Lets Talk iPad

[billnut]

I have a new iPad and using it for camping stuff.
I down load Deans Dutch Oven cooking to it and it works great.
Bill

[hotrod]

I got to play with my cousins ipad a couple weeks ago. pretty amazing.
I dont see myself ever having one tho. I wonder how long it will be before they make one that rolls or folds up to fit in your pocket?

[caseydog]

I want one for business (to show my portfolio) and for travel, but I see it as a luxury for me, not a need.

My mom reads books on her MacBook, so I can see her getting one. They are GREAT for downloading and reading books.

And my dad won't have to haul 200 books to the thrift store every six months.

Steve Jobs for President!

CD

[starleen2]

I got an HP netbook the day before I started class three weeks ago - then a friend came in with an ipad - OMG I wished i had not spent the $$ on the netbook - He used it for sheet music. I can see it's usage for paperless presentation and sermon delivery.

[caseydog]

I got an HP netbook the day before I started class three weeks ago - then a friend came in with an ipad - OMG I wished i had not spent the $$ on the netbook - He used it for sheet music. I can see it's usage for paperless presentation and sermon delivery.

Eve was tempted by an Apple, you know.


CD

[Mightydog]

At the risk of sounding too old school here, I've carried a book with me for the last 26 years. It's a Franklin Covey day planner. And, yes, I do have all of the years going back to the beginning. It's been useful to pull out phone numbers from people that I have't had contact with in decades.

Part of my job description is making software work together. If you export info from this program, how do you import it into that program? I also do other application resources, but you get the idea--I work with computers. I don't mind working with them. They are great tools...that break.

In one of our staff meetings, I was making a note in my day planner. One of the sales people made a comment about how old-school I was with my pencil and paper. I needed to join the rest of civilation in this century. I closed my book and dropped it to the floor. I asked him to do the same with his PDA, iPhone or something. Of couse, he didn't.

The point being, technology is great. At the point in its development, there are people who have lost information in a computer crash and people who will lose information in a computer crash. I know I have. No matter how much they say the server is backed up, something always gets lost. Use them for what they are. Don't get sucked into thinking that they're as permanent as paper and ink.

[asianflava]

Mel got one a while back. She really likes it especially since she has to travel for work a lot lately. She reads books on it and watches movies on the plane. She got the 3G enabled one but hasn't gotten the sub for it yet.

[Juneaudave]

If I had the spare change, I would get an Ipad simply to use as an ebook reader. I'm not a big fan of the e-ink, I prefer something with a backlight for reading in bed.

For mobile computing right now, I am using a Dell 11z which is somewhere between a netbook and a full function laptop. That is really working well for me. I'm not sure I would get by without a keyboard at what I do.

[caseydog]

At the risk of sounding too old school here, I've carried a book with me for the last 26 years. It's a Franklin Covey day planner. And, yes, I do have all of the years going back to the beginning. It's been useful to pull out phone numbers from people that I have't had contact with in decades.

Part of my job description is making software work together. If you export info from this program, how do you import it into that program? I also do other application resources, but you get the idea--I work with computers. I don't mind working with them. They are great tools...that break.

In one of our staff meetings, I was making a note in my day planner. One of the sales people made a comment about how old-school I was with my pencil and paper. I needed to join the rest of civilation in this century. I closed my book and dropped it to the floor. I asked him to do the same with his PDA, iPhone or something. Of couse, he didn't.

The point being, technology is great. At the point in its development, there are people who have lost information in a computer crash and people who will lose information in a computer crash. I know I have. No matter how much they say the server is backed up, something always gets lost. Use them for what they are. Don't get sucked into thinking that they're as permanent as paper and ink.

Here is something you can't do with a book -- change text size. My mom is a voracious reader with 76-year-old eyes. She started reading on a laptop using a book program from Barnes & Noble that allows her to enlarge the type.

The iPad does the same thing with it's iBooks software.

Plus, no trees are cut down for an eBook, and my mom can take dozens of novels with her when she travels, and since she no longer drives, she can shop for books in her living room.

