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In epidemiology, a life table (also called a mortality table or actuarial table) is a table which shows, for each age, what the probability is that a person of that age will die before his or her next birthday. From this starting point, a number of inferences can be derived.
- the probability of surviving any particular year of age
- remaining life expectancy for people at different ages
Life tables can be constructed using projections of future mortality rates, but more often they are a snapshot of age-specific mortality rates in the recent past, and do not purport to be projections. For various reasons, such as advances in medicine, age-specific mortality rates vary over time.
Life tables are usually constructed separately for men and for women because of their substantially different mortality rates. Other characteristics can also be used to distinguish different risks, such as smoking status, occupation, and socio-economic class.
Life tables can be extended to include other information in addition to mortality, for instance health information to calculate health expectancy. Health expectancies, of which disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) and Healthy Life Years (HLY) are the best-known examples, are the remaining number of years a person can expect to live in a specific health state, such as free of disability. Two types of life tables are used to divide the life expectancy into life spent in various states: 1) multi-state life tables (also known as increment-decrement life tables) based on transition rates in and out of the different states and to death, and 2) prevalence-based life tables (also known as the Sullivan method) based on external information on the proportion in each state. Life tables can also be extended to show life expectancies in different labor force states or marital status states.
Life tables are also used extensively in biology and epidemiology. The concept is also of importance in product life cycle management.
Insurance applicationsEdit
In order to price insurance products, and ensure the solvency of insurance companies through adequate reserves, actuaries must develop projections of future insured events (such as death, sickness, and disability). To do this, actuaries develop mathematical models of the rates and timing of the events. They do this by studying the incidence of these events in the recent past, and sometimes developing expectations of how these past events will change over time (for example, whether the progressive reductions in mortality rates in the past will continue) and deriving expected rates of such events in the future, usually based on the age or other relevant characteristics of the population. These are called mortality tables if they show death rates, and morbidity tables if they show various types of sickness or disability rates.
The availability of computers and the proliferation of data gathering about individuals has made possible calculations that are more voluminous and intensive than those used in the past (i.e. they crunch more numbers) and it is more common to attempt to provide different tables for different uses, and to factor in a range of non-traditional behaviors (e.g. gambling, debt load) into specialized calculations utilized by some institutions for evaluating risk. This is particularly the case in non-life insurance (eg the pricing of motor insurance can allow for a large number of risk factors, which requires a correspondingly complex table of expected claim rates). However the expression "life table" normally refers to human survival rates and is not relevant to non-life assurance.
The mathematicsEdit
The basic algebra used in life tables is as follows.
- : the probability that someone aged exactly will die before reaching age .
- : the probability that someone aged exactly will survive to age .
- : the number of people who survive to age
- note that this is based on a starting point of lives, typically taken as 100,000
- : the number of people who die aged last birthday
- : the probability that someone aged exactly will survive for more years, i.e. live up to at least age years
- : the probability that someone aged exactly will survive for more years, then die within the following years
- μx : the force of mortality, ie the instantaneous mortality rate at age x, ie the number of people dying in a short interval starting at age x, divided by lx and also divided by the length of the interval. Unlike , the instantaneous mortality rate, μx, may exceed 1.
Another common variable is
This symbol refers to Central rate of mortality. It is approximately equal to the average force of mortality, averaged over the year of age.
In epidemiology and public health, both standard life tables to calculate life expectancy and Sullivan and multistate life tables to calculate health expectancy are commonly used. The latter include information on health in addition to mortality.
See alsoEdit
- Age-adjusted life expectancy
- Actuarial present value
- Decrement table
- Gompertz-Makeham law of mortality
- Social determinants of health
- Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence
- Survival analysis
- Shepard, Jon; Robert W. Greene (2003). Sociology and You, A-22, Ohio: Glencoe McGraw-Hill.
- Life Expectancies. Office of the State Actuary. URL accessed on 2008 -01-16.


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One of Manitoba's most notorious gangsters is getting glowing reviews from parole officials for seemingly turning his life around after being released from prison a decade early.
Ian Grant was sentenced in 2007 to 15 years in custody for his role in an elaborate drug operation that was busted in an undercover police sting.
Grant, 37, walked out of prison in July 2012, thanks to a successful day-parole application that allows him to spend his days in the community and his nights in a halfway house. Now six months into his early taste of freedom, the National Parole Board is applauding Grant for his progress.
"You have made excellent progress in the community, and it is evidence that you have used your time to build the foundation for a pro-social lifestyle," parole officials wrote in documents obtained Tuesday by the Free Press. Grant's supervisors reported no issues during the first six months of his day parole and approved continuing it six months more. Provided there are no breaches, officials say they would recommend full parole at his next hearing later this year.
The parole board says Grant has found employment since being released, attended several treatment programs and upgraded his education online.
He has also explored speaking engagements and volunteer opportunities.
Grant's most dramatic move to date involved strolling into a Winnipeg tattoo parlour and having his Hells Angels ink "dated," which signifies the official end of a member's association. The physically imposing Grant also turned heads by "confronting" other Hells members and associates while in prison to let them know he was out of the gang, according to the parole board.
He has followed parole conditions that forbid any contact with his former criminal cohorts and using drugs and alcohol. But parole officials caution it is too early to proclaim Grant a completely changed man.
Grant has been rated a low risk to reoffend, but police in Manitoba opposed his release. He is an excellent public speaker and has above-average intelligence, acting as his own lawyer at his trial.
For those reasons, sources say, police have been watching him closely, knowing any parole breaches would land him back behind bars, where he could be forced to serve the remaining 10 years of his sentence.

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As many food traditions as there are for Christmas, New Year's celebrations have always had a somewhat less significant and much less 'strict' array of dishes on offer (at least in my family). I suppose most people cook so much for Christmas that by the time it's New Year's everyone feels like something easy and quick, yet celebratory food for the occasion. In my family we often prepared some light salads, different kinds of herring and finger foods. Here in Australia I haven't yet quite figured out what dishes 'should' be on the New Year's Eve menu.
This red cabbage and lentil salad may not be traditional, but I certainly wouldn't mind including it in my (yet non-existing) New Year's repertoire. I adore the deep, rich colours and the mild flavours perfect to accompany any other dish you may want to have on the table. This makes a big batch suitable to be scooped on a big platter and shared amongst friends.
New Year's Salad
(serves 4)
1/4 red cabbage
1 medium sized beetroot
100g beluga lentils
2 tablespoons sherry or apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or flaxseed oil
1 tablespoon red peppercorns, slightly crushed
5 tablespoons raw, unsalted pepitas
1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
1 teaspoon ground celery seed
pinch of sea salt
1. Cook the beluga lentils in plenty of water until just tender (about 20 minutes). Drain and place in a large mixing bowl.
2. Thinly slice the cabbage and julienne the beetroot. Add in to the bowl and toss well with the lentils.
3. Add in vinegar and oil and the red peppercorns.
4. Place the pepitas, mustard seeds and celery seed in a dry frying pan. Season with salt and toast for a few minutes on medium heat until the mustard seeds start to 'pop'. Add the mixture into the bowl with the rest of the ingredients and toss well to combine.


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Halloween - Themed Birthday Cake
I did this cake for my Birthday Cakes 4 Free - MN kids - for October birthdays. This pattern is included in the Wilton 2010 yearbook and was a lot of fun to do. The haunted house topper is royal icing. The cakes were 10" chocolate filled with chocolate ganache and buttercream, 8" white filled with buttercream, and a single 6" chocolate layer - all covered with MMF. The cupcake toppers are fondant. The piping work is buttercream. Thanks so much for looking!


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If you have uninstalled PDF Generator 7.2.2 you may notice that the SQL service has been left behind. You will need to remove this service manually to do a completely clean uninstallation.
In order to remove the SQL service in Windows, you can follow these instructions:
Run Regedit or regedt32.
Find the registry entry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services
Find the service there and delete it.
You may wish to look at the keys and see what files the service was using and perhaps delete them also.
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Dog-friendly Terrington Saint Clement Cottages & 3 Dogs
This lovely detached bungalow converted from a barn is quietly situated, adjacent to the owner's home and overlooks open countryside. Whilst providing very comfortable holiday accommodation for family groups, in particular for older family members. This village is the home of the African Violet Centre and the…
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31 January 1980 — Downs, Osborne Co., Kansas
From the Downs News & Times Thursday, January 31, 1980 (Kansas)
Lee Hefley retired January 25 after 25 years as a rural mail carrier in Downs, his last delivery being at the LeaRoy Wolfe home in the west part of Downs. Lee jokingly said he planned to sleep til noon and seriousy added he was so far behind in his work he didn't know where to start. Lee has hobbies of woodworking, wood carving, hunting, fishing, observing wildlife and most outdoor sports.
Lee said, "I'm just going to stay by the fire and watch it snow for awhile then we'll probably take off in the spring for awhile." Lee said he really appreciated his patrons over the years. "They've always helped me when I needed it and I think they always would." he concluded. Henry Mertz has been the substitute for Lee for 20 years. Lee said he has been very faithful, always ready when he needed him and that was worth a lot to him.


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Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) is a program committed to the preservation and celebration of America's outdoor sculptures. SOS! works to generate appreciation, enthusiasm, and a sense of ownership for America's largest collection of art and to promote outdoor sculpture as an education resource.
Nationwide, nearly 7,000 volunteers collected information about the history and condition of their communities' public sculpture. Unfortunately, they discovered that much of America's outdoor sculpture is at risk. More than half of the 32,000 public sculptures documented by SOS! volunteers needed conservation or maintenance.
SOS! is taking steps to help communities save their treasures. SOS! works with partners of all kinds—community groups, students and teachers, state and local agencies, civic organizations, preservation agencies, and service clubs—to focus attention on the preservation of outdoor sculpture and to use these treasures as an educational resource.
SOS! is supported by major contributions from Target Stores, National Endowment for the Arts, Pew Charitable Trusts, Getty Grant Program, and Henry Luce Foundation, among others.
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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
Since this is a relatively new issue, most sales managers have not been trained how to help their team regain their focus to drive productivity (a.k.a. sales). Industry experts have weighed in on this issue. If they were talking to a sales manager about how to focus their sales team and drive productivity, they suggest…

 "In tough times, sellers must be at the top of their game. As a sales manager, your job is to infuse your team with fresh thinking - to make sure they have the knowledge and skills to deal with today's challenges. Start a "book of the month" club. Register for webinars or teleseminars put on by sales experts. Encourage sign up for sales e-newsletters. Lead weekly "how we won" sessions. For maximum impact, start now!"

 — Jill Konrath, Sales Strategist … author, "Selling to Big Companies"

 "Sales managers must help salespeople to maintain clarity, calm their nerves, help them function, keep them positive, get them motivated, challenge them to perform, urge them to fill their pipelines and hold them accountable to all of that. And talking the talk isn't quite enough. When conducting pre-call strategizing, coaching must include how the account or call plan will be executed—with role play—so that sales managers are certain their salespeople truly have the ability to get it done. Your pipelines may have been thrown into a holding pattern. Orders haven't canceled or been lost to competitors; they are simply delayed. The sooner that everyone gets over their initial reaction to the recession and gets back to just doing business, the sooner that money will loosen up and start changing hands again."

 — Dave Kurlan, Sales Development Expert, and author of "Baseline Selling"

 "To get the malaise out of your sales team give them permission to press the "off button" and shut out the negative media. Protect sellers' natural optimism—have contests for the best joke of the day, buy coffee for the winner. Equip them with the winning words—role-play the very words decision-makers long/need/want to hear: which are how your product increases revenues; decreases expenses; mitigates risk."

 — Leslie Buterin, founder ColdCallingNetNews.com

 "We read and hear the doom and gloom every day about this economy. Well, I believe we need to start managing our attitudes and mindsets, as well as our sales efforts. It is time to look at all the challenges, issues and problems as OPPORTUNITIES wearing disguises. Strip off the disguises, identify the opportunity and deliver a solution. Be positive, persistent, proactive and patient in this time of change."

 — J. Glenn Ebersole, "Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach"

 "Here's my best piece of advice to those leading sales teams today: Do all you can to continually boost your staff's confidence—confidence in themselves, confidence in their product, and confidence in the problems your product solves for your customers. Suggestions on how to do that: Remind them of successful case studies often. Feed them creative ways to confidently answer your top objections. Work with them one-on-one to develop their own individual style, so they sound and act naturally confident. Today's customers have NO margin for error in choosing their suppliers; do all you can to help your staff be the ones that others can trust to make them look good!"

 — Bill Guertin, CEO, The 800-Pound Gorilla and author of "Reality Sells: How To Keep Customers Coming Back Again and Again by Marketing Your Genuine Story"

 "Many sales teams are not only going through a big wake up call on the economic front, but are going through an earth moving generational shift…from Baby Boomers and Generation X running the show to men and women under the age of 30 making critical business decisions for our organizations. At the end of the day, they want to know "How are my ideas being incorporated and actually applied to our sales processes to make us better at what we do?"

 — Bea Fields, Leadership and Generation Y Consultant and co-author of the book "Millennial Leaders: Success Stories From Today's Most Brilliant Generation Y Leaders"

 "To create momentum, keep your sales team focused on what they need to do today, or this week, by implementing a 20 point system. On this system, they earn points for doing the right types of sales activities: conversations, appointments booked, face-to-face meetings, referrals, closed files and closed business. The focus on the right kind of activities with targeted prospects will result in creating the desired energy."

 — Danita Bye, President of Sales Growth Specialists

 "Sales managers should hold a meeting with their sales teams with a focus on creating two lists: one containing the things the salespeople CAN'T control, and one containing the things they CAN control. Managers should then encourage their salespeople to focus 100% of their attention on the things they CAN control. Nothing blows away feelings of helplessness like having an action plan and TAKING DAILY ACTION against that plan."

 — Alan Rigg, Sales Performance Expert, and author of "How to Beat the 80/20 Rule in Sales Team Performance"

 "Downturn leadership requires laser-like focus. Focus to reinforce customer service, existing customer relationships, and presence in the marketplaces. This results in improved perception of market position and stronger, more profitable customer relationships (again, what every sales leader wants more of). Focus on the "vital few"—the 20% of customers, product lines, industries that has the greatest impact. Do not only rely on your instincts to identify your vital few—use data to determine the truth about your sales and customers."

 — Lee J. Colan, Ph.D., author of "Sticking to It: The Art of Adherence"

 "During this time of stress, management needs to attend to the emotional needs of their sales professionals. Part of that attention is to help them understand what they can change and what is beyond their abilities to change. For example they can change their attitude in how they approach each day, keeping a positive focus and working to produce results. What they can't change is how the market will fluctuate on an hour by hour basis."

 — Gregory Stebbins, Ed.D., internationally recognized Sales Psychologist

 "Sales managers need to roll up their sleeves and join the team. The worst thing to do in this situation is to add pressure from above with no active participation in the solution. The sales teams I've coached tell me that because I'm in the trenches with them, they are more motivated—even in tough times. Your sales team needs to know you are in it with them. Together you will conquer!"

 — Shannon Kavanaugh, president of Go-To-Market Strategies

 "There has never been a more critical time for sales leaders to work overtime to ensure that their teams remain focused and fully motivated: Attitude is, after all, that small thing that makes such a big difference. Strong leadership from the front, and by example, is the only way to reverse the downward spiral that comes with self-limiting beliefs and fears."

 — Jonathan Farrington, Chairman of The Sales Corporation

 "In order to re-energize your team you need to help them become more successful. The fastest way you can do that is by establishing a killer sales strategy that focuses on a moderate amount of ideal clients. An effective strategy positions you as the industry expert, educates the client/prospect on how to run their business better, sets the buying criteria and establishes doing business with you as a forgone conclusion. Your sales people will be fired up because they are closing lots of business, making good money and loving life!"

 — Andy Miller, sales strategist

 "Although the current economic situation presents problems for you and your sales team, it also presents unprecedented opportunities. There are still prospects buying and customers purchasing additional products and services, and your competitors are facing the same daunting and depressing news. Salespeople who overcome their lethargy and seek new business can turn this economic downturn into a record-breaking year. Empathize with their issues, but emphasize the tremendous opportunities your team has while their competition is sitting on the sidelines."

