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I know that there are numerous computer junkies on FR that have my answer.
1 posted on 08/27/2011 5:29:23 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
you might have to log on.

If that doesn't work, buy an iPad.

2 posted on 08/27/2011 5:31:24 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

Begin with the keyboard. Your / key is putting out ?’s.


3 posted on 08/27/2011 5:31:43 PM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

Congrats! I too got in on the amazing “firesale”..this thing is a GEM! Unfortunately as of right now,however, you can only read documents on that software..but I’m pretty sure there is 1) a 3rd party app in the app store that allows you to do that and 2) and update allowing for editing/creation of word docs coming soon for that program.

One of the misnomers about HP throughout all of this is that they are completely dropping any support or updates of WebOS..this completely untrue. I am LOVING this platform after just one week!

Also..be sure to sign up on the palm forum for more tips,tricks, apps, and advice you can ever handle...out of the box there is already a super easy way to make the pad run much smoother and faster...


5 posted on 08/27/2011 5:34:11 PM PDT by JoshuaLawrenceChamberlain
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

Is there an App download for AP? I don’t know how you’d get a program on a tablet without an APP. You probably have to sign up for it


6 posted on 08/27/2011 5:34:30 PM PDT by Hildy (Hollywood liberals once embraced Communism "because they hadn't invented Pilates yet"- David Mamet)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

Ignore the “Buy an iPad” goofs.

You should google for an answer but on my iPad, I use Google docs.

It works well enough.


7 posted on 08/27/2011 5:35:18 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Public employee unions are the barbarian hordes of our time.)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
Post your question on the Pre|Central TouchPad Forum

I'm new to the TouchPad, too, and those guys seem to have all the answers.

10 posted on 08/27/2011 5:46:28 PM PDT by Leroy S. Mort (Fiat justitia ruat caelum)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

Dataviz makes office like apps for the iPad . Check their web site they may now offer for your your type of device.


11 posted on 08/27/2011 6:02:40 PM PDT by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
Know nothing about the HP Touchpad. But came across this on Google News: The 10 Best Things to Do With Your New $99 HP TouchPad.
12 posted on 08/27/2011 6:03:10 PM PDT by upchuck (Rerun: Think you know hardship? Wait till the dollar is no longer the world's reserve currency.)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked; ShadowAce

This could be a job for ShadowAce and his TechPing List. So here we go. Sit back and watch.


15 posted on 08/27/2011 6:19:36 PM PDT by bajabaja (Too ugly to be scanned at the airports.)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

There are reasons why HP, with all it’s marketing muscle, couldn’t convince anyone to buy the Touchpad, and ended up dumping them for cheap. One of the biggest is their choice of WebOS, which you now own the last version of. The lack of developer support made it impossible for HP to compete, and there will now be no more support for the product or any developers working on new apps for it. I wish you luck in finding a use for it, but suspect you’ll be pretty much limited to what’s on the market today.

If you’re not a techie it may not help, but there are web forums and support groups for nearly every piece of obsolete hardware ever made, and enthusiasts who will share info and try to develop new apps.


17 posted on 08/27/2011 6:24:53 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

bump for when I receive mine


21 posted on 08/27/2011 8:47:42 PM PDT by StayoutdaBushesWay (Every man dies, but not every man really lives.)
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22 posted on 08/27/2011 9:35:22 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
You can't edit, you can only read. They were planning an update, but not sure if they will do it now.

Most touchpad people use Google docs for document editing, which works great.

23 posted on 08/27/2011 11:36:41 PM PDT by Defiant (We are governed by the Oboehner party.)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

I hate to say this, but the HP Touchpad is worth less than you paid for it. Its a relic already and HP has abandoned it. If you wanted a tablet, you should have gotten an iPad. Its the only viable tablet. Even the Android tablets are paperweights until someone comes up with something for them to do. I have been researching this for months for my work in business development for an IT company.


24 posted on 08/28/2011 2:01:43 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

Actually Quick Office should already be updated or will be this week. The update will allow document editing.

http://www.precentral.net/kerris-quickoffice-document-editing-due-this-week-1

My touchpad is supposed to arrive tomorrow but I just got called that I need to go out of town for work tomorrow morning so I won’t be able to get it until Wed. :(


26 posted on 08/28/2011 7:06:39 AM PDT by Raymann
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