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7 days with an iPad (and only an iPad)

20 points by jfruh 15y ago

choko 15y ago
The title is a little misleading. At the beginning of the article, the author states that he is also using a bluetooth keyboard, since the on-screen keyboard is ill-suited for anything beyond "brief emails and outlines." At the end, the author says: "It's not that it can't do real work, though. You just have to have the right apps, the right hardware, and be willing to work around the interface's limitations as you go." Why choose an inefficient platform when you need to do "real" work? The tablet platform (iPad or otherwise) has it's place, but it sounds like true content creation isn't that place. It seems like a lot of people are trying to adjust their work to the device instead of the other way around.
- glhaynes 15y ago
  It's not the best place for certain types of content creation, definitely. Especially those that require a keyboard or a large screen.
- eropple 15y ago
  I dunno--I have a keyboard dock at home. I don't bring a keyboard around with me, but I can put the iPad into it to sit down and do a bit of typing. (I like it for working on my book, precisely for the reasons that the author dislikes it: I can't get distracted!)
- Derbasti 15y ago
  Why choose something as inefficient at reading the web as a notebook? The iPad is far better suited for that. There are tradeoffs involved in everything. Laptops, Desktops, Tablets, Smartphones, everything has its strengths and weaknesses. I think it is nice to see how many things are possible with each technological genre.
- marknutter 15y ago
  I may be an outlier, but I can type nearly as fast on my iPad's on-screen keyboard as I can my laptop's keyboard.
  - sliverstorm 15y ago
    WPM?
sippndipp 15y ago
For the relaxing part I suggest watchlater http://goo.gl/p0Ck7 http://goo.gl/p0Ck7 it's like instapaper but for videos.
threejay 15y ago
Having been forced to live with an ipad (and only an ipad) for the last month due to an unfortunate accident with my macbook, I can promise there are very few benefits and a plethora of drawbacks. It takes me about twice as long to do anything other than read blog posts...even posting to Tumblr is a major effort. It's a great toy, or even computing platform for someone like my mom (she loves hers), but it leaves a lot to be desired for me.

20 points by jfruh 15y ago

choko 15y ago

The title is a little misleading. At the beginning of the article, the author states that he is also using a bluetooth keyboard, since the on-screen keyboard is ill-suited for anything beyond "brief emails and outlines." At the end, the author says: "It's not that it can't do real work, though. You just have to have the right apps, the right hardware, and be willing to work around the interface's limitations as you go." Why choose an inefficient platform when you need to do "real" work? The tablet platform (iPad or otherwise) has it's place, but it sounds like true content creation isn't that place. It seems like a lot of people are trying to adjust their work to the device instead of the other way around.

glhaynes 15y ago
It's not the best place for certain types of content creation, definitely. Especially those that require a keyboard or a large screen.
eropple 15y ago
I dunno--I have a keyboard dock at home. I don't bring a keyboard around with me, but I can put the iPad into it to sit down and do a bit of typing. (I like it for working on my book, precisely for the reasons that the author dislikes it: I can't get distracted!)
Derbasti 15y ago
Why choose something as inefficient at reading the web as a notebook? The iPad is far better suited for that. There are tradeoffs involved in everything. Laptops, Desktops, Tablets, Smartphones, everything has its strengths and weaknesses. I think it is nice to see how many things are possible with each technological genre.
marknutter 15y ago
I may be an outlier, but I can type nearly as fast on my iPad's on-screen keyboard as I can my laptop's keyboard.
- sliverstorm 15y ago
  WPM?

sippndipp 15y ago

For the relaxing part I suggest watchlater http://goo.gl/p0Ck7 http://goo.gl/p0Ck7 it's like instapaper but for videos.

threejay 15y ago

Having been forced to live with an ipad (and only an ipad) for the last month due to an unfortunate accident with my macbook, I can promise there are very few benefits and a plethora of drawbacks. It takes me about twice as long to do anything other than read blog posts...even posting to Tumblr is a major effort. It's a great toy, or even computing platform for someone like my mom (she loves hers), but it leaves a lot to be desired for me.