 — Paul McCord, management consultant and author of the "Sales and Sales Management Blog"

 "The key to making the sale in this economy is to help your team stay focused on solving real customer problems and enabling them to add immediate value to their business. We have been in this economic situation before and we will be here again—the strong will survive and 20% of sales people will exceed their quota in spite of the economy. Our job as sales managers is to not let the economy become the excuse for non performance and lack of productivity."

 — Julie Thomas, President and CEO of Value Selling Associates and author of "ValueSelling: Driving up Sales One Conversation at a Time"

 "The sales manager needs to communicate the company's vision, mission, values, goals, and expectations to the sales team weekly and then reward their accountability. The senior management team must define and communicate the criteria for a profitable customer and all sales efforts need to be focused on securing and managing those accounts. The sales professionals, who learn how to thrive in this economy, will develop skills and talents that will guide them to long-term success."

 — Janet Boulter, Profitability Consultant, Center Consulting Group

 "Salespeople will be excited to come to work when they adopt a referral-selling strategy. They'll meet with decision makers, shorten their sales process, and convert prospects to clients more than 50% of the time—while acing out the competition and landing new, profitable clients. They'll meet only with the people they want to meet and who want to meet them. What an irresistible proposition! Money in their pockets. What a great motivator!"

 — Joanne Black, founder of No More Cold Calling and author of "No More Cold Calling™: the Breakthrough System That Will Leave Your Competition in the Dust"

 "The issue has become one of finding and sustaining mental energy. Not just the energy you and your team need to achieve sales. Even more important is your ability to sustain the enthusiasm, calm and inspiration needed to get your team through these torrid times. Instead of work life balance, it's about getting the right flow of personal energy input and business energy output. Having an enjoyable personal interest that enables you to switch off is a good start."

 Peter Nicholls, Director, Work Leisure International

 "My recommendation is simple. Identify specifically two things that your sales professionals have done well to adjust to the new marketplace. Once you determine them, discuss two to three areas that you both agree are in need of development. Reach out to all your sales professionals and repeat this process. Compile the responses and put together a measurable action plan for your team. And don't forget to follow through."

 — Charles Brennan Jr., President of Brennan Sales Institute and author of "Sales Questions That Close the Sale"

 "Employ equal doses of inspiration, motivation, and oversight to simultaneously raise morale and maintain production levels. Use anecdotes from well-known figures in history who've met and overcome challenges. Set specific short-term goals, and monitor progress against them. Project an air of optimism, and lead by example. Direct the team to focus with laser-like discipline on only those opportunities that have real legs. Provide oversight to ensure they are maintaining that focus."

 — Craig James, sales consultant and trainer, president of Sales Solutions

 <a href="http://www.managesmarter.com/msg/content_display/columns/e3ifd8da3b8f313... here to discover why your reps are unfocused, and to read more expert advice in <a href="http://www.managesmarter.com/msg/content_display/columns/e3ifd8da3b8f313... B. Salz's "Sales Architects" column at SalesandMarketingManagement.com.

 Lee B. Salz is a sales management guru who helps companies hire the right sales people, on-board them, and focus their sales activity using his sales architecture® methodology. He is the President of Sales Architects, the C.E.O. of Business Expert Webinars and author of the award-winning book, "Soar Despite Your Dodo Sales Manager." Lee is an online columnist for Sales and Marketing Management Magazineand the host of the Internet radio show, "Secrets of Business Gurus." Look for Lee's new book in February 2009 titled, "The Sales Marriage" where he shares the secrets to hiring the right sales people. He is a passionate, dynamic speaker and a business consultant. Lee can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 763.416.4321.


