Howard Brazee

On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:48:43 -0800, Steve Hix
<sehix@NOSPAMmac.comINVALID> wrote:

>> When I lie on my side, the iPad rotates horizontally,
>> and I have to lift my head off the pillow to read it.
>> That makes my neck hurt. Conclusion, iPad ergonomics suck.
>
>Which is why I appreciate the rotation lock on my iPad.

Does anybody who reads books with his iPad have that switch set up the
other way?

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

Steve Hix

In article <98a8i7d7vt81blhmalub1tmrtrge0odo58@4ax.com>,
Howard Brazee <howard@brazee.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:48:43 -0800, Steve Hix
> <sehix@NOSPAMmac.comINVALID> wrote:
>
> >> When I lie on my side, the iPad rotates horizontally,
> >> and I have to lift my head off the pillow to read it.
> >> That makes my neck hurt. Conclusion, iPad ergonomics suck.
> >
> >Which is why I appreciate the rotation lock on my iPad.
>
> Does anybody who reads books with his iPad have that switch set up the
> other way?

There are likely a lot more who don't know the switch (hard or soft) is there
than use it.

Howard Brazee

On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:43:36 -0800, Steve Hix
<sehix@NOSPAMmac.comINVALID> wrote:

>> Does anybody who reads books with his iPad have that switch set up the
>> other way?
>
>There are likely a lot more who don't know the switch (hard or soft) is there
>than use it.


There are likely a lot more who don't know the switch (hard or soft)
is there than use it.

Granted. I expect few will choose the default - and hardly any who
use book readers would choose the default.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

Erilar

Steve Hix <sehix@NOSPAMmac.comINVALID> wrote:
> In article <98a8i7d7vt81blhmalub1tmrtrge0odo58@4ax.com>,
> Howard Brazee <howard@brazee.net> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:48:43 -0800, Steve Hix
>> <sehix@NOSPAMmac.comINVALID> wrote:
>>
>>>> When I lie on my side, the iPad rotates horizontally,
>>>> and I have to lift my head off the pillow to read it.
>>>> That makes my neck hurt. Conclusion, iPad ergonomics suck.
>>>
>>> Which is why I appreciate the rotation lock on my iPad.
>>
>> Does anybody who reads books with his iPad have that switch set up the
>> other way?
>
> There are likely a lot more who don't know the switch (hard or soft) is there
> than use it.

I remember with red face the first time I switched it on without realizing
it and, since my iPad was new and I could still call Apple for help, I did.

--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad