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I start from a point of knowing nothing about gadgets with an "i" at the beginning, just got a mobi and a PC.
The ads tell me that I can get an "app" to do various things. From finding my nearest Starbucks to booking a train ticket.
What I am puzzled about is that they sell this as an advantage but it seems a distinct disadvantage over the internet on my PC as it requires some forethought as to what I will be wanting to do or find out.
For example, I have used my PC to look up an obsure word, book a hotel in France in a particular town, look at the opening times of Monet's garden and any number of other obsure things that I will now not want to do again.
So if I had an i-thing, do I have to somehow find what I want, download some "app" (I assume this is some access program which you may part with money or your ID for) before I can do whatever. If so it sounds a bit rubbish!
As it is I need nothing but my computer to access endless databases and information. What do I need a system that requres me to sign up to that thing first for?
Can someone enlighten me please?
The ads tell me that I can get an "app" to do various things. From finding my nearest Starbucks to booking a train ticket.
What I am puzzled about is that they sell this as an advantage but it seems a distinct disadvantage over the internet on my PC as it requires some forethought as to what I will be wanting to do or find out.
For example, I have used my PC to look up an obsure word, book a hotel in France in a particular town, look at the opening times of Monet's garden and any number of other obsure things that I will now not want to do again.
So if I had an i-thing, do I have to somehow find what I want, download some "app" (I assume this is some access program which you may part with money or your ID for) before I can do whatever. If so it sounds a bit rubbish!
As it is I need nothing but my computer to access endless databases and information. What do I need a system that requres me to sign up to that thing first for?
Can someone enlighten me please?