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The HP TouchPad Review: webOS on the Big Screenby Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/17/2011 11:11 PM EST
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vision33r - Sunday, July 17, 2011 - linkI am not kidding, because I don't think these tablets today are useful at all. I've used the Asus Transformer with the KBD dock since it was out and I find the experience from counter-productive to just plain atrocious. Today's ultra portable laptops and netbooks got it all covered.
Honeycomb is really a poor Tablet OS because without my keyboard dock, I felt the touchscreen UI is really lacking in this form factor. So many apps just aren't well designed for the landscape mode. Even native apps like Zinio or book reader apps perform so awfully slow on Honeycomb like they aren't optimized.
I've used the HP Touchpad just the other day and found it to be snappy and a pleasurable experience. But I'm not sold, it felt like it was missing something. Apps!
That's why I said people don't really want a tablet, they want the iPad because there are thousands of apps for everything that you need.
The OS really is not the most important feature of these OSes, it's the apps. The OS with the best and most abundant quality apps is the one people want. Reply
Conner_36 - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkthats why people choose pc over mac more often than not. Reply
tecknurd - Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - linkNot true. Gamers will be using Windows. Mac still works for everybody except gamers. Game industry is housed in Windows.
FYI, Mac is a PC too. I prefer to say Mac VS Windows. Reply
cknobman - Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - linkSure a Mac will work but the majority of people do not choose them, sorry that is a fact not an opinion.
The reason for that is also in large part due to the selection of applications and compatibility. Reply
Lask001 - Monday, August 22, 2011 - linkNo, people use macs because they are easy. Windows still have better applications, they just aren't as idiot proof. Reply
anishannayya - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkThe iPad is a tablet.
I'm still rocking the traditional tablet: running Windows. :)
Can't go wrong with a ThinkPad X Series Tablet Computer (running Win. 7). Reply
dookiex - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - linkI have one of the old school traditional tablets. It's one of the most useless things ever thought up since the touch interface is rarely used and the damn notebook is like a brick. I'll stick with my iPad thank you very much ;) Reply
thesaxophonist111 - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkExactly. No one cares that the iPad runs iOs. What they care about is the thousands of apps it has. If another tablet comes out with that many apps, and a competitive price, Apple's in hot water. That will be hard. Reply
vol7ron - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkI'm not sure that's true.
The number of useful apps is really limited, which is one of the reasons many people never complained about the initial 200 app limitation - you just delete one of the silly apps that you never really used. Those that are useful are very popular and programmers have ported them across multiple OSes.
I think people are more likely to get the OS that also meshes with existing devices, mainly because they're app-locked. If you spent $300 on apps for your phone, you probably don't want to switch OSes and spend another $300 for your tablet. Plus, your existing apps will sync between devices (notes, email, budget apps). Having everything Apple (notebook, phone, tablet, TV, Air) makes things easier for some people.
People might not care about the OS so much as efficiency and performance (battery life and run speed). Reply
dookiex - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - linkActually, it is true. Let's forget the total number of apps available and instead focus on the number of USEFUL apps. iOS and the App Store still has that in spades. For the casual consumer, the App Store is filled with quality casual games and misc. entertainment apps. For the productivity-minded user, iOS and the App Store is STILL the go to place for productivity apps. Just take a look at professional apps that are available to business users (most if not all DM vendors have their own apps that will hook you into your enterprise DM, there's also CRM apps that hooks into the big CRM enterprise apps, same goes for RM, Gotomeeting and Webex first appeared on iOS outside of their desktop counterparts, etc. Heck, there's been actual court trials where the counsel brought in the iPad to show all their exhibits because out of all the different means of presenting exhibits, the iPad was the best fit for the purpose).
The reality is that the BULK of the iPad customers purchased it because of what was promised in the commercial and news articles. Namely something that is easy to use and serves basic computing needs well (browsing the internet, watching videos, listening to music, and of course, apps). They've also heard about how the iPad has been utilized in many different professional capacities (education, medical, etc.). THAT'S what is moving the iPad off the shelves as soon as it arrives on aforementioned shelves.
For all intent and purpose, the majority of iPad owners bought it not because they wanted a tablet. The reality is that they may not even know that there's a class of computers called tablets. All they know is that Apple makes this product called the iPad and that the iPad does pretty much everything they think a computer can do and it's like carrying around a magazine. Luckily the iPad fits into the minds of most consumers as to what a computer is and should do. We of course know better and know that a full computer is MUCH more capable than any iPad but then again, we're not just some Joe Shmoe, we're at the minimum, power users. We're not the core iPad customers but luckily, the iPad has been sufficient even for folks like us.
So, ultimately how does something like webOS, Windows Phone 7, and android fit into the equation? Well, they basically don't because they really haven't been able to promise the "does almost everything your computer can do" as well as Apple has. The reason for this is due to 3rd party app support. Face it, the core audience is not going to give a hoot if something like whatever the iOS game of the week is will eventually hit android. They just want whatever device will play whatever app that is buzzing around with hype now. For the enterprise, the enterprise is not going to go for a device which currently isn't supported currently by their DM vendor (you can tell that I work in IT and deal a lot with content management systems). They need the support now, not later. Developers and vendors alike develop for iOS first and android they often will or will not develop for but there is a big delay before it hits platforms other than iOS. Now you might argue that android outsells iOS but think about this. The devices that are flying off the shelves for android are phones. If you go into a mobile phone shop or a big box retailer, the bulk of the phones they sell are android devices. Even for a person who just wants a simple phone to make calls and text on, there's a VERY high possibility that they will walk out with a android device. Do they necessarily care or even know about android? No, they just wanted a phone and it was probably on sale or free so they walked out of the store with it. It can be pretty safe to say that a HUGE chunk of android users didn't intentionally go out to buy a android device, they just needed a phone and that was the one that was probably pushed on them at the store. Let's face it, if dad or mom who just needs a phone to replace their broken dumb phone and they walk into Verizon and the sales rep goes "Oh, you want something economical? Here's a great phone, it's $50 with contract AND it's JUST LIKE AN IPHONE!" guess what, they are probably going to leave the store with that phone because #1 it's cheap and practically free #2 they don't really know what android or iOS is but when someone says that "it's just like an iphone" it sounds like a good thing.
To summarize, the majority of users DO NOT CARE. As long as the thing does what they expected it to do. In this regard, Apple keeps winning because out of everything else out on the market today, their products requires the LEAST amount of learning to use (admittedly there are quite a number of confusing settings and features for most users in Apple products but the key take away is that even without knowing about those features and settings, one can be pretty sure that the product will still work up to the customer's expectations because the core features are pretty straight forward and anywhere that Apple could cut down on direct user intervention, they do, think of it like a toaster, you really don't need instructions to operate a toaster, Apple is basically making things as close to brain dead operations to a toaster as possible). Reply
bigboxes - Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - linkPlease. How many fart apps do you need? :p
Anand, I notice that you mention Wi-Fi connectivity. Can the Touchpad access network drives and/or can it map a network drive? Part of the appeal of a tablet is not just to access the internet, but to access the intranet as well. It is disappointing that there is limitations placed on video formats and file size. Will there be 3rd-party apps (web browser, media player,etc.) that allow better functionality or is this a hardware/OS limitation?
One thing that is missing from this review is HP's support of the homebrew community. I would assume that there will be many programmers out there who will provide free apps and patches that will augment the touchpad. This will allow you to fix a lot of the devices shortcomings. Come to think about it that is one of the most important aspects of this platform: the ability to do what you want with your device. Whereas Apple locks down their device to ensure uniform performance, HP allows us techies the option to tinker wtih our hardware as we see fit. Thanks for the review Anand! Reply
tecknurd - Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - linkI disagree and you talk like an Apple fan. To my own eyes iPads are restrictive. I can not go to any site with out getting an F grade. iPad are not productive when they can not handle Flash. Unfortunately the Internet still uses Flash.
The problem with any OS is applications. Until developers adventure to other OS, applications will be limited. Linux has the same problems and still have the problems with having good applications. In Linux there are applications for office tasks such as OpenOffice, but I would not use it for a business because it is very limited.
Of course it is not the OS. It is the applications for tablets or for any computer. If I am force to buy an iPad like you say, I would just get a Mac book Air or similar.
I against the iPad and iPhone because I think there is something better from other brands. Actually this is true and Apple wants those brands kicked out. I do not support such a thing. Reply
codedivine - Sunday, July 17, 2011 - linkThe WebOS internals folks have stepped up and released a patch that reduces the amount of logging the OS does. Apparently it seriously improves performance. If the OS is indeed doing a whole bunch of disk IO that it shouldn't be doing, that will explain a lot of the lag issues. Reply
AmdInside - Sunday, July 17, 2011 - link"The application launch time is livable however, it's something you can get used to and hope that HP will improve over time. There are two bigger issues with the TouchPad's performance that are harder to deal with."
I beg to differ. This is the major reason why I sold my iPad 1 to get the ipad 2. When I tested an iPad2 after a friend bought one, I couldn't believe how much faster it launched apps. I could never get used to the launch time of the iPad 1. I am really happy with the iPad2's application launch times. I could not imagine going back to an iPad 1. Reply
cioxx - Sunday, July 17, 2011 - linkHP isn't about building and nurturing consumer ecosystems and neither was Palm with its latest incarnation after WebOS introduction. HP's DNA is basically moving large amounts of units to corporate/conservative customers and getting on to the next model.
The fact that they announced a faster Touchpad after 2 weeks of having released the first one is testament to that schizophrenic behavior.
There is absolutely no guarantees that WebOS will get better or that HP leadership will get their heads out of their ass and behave like a consumer-friendly company.
Just look at their idiotic ads to get an idea what decision-makers at the company consider to be hip or relevant.
The "It's not an iPad" crowd is pretty tiny and I've yet to see a credible tablet on the market which answers the fundamental question - "Why get this instead of an iPad?" Reply
halihassan - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkin the mail section you mention that there is no way to mark multiple emails for deletion. This is not true; when multiselect is enabled, the email app allows you to delete, flag, and move multiple emails. Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkWow you're right, I definitely missed that! Fixed!
Take care,
Anand Reply
arbarath - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkNice Review..
I personally use Eee Pad transformer, It personally satisfies all my needs. I went n bought a tablet that it should reduce the usage of my Laptop or PC atleast by 40 to 50% and its doing it although it cannot replace entirely.
There are lot of space for performance improvement on honeycomb, but i like it thus far. Regional Fonts are missing in honeycomb, like mine (Tamil) its the biggest thing i miss so far .. I stream movies from my Home Server using smb including all formats, transfer files like you do on desktop or laptop.its great.
HP tablet looks nice and it will be an intersection of iOS and Android. Card feature is really interesting and nice.
Great review. keep it up. thanks. Reply
Omid.M - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkAwesome review, Anand.
Looks like the tablet to beat if HP can issue some updates to address the bugs you pointed out. Have you sent a list of these bugs (scenarios in which they were encountered, so they can be reproduced) to the product manager for the Touch Pad or a media relations person at HP? If not, you really should.
Google +, Google & Amazon music integration, Netflix, and better battery life (and no hiccups) would make this the ultimate tablet. I'd pick one up asap if those were addressed; I'm not sure how swiftly HP would do that, though.
Some errors I spotted in the review:
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(Page title the error was spotted on)
It does get worse on the [PlayBook] unfortunately.
[TouchPad, ]
(HP app catalog)
[Seek] shelter or [be] a hermit with your new tablet are the only present day solutions.
[IT's] still a [dual-issue] in-order architecture
[dual-issue,] --- add comma
With a few benign apps [open] the TouchPad multitasking experience is fine.
[open, ] --- add comma
@moids Reply
Impulses - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkExcellent review, it's a shame webOS isn't gaining traction any faster and HP isn't pushing devices out the door any faster... WP7's UI design is interesting, but webOS has features that still make many honest Android and iOS users jealous.
I would've loved to see where that IM conversation about GPUs was going. ;) BTW, I don't know about iOS, but there's like half a dozen Android solutions for synchronizing or connecting your phone to a PC in order to be able to SMS from the PC, and even view the phone's notifications. I don't think there's any Honeycomb solution yet tho, short of Google Voice, which not everyone can use or integrate. Reply
Conner_36 - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkto put it simply on the ipad there are apps for that Reply
Hrel - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkWhen did this become CellTech.com? Seriously at first I appreciated the coverage, but really when the OS and hardware is all basically the same you don't need to review EVERY SINGLE PRODUCT RELEASED!!!! Give us bench marks sure, so we can compare specs. Write maybe a page about your impressions on customizations and screen and what not; but that should be it. Why all the articles on this mostly the same crap? Why can't you be this devoted to laptops? There are still TONS of interesting laptops out there you haven't even talked about. I'm not just talking keyboards and screens here, but significant amounts of hardware you simply DO NOT have benchmarked.
I almost feel like you need to move all this tablet/smartphone/blah blah blah crap to it's own site. I'm sick of seeing it. It's stupid and most people simply do not need it. It's not that interesting and you are focusing WAY too much on it. Reply
Hrel - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkP.S. WHY would I buy a 500 dollar tablet when I can get a pretty good laptop for that same price?
Seriously these things need to drop down to 200 bucks or less without a 8000 dollar contract; this shit is insane. Only handheld I care about at all are PSP Vita and everything made my Archos and you guys haven't touched on any of that AT ALL!!!!!!
Honestly, FUCK anything and everything that requires a contract!!!! Reply
jebo - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkI disagree, I'm really enjoying Anand's looks at the mobile industry.
Re: a $200 tablet, there's always the Nook Color.
Speaking of which, I would like to see the Nook Color mentioned more in these reviews. IMHO, it's still one of the top 3 choices for prospective Tablet buyers due to its cost and the screen quality. I would love to know how it more directly compares with the newer tablets. Reply
kmmatney - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkI bought a Nook for $189 on E-bay - direct from Barnes and Noble. It has flash enabled, but is a it under-powered. It works OK for my purposes - browsing on the couch, and entertainment while traveling. Other than that, it doesn't get used a whole lot, which is why I didn't want to spend more than $200. Reply
dookiex - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - linkI don't understand the logic to this. You don't want to spend more than $200 so you ended up with a underpowered and under-supported nook and thus basing off your expectations of tablet devices off of your nook experience. Illogical. Reply
Mumrik - Monday, August 22, 2011 - linkAnd that's why so many of us just picked up HP Touchpads for 99 or 149 bucks. Reply
Impulses - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkFirst off, your rant is way off base... Every single tablet can be bought sans contract. Are they overpriced? IMO, yes, but for millions of people who don't need a laptop (or who have a heavy/big laptop) these tablets are a prefect complement... And AT puts out the best tablet/smartphone reviews on the web, bar none. I really hope they don't slow down anytime soon, even though I'm not even in the market for a tablet right more.
My next upgrade will probably be an ultraportable to replace my netbook (as you said, a better way to spend $500-700), but there's other places on the web doing competent laptop reviews. Smartphone reviews in particular are awful almost anywhere else, completely devoid of facts or any empirical testing. I do agree that maybe they don't need to review as many mid-range models tho, the three different reviews of single core LTE VZW phones didn't really tell us anything different... But then again, those phones ARE VZW's high end models right now so others would disagree about the reviews' priority. Reply
