Recommend iPad forum app for Geekzone?

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? Reply # 719419 posted on 19-Nov-2012 11:44
Safari app on iPad is your only option. Or some other Browser app for that matter.

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? Reply # 719424 posted on 19-Nov-2012 12:03
gehenna: Safari app on iPad is your only option. Or some other Browser app for that matter. Fair enough. That's what I'm using at the moment. Would be nice. But, no big deal.

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? Reply # 719428 posted on 19-Nov-2012 12:08
what is the benefit of using an app when it works perfectly well within safari? I've never understood the desire to have an app for stuff that works perfectly with browsers

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? Reply # 719434 posted on 19-Nov-2012 12:19
NonprayingMantis: what is the benefit of using an app when it works perfectly well within safari? I've never understood the desire to have an app for stuff that works perfectly with browsers I can vouch for Tapatalk being a much better experience for using Forums than the browser is....on a mobile device that is. ?

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? Reply # 719444 posted on 19-Nov-2012 12:37

gehenna: NonprayingMantis: what is the benefit of using an app when it works perfectly well within safari? I've never understood the desire to have an app for stuff that works perfectly with browsers I can vouch for Tapatalk being a much better experience for using Forums than the browser is....on a mobile device that is. ? Curious. Reading the FAQ, it's a service that forum providers can optionally provide to members. Of course Maurico would need to set things up at the GZ end (assuming of course the GZ forum system/framework is properly supported?). I'm not sure of the pros and cons of implementing it, or the ongoing cost. But for members with touch capable portable devices it seems like a relatively user-friendly interface. As a subscriber, it would be nice to have the ability to use it, since ads are disabled for us anyway. Non-subscribers only get the web interface.

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? Reply # 719449 posted on 19-Nov-2012 12:42
Ah, found an earlier thread regarding Tapatalk support for Geekzone. Never mind.

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? Reply # 719521 posted on 19-Nov-2012 14:30
NonprayingMantis: what is the benefit of using an app when it works perfectly well within safari? I've never understood the desire to have an app for stuff that works perfectly with browsers I find that Geekzone doesn't work very well in Safari on iPad, mainly because of strange behaviour when typing text into forum replies/posts.

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? Reply # 719571 posted on 19-Nov-2012 15:47

alasta: NonprayingMantis: what is the benefit of using an app when it works perfectly well within safari? I've never understood the desire to have an app for stuff that works perfectly with browsers I find that Geekzone doesn't work very well in Safari on iPad, mainly because of strange behaviour when typing text into forum replies/posts. I really like Dolphin as an iPad browser and try to avoid Safari. Always read GZ via?Dolphin and have not come across any typing problems.

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? Reply # 719612 posted on 19-Nov-2012 16:40

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You will notice that Geekzone uses very basic web technologies - no AJAX or other script-based technology is needed for using the site (except for the automatic refresh in the feeds in the frontpage or live.geekzone.co.nz). The reason for that is because I believe making it work in all browsers is better than worrying about where it works or not. You may find some style problems because of how some browser or another render an element, but I've never found something major and certainly not in the main desktop browsers or main mobile browsers. Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog,?technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization)? Geekzone Price comparison?|?Amazon Kindle order page?|?How to get the best out of Geekzone?| New Zealand IT Jobs | Geekzone News | Jinglebugs?

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