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2013-02-14 4:53 PM

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Subject: iPad Question
Currently own no Apple products, but looking at an iPad. My question is...

Is the transfer of data (pics/videos, etc.) straight-forward from an iPad to a NON-Apple computer/PC? Seems like everyone I know that has an iPad also has a Mac, etc. so transferring/saving data is not an issue. But just the other day someone said "Oh, I've never heard of anyone doing that!" Primarily would want to transfer video and pictures taken with the iPad.

If anyone can help me out in non-geek-speak that would be great!



2013-02-14 5:04 PM
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I have iPhone and iPad and use Windows OS. Plug device into computer, screen pops up to view contents and drag and drop to desktop or location of choice.

2013-02-14 5:05 PM
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It's been a while since I set one up, but I believe it asks you to tell it where you store your pictures and you just direct it to that folder on the initial set up.

Anymore these days, a Nexus tablet or Galaxy tablet are definitely worth a look if you own now apple products.

2013-02-14 5:47 PM
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I don't do it that often, but I don't recall it being a problem.  If you have Itunes on your PC - it sincs right up.
2013-02-15 7:30 AM
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Yeah, I'll echo what others said, it's pretty easy.  I do find iTunes to be incredibly flakey, but its nothing that a restart of the program or Windows can't fix.
2013-02-15 12:06 PM
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I'm not a fan of Apple products for two reasons:

  1. The reliance on iTunes.
  2. The restriction on the number of authorized devices.

iTunes really wants you to make authorized purchases from the iStore.  Whenh you synch an iDevice with iTunes, anything on the iPad wants to be deleted if not in your iTunes library, and then it wants to validate it as purchased.  AND to make matters worse Apple only allows for a certain number of devices that you can connect to your iTunes library.  It's all very proprietary and restrictive IMHO.

Now I realize that a whole bunch of Apple users are goingt o jump in here, flame me, and say, "NO!  It doesn't have to be like that.  You can just do this, and this, and that, and this, and that to get around it."  And I'm sure they're right.  I hardly ever use iTunes and don't know all the tips and tricks.

But the long and the short that I have found is that it's not very Microsoft-based plug and play:  i.e. it's just a file that can be dragged and dropped in Windows Explorer from any device to any device.

For that reason, I have always used generic mp3 players, not iPods.  I don't need any special connectors.  I don't have to have a special account with a specific store.  I don't have to "synch" so that the device matches the "library".  My daughter has a Lenovo Android tablet and finds it's easy and simple to use.

i.e.  If you're an Apple house with all Apple devices, stay that way.  If you're a PC house with different types of devices (Windows, Android, etc.), introducing Apple is a little different.  And one last thing... iPads are EXPENSIVE!  You can get the same with an Android tablet for less money and I believe, less headache.

Flame away...

 

2013-02-15 12:12 PM
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Bigfuzzydoug - 2013-02-15 12:06 PM

I'm not a fan of Apple products for two reasons:

  1. The reliance on iTunes.
  2. The restriction on the number of authorized devices.

iTunes really wants you to make authorized purchases from the iStore.  Whenh you synch an iDevice with iTunes, anything on the iPad wants to be deleted if not in your iTunes library, and then it wants to validate it as purchased.  AND to make matters worse Apple only allows for a certain number of devices that you can connect to your iTunes library.  It's all very proprietary and restrictive IMHO.

Now I realize that a whole bunch of Apple users are goingt o jump in here, flame me, and say, "NO!  It doesn't have to be like that.  You can just do this, and this, and that, and this, and that to get around it."  And I'm sure they're right.  I hardly ever use iTunes and don't know all the tips and tricks.

But the long and the short that I have found is that it's not very Microsoft-based plug and play:  i.e. it's just a file that can be dragged and dropped in Windows Explorer from any device to any device.

For that reason, I have always used generic mp3 players, not iPods.  I don't need any special connectors.  I don't have to have a special account with a specific store.  I don't have to "synch" so that the device matches the "library".  My daughter has a Lenovo Android tablet and finds it's easy and simple to use.

i.e.  If you're an Apple house with all Apple devices, stay that way.  If you're a PC house with different types of devices (Windows, Android, etc.), introducing Apple is a little different.  And one last thing... iPads are EXPENSIVE!  You can get the same with an Android tablet for less money and I believe, less headache.