sledge333 - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkI totally agree! Sick of all these so wanabee products! Give me a laptop any day. Give me a normal phone any day! Boys and their toys! More suitable for women who carry handbags, but for men, huh! Get a tailored made pair of jeans with a crunch proof pocket to protect it!
Add the cost whilst sitting outside some fancy coffee shop playing with your toy , because some bastard runs past and nicks it!
And anyone that wants to watch a movie on a piddley little screen or play games - save up your money for the opticians, you're gonna need it!
P.S I signed up today just because of the boring reviews on crap I will never use! Get back to computers not bloody toys! Reply
SongEmu - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkPersonally, I appreciate his attention to the rapidly changing scene of mobile technology... Granted, I'd love some PC hardware bench's... but what he's doing isn't a bad thing. Reply
TheTechSmith - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkI also like the product review choices. Not everyone who reads Anandtech is a PC gamer, and tablets and smart phones are evolving way faster than PC technology, so it makes sense that more coverage is required. There are still plenty of PC component reviews that benchmark using plenty of games for that market. This is a particular product review I was waiting for in fact. Although one review I would like to see is a revisited Boxee Box review, since the Boxee software has changed drastically since the first review, and it was promised at the end of first review to be done before last Christmas. Reply
justaviking - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkAs long as the phone and tablet reviews do not prevent traditional reviews of PCs, Laptops, and componets, then what's the problem? It takes me about 1 second to not read a review.
Anand has to follow the market and the industry. Should he be busy benchmarking floppy disk drives? Should he not consider the ability to properly play HD video? He needs to stay current with industry trends or AnandTech.com will become a relic of the past.
There are lots and lots of reviews here that are not relevant to my immediate purchasing needs. Many I read because they are interesting anyway, though some I skim over much faster than others.
Lastly, and I hesitate to say it, but there is no need for profanity. It is possible to strongly and passionately voice one's opinion with resorting to gutter language. It's not that I'm delicate and easily offended, it's just that it affects the overall character of this site which is usuall very professional, even when the various fan boys don't agree. This site has some of the best readers in the world, and let's keep the standards high. Reply
dookiex - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - linkNot only does Anand need to follow the market and industry, if he was to only review and report on PCs, laptops, and components, there would be very little content on the site! If you sat down and thought about it, there hasn't been any really breakthrough offerings in PC and components land in quite some time now. As for PC gaming, that market really died down since the 360 and PS3. Mobile casual gaming is also NOT helping matters in PC gaming land. Reply
thisisthetruthfolks - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkYou hit it spot on. Anand if you read these comments, I'm just trying to figure out why this site focuses so much on all these cell phone / tablets stuff when it's traditionally a PC and hardware site.
I think this site would be best off focusing on the CHIPS found in these devices, not so much the devices themselves.
And how come laptops get no attention? The biggest article you guys did on notebooks was a notebook GPU roundup that did nothing useful besides list all the available GPUs and categorize them as low end, mid range, or high end. Nothing in that article offered anything that the typical reader of this site didn't already know or couldn't find out on google.
Where is the reviews of notebook GPUs? No benchmarks of the 580m, no benchmarks of the 6990m, etc. etc. Sure there are some articles, but so many things are missing.
I subscribed to this site on twitter because I thought it had great reviews for GPUs/CPUs...only to find out that 99% of the time anandtech posts stuff about tablet computers that I couldnt care less about.
At least reading fudzilla is interesting. Except it has zero credibility. Maybe I'll subscribe to tom's hardware instead... Reply
sprockkets - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkDon't like the first review of webos since you are a tablet hater? Then don't come back here. But don't be a whiny bitch about it either. That's Steve's Job. Reply
Wardrop - Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - linkI've been wondering the same thing for the past year. I can only speak for myself, but I kind of see these articles as spam. I also hate the reviews of those boutique computers, as first of all, I get the impression AnandTech readers aren't on the market for a pre-built desktop computer, and second, a lot of these computers are only available in the U.S, and so are irrelevant for a lot of other readers (like many of the cellphone reviews). Laptop's I understand as they're popular and not something you can build yourself, but other than that, I'd like to see AnandTech focus more on desktop hardware and industry news. Anyone can give us reviews of mobile phones and tablets, but there aren't too many sites that can write an SSD anthology as comprehensively as AnandTech. That's their strength, and I'd love to see more of it. Reply
halihassan - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkI've yet to reach the end of this review, but so far it seems like you've covered the tablet fairly well. One item that I found missing (but is relatively unique) is the monthly Pivot magazine built into the App Catalog. I quickly discovered and downloaded several apps that way, and having used Android and iOS app stores I definitely think that gives HP a huge edge when it comes to discovering applications. Reply
halihassan - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkI agree that HP has a ways to go to fully integrate a wireless syncing solution, but it was nice that Box.net offers 50GB of storage for free to all TouchPad users. Box.net is built into Synergy, but it has yet to appear in the music or photo apps, just QuickOffice and its own app from what I can remember. Reply
Wander7 - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkI love that background with the light shreaking upwards towards the heavens. Reply
lunarx3dfx - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkAnand, could you let me know what build of the OS your touchpad is running? Ive noticed that the display models in stores are running build 16, whereas the release build is 41. I think there was some serious optimization done between those build, because ive had none of the performance issues experienced by reviewers on my touchpad. The experience is nice and snappy for me, albeit with the occasional stutter.
Also, HP already announced that the first ota is due out by the end of this month with bug fixes and optimizations.
I personally love my touchpad, and hardly even use my computers anymore for anything other than working in office and playing games. My touchpad has practically replaced every other device I have. I love it.
Also, this was sent from my HP Touchpad. :-) Reply
Saraandy - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkI loved the Comparison table, the most comfortable way to select the best! Thanks for the wonderful write-up on HP touch pad.Inspiring Designs; Creative Excellence!!! Reply
Oscarcharliezulu - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkThx Anand, great review I live the extent and depth compared to even print magazines.
Web-OS looks good, but I have to say it's a damn shame that really it's missed the market share and Apps boat. HP should use it's expertise to produce great hardware and merge it's webos features with android and become the premier blue-chip tablet maker that way. There is some evidence that developers are even favoring iOS over android as iOS users actually buy apps. What hope does webos have - wouldnt you develop for iOS, android or win8 tablet first way before this or playbook?
We've seen this type of wishful thinking before in the tech world. Perhaps IBM will bring out a tablet with os2 warp on it? Reply
audemars02 - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkwow,just like your veer review, this was a very fair and complete review. You clearly get what HP is going for and how great this tablet can be. A few quick comments for you on the review:
Keyboard - are you that you can resize the keyboard? just hold down the keyboard key on the bottom right and you get 4 size options. Also, you can press-and-hold on most keys to get additional symbols/characters
SMS forwarding - the Pre2 will be able to forward text messages as well once it gets a future software update as well. So the pre2, pre3 and veer will be able to do that
call forwarding - you can actually register the touchpad as a Bluetooth headset for any phone, not just webOS phones...this can be cool for people who dont have a webOS phone yet
app loading times - while it may be slower to load up apps at first, it really needs to be said that once loaded up as a card, app loading times become instantaneous due to webOS's awesome multitasking
touchstone - you may want to mention that you can still charge the touchpad on the touchstone, even when it is in the HP touchpad case. Its so convienent!
again, great job with your review. I cant wait to see how things get better after the OTA update we will be getting at the end of the month. Should fix a lot of the issues you mentioned
@audemars02 Reply
jamawass - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkGreat review as usual. However call logs for cell phones and skype are logged in the phone application.
Also a mention about printing to hp printers ( I have printed succesfully to my network connected mfc-6310, touchpad autodiscovered it effortlessly) would've rounded up your review. Thanks Reply
bobharp - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkThe review content and method was clear concise and informative.
Great work. I wish I felt I needed a tablet.
Will take a serious look at the Pre3.
Thanks! Reply
randinspace - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkWhen I read this sentence: "There's tons of room for innovation and we're seeing its competitors offer clear examples of that innovation," I started to wonder how long it would be before Apple sued HP if the TouchPad actually managed to take off. Reply
Conner_36 - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linki think they wont, because surprise surprise... Palm has patents! Most of these killer features are probably protected by patents and some of the obvious UI holes might be there to avoid law suites.
Apple isn't an 'evil' entity, its a business. They got pissed at google when they blatantly changed their andriod os from looking like rims to looking like ios. Android innovation is a step forward two steps backwards. Notice how apple tore the phone away from the carrier and googles fine with handing the market back? Reply
StormyParis - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkThanks for a very complete and informative review. Which casts this tablet under a better light than other reviews, and nicely highlights some strengths (speakers ! yes, watching movies requires good speakers !) and weaknesses. Reply
dagamer34 - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkThe UI for the TouchPad is there, the performance expected of it is not. Reply
steven75 - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkWhy buy this over an iPad 2? Reply
Conner_36 - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkbecause its a free market Reply
kmmatney - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkI agree - at this price there isn't much incentive. At this time, it seems like the iPad 2 is still the better device. I don't think WebOS gives you any more "freedom" than iOS. Reply
bpgd - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkThis is the review I have been waiting for. As always Anand's review is gold standard. He goes into details and really tells how the thing works. Reply
NeoReaper - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkI feel bad writing this comment because this is actually the first time I've ever posted anything on Anandtech and I've been coming to this site since its inception. I have a lot of respect for virtually every article I have ever read on this site written by Anand with the exception of this one. This is only an opinion but I feel like this review isn't nearly as critical as it should be. Based on what I've read in regards to performance, battery life, bugs, etc.. this device doesn't deserve the pass that you gave (at least that's the impression I get from reading this) This device has too many underlying flaws that haven't been addressed, mainly being the OS performance issues that have existed since the original Pre. Why criticize Skype performance when the screenshot you have cleaerly shows a large number of system services sapping CPU usage for no good reason? I mean, really? Pulseaudio is using almost 27% CPU usage. Maybe I'm interpreting this review incorrectly... I just feel that you were hoping for this device to deliver but reality it doesn't and you're simply hoping that OS updates will resolve the performance issues. If you want to believe that, why not expect the competition to make an update to the OS which boasts features that will make it better for office productivity? Hope is for fanboyism, a reviewer should be deliver facts without twisting it with what could be. Your final words are completely contradictory to itself. I hope you re-examine your review. As I've said already, I have great respect for you, Anand, and I've praised virtually every article you have ever written, but this article I cannot. Reply
lunarx3dfx - Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - linkOne thing you might want to keep in mind though, is that while pulseaudio was using 27% of CPU resources, is that necessarily HP's fault? I would be more inclined to believe that the fault lies with the developers of pulseaudio for not making a well optimized app.
Now, I'm not excusing the glaring flaws with the Touchpad, however I have not noticed the majority of the performance issues reviewers have seen with my personal TP. That's why in an earlier comment I wanted to know what build of the OS Anand's unit is running. I think reviewers got an earlier build that may not be as optimized as the release build.
I was in Staples the other day, and the demo unit was running build 16 whereas the release models are running build 41. Reply
NeoReaper - Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - linki see your comment regarding the build number now, it would be very interesting to hear back from Anand regarding the build he was running and whether or not any performance issues have really been fixed. as for the pulseaudio thing, pulseaudio is a linux audio service so the state of its optimization would be HP's fault. It is not a third party application. As I said, my main gripe with the review is that even in the final words portion of his article, many statements are contradictory. How productive can it be when he states that the unit is runs slower than its main competitors in virtually every aspect? How can you justify weight and size with such poor battery life and performance? Maybe I'm being a bit too harsh but the problem is, all the underlying "performance" issues that he states are in the Touchpad are the same problems that plagued the Pre, Pixi, and Pre2. I would love for HP to "fix" the performance issue, but maybe its not really that easy to "fix". Reply
lunarx3dfx - Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - linkI forgot about pulse being a linux service. Whoops. lol. I can expplain the extra weight and thickness of the device though. Well, HP did. The reason it is so much thicker and heavier according to them, which makes sense to me, is the inclusion of the inductive charging coils. Reply
NeoReaper - Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - linkahh, ok ok, that makes sense. Reply
Leonick - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkThe keyboard is actually pretty impressive compared to the competitors, having both a numbers row with special characters and a tab key.
I also like how it handles the settings compared to iOS, having settings in the individual apps make a lot more sense in my mind that a centralized app, still iOS apps can do this if the developers choose to and when there are any settings you might want to change more than once or while running the app the generally do so.
Seems they got notifications pretty right for a tablet too. Pretty similar to how honeycomb does it it looks like. I think the system coming with iOS 5 will do fine for the iPad but it's still not perfect, it seem to be lacking statusbar icons to show that you have notifications and it would be neat if it could display upcoming calendar events and not just events with reminders (like the cydia app Lockinfo does).
Also, it was mentioned how the system was similar to notifications on a PC, well that's understandable, they do have plans to put WebOS on PCs. Reply
Belard - Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - linkI agree with you on the keyboard. When I played with the Playbook, I noticed the keyboard right away and LOVE it... iOS and Android should COPY this onto their own devices... ah, let the lawsuits fly.
When you have passwords that are combos of numbers and letters, going back and forth can through you off (it does me).
I'd give HP/WebOS a 10 for the keyboard. I'd give Android and iOS a 6 in comparison.
The Settings Icons for WebOS are a pain.... You have to open one after the other, and if you DON'T close the, they'll stay in memory - constantly running. Reply
eallan - Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - linkHow can you not give android a 10 in the keyboard department? Don't like the stock one? Use any number of amazing tablet keyboards like SwiftKey. Reply
Belard - Monday, August 22, 2011 - linkI stated why the Android Keyboard works... just not great.
Having that 5th row would be nice. Reply
cjfryer - Monday, July 18, 2011 - linkAvailable for download and appears functional. I haven't used the iPad app much but swiping to advance pages works just fine on the TouchPad. Reply
ebolamonkey3 - Saturday, August 06, 2011 - linkHey Anand, any chance we'd get an update on the new software? Reply
Belard - Monday, August 22, 2011 - linkno. Reply
Belard - Monday, August 22, 2011 - linkHP has disconnected this product and future support....
There are some nice things about WebOS... the hardware blows.
On the 20th, stores that sold the Touchpad device starting selling them for $100 (16GB) and $150 (32GB).
Selling for $500, same as an Apple iPad2. The TouchPad didn't have the specs, the apps of function against the number #1 selling tablet. Things like no ability to actually take pictures with the camera... is stupid. Reply
Paulman - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - linkWell, according to Anand and Brian Klug, the hardware is just fine: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4658/its-not-qualcom... Reply


