Kid_Eternity
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I seem to download and start using it again every few months, it's ok for some things but not a full blown note solution really (I used Awesome Notes for my note taking stuff generally)...
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I seem to download and start using it again every few months, it's ok for some things but not a full blown note solution really (I used Awesome Notes for my note taking stuff generally)...
Sunray
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Doubt it, the current iPad will have been fully recycled before USB bites the dust. Remember that every single USB device still works on every single USB machine or close to that, the power handling for some newer devices on USB 1.1 ports can make them fail from time to time but that's all.
Lightpeak is its natural successor, but that will take a while to take over.
Kid_Eternity
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I'd prefer an SD card slot than usb tbh. That said how many cameras have wifi these days?
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hiraethified
Barely any - and it's a horrible drain on the battery anyway.
A removable card is far more efficient.
Kid_Eternity
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Yeah good point on battery...
Crispy
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Interesting graphs here: http://www.reghardware.com/2010/06/17/netbooks_vs_tablets/
Looks like the iPad is stealing net book sales
Looks like the iPad is stealing net book sales
Kid_Eternity
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FridgeMagnet
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A couple of weeks on, I can say that my major uses of the ipad are:
1. Keeping me awake when I should just go to sleep. It's even better than the iphone for that because the battery is bigger and its more fun browsing. I have had to ban both iPhone and ipad from the bedroom because of this.
2. Going to the pub while pretending to work, and actually getting some work done. Without the annoyance of having to boot up the laptop, lug it there in the first place, dial in with the dongle, make sure its asleep when go to the loo or lock it to the table etc. I can sling it in my bag, maybe with the Bluetooth keyboard, and it's small and light; just whip it out, turn on and I can write notes, outlines and documentation, plan tasks, clear my inbox etc. The 3G implementation is completely transparent as opposed to laptops and I'm much less restricted in the space I need to use it. I'm much more prepared to carry this around than a laptop which means I'm much more likely to have it when I come up with a good idea.
Of course none of this is specific to the iPad - it just happens to be the only real mobile tablet around at the moment.
I confess to still being more likely to use a fountain pen and paper notebook to write and diagram and so on but one can have both. Paper won't sync to the desktop - well, it will, by the conduit known as "typing it up".
1. Keeping me awake when I should just go to sleep. It's even better than the iphone for that because the battery is bigger and its more fun browsing. I have had to ban both iPhone and ipad from the bedroom because of this.
2. Going to the pub while pretending to work, and actually getting some work done. Without the annoyance of having to boot up the laptop, lug it there in the first place, dial in with the dongle, make sure its asleep when go to the loo or lock it to the table etc. I can sling it in my bag, maybe with the Bluetooth keyboard, and it's small and light; just whip it out, turn on and I can write notes, outlines and documentation, plan tasks, clear my inbox etc. The 3G implementation is completely transparent as opposed to laptops and I'm much less restricted in the space I need to use it. I'm much more prepared to carry this around than a laptop which means I'm much more likely to have it when I come up with a good idea.
Of course none of this is specific to the iPad - it just happens to be the only real mobile tablet around at the moment.
I confess to still being more likely to use a fountain pen and paper notebook to write and diagram and so on but one can have both. Paper won't sync to the desktop - well, it will, by the conduit known as "typing it up".
FridgeMagnet
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Oh, the other thing is the absurd battery life. I just don't even consider it, as long as I remember to plug it in when I get home. Or even sometimes not. I don't think I've ever gone below 50% even being really slack.
Crispy
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It's liberating. "warning 20% battery" means "oh I'd better plug it in at bedtime then" as opposed to "shit shit shit where's the adapter"
FridgeMagnet
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Nothing fancy - mail and safari obviously, Things for task management and basic planning, Outliner for er outlining, Simplenote for writing.
I have a copy of Omnigraffle but while it's great I don't actually use it in practice. Similarly with Pages. Its impressive that you can put quite serious content creation stuff on an ipad but to be honest I think they might be a bit misplaced, at least for the way I use it.
I have a copy of Omnigraffle but while it's great I don't actually use it in practice. Similarly with Pages. Its impressive that you can put quite serious content creation stuff on an ipad but to be honest I think they might be a bit misplaced, at least for the way I use it.
FridgeMagnet
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What's wrong with the WP apps around at the moment?
I rarely have a lot of call for a WP, all the documents I write are plain text, outlines or at the most in HTML, so I don't really know.
I rarely have a lot of call for a WP, all the documents I write are plain text, outlines or at the most in HTML, so I don't really know.
Crispy
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Icab mobile browser. Get.
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Does anyone know if you can get a foldable bluetooth keyboard with a built-in trackpad?
The problem I am having with editing documents (on e.g. Pages) is accurately placing the cursor by touch - for some reason it seems harder than on the iPhone.
The problem I am having with editing documents (on e.g. Pages) is accurately placing the cursor by touch - for some reason it seems harder than on the iPhone.
Crispy
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Trackpads, mice and other pointing devices are not supported by iOS. They don't map 1:1 with touch interface - you can't drag with touch, for example. I know what you mean about inaccurate cursoring though. It's easier if you press and then move it to where you need to be, but you do still sometimes get surplus movement as you lift your finger off. Given all the other adjustments for finger movement that they've made, it's weird that this still happens.
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hiraethified
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hiraethified
It's o2, innit? Tight bastards that give nothing away.
I can't wait to get off 'em. They make T-Mobile look reliable!
Structaural
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Have they made Jaadu for the iPad yet?
That would be impressive on that device...
That would be impressive on that device...
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hiraethified
Idiot thinks it would be really k3wl to conduct a marriage ceremony with an iPad.
Idiot looks even more stupid when iPad overheats mid-ceremony.
http://gizmodo.com/5574759/an-ipad-wedding-gone-wrong
Idiot looks even more stupid when iPad overheats mid-ceremony.
http://gizmodo.com/5574759/an-ipad-wedding-gone-wrong
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hiraethified
Want to know what's sadder than the high fivin' idiots who whoop their way out of Apple stores holding their expensive products aloft?
Try these pricks who film themselves shooting Apple products: http://mashable.com/2010/06/29/iphone-4-ipad-shot-then-returned
Try these pricks who film themselves shooting Apple products: http://mashable.com/2010/06/29/iphone-4-ipad-shot-then-returned
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