Flame away...

 

But but but but, Apple shiney.
2013-02-15 1:33 PM
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mdg2003 - 2013-02-15 1:12 PM
Bigfuzzydoug - 2013-02-15 12:06 PM

I'm not a fan of Apple products for two reasons:

  1. The reliance on iTunes.
  2. The restriction on the number of authorized devices.

iTunes really wants you to make authorized purchases from the iStore.  Whenh you synch an iDevice with iTunes, anything on the iPad wants to be deleted if not in your iTunes library, and then it wants to validate it as purchased.  AND to make matters worse Apple only allows for a certain number of devices that you can connect to your iTunes library.  It's all very proprietary and restrictive IMHO.

Now I realize that a whole bunch of Apple users are goingt o jump in here, flame me, and say, "NO!  It doesn't have to be like that.  You can just do this, and this, and that, and this, and that to get around it."  And I'm sure they're right.  I hardly ever use iTunes and don't know all the tips and tricks.

But the long and the short that I have found is that it's not very Microsoft-based plug and play:  i.e. it's just a file that can be dragged and dropped in Windows Explorer from any device to any device.

For that reason, I have always used generic mp3 players, not iPods.  I don't need any special connectors.  I don't have to have a special account with a specific store.  I don't have to "synch" so that the device matches the "library".  My daughter has a Lenovo Android tablet and finds it's easy and simple to use.

i.e.  If you're an Apple house with all Apple devices, stay that way.  If you're a PC house with different types of devices (Windows, Android, etc.), introducing Apple is a little different.  And one last thing... iPads are EXPENSIVE!  You can get the same with an Android tablet for less money and I believe, less headache.

Flame away...

 

But but but but, Apple shiney.

Samsung now shineyererrr.  But albeit, no one looks cool with a Samsung tattoo, and you're not part of a cool "club" with a Microsoft or Android device.

P.S.  iOS 6.1 is been the bane of my existence right now!  Damn stupid f'in Apple CONSUMER PRODUCT as an Active Synch device is killing my Exchange email environment!  Grrrrrrr!  I'm about to start turning off access.  Damn iOS won't allow any coporate agent to control the OS.  People just update whenever they want without any lab/QA testing on our part!  Apple products have NO place in a corporate environment!

Finally Apple admitted it's their fault and I'm desperate for the 6.1.2 release to fix it!

2013-02-15 2:19 PM
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Bigfuzzydoug - 2013-02-15 12:06 PM

I'm not a fan of Apple products for two reasons:

  1. The reliance on iTunes.
  2. The restriction on the number of authorized devices.

iTunes really wants you to make authorized purchases from the iStore.  Whenh you synch an iDevice with iTunes, anything on the iPad wants to be deleted if not in your iTunes library, and then it wants to validate it as purchased.  AND to make matters worse Apple only allows for a certain number of devices that you can connect to your iTunes library.  It's all very proprietary and restrictive IMHO.

Now I realize that a whole bunch of Apple users are goingt o jump in here, flame me, and say, "NO!  It doesn't have to be like that.  You can just do this, and this, and that, and this, and that to get around it."  And I'm sure they're right.  I hardly ever use iTunes and don't know all the tips and tricks.

...

Flame away...

 

I'm not going to flame on you.  Just a small correction.  It's not the devices that you are authorizing.  It's computers.  You are allowed 5 computers to authorize an iTunes account on.  So when you upgrade your computer you will want to deauthorize your old one and then Authorize your new one.  I've got 11 devices hooked up to the same iTunes account.  However because I forgot to deauthorize my computer from 2002 I only have 2 more authorizations available for computers.

As you can see I'm an Apple Fan, and as stated above, my suggestion is toward the Nexus tablet or the Galaxy tablet (in that order).  I LOVE my iPad, but as a suggestion for someone not all tied up in apple, I wouldn't worry about an iPad, personally.  There are other considerations that might say "get an iPad", but in general the Nexus and the Galaxy Tablet are great devices on their own.