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Nancy Rappaport says...
Good luck with launching Missing Lucile.
I am an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and
wrote a memoir In Her Wake : A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide.
I resonated with your interview in Harvard Gazette that we all have missing information in our family and how much it means to find a narrative.


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Mike Pelfrey pitched another gem as he threw the equivalent of a complete game and kept the San Diego Padres to one run. After surrendering that run in the first inning, he was superb going nine innings.
It was looking like another outing where a lack of run production could have stymied another great pitching performance. That was not to be as Ike Davis hit the walk-off homer, his only hit of the game, to put the Mets up 2-1 in the bottom of the 11th inning. It was the third walk-off of the year and all of them were won with a home run.
Jose Reyes got the Mets on the board in the seventh inning with another solo shot that had to be reviewed. It was just his second home run of the season. He went 2-for-4 with a walk.
The game almost was won in the bottom of the 10th when Angel Pagan hit a shot to right that a fan interfered with. It turned out it landed just below the orange line, so Pagan was kept to a triple. However, with two outs, Jason Bay grounded out, completing an 0-for-5 night including three strikeouts.
Pelfrey didn't allow a walk and struck out six on 103 pitches. He got the no-decision so he is still 8-1 on the season with a 2.23 ERA. He is undefeated at Citi Field.
The Mets are now four games over .500. Johan Santana tries to keep the streak going Wednesday night. I sound like a broken record, but the Mets must score behind him.


