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Subject: Re: [OM] Computer Suggestions
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 17:32:42 +0000
Don't let me halt your investigations.  I'm just one data point and others
may know better...
But keep us informed!
cheers
Jez

On 31 January 2016 at 14:23, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> That's disappointing and interesting since I don't know how that is.
> Windows sees all flash cards as disk drives and, AFAIK, has no way to tell
> the difference.  How does iOS differentiate?  FAT32?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 1/31/2016 7:30 AM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
>
>> Chuck - the iPhone/iPad camera connection adaptor has been available for
>> quite a long while, but don't even imagine that because it has a USB
>> socket
>> that it will allow you to hook up an external harddisk! It's for hooking
>> up
>> USB-camera connections so that other than SD cards are supported.
>> There are some solutions for external drives, but they are either based on
>> wifo or are complete / proprietary solutions.  I have a £150 iPhone 'case'
>> that gives me an additional external battery and 32GB storage - provided I
>> address it via a specific app. (made by Mophie)
>> Jez
>>
>> On 31 January 2016 at 00:19, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On 1/30/2016 5:56 PM, Moose wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I have stuck to my own advice: never upgrade Windoze, but don't worry
>>>> when the next machine has the latest OS. I didn't quite follow that for
>>>> my current desktop, opting for Win7 over 8, but had a specific technical
>>>> reason, the XP Virtual mode in Win7 Pro. I still need that and use it a
>>>> lot.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Those who have bought new machines with Win10 installed have been fine
>>> except for the confusion over a new and unfamiliar system.  Also, not all
>>> are prepared to re-install everything even if they have the source files.
>>> Unsupported printers have been a real problem and that doesn't matter if
>>> you have a new machine or an old one updated.
>>>
>>>
>>> I've been paying a lot of attention lately to the specs on the iPad
>>>>
>>>>> Pro. <http://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/technology/> In case you aren't
>>>>> aware yet, Adobe has freebie (limited) versions of Photoshop and
>>>>> Lightroom available for iOS devices (iPads & iPhones).  I think
>>>>> they'll be released for Android devices too but think those are not
>>>>> yet available.  I don't really know the functional limitations but
>>>>> suspect they'll do whatever you require for downloading and reviewing
>>>>> your images (including raw conversion).  You'll need a special
>>>>> (optional $30) Apple device for using the "Lightning" connector as a
>>>>> USB port to read your cards.  I assume (but don't know) that that same
>>>>> device would allow use of an external USB drive.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I haven't checked, but that is not true of the earlier models. If Steve
>>>> J's demise has loosened up connectivity, that's nice, and the screen
>>>> looks wonderful. However, there may still be another problem
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yes, the connectivity situation has been changed.  This is the part I was
>>> talking about <
>>>
>>> http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC531AM/A/apple-ipad-camera-connection-kit?fnode=91
>>> >
>>> It's a USB adapter cable and SD card reader.  I'm going to try and cobble
>>> one together for my (new) iPhone.  My iPhone's charger cord is Lightning
>>> to
>>> USB but the USB connector is male.  I'm waiting on delivery of some USB
>>> gender changers and will see if I can hook up an SD card or external
>>> drive
>>> and see what happens.  But what happens at the software interface I
>>> haven't
>>> a clue.  I'll spend a long time in the Apple store before I ever buy an
>>> Apple device of any kind.
>>>
>>>
>>> And there was another problem. I tried going this general route, both
>>>> with an Android tablet with SD card slot and with iPad and external WiFi
>>>> connected storage. In both cases, the hardware and WiFi connection
>>>> worked fine, but the software didn't. I could not, at that time, and I
>>>> looked seriously, find a file manager for Android or iOS that allows the
>>>> equivalent of clicking on one file, then Shift-clicking on another
>>>> somewhere else on the list, to select them and everything in between. It
>>>> was only select all or select individually. This is a tremendous pain in
>>>> use for daily back-up copying to external media. I tried it, and
>>>> couldn't stand it; painfully tedious. If one were to erase/format the
>>>> card after each download, it would work fine, but I'm not interested in
>>>> foregoing that extra copy of temp. B-U.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> As I said above, I haven't a clue about what happens at the software
>>> interface to any of this stuff.  It may not be pretty.  The info on the
>>> connector kit above says the Photo App will start after you download from
>>> your camera.  I suspect that's probably not the desirable course of
>>> events
>>> but don't know.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
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