I refuse to buy iWork for iOS until apple offers some sort of wireless file transfer, either dropbox or hopefully this new iCloud that's coming out. Or just enable "Open In" support so you can send your documents to Goodreader or iFiles. You can't do real work without a real file system, and apple refused so make one, but at least Open In would allow you to work around it.
I don't really get this announcement. Who wants to do word processing on their iPhone? The only good this would be is to do some basic stuff on the go away from your iPad, but since it doesn't sync with iPad, what's the point?
All this announcement does is underline the fact that apple STILL hasn't pushed out freaking iWork '11. Do they even care about iWork anymore?
The point is Apple is going to introduce iCloud next week. So just sit tight for one more week.
I find this kind of disappointing actually. It's a lame update for a bunch of apps that really are in need of some updates.
I was hoping for a serious update to these very apps at the WWDC in consort with the new iCloud, now that's much less likely.
I do *all* my writing in Pages, but I'm almost ready to dump it if they don't update it to a more useable app soon. The first serious word processor for iOS that's actually well designed will likely lure me away. Apple just doesn't seem to want to devote any serious resources to Pages.
Are you crazy? Have you actually tried to use the latest Microsoft Word? It's a nightmare! Pages is a frickin' dream in comparison.
I am going to assume that Apple has a new iVersion of iWork for WWDC and is using this release to test the software a bit on the iPods and iPhones the new version will support.
The internet is full of examples of simple necessary things iWork can't do. I've been waiting until the next version to upgrade myself. iWork hasn't been updated in a long time, so it is definitely due.
I refuse to buy iWork for iOS until apple offers some sort of wireless file transfer, either dropbox or hopefully this new iCloud that's coming out.
I just wirelessly transferred a document I created on my iPhone to iDisk - I can edit, view, delete, etc from all of my devices(Macbook Air, iPad, iPhone, iMac, etc).
Is the update on iTunes? I searched the App store on my iPhone and nothing came up. When I looked in iTunes it says the app was last updated in January 2011, not May 31.
I think that Apple may just be clearing the decks with this iWork announcement and the iCloud mention -- Gruber said it best: "Guess the keynote is full".
Is the update on iTunes? I searched the App store on my iPhone and nothing came up. When I looked in iTunes it says the app was last updated in January 2011, not May 31.
How hard would it be to click the link from the article from your iPhone?
Are you crazy? Have you actually tried to use the latest Microsoft Word? It's a nightmare! Pages is a frickin' dream in comparison.
Thank you!
And Numbers on ipad is freaking awesome. I'm able to whip up a spread sheet in seconds! Who the hell need Windows man. Scr** them. I'll get the whole iworks for iphone on my next paycheck.
Yeah well, I've been waiting too. Far too long. Just jumped ship to Android and am finding the Productivity Apps just as great if not better than Apples'.
Are you crazy? Have you actually tried to use the latest Microsoft Word? It's a nightmare! Pages is a frickin' dream in comparison.
No, I quit Word and moved all my writing to Pages a couple of years ago. What I'm saying is that when the iPad version of Pages came out I switched all my writing to Pages on the iPad and much prefer writing on the iPad to any other tool as it's always with me and syncs to the cloud.
It's Pages on the iPad that is seriously lacking and it's been a long time between updates. Pages on the iPad does not currently even support the full feature set of Pages. Crucially, (for me), you also can't edit or control style sheets on it at all.
Overall, I find Pages on the iPad to be a fairly boring replication of Pages on the Desktop but with half the features missing and a lot of the flexibility. They need to re-design it for touch to begin with, and find a way to add in the rest of the features without making it all cluttered.
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Interesting side-note (because I haven't seen it mentioned yet) ....
This latest update for Pages takes away the option of saving to the cloud. (!)
I think this is a clue that the "iCloud" will be saving a mirror of everything in the documents folders of your apps (Pages, Numbers, etc.), because it doesn't make sense to take away the ability to save unless that's the case. If there is no way to save, then it must be saving automatically (I hope).
So Apple have tipped their hand here a bit perhaps.
No, I quit Word and moved all my writing to Pages a couple of years ago. What I'm saying is that when the iPad version of Pages came out I switched all my writing to Pages on the iPad and much prefer writing on the iPad to any other tool as it's always with me and syncs to the cloud.
It's Pages on the iPad that is seriously lacking and it's been a long time between updates. Pages on the iPad does not currently even support the full feature set of Pages. Crucially, (for me), you also can't edit or control style sheets on it at all.