2013-02-15 2:31 PM
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Bigfuzzydoug - 2013-02-15 11:06 AM

I'm not a fan of Apple products for two reasons:

  1. The reliance on iTunes.
  2. The restriction on the number of authorized devices.

iTunes really wants you to make authorized purchases from the iStore.  Whenh you synch an iDevice with iTunes, anything on the iPad wants to be deleted if not in your iTunes library, and then it wants to validate it as purchased.  AND to make matters worse Apple only allows for a certain number of devices that you can connect to your iTunes library.  It's all very proprietary and restrictive IMHO.

Now I realize that a whole bunch of Apple users are goingt o jump in here, flame me, and say, "NO!  It doesn't have to be like that.  You can just do this, and this, and that, and this, and that to get around it."  And I'm sure they're right.  I hardly ever use iTunes and don't know all the tips and tricks.

But the long and the short that I have found is that it's not very Microsoft-based plug and play:  i.e. it's just a file that can be dragged and dropped in Windows Explorer from any device to any device.

For that reason, I have always used generic mp3 players, not iPods.  I don't need any special connectors.  I don't have to have a special account with a specific store.  I don't have to "synch" so that the device matches the "library".  My daughter has a Lenovo Android tablet and finds it's easy and simple to use.

i.e.  If you're an Apple house with all Apple devices, stay that way.  If you're a PC house with different types of devices (Windows, Android, etc.), introducing Apple is a little different.  And one last thing... iPads are EXPENSIVE!  You can get the same with an Android tablet for less money and I believe, less headache.

Flame away...

 



Wow, there is just so much wrong here it's hard. I work in IT on both Apple and PC, and refusing to learn something because you've always done something else isn't anyones fault but your own.

iTunes is a pretty simple piece of software and a lot of people find it much easier than using windows explorer and dragging and dropping files.
2013-02-15 2:53 PM
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bradword - 2013-02-15 1:31 PM
Bigfuzzydoug - 2013-02-15 11:06 AM

I'm not a fan of Apple products for two reasons:

  1. The reliance on iTunes.
  2. The restriction on the number of authorized devices.

iTunes really wants you to make authorized purchases from the iStore.  Whenh you synch an iDevice with iTunes, anything on the iPad wants to be deleted if not in your iTunes library, and then it wants to validate it as purchased.  AND to make matters worse Apple only allows for a certain number of devices that you can connect to your iTunes library.  It's all very proprietary and restrictive IMHO.

Now I realize that a whole bunch of Apple users are goingt o jump in here, flame me, and say, "NO!  It doesn't have to be like that.  You can just do this, and this, and that, and this, and that to get around it."  And I'm sure they're right.  I hardly ever use iTunes and don't know all the tips and tricks.

But the long and the short that I have found is that it's not very Microsoft-based plug and play:  i.e. it's just a file that can be dragged and dropped in Windows Explorer from any device to any device.

For that reason, I have always used generic mp3 players, not iPods.  I don't need any special connectors.  I don't have to have a special account with a specific store.  I don't have to "synch" so that the device matches the "library".  My daughter has a Lenovo Android tablet and finds it's easy and simple to use.

i.e.  If you're an Apple house with all Apple devices, stay that way.  If you're a PC house with different types of devices (Windows, Android, etc.), introducing Apple is a little different.  And one last thing... iPads are EXPENSIVE!  You can get the same with an Android tablet for less money and I believe, less headache.

Flame away...

 

Wow, there is just so much wrong here it's hard. I work in IT on both Apple and PC, and refusing to learn something because you've always done something else isn't anyones fault but your own. iTunes is a pretty simple piece of software and a lot of people find it much easier than using windows explorer and dragging and dropping files.

A lot of people find the Apple interface to be a huge pain in the butt too. I think it has to do with how familiar you are with the OS you have. Personally I've got a million little "tricks" I use to maneuver around, that don't work in Apple's OS and it drives me bonkers trying to work without them. Whenever my mom hands me her iphone to try and find directions or something I usually end up so frustrated I want to throw her phone out the window. It's not hard to use, but if you've gained a 2nd nature with something else, a different system isn't fun.

2013-02-15 6:48 PM
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I used itunes/ipod/iphone/ipad with a PC for a long time until I switched my PC to a Mac about a year ago.  The PC worked just fine, but the Mac is faster.  If you're a PC person it's not a problem to run itunes.  (I'm actually so used to a PC that I'm still figuring out the Mac.)
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