Why We May All Need an "Apple" to take to School.

I'm passing on this article because I want all parents and grandparents to take notes. This is important stuff. It looks like the Big "Apple" -- no, I don't mean New York City -- I mean Apple Inc. is a pretty shrewd business. Now, they have set their eyes on the "electronic textbook business" and they've got deals with three big publishers that handle 90% of textbooks sold in the U.S. That's big.

Everybody at school will need Apple iPad and then they'll need Apple i-texts to use for their courses; and no, you can't sell them to your kid sister when she takes the same course next year. (Smart of Apple.)

The world is changing. So think about what you're spending your money on . . . when it comes to your kids and grand-kids. They about their educational needs down the road. Think about how this will transform your world and theirs. Think about what all this means for children living in the third world. Here are the details. Would love your views.

Apple iBooks 2: Can Apple revolutionize textbooks? - thestar.com


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The Verdict is Still Out For the Airlines' Giant Step

I had to really think about the value of all this. I'm very progressive when it comes to technology. And I fly a lot.

While my comfort to fly comes from being assured of my destination through my faith, it was also nice to know that pilots up front had manuals they could refer to when they needed to know something that would address any challenge to the plane being able to perform well, especially once up in the air.

Now along comes United and they tell me they're throwing out the manuals. They've replaced them with iPads (11,000 of them) -- one for each pilot and co-pilot. Bottom line is that this is supposed to save the environment and require less fuel. I get it. But it is also supposed to be 'safer' because it will be 'faster' to look up things on an iPad rather than through thousands of pages in several manuals. OK, I get that too.

But here's the "But". What happens when the iPad crashes (no, I don't mean with the plane). I mean when it has a system failure of its own. Wait, there's a back-up system. The co-pilot can search for what is needed.

Maybe this is a big positive Giant Step for mankind. And wow, with that extra fuel available, maybe we can reach the moon -- again. Overall, a good move unless any of you out there can find a fault I missed.  At the very least they're going with an Apple product rather than a PC.  (Sorry, I had to get that in there.)

United Airlines Launches Paperless Flight Deck With iPad - MarketWatch

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How We've Failed God, Children and Ourselves

I think that there's something really wrong with the sense of values we and/or society have instilled in our children when this kind of thing happens.

Ever wonder what a life is worth? Well, now you can start to figure it out. Start with one kidney and set the price at $3,400 (the price of an iPad 2). What will a person give up next? An eye, an ear, or maybe a leg? What's wrong with us? How is it we can value an iPad more than one of our kidneys? Does anybody out there have any answers?

Boy, 17, Sells Kidney to Buy iPad 2 in China - FoxNews.com: "e"

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