Overall, I find Pages on the iPad to be a fairly boring replication of Pages on the Desktop but with half the features missing and a lot of the flexibility. They need to re-design it for touch to begin with, and find a way to add in the rest of the features without making it all cluttered.
----
Interesting side-note (because I haven't seen it mentioned yet) ....
This latest update for Pages takes away the option of saving to the cloud. (!)
I think this is a clue that the "iCloud" will be saving a mirror of everything in the documents folders of your apps (Pages, Numbers, etc.), because it doesn't make sense to take away the ability to save unless that's the case. If there is no way to save, then it must be saving automatically (I hope).
So Apple have tipped their hand here a bit perhaps.
Hoping for great things with iCloud. Maybe this time they'll finally get it right.
What, no ad-hoc AirPrint support for Keynote to an AppleTV?
You seem to not know what AirPrint is by this question. AirPrint is for PRINTING not for displaying on a screen which is what you'd do with AppleTV.
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As I understand it there are two ways to use AirPrint. Either a network-capable printer with AirPrint or any printer connected to a networked'PC' with AirPrint installed.
How hard would it be to click the link from the article from your iPhone?
When I called up AppleInsider on my iPhone there were no links, just as on the top of this page. So to answer your rude question it would be pretty hard to click on a non-existent link.
I'd say great timing. Next week they'll tell us how to keep documents from the iPad and iPhone in synch. Right now it's kinda pointless to have pages on iPad and iPhone if you can't access the same documents without a hard sync. Hard syncing sucks.
Btw, I don't get the download indication on iPhone. It says buy, even though I bought it for the iPad already.
A friend had an excellent strategy: he used DropBox to hold the documents for his small company - he, and others, could access and change the documents in DropBox regardless of what the device (iPad, iPhone, MBP, etc.). Thought this was a brilliant strategy that allowed him and his team to access the same file from any device. This might solve synching problems and speed up backups.
Yeah well, I've been waiting too. Far too long. Just jumped ship to Android and am finding the Productivity Apps just as great if not better than Apples'.
I just ordered a sandwich and it should be here any moment. I want to feel special so I'm writing to hundreds of people on a forum about it.
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Too bad... iWork is really in need of an overhaul.
What kind of overhaul does it need?
What kind of overhaul does it need?
Head gaskets.
I refuse to buy iWork for iOS until apple offers some sort of wireless file transfer, either dropbox or hopefully this new iCloud that's coming out. Or just enable "Open In" support so you can send your documents to Goodreader or iFiles. You can't do real work without a real file system, and apple refused so make one, but at least Open In would allow you to work around it.
I don't really get this announcement. Who wants to do word processing on their iPhone? The only good this would be is to do some basic stuff on the go away from your iPad, but since it doesn't sync with iPad, what's the point?
All this announcement does is underline the fact that apple STILL hasn't pushed out freaking iWork '11. Do they even care about iWork anymore?
The point is Apple is going to introduce iCloud next week. So just sit tight for one more week.
I find this kind of disappointing actually. It's a lame update for a bunch of apps that really are in need of some updates.
I was hoping for a serious update to these very apps at the WWDC in consort with the new iCloud, now that's much less likely.
I do *all* my writing in Pages, but I'm almost ready to dump it if they don't update it to a more useable app soon. The first serious word processor for iOS that's actually well designed will likely lure me away. Apple just doesn't seem to want to devote any serious resources to Pages.
Are you crazy? Have you actually tried to use the latest Microsoft Word? It's a nightmare! Pages is a frickin' dream in comparison.
The internet is full of examples of simple necessary things iWork can't do. I've been waiting until the next version to upgrade myself. iWork hasn't been updated in a long time, so it is definitely due.
This is not an update, it's more an extension.
I refuse to buy iWork for iOS until apple offers some sort of wireless file transfer, either dropbox or hopefully this new iCloud that's coming out.
I just wirelessly transferred a document I created on my iPhone to iDisk - I can edit, view, delete, etc from all of my devices(Macbook Air, iPad, iPhone, iMac, etc).
Is the update on iTunes? I searched the App store on my iPhone and nothing came up. When I looked in iTunes it says the app was last updated in January 2011, not May 31.
How hard would it be to click the link from the article from your iPhone?
AirPlay is already amazing for presentations when you have a low cast AppleTV in the conference room. Not sure why I cannot throw presentations at it.
Head gaskets.
+++
(And while it's in the shop, have them lubricate the muffler bearing.)
Are you crazy? Have you actually tried to use the latest Microsoft Word? It's a nightmare! Pages is a frickin' dream in comparison.
