Due to problems with our previous venue, we”ve had to change the location of the main meeting.
The main meeting will be at Panera, near the corner of 434 and 436.
The date and time is the same, (2nd Thursday of the month) Frebruary 11, presentations begin at 7:00 pm and end roughly at 9:00 pm. Come earlier to eat, chat, work, network and more. We have the room starting at 6:30 pm.
Map
View FLMUG main meeting in a larger map
The QBook series of apps by KiWA Media in New Zealand helps children learn to read. According to the story linked below, the user can tap individual words or sentences to hear them read while they jump up in animated fashion for read-along effect so the text is associated with the vocal word. Multiple languages are available. iPad versions have been announced.
And you can put your content into a QBook for shipping through the App Store. (See the “For Publishers” link at the bottom of their web page.)
Links:
A lot of people have asked me about the iPad since the unveiling. The questions lead me to wonder what was expected? A beefed-up iPhone? Or a slimmed-down Mac? A merger of both? Will it wind up like the Mac Cube, iPod Hi-Fi, or Apple-TV products?
I now think the question of ultimate success may come down to who can provide a better on-line marketplace for things that can be downloaded. And that requires defining how to compare marketplaces, especially digital marketplaces for digital goods.
Some thoughts on a good marketplace:
- large base of suppliers to make the goods
- efficient transport of goods
- efficient & secure exchange of money for goods
- large base of consumers to buy the goods
- effective means for consumers to consume the goods (computer devices for digital goods)
- builds and retains high consumer and producer confidence and trust
A financial specialist can add a lot to the list, I’m sure. And when I say “efficient”, I include quick, low-cost, and easy-to-use.
Did Apple succeed in an mp3 player market by competing better in all the same old ways? Apple’s products cost MORE. They usually had less storage capacity. Apple actually delivered fewer features. What Apple did have was a better marketplace for the digital goods that customers consumed with the Apple’s products. (Example: 99 cents for the one song you wanted, not $18 for the whole CD, and you get it now, with one-click.) Customers have shown us their opinion of that value proposition.
Hi Everyone,
I found these to be very useful and timesaving…
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343
~Sean
From TwelveSouth , the BookBook gives your MacBook a case that looks like an old hardback book. Is that armor? Or camouflage? (Or both?)
Many articles on the iPad at InfoWorld.com:
The New York Times Website has the story.
The name “iPad” has been used a few different ways it seems. Many are listed at the bottom of the article.
From “The Gothamist” website:
3G service has suffered in New York due to “better than average iPhone penetration,” (Read the full article on their website).
