Project: iPad for Dad
The project is moving elderly father from G4 Powermac to iPad - remotely.
G4 obviously ancient, power hungry, no longer upgradeable and ergonomic disaster area as he has a hand-me-down massive CRT screen on a rubbish computer desk. Also not ideal for everyday computing as in different room upstairs from main living space.
Solution : buy iPad to do 95% of everything he does now, plus access to FaceTime and all those lovely apps.
Snag : He has broadband but not a wireless router.
So the plan is to buy a new iPad 16GB (retina display FTW, and 16GB as he will be streaming stuff and doesn't have an mp3 or video collection now) and an Airport Express.
Also needs a smart cover to protect screen against his dog!, and i think potentially a keyboard dock to help with typing (but i reckon the dock is not a Day 1 purchase but rather a see how you get on with touch screen keyboard first)
As the local shop is a Reseller, the plan is to get them to help him set up Apple ID in-store using their wireless AND ensure that Airport Utility is downloaded to iPad before he goes home.
This means, I think, that he should be able to get home , plug in airport express to router and power and use Airport utility to name base station and add password.
Does this sound like it should work?
G4 obviously ancient, power hungry, no longer upgradeable and ergonomic disaster area as he has a hand-me-down massive CRT screen on a rubbish computer desk. Also not ideal for everyday computing as in different room upstairs from main living space.
Solution : buy iPad to do 95% of everything he does now, plus access to FaceTime and all those lovely apps.
Snag : He has broadband but not a wireless router.
So the plan is to buy a new iPad 16GB (retina display FTW, and 16GB as he will be streaming stuff and doesn't have an mp3 or video collection now) and an Airport Express.
Also needs a smart cover to protect screen against his dog!, and i think potentially a keyboard dock to help with typing (but i reckon the dock is not a Day 1 purchase but rather a see how you get on with touch screen keyboard first)
As the local shop is a Reseller, the plan is to get them to help him set up Apple ID in-store using their wireless AND ensure that Airport Utility is downloaded to iPad before he goes home.
This means, I think, that he should be able to get home , plug in airport express to router and power and use Airport utility to name base station and add password.
Does this sound like it should work?