Android VS Ipods

Operating systems are tools, not religions. The more tools you know how to use, the better off you are.

I've watched carpenters argue the merits of the table saw vs. the radial arm saw every bit as vociferously as computer users argue Mac vs. PC.

A professional will know how to use both, and will turn out excellent quality work no matter what tools they are using.

[QUOTE=ericthegeek;54276]Operating systems are tools, not religions. The more tools you know how to use, the better off you are.

This is exactly what I'm doing since the ZX spectrum...

[QUOTE=ericthegeek;54276]Operating systems are tools, not religions. The more tools you know how to use, the better off you are.

I've watched carpenters argue the merits of the table saw vs. the radial arm saw every bit as vociferously as computer users argue Mac vs. PC.

A professional will know how to use both, and will turn out excellent quality work no matter what tools they are using.

I see it more like Snap-On vs. Craftsman vs. Harbor Freight. Good tools won't make a job better, but bad tools can sure as heck make one suck or take too long!

Unix: Good, solid, unbreakable utilitarian hammer.
Mac: Quality unknown, but it's pink and pretty!
Win: Made of pot metal, breaks with any serious use . . .

Or something of that nature . . . Any can be made to work within it's limits, some just have far higher limits than others . . .

- Tim

Just to toss another spanner in the works here... We run multiple Vista (i7 core) systems to handle everything from basic DJing and Karaoke all the way up to running some fairly large shows on Hog 3PC, even acting as media servers. Meanwhile I talk on my iPhone4 and I'm typing this on my iPad2. I have a -profound- dislike of Mac computers and feel the company should drop them and focus on portable personal devices, and that's after owning nothing but Macs for about 10 years.

I put three Droid phones to task before buying the iPhone4 (and have since watched several of my friends deal with ongoing issues with theirs); I also gave two other tablets a chance before picking up my iPad2. I've -never- found myself "limited" by either Apple product and find there to be a solid compatibility between them (unlike my last three phones from the same manufacturer where -nothing- was compatible and little truly worked as well as advertised).

It's not about who makes what - it's about what works for you!

Returning to the OP's Topic: I'd LOVE to see an iPad App for Hog. Other companies are starting to roll them out - why not HES? Given the already built-in networking capabilities I'm thinking there's a head start ready to be taken...

so i WAS keeping up with this post and got a little behind.. but just in case any droid users wanna check this out.. i run Hog3PC, i have a wireless router.. my phone is a motorola defy and i downloaded this app called splashtop, then downloaded the splashtop streamer to my laptop.. basically what this does is gives you a visual of whats on your laptop.. so if i need to be on stage i can easily be there and adjust things just like i would if i was behind my computer.. for the kind of shows i do its pretty nice to have and simple to use.. if you dont have a wireless router but you have internet access you can do it that way as well..