I bought an iPad.
I hadn't wanted one until fairly recently when it just clicked that i would use one as more than an oversized iPod. I could use it to write and read comfortably in the couch or out and about. Up until now, my iPhone has been indispensable, and the iPad would allow me to do even more in an easier fashion.
So far, i've been right. It's a much more comfortable platform for iBooks, which allows you to add PDF documents. I haven't checked my Google home page, which is crammed with rss feeds I read, with my computer because I've moved (most of) them to an app called Pulse, which simplifies reading via RSS while making it a more visually appealing experience. Also, browsing the Internet really is a better, more intimate experience on a touch screen device. I thought that was all hype and spin. It isn't.
Pages was the first app I downloaded, and used it to rewrite an entry in a brand new blog series I will hopefully one day soon start. I also used it to take notes during a CFFN meeting. Typing on the iPad is something I'm still getting used to, but hey, I'm doing it right now, thanks to BlogPress, which will hopefully allow me to update this blog more often as well! Email is nice on the iPhone, but it's so much better on the iPad. As is Twitter. And the calendar.
The hilarity that PhotoBooth creates is astounding, when mixed with a bunch of teenagers, a toddler, and a mother who had no idea what was going on.
The photos get crazier, and the laughs escalated. I hadn't laughed that hard in ages.
I can't just do away with my laptop — I need it for photo editing, storage, and anything that still uses Flash. However, this iPad effectively kills my netbook. I can't wait for iOS 5 to be released to make it, my iPhone (and eventual, inevitable iMac or MacBook purchase) that much more amazing. Not too bad coming from someone who bought his first apple device less than a year ago, eh?
The iPad does have its dangers though. I accidentally bonked Serene in the head with it as she was taking pictures (at almost 2 years old, she's surprisingly adept at navigating and using the camera and photo apps). While she didn't talk to or even look at me for maybe 10 minutes, she didn't shed a single tear. Impressive! Here she is, recouping, ignoring me:
I hadn't wanted one until fairly recently when it just clicked that i would use one as more than an oversized iPod. I could use it to write and read comfortably in the couch or out and about. Up until now, my iPhone has been indispensable, and the iPad would allow me to do even more in an easier fashion.
So far, i've been right. It's a much more comfortable platform for iBooks, which allows you to add PDF documents. I haven't checked my Google home page, which is crammed with rss feeds I read, with my computer because I've moved (most of) them to an app called Pulse, which simplifies reading via RSS while making it a more visually appealing experience. Also, browsing the Internet really is a better, more intimate experience on a touch screen device. I thought that was all hype and spin. It isn't.
Pages was the first app I downloaded, and used it to rewrite an entry in a brand new blog series I will hopefully one day soon start. I also used it to take notes during a CFFN meeting. Typing on the iPad is something I'm still getting used to, but hey, I'm doing it right now, thanks to BlogPress, which will hopefully allow me to update this blog more often as well! Email is nice on the iPhone, but it's so much better on the iPad. As is Twitter. And the calendar.
The hilarity that PhotoBooth creates is astounding, when mixed with a bunch of teenagers, a toddler, and a mother who had no idea what was going on.
The photos get crazier, and the laughs escalated. I hadn't laughed that hard in ages.
I can't just do away with my laptop — I need it for photo editing, storage, and anything that still uses Flash. However, this iPad effectively kills my netbook. I can't wait for iOS 5 to be released to make it, my iPhone (and eventual, inevitable iMac or MacBook purchase) that much more amazing. Not too bad coming from someone who bought his first apple device less than a year ago, eh?
The iPad does have its dangers though. I accidentally bonked Serene in the head with it as she was taking pictures (at almost 2 years old, she's surprisingly adept at navigating and using the camera and photo apps). While she didn't talk to or even look at me for maybe 10 minutes, she didn't shed a single tear. Impressive! Here she is, recouping, ignoring me:
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