many others have is an issue with twitter-like and texting type writing much the same as Bobby said above.
This is a premium website, not facebook, twitter or a blog and it only exists with the financial support of the paid membership. There's no comparison between this vacuum website and all those others and some of us we'd like to keep it that way by not having it down-graded as some even on the board would seem to find acceptable.
Excuses such as: I'm too busy, we have to embrace the children because they are our future members, my keyboards too tiny, I'm typing on the fly. Those are really just cop outs when you really think about it. In particular when it comes to children you would think you'd want them to know how to communicate properly in some places at least.. This should be one of them. Twitter and text away on the facebook vac sites. There's nothing wrong with the FB vac sites either, they're fun and I belong to them as well. Just sayin.
I also don't see that the memory of Terry has to resurrected in order to what could be construed as an attempt at supporting ones point of view on a somewhat contentious issue between membership. Terry was a super guy and his views on matters don't necessarily reflect those of others. They were HIS views. Emulate them if you wish but let him rest in peace.
What some members like me and many others have is an issue with twitter-like and texting type writing much the same as Bobby said above.
This is a premium website, not facebook, twitter or a blog and it only exists with the financial support of the paid membership. There's no comparison between this vacuum website and all those others and some of us we'd like to keep it that way by not having it down-graded as some even on the board would seem to find acceptable.
Excuses such as: I'm too busy, we have to embrace the children because they are our future members, my keyboards too tiny, I'm typing on the fly. Those are really just cop outs when you really think about it. In particular when it comes to children you would think you'd want them to know how to communicate properly in some places at least.. This should be one of them. Twitter and text away on the facebook vac sites. There's nothing wrong with the FB vac sites either, they're fun and I belong to them as well. Just sayin.
I also don't see that the memory of Terry has to resurrected in order to what could be construed as an attempt at supporting ones point of view on a somewhat contentious issue between membership. Terry was a super guy and his views on matters don't necessarily reflect those of others. They were HIS views. Emulate them if you wish but let him rest in peace.
myles_v
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I have been using my laptop for Vacuumland (I just joined this site yesterday), but I typically don't like using forums on my phone (I have an iPhone 4, I hardly ever use the web browser. I've been told before that I'm an old person at heart).
compactelectra
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Morgan
Terry would not have said that. He was a Masters-trained Education major from the University of Illinois. I knew him well.
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Terry would not have said that. He was a Masters-trained Education major from the University of Illinois. I knew him well.
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kirbyds80
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For me
When I have spare time at school I either use a 2009 20" 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo iMac, or a 2006 17" 1.83 GHz education iMac. When I'm on the move I use my iPhone 4S. At home it'll either be a Windows PC running XP, or a PowerBook G4 running Leopard. Yeah I wish I had an early generation MBP(MacBook Pro) with Snow Leopard.
-Jay
When I have spare time at school I either use a 2009 20" 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo iMac, or a 2006 17" 1.83 GHz education iMac. When I'm on the move I use my iPhone 4S. At home it'll either be a Windows PC running XP, or a PowerBook G4 running Leopard. Yeah I wish I had an early generation MBP(MacBook Pro) with Snow Leopard.
-Jay
szymonrules
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Thanks...
for the input guys! I didn't point this towards anyone specific, but as a general post. Also, myles_v, welcome to the club! I know, I'm a little late but better late than never!
for the input guys! I didn't point this towards anyone specific, but as a general post. Also, myles_v, welcome to the club! I know, I'm a little late but better late than never!
davetranter
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Access and 'content'
I access this and any other Internet site on my rather elderly desktop PC.
May I say a loud 'Hear, Hear!!!' to the authors of replies #13, 22, 23, 28, and 31??
I try to take a little care over my spelling and grammar, and admit that my punctuation is somewhat unconventional in the forums. This is because I attempt to make my typed input a little more 'speech-like', adding pauses and perhaps some 'intonation'. I hope that this makes my posts (if not easier to read) at least a bit less ambiguous.
I would be grateful for any feedback on this....
I wholeheartedly agree with Petek's (reply #31) comment about children (and adults) being able to communicate correctly (and/or effectively). I understand that (this side of the 'pond' anyway) it is usual for potential employers to find and read applicant's Facebook, etc. accounts, so it is wise to consider what is presented to the World on these sites, and HOW it is presented.
Sorry for making one of those 'long-winded' replies...
Dave T
(P.S. At risk of being extremely 'off-topic' and/or considered to be in bad taste, this reminds me of the old joke wherein one chap (correcting another's diction) says "Your grammar is rotten, but then, so is mine... She's been dead for ten years"
Enjoy
I access this and any other Internet site on my rather elderly desktop PC.
May I say a loud 'Hear, Hear!!!' to the authors of replies #13, 22, 23, 28, and 31??
I try to take a little care over my spelling and grammar, and admit that my punctuation is somewhat unconventional in the forums. This is because I attempt to make my typed input a little more 'speech-like', adding pauses and perhaps some 'intonation'. I hope that this makes my posts (if not easier to read) at least a bit less ambiguous.
I would be grateful for any feedback on this....
I wholeheartedly agree with Petek's (reply #31) comment about children (and adults) being able to communicate correctly (and/or effectively). I understand that (this side of the 'pond' anyway) it is usual for potential employers to find and read applicant's Facebook, etc. accounts, so it is wise to consider what is presented to the World on these sites, and HOW it is presented.
Sorry for making one of those 'long-winded' replies...
Dave T
(P.S. At risk of being extremely 'off-topic' and/or considered to be in bad taste, this reminds me of the old joke wherein one chap (correcting another's diction) says "Your grammar is rotten, but then, so is mine... She's been dead for ten years"
Enjoy
vacbear58
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All change
Dave
This thread pre-dates the recent changes that Robert has made, so hopefully many of the concerns that were voiced will now have been addressed
Al
Dave
This thread pre-dates the recent changes that Robert has made, so hopefully many of the concerns that were voiced will now have been addressed
Al
sebo_fan
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Home computer.
davetranter
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Vacbear58
Thanks, Al...
Still (very slowly) exploring this wonderful site.
Dave T
Thanks, Al...
Still (very slowly) exploring this wonderful site.
Dave T
<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">I use either my MacBook Pro or my iPad. I have an iPhone, but trying to view a site like this properly on that tiny little screen is MURDER for these old eyes!
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<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">-- Bill W.</span>
<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">-- Bill W.</span>
alexhoovers94
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I use my laptop and smartphone, normally my laptop but if I wanna check while I'm out and about I will have a quick look on my smartphone.
Just to let you guys know, I do plan sometime within a few months to start working on a mobile application for Vacuumland and aw.org.
At first the main pages to work on will be the Index Pages and the View Thread pages. This will make it much easier to read the site on smart phones.
At first the main pages to work on will be the Index Pages and the View Thread pages. This will make it much easier to read the site on smart phones.
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