> I'm of the opinion that if I was going to carry around something too big to fit in a pocket, I might as well just make that thing a laptop. If I want to go o

> I'm of the opinion that if I was going to carry around something too big to fit in a pocket, I might as well just make that thing a laptop. If I want to go out to a coffee shop and do some writing I have a netbook bag that I throw my iPad, a set of earbuds and an apple wireless keyboard into. It's great because it's a lot easier to focus on writing than it is with my laptop. I use Elements which syncs to dropbox. I also use that bag if I want to just hang out, sip coffee, and read the latest book I downloaded. I love my iPad. It makes so many small tasks so much easier. Right now it's streaming a SomaFM station. I can look through and pick stations on the SomaFM app faster than I can dig through their website. It also makes a wonderful remote for my Apple TV. Edit: I haven't had much exposure to smart phones aside from a blackberry that I didn't care for. I have owned an IBM ThinkPad 750 which is basically ye olde netbook. (Yay 14.4 modems)