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When mentioning The Game, far too often does his contribution to charities go unspoken for. Following news of the basketball court that the rapper built at his home for his youth AAU team to practice, he created another interesting experience for his sneakerhead fans at his home.
Nice Kicks reports that the Compton native sold and auctioned off hundreds of pairs of sneakers, with all of the proceeds going to his charity, The Robin Hood Project. The "everything must go" shoe liquidation tied into Game's estate sale. Based on photos, fans purchased heat including, but not limited to the Nike Air Yeezy II, Air Jordan 5 "Fire Red," and the Air Jordan 1 "Old Love, New Love" pack.
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Lots of people ask, now and then, whether they should have a "Home" button on their main menus. They ask whether it's redundant (and therefore maybe confusing) when the user is actually already ON the home page, or if it's redundant if the logo is clickable to home (which is very very common on the web, and therefore can be considered a web design "standard" (users have expectations that logos are clickable and go home because so many sites do just that).Item number 43 has caught many people's eyes for example.
Epic Bagel did a usability study for a client who removed the Home button from the regular navigation, leaving the clickable logo as the only way back to the home page.
You (probably) still need a Home link (this is a blog post about the result, not a usability study itself).
Interesting stuff! Especially as I'm finishing up two site redesigns: one has a Home button, and one does not.
It's not safe to assume that users will know to click on the logo to return home.However, the home link is not especially important because what reason do you have to go to the home page? So it can go on top secondary links or footer links, especially if the room in the main navigation is tight.
You can't rely on everyone knowing that clicking on the logo will be a link to the home page (not least because not all sites do that), so I would always include 'home' in the main navigation.
I generally keep the same navigation on every page, for the sake of consistency. What I do usually do is to highlight the current page and put a normal cursor on :hover so that it doesn't look like a link.
(Although I'm not sure how much usability advice I can take from 'UX consultants' who use such pale text on a white background that even with perfect vision I'm struggling to read it...)
I prefer to keep the Home link active on the Home page. (Indeed, the same issue applies to all pages.) There will be times when someone is not sure if they are on the home page (although they should be sure, as the home link should be styled as current). If people aren't sure they're on the Home page and click an inactive Home link, is that going to make them any more sure? I doubt it. At least if they see the page refresh, they will be more convinced. I don't see the point of having a Home item in the menu if it's not a link.
As others have said, relying on people knowing to click the logo is a massive assumption that is sure to fail in a lot of cases.
Indeed. Remember that a substantial percentage of your site visitors are the people who, if they want to go to the CNN website, pull up Google and enter cnn.com as the search string.
Never assume they know anything.
I know, that bugged me to no end, but I assumed users with JS or something got better contrast... nope. I've sent them feedback.
My page with the Home button has a redundant home page, but that's ok. The site without the Home button also has a redundant home page, and that's also ok, but I don't know how many people actually want to go there.
(but but but!!! I'm going to actually do some usability testing this coming week!! Going to get a USB mike and download CamStudio and it's so exciting!!! woo!)
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First up, thanks for taking the time to link through to the article - glad you found it useful.
About the font colour, there is some method behind our madness!
We've been experimenting with different contrast levels of the main body copy. The intention was to see if the article headers become easy to identify and scan (most people fixate on headings before continuing to read the actual copy). Essentially, we wanted the main points in the articles to be quickly conveyed to readers.
The contrast levels you experienced certainly became unreadable on certain devices (designers, ourselves included, need to remember not everyone has a Mac). So, the colour contrast of the main body copy has now been increased to meet AA WCAG.
Sorry if this annoyed you at all or undermined our credibility - we put a lot of effort into the content and crafting the UI details of our apps and client projects - I hope in some way that will help to build a better picture of us and what we do.
Happy to take any questions about the particular project in the article.
If you want any tips on the usability testing coming up as well, feel free to ask (the other week I sat through 20 usability testing sessions with Mums and Mums to be which was quite a learning curve!)
Hi epicbagel. Thanks for stopping in. It's nice to have you around.
Hah, I spend a fair bit of time testing usability with one mum (my own) and that's enough work in itself.
The intention was to see if the article headers become easy to identify and scan (most people fixate on headings before continuing to read the actual copy). Essentially, we wanted the main points in the articles to be quickly conveyed to readers.
On one of my sites, I used a 1em "mgopen modata","dejavu sans",verdana,sans-serif; bodytext
and the headers are "hoefler text","urw bookman l",georgia,serif; (and from 1.2em up to 1.8em for the h1)
the blockiness of the serifs really seemed to bring the headers out.
On another site, body text was #333 (on #fff background) while headers were #000. This didn't stand out to me nearly as much as the huge difference in font families did on the other page. (I'll see how fast my testers find certain keywords doing tasks since the headers have most of those task-keywords)
It would seem your headers still stand out pretty well, though the equal spacing both above and below headers makes them kinda float in space. I've got a site that does that in some places and I've been thinking of bringing them closer to their text just so they "group" better.
You asked the testers to go to the home page, but was there any reason to naturally? Many home pages are absolutely useless (I'll point to twitter's as a good example. What exactly is the point of that page? Only a portal to the main URL, nothing more), but when there's something that's only available from a home page (like a limited offer, or a basic description of the service) then people might actively look for it or go back to it.
Thanks, this will be my first time (usability-test virgin!) and it's so darn hard to find people... more likely, I'll have questions after I make all my mistakes this first time. : )
Ordered the mike.
Here's a few things I normally do...
Just take your time. Explain they are not being tested. Tell them you want to hear positive and negative feedback ("You won't hurt my feelings"). Tell them there are no right or wrong questions - if it doesn't make sense it's the design not them. With the video - tell them it's only so you can review the session later ("You won't end up on YouTube!"). Try to leave it as long as possible before you interrupt. Redirect questions (Them: "Is this wrong?" You: "Is it wrong for you?")
Just a few... you've inspired me to write a post - perhaps a mini howto - for people starting our with testing
But really, just relax. The best thing you get out of testing isn't the design specific insight. Essentially, it's the insight into the intricacies of how people interact with technology. That you aren't designing for yourself and you cannot design for everybody.
Enjoy it
Tell them you want to hear positive and negative feedback ("You won't hurt my feelings")
I'm actually planning on telling them I didn't design the site at all ("just the colours" I'll say... nobody knows what HTML and CSS is anyway). If none of the other people are there then I expect people will worry less about bringing stuff up, since it won't be my feelings they're hurting, nor would I be the one to have to look at all their nitpicks : )
With the video - tell them it's only so you can review the session later ("You won't end up on YouTube!")
I plan on screen capture and audio, and getting permission for both, and yes plan on making that clear twice (when they sign ok, and when they first sit down).They're going to be more worried about "this won't actually sign me up for your insurance will it?" cause I've already got 3 people asking if that's what would happen, lawlz. Because the back-end has to react and calculate and act real.
Essentially, it's the insight into the intricacies of how people interact with technology.
I always squirm when I see people going through forms with a mouse. Ha ha, they are in the majority I think. In any case, there's a bunch of stuff I'm assuming is already a problem (because it's stuff that doesn't make sense to me and I do know the site), but it'll be interesting to see if what I think are problems actually trip people up, and esp want to see where they get super confuzled. This is a site with mostly one goal but two semi-intricate forms, and it's for insurance, so I fret anyway : )
I've got Rocket Surgery Made Easy, and I've been actively reading up on usability and how/not testing (since about a year I think)... not the same as actually doing one, but my company does not value this kind of thing. I kept saying "it would be a good idea..." and they would be like "yeah it would" but nothing further...
So even tho I'm getting minimum wage and just the front-ender and nobody cares, I figure, whatever, I'll just buy the crap myself and buy lunch cards for the testers myself and just do it anyway. It would feel better if I had some support, but whatever.
Of course it is, unless the HOME button or link somehow is part of the design of the page.
I am going to keep mine clickable just because i think having it like that and changing it might mess with people
You would be very surprised at the high percentage of users I see doing just that. Instead of using the address bar and typing in the address, they either have google.com set as their homepage and type the address in the search box, or type in the address in the browser's search box.
It boggles my mind as to why they do that. And continue to do that even after I explain what the address bar is and how to use it. :nono:
As for a home button/link, I always include one. Don't assume that folks land at your home page. I've landed at a small handful websites through articles or blog posts via search engines, and after reading the article, wanted to see the home page for the most current content. Low and behold--no home link and no link from the logo.
So, never assume the "home" page is the point of entry.
I dont think very many people click the "home" button, however I think it's good to have, especially if you are dealing with "internet-newbies". I mean persoanally I'd just edit the current url to the main page if I want to go back, however I think people who dont use the internet that much might be clicking the home button sometimes.
Anyways, I'd say that you shouldnt change the "home" text to an icon. It's not common sence that it should lead to the home directory if its not named "home"
The problems I've always had with the home button is...
a) It takes up valuable above the fold real-estate.
b) much of the info on our homepages is redundant...essentially it tells the visitor "Hi, this is who we are, here are some current specials" and I've debated how useful that is to a visitor outside of a first impression.
However, the fact the second article mentioned many people resort to typing in the address into Google is interesting...I'm always astounded how many people are searching for our websites (i.e. domain.com) and maybe this is a partial cause for it.
This describes the majority of our home pages: they are nothing more than a default portal if someone were to come to the main url, with all options sitting before them.
Either people think there's something valuable on your main page... or there IS something valuable on your main page... or people like to just orient themselves. The last one, I've done. I just don't use google to do it, but manually remove everything from the URL but the domain name.
I'd definitely keep the Home button if space allows. Making a logo that links to a Home page should be a default. Still, I wish that there's a universal standard for shot cut keys to home.... For example, if we can use "Ctrl-Home" would take to home page.
I like to make these logos without the link, unclickable. Kind of annoying because most users are used to it.
I would also leave the home button. This is because stupid people have money. You have to think at all the possible clients.Also home button is a back up ( another way to go to the main page ).I think the problem sound like this: if the hi way is better then other roads ... why do people use them ( other roads )?


