Today was interesting. Went and got a tablet from Kmart (just an android one) for my mum. It's small and looked simple enough online, but in the short amount of time I've had to play around with it I've realised that it sucks (to put it in a nice way)
- The screen isn't touchy enough, so it doesn't recognise my actions
- It won't let me set the right time
- The keyboard mixes up my letters
- The apps are hard to find and get
- the screen is just to small to work with
I know I've only just got it (and reading the instructions would probably help), but I think that because I've played around with Ipads and Samsung Tablets I'm picking on this poor cheap wannabe :-P
This is the hard part about having so many options in a variety of price ranges, and wanting to get the same quality from all sellers. But, it is not possible. At least this is for my mum, and now I know that something of this standard is not what I am interested in. It is not something that I think would be helpful throughout my study.
I want a more portable device (my laptop is was to heavy and chunky) to bring to Uni, so I can instantly download materials, but money and choice is slowing me down. Ipads are awesome and so many education apps are available, but you can't use Microsoft word or anything. A Samsung Tablet on the other hand can be connected to Microsoft, but it's with Android (maybe it'll work better on a better device).
Technology is so confusing. Somebody please make it simpler for the simple minded.
On another note: MEL was very interesting today. The words were a bit big and confusing, but I think it'll get better. I found myself zoning out during the lesson; hoping its just a bit of tiredness.
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