iOS 4.2.1 Available Now - Yes, Really

[gentlefury]

This is why I hate windows so passionately!! It is a game console and thats it! Useless OS! nothing works if you store everything on the OS drive yet they force you to install everything to the OS drive!!!

My Mac OS Drive is for the OS and apps (which can easily be moved if they need to be!!) everything else is in other places!

Took my Windows 7 box a whopping 8 or 9 minutes to complete the entire process, and that *includes* the 5-6 minutes of download time.

No problems here!

That would be because itunes didn't use up every byte on your c:

 

[kcr]

Sooooo--how is iOS 4.2 running?

Anyone?

 

[gentlefury]

Sooooo--how is iOS 4.2 running?

Anyone?

Been running great for me for the past couple months.

 

[larfor]

Sooooo--how is iOS 4.2 running?

Anyone?

Runs very good, no problems detected. My Ipad seems a bit faster. Multitasking is really good, can listen to Tuneln Radio and work with other stuff - have waited for that one

 

[kcr]

Thanks!

I think I am going to do it right now--do I need some bourbon to settle my nerves?

Eh--I'll just hop over to the other partition and start and let the chips fall where they may.

Be back--with a good report, I hope!

 

[SweetPoison]

Just because you (or your girlfriend) don't know what you are doing doesn't mean you have to flame an entire OS. Maybe you should join a Windows forum ...

Rude much? Who stole your cookie?

 

[Drag Bunt]

Actually I know exactly what I am doing. In previous version of windows you could just reassign where the documents folder was...no longer an option in win 7.
I have worked on windows and mac and linux for many many years...not just passively I have done much low level support. Windows is the least efficient. It is good for gaming and thats about it. That is my opinion and you will not sway me on it.

Certainly it's an option: Change location of My Documents Folder - Windows 7

Everyone's entitled to an opinion, misguided though it may be.

 

[hookbill]

Rude much? Who stole your cookie?

I did....

 

[hookbill]

OK I haven't had time to even touch it since the update, but the last time I saw it there were rain drops coming down the screen. Did anybody else see this? It has been raining today.

 

[Oscar]

Ok where did all my games go they are not in the game center folder?

 

[Oscar]

Never mind cycled power and they came back weird

 

[Oscar]

Oh took 20 minutes or so no issues at all

 

[scubadown]

Running Windows 7. Took 9 minutes to update. Running good. Folders work great. Would be nice to have instructions for the changes.

 

[Carll]

This is the official list of improvements:

iOS 4.2 Software Update for iPad

This update contains over 100 new features for iPad including support for multitasking, folders, unified mail inbox, Game Center, AirPrint, AirPlay and many system improvements. It is highly recommended for all iPad users.

iOS 4.2 for iPad includes the following:

• Multitasking support for third-party apps
- Multitasking user interface to quickly move between
apps, adjust screen brightness, control playback,
lock screen rotation and manage print jobs
- Support for audio apps to play in the background
- VoIP apps can receive and maintain calls in the
background or when the device is asleep
- Apps can monitor location and take action while
running in the background
- Alerts and messages can be pushed to apps using
push and local notifications
- Apps can complete tasks in the background
• Folders to better organise and access apps
• Mail improvements
- Unified inbox to view emails from all accounts in one
place
- Fast inbox switching to quickly switch between
different email accounts
- Threaded messages to view multiple emails from the
same conversation
- Import .ics files into Calendar
- Open attachments with compatible third-party apps
- File or delete search results
- Option to select size of photo attachments
- Messages in the Outbox can be edited or deleted
• Game Center
- Send and receive friend requests
- Invite friends to multi-player games over the Internet
- Play multi-player games by auto-matching with other
players
- View Leaderboards and Achievements
- Discover new games from friends
• AirPrint
- Print mail, photos, web pages and more directly to
AirPrint-compatible printers on a local wireless
network
• AirPlay
- Wirelessly stream videos, music and photos to
Apple TV
- Wirelessly stream music to AirPlay-enabled speakers
or receivers, including AirPort Express
• Find text on web pages in Safari
• Use Spotlight to search the web and Wikipedia
• Suggestions and recent searches appear during a web
search
• Support for TV programme rentals using iTunes (US only)
• Create and edit iTunes playlists on your device
• Support for iTunes gifting of apps
• Send and accept calendar invitations wirelessly with
supported CalDAV servers
• Support for MobileMe calendar sharing
• Enhanced location privacy
- A Location Services icon appears in the status bar to
indicate when Location Services are being used
- Location Services can be enabled and disabled per
app
- Indication of apps that have requested your location
within the last 24 hours
• Additional Parental Controls
- Prevent adding friends in Game Center and deletion
of apps
- Restrict changes to Accounts and Location Services
settings
• New languages, dictionaries and keyboards
• New fonts available in Notes
• Wirelessly sync notes using IMAP-based mail accounts
• Automatic spellcheck
• Silence background sounds using the Silent switch on
the side of iPad
• Improved support for Bluetooth AVRCP
• Persistent Wi-Fi connection to receive push notifications
• Support for Bluetooth braille displays and international
braille tables, control VoiceOver using an external
keyboard, and other accessibility enhancements
• Wireless delivery of carrier settings updates for
iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G
• Improved enterprise support
- Support for third-party Mobile Device Management
solutions
- Enables wireless distribution of enterprise applications
- Exchange Server 2010 compatibility
- Support for multiple Exchange ActiveSync accounts
- Support for Juniper Junos Pulse and Cisco
AnyConnect SSL VPN apps (available from the App
Store)
• More than 1,500 new developer APIs
• Bug fixes

Products compatible with this software update:
• iPad
• iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G

 

[DaveSt]

Just because you (or your girlfriend) don't know what you are doing doesn't mean you have to flame an entire OS. Maybe you should join a Windows forum ...

Rude much? Who stole your cookie?

Sorry, it probably came off more rude than I meant it to. Still, the OS bashing was uncalled for in my opinion, especially since there are easy solutions just a Google search away. Those types of comments get under my skin for some reason. I would be more than happy to help if people are having similar issues.

Anyhow, back on topic!