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In 1971, my family went to visit relatives in Southern California. My dad's cousin was an animation artist and he had a studio in his home. My brother and I were captivated by the cels he had displayed around the room, and I remember his drafting table had some "Josie and The Pussycats" artwork in progress at the time, which thrilled me (my favorite!). He was so nice, he gave us 10 cels to take home with us as souvenirs. We have managed to keep them all these years, safely tucked away. At some point in adulthood, we split the set, so my brother has 5 and I have 5. Still tucked away safely and only brought out once in awhile to admire them.
The first cel has some old tape stuck on the edges. I must have done this as a kid, trying to keep the white paper background attached to the cel. I only did it to the one, fortunately. The three Pink Panther cels are numbered consecutively. The Inspector Clouseau and Cat in the Hat are random, although my brother has more of those two characters.
Have always wondered what the value is for these, mainly for insurance purposes (don't really intend to sell). Also wondering if there's a better way to store them without framing (yet). Right now they are in a large envelope in a box. That's been fine for the past 40 years, but I think I should protect them a little better.
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Dear Concerned Citizen,
The Town of Londonderry used Fraud Upon the Court to gain possession of a piece of property and built a fire station on it using Federal money. Here is the timeline of events:
1995 – 2001. The Tax Collector would not tender tax money from the years of 1995 through 2001, which amounts to more than $27,000 in bank checks. This is in complete violation of NH RSA 80:71.Question: Since when does a Tax Collector refuse tax money from a tax payer?
May of 1999. The same Tax Collector, Joan Savina, tax deeded the property to the Town in complete violation of NH R.S.A. 80:76. Look at paragraphs IIa & III. This was done in complete defiance of the Board of Selectmen. All property deeds need an informed grantee. This never happened in May of 1999.
July 1, 2002. The Town of Londonderry won a restraining order against me, claiming I was a trespasser on their property.
August 1, 2002. The Town sent me a Notice to Quit.
August 19, 2002. The Town of Londonderry's Lawyer, Barton Mayer, changed his mind about who really owned the property. In his answer to the same Court he told in July that the Town did own the property to obtain a restraining order, he backtracked and stated in his letter that the Town did not actually have ownership of the property. The Town also violated NH 80:91.
August 19, 2002. The same day, the Town hired a junk dealer (S&S Metals) who showed up with an army of Londonderry Policemen that held me at bay and spent a number of days stealing my equipment: trucks, bulldozers, cranes, backhoes, cars, welding machines, and thousands of dollars in hand tools.
New Hampshire Law states unambiguously in RSA 80:91 that the Town has a three-year window from the date of the Tax deed to be in compliance with RSA 80:91.Do the math: The three-year window was over in May of 2002. That is assuming the Town of Londonderry had a legal deed in the first place.
September 5, 2002. After having me arrested for Criminal Trespass on my own property, the Town (through their lawyer, Barton Mayer) offered me a bribe if I would sign over a Quit Claim deed to the Town of Londonderry, he would drop the Criminal Trespass charges. As a result of not signing a Quit Claim deed, I was put in jail for 17 days without bail.
December 2002. The Town of Londonderry's lawyer (knowing full well that the Town didn't own the property) gave the case to the Londonderry Prosecutor, Kevin Coyle, who signed an affidavit swearing that the Town owned the property.
January 31, 2003. This case somehow made its way to Rockingham County Superior Court as a structuring conference with a Docket number of 02-C-1074 (Town of Londonderry VS. Robert Saulnier).
February 24, 2003. Barton Mayer, the first lawyer for the Town of Londonderry, filed a motion for entry of judgment that was granted by the Court. As a result, I was found in default by the Court.
April 18, 2003. Back in the Derry Municipal Court, the judge signed a notice of judgment against me for not paying $5,889.14 in back rent.
April 24, 2003. I filed an appeal in the Derry District Court, pursuant to NH RSA 540:20.
May 9, 2003. I was evicted from property, in complete violation of NH 540:20, which says I had 30 days to complete the appeal.
Pursuant to article 358-A:10 regarding Private Actions, the Town could be liable for up to $3,000 per day that my family and I have been wrongly removed from our home.
I have all of the paperwork to prove my case.
The Town of Londonderry, New Hampshire is running a criminal operation. More importantly, the Town has committed Fraud Upon the Court, which has no statute of limitations.
One might ask why the Town would go through all of this fraud. The answer is a Federal grant of $1.6 million to build a fire station on this property (the current North West Fire Station at 22 Grenier Field Road in Londonderry.
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