Taking a Bite of the Apple: Day 7

I’ve found myself slipping on my commitment to use the iPad  exclusively over the last two days.  I’ve had some trouble with the remote access feature and I haven’t been able to log in to a machine unless I am already on that network.  It is likely over time that this issue will be resolved, but until it is,  I am finding myself machine jumping.  That being said, I encountered two tasks that were more challenging than anticipated.

  • I was writing an email on the iPad, and I needed to attach a document from my office machine.  This turned out to be a larger challenge than I expected.  Since there is no way to store non-native files on the iPad, I had to save the file in the cloud and then link to it in my email.  There might be easier ways to do this, but I think the broader point is that file management is not instinctive.
  • Later I was working on fine tuning a PowerPoint presentation.  I started to work on the iPad via remote desktop access, but I grew frustrated trying to do fine work on the small screen.  Since I was in a time crunch, I dumped the iPad and finished up using the desktop.
  • This morning I stopped at Starbucks on the way to an appointment.  I think I can say without a doubt that the iPad is the world’s best Starbucks machine.  If the remote access to my office desktop had been working, I could have stayed all day and accomplished everything I could have done in the office.