> Once we started to talk she pulled out her iPad and took minutes with the virtual keyboard. Perhaps she can't do the easiest thing needed when taking minutes

> Once we started to talk she pulled out her iPad and took minutes with the virtual keyboard. Perhaps she can't do the easiest thing needed when taking minutes: Take a picture of the agenda, print it out, and write on it with a pen. Then take another picture. Information security, etc. It sounds like she's trying to save time, not wanting to duplicate work for a sense of 'productivity'. Why do microwaves, toasters and ovens go 'bing' when the timer's up? To give us feedback. Why does your TV have a small red light when on standby? To give feedback. Why does a light switch have an audible tick that differs when turned on and off? Feedback. We get feedback in many forms. And I use the laptop I use because I enjoy the feedback it gives. Apple and Lenovo, amongst others, win and lose sales based on feedback from users on the keyboard, and spend money making the experience better. > At airports there're so many. Folks having iPads w/ and w/o physical keyboards typing stuff, seeming concentrated & busy. They seem to work. Being busy means not being able to reflect. And not reflecting on yourself and others is a sign you don't have time or inclination to think. It means being busy, and denying one's self the chance to work at a 'higher level'. Don't buy an iPad to get busier. Sure, but one to explore. But is it better? No. It is a far inferior input interface.