Thank you!
And Numbers on ipad is freaking awesome. I'm able to whip up a spread sheet in seconds! Who the hell need Windows man. Scr** them. I'll get the whole iworks for iphone on my next paycheck.
HELL YEAH!!!
I've been waiting for Pages on iPhone.
Yay!
Yeah well, I've been waiting too. Far too long. Just jumped ship to Android and am finding the Productivity Apps just as great if not better than Apples'.
Are you crazy? Have you actually tried to use the latest Microsoft Word? It's a nightmare! Pages is a frickin' dream in comparison.
No, I quit Word and moved all my writing to Pages a couple of years ago. What I'm saying is that when the iPad version of Pages came out I switched all my writing to Pages on the iPad and much prefer writing on the iPad to any other tool as it's always with me and syncs to the cloud.
It's Pages on the iPad that is seriously lacking and it's been a long time between updates. Pages on the iPad does not currently even support the full feature set of Pages. Crucially, (for me), you also can't edit or control style sheets on it at all.
Overall, I find Pages on the iPad to be a fairly boring replication of Pages on the Desktop but with half the features missing and a lot of the flexibility. They need to re-design it for touch to begin with, and find a way to add in the rest of the features without making it all cluttered.
----
Interesting side-note (because I haven't seen it mentioned yet) ....
This latest update for Pages takes away the option of saving to the cloud. (!)
I think this is a clue that the "iCloud" will be saving a mirror of everything in the documents folders of your apps (Pages, Numbers, etc.), because it doesn't make sense to take away the ability to save unless that's the case. If there is no way to save, then it must be saving automatically (I hope).
So Apple have tipped their hand here a bit perhaps.
No, I quit Word and moved all my writing to Pages a couple of years ago. What I'm saying is that when the iPad version of Pages came out I switched all my writing to Pages on the iPad and much prefer writing on the iPad to any other tool as it's always with me and syncs to the cloud.
It's Pages on the iPad that is seriously lacking and it's been a long time between updates. Pages on the iPad does not currently even support the full feature set of Pages. Crucially, (for me), you also can't edit or control style sheets on it at all.
Overall, I find Pages on the iPad to be a fairly boring replication of Pages on the Desktop but with half the features missing and a lot of the flexibility. They need to re-design it for touch to begin with, and find a way to add in the rest of the features without making it all cluttered.
----
Interesting side-note (because I haven't seen it mentioned yet) ....
This latest update for Pages takes away the option of saving to the cloud. (!)
I think this is a clue that the "iCloud" will be saving a mirror of everything in the documents folders of your apps (Pages, Numbers, etc.), because it doesn't make sense to take away the ability to save unless that's the case. If there is no way to save, then it must be saving automatically (I hope).
So Apple have tipped their hand here a bit perhaps.
Hoping for great things with iCloud. Maybe this time they'll finally get it right.
What, no ad-hoc AirPrint support for Keynote to an AppleTV?
You seem to not know what AirPrint is by this question. AirPrint is for PRINTING not for displaying on a screen which is what you'd do with AppleTV.
As I understand it there are two ways to use AirPrint. Either a network-capable printer with AirPrint or any printer connected to a networked'PC' with AirPrint installed.
Then you go and get it right here.
That's truly amazing.
You seem to not know what AirPrint is by this question. AirPrint is for PRINTING not for displaying on a screen which is what you'd do with AppleTV.
Then you go and get it right here.
That's truly amazing.
It's a typo.
How hard would it be to click the link from the article from your iPhone?
When I called up AppleInsider on my iPhone there were no links, just as on the top of this page. So to answer your rude question it would be pretty hard to click on a non-existent link.
I'd say great timing. Next week they'll tell us how to keep documents from the iPad and iPhone in synch. Right now it's kinda pointless to have pages on iPad and iPhone if you can't access the same documents without a hard sync. Hard syncing sucks.
Btw, I don't get the download indication on iPhone. It says buy, even though I bought it for the iPad already.
A friend had an excellent strategy: he used DropBox to hold the documents for his small company - he, and others, could access and change the documents in DropBox regardless of what the device (iPad, iPhone, MBP, etc.). Thought this was a brilliant strategy that allowed him and his team to access the same file from any device. This might solve synching problems and speed up backups.
Yeah well, I've been waiting too. Far too long. Just jumped ship to Android and am finding the Productivity Apps just as great if not better than Apples'.
I just ordered a sandwich and it should be here any moment. I want to feel special so I'm writing to hundreds of people on a forum about it.