I knew that 13 would be an unlucky day. I’m having a heck of a time coming up with a topic.
It’s been a good long time since I’ve written about my use of the iPad. I’ve been using my iPad 1 for a little more than a year now, so I’m finally feeling confident in my experience.
Simply stated, the iPad is my primary device. I use it for reading of news and novels (I have never read more). I write emails, memos, blogposts (like this). I use web resources, Facebook, and Twitter, and I watch movies on Netflix. My wife, who has an iPad 2, also uses the video capability for Skype with our daughter. I have been impressed with improvements to the platform and applications, and I can see how the capability is going to continue to grow in years to come. As I often say to people, “I occasionally use a computer, but I live in my iPad.” If my iPad should be lost or broken, I would be distressed, but since the platform is primarily cloud based, I would lose very little real data.
I am very optimistic about the future of the device. As I argued in an earlier essay, the platform is so prevalent that other applications are finding ways to adapt to it. Just today, Microsoft introduced its cloud storage app Skydive for the iPad. For all of their interest in developing an operating system for competive products, Microsoft knows that there is no future apart from the iPad for foreseeable time ahead. As I attend meetings and workshops, I see more and more iPads in the room. It is virtually the only device I see at executive meetings.
So I guess I’m “all in” with this device.
Hope to have a better topic tomorrow.
As always, I welcome your comments.
Do you use a separate keyboard?
I don’t, though I’m thinking about it. I would love to have a delete key and directional arrows.
The main reason I haven’t bought one is that eventually I will be getting an iPad 2 or 3, and I don’t want to spend a lot on a keyboard case that won’t fit a future product (cheap).