May – June 2010 — Vol 32 No 3
Source
Open PDF • May–Jun 2010 • Vol 32 No 3 • 34 pages
Overview
iPad launch issue — Apple iPad shipped April 3, 2010. iPad: Not a Netbook; It's Better (Larry Biggs and Lawrence I. Charters, 8). Photo Essay: Images from the iPad Introduction Day (11). Pi iPad Survey (12) — member poll. From the President: Take an Action (Jay Castillo, 6). Election 2010 — Meet the Candidates! (7). Time Capsule Failures: When They Happen and What to Do (Doug McLean, 16). Theodolite for the iPhone (Lawrence I. Charters, 19). Degrees of separation: compasses go digital (Lawrence I. Charters, 23). Participating in Distributed Computing (Jay Castillo, 24) — BOINC/Folding@home era. Using Smart Folders in Snow Leopard (Jonathan Bernstein, 27).
Table of contents
| Article | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Editor's Column | — | 4 |
| Letters to the Editor: Adobe Reader | — | 5 |
| From the President: Take an Action | Jay Castillo | 6 |
| Election 2010: Meet the Candidates! | — | 7 |
| iPad: Not a Netbook; It's Better | Larry Biggs & Lawrence I. Charters | 8 |
| Photo Essay: iPad Introduction Day | — | 11 |
| Pi iPad Survey | — | 12 |
| Pi Comic | — | 15 |
| Time Capsule Failures | Doug McLean | 16 |
| Theodolite for the iPhone | Lawrence I. Charters | 19 |
| Degrees of separation: compasses go digital | Lawrence I. Charters | 23 |
| Participating in Distributed Computing | Jay Castillo | 24 |
| Using Smart Folders in Snow Leopard | Jonathan Bernstein | 27 |
| Opportunities to Help | — | 32 |
Highlights
iPad launch — Larry Biggs + Lawrence I. Charters
"iPad: Not a Netbook; It's Better" — Pi's first hands-on iPad review (iPad shipped April 3, 2010). The "netbook" framing pushed back against early dismissive coverage.
iPad Introduction Day photo essay
Photo essay from launch-day events — Pi members at the iPad release.
Pi iPad Survey
Member poll on iPad usage — community data gathering.
Election 2010
Pi election — Castillo presumably re-elected (still President in subsequent issues).
Theodolite for iPhone — Lawrence I. Charters
iPhone as theodolite/inclinometer — early example of iPhone-as-instrument coverage.
Time Capsule Failures — Doug McLean
Apple Time Capsule reliability problems — known issue with the 1st-gen unit (overheating).
Distributed Computing — Jay Castillo
BOINC/Folding@home — donating spare CPU cycles to science.
Entities
People: Jay Castillo (President), Lawrence I. Charters, Larry Biggs, Doug McLean, Jonathan Bernstein, Bob Jarecke (Editor), Larry Kerschberg Topics: iPad Launch, Pi Election 2010, Time Capsule Reliability, iPhone as Instrument, Distributed Computing at Pi References: iPad, Theodolite app, Time Capsule, BOINC, Folding@home, Smart Folders
Connections to other issues
- iPad Launch follows iPad Anticipation coverage in 2010-03 — V32 N02
- Pi Election 2010 continues governance cadence
- Continued strong Charters output (iPad, Theodolite, Digital Compasses)