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.