I agree that your Franklin planner is more durable, buy I replaced mine with an iPhone (i used a Franklin for years), that can send and receive email, and give me directions when I'm on the road.

Oh, I backup my iPhone regularly -- something I could not do with my Franklin, which like an iPhone, can get lost or stolen.

There are tradeoffs for sure -- either way you go.

CD

[caseydog]

If I had the spare change, I would get an Ipad simply to use as an ebook reader. I'm not a big fan of the e-ink, I prefer something with a backlight for reading in bed.

For mobile computing right now, I am using a Dell 11z which is somewhere between a netbook and a full function laptop. That is really working well for me. I'm not sure I would get by without a keyboard at what I do.

I could probably replace my laptop with an iPad, because I don't do much on my laptop. I use it on the road to store images from photo shoots, send and receive emails, and upload files to customers.

For the most part, though, I don't see the iPad as a replacement product for laptops. It's a cool niche product, IMO.

CD

[godskid]

Well, especially since you need a desktop or laptop to download most of the software onto the iPad -- you can't get by with JUST the iPad. But yes, I've got one, and I like it a lot! I got the 3G version so that I could enable 3G while on vacation without wifi. Most of the time I'll just use the wifi and not pay monthly 3G fees.

I have a Kindle too. I read books on both, though sometimes the Kindle is easier on my eyes. Web browsing -- recipe reading -- checking email -- all work great on the iPad!

Deb

[deceiver]

At the risk of sounding too old school here, I've carried a book with me for the last 26 years. It's a Franklin Covey day planner. And, yes, I do have all of the years going back to the beginning. It's been useful to pull out phone numbers from people that I have't had contact with in decades.

Part of my job description is making software work together. If you export info from this program, how do you import it into that program? I also do other application resources, but you get the idea--I work with computers. I don't mind working with them. They are great tools...that break.

In one of our staff meetings, I was making a note in my day planner. One of the sales people made a comment about how old-school I was with my pencil and paper. I needed to join the rest of civilation in this century. I closed my book and dropped it to the floor. I asked him to do the same with his PDA, iPhone or something. Of couse, he didn't.

The point being, technology is great. At the point in its development, there are people who have lost information in a computer crash and people who will lose information in a computer crash. I know I have. No matter how much they say the server is backed up, something always gets lost. Use them for what they are. Don't get sucked into thinking that they're as permanent as paper and ink.

All well and good but in today's age you can easily make a duplicate of your electronic data. Lose your day planner and that's probably the only copy. So, if you look at it another way. With an ipad, properly used you can't lose your information. With a paper planner. You can.

And if you decide to subscribe to the whole Apple system i.e. Mobile.me then all your important stuff. Addresses, bookmarks, email addresses, etc are automatically saved to Apples servers and they are synced to your laptop/desktop too as you input them. So, you also have them on the road and all your other technology without having to do anything.

[asianflava]

Even though my wife loves her iPad, she doesn't use it for anything work related. She tried to go electronic; tried a couple different PDAs (which is fine because I ended up with them) but she kept going back to paper.

If she has to check her work calendar, it is always available on her Crackberry. Other co-workers put stuff on her calendar so it is important to have that to everybody else.

[dreadcptflint]

Way to go with the Ipad. I am still holding out for Notion's Adam (due in November) and some money to fund it. I love the idea of holding old school information (camping) on a high tech device.

How tough do you think the IPAD is? Will it do well in a less than urban inviroment?

[caseydog]

And if you decide to subscribe to the whole Apple system i.e. Mobile.me then all your important stuff. Addresses, bookmarks, email addresses, etc are automatically saved to Apples servers and they are synced to your laptop/desktop too as you input them. So, you also have them on the road and all your other technology without having to do anything.

I have Mobile.me service, and love it. It keeps my desktop, laptop and iPhone synced for email, calendar, address and such. Any mail I send of receive can be accessed on all three, and I never get confused about what I have or have not read.

It's great when I send an email from the desktop, and go out on the road, and need to access that email or send it again. I can do it from my iPhone.

CD