Ipads....

[EL PRESIDENTE]

they've been out a while now...anyone still really happy with their ipads?

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

A few friends have one and they all love it.

 

[44Thrilla]

I'm glad I didn't get one. My phone is just as useful.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I love it; been writing my novel on it, believe it or not. Its surprisingly useful with a bluetooth keyboard, like a laptop you can take only part of with you if you wanted.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I love it; been writing my novel on it, believe it or not. Its surprisingly useful with a bluetooth keyboard, like a laptop you can take only part of with you if you wanted.

I never would have guessed you're a writer from reading your posts on here.

Just kidding. You need a ride Friday or not?

 

[ABM]

I now live in an I-Pad.

It's just a'ight.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I never would have guessed you're a writer from reading your posts on here.

Just kidding. You need a ride Friday or not?

LOL! Yeah, my grammar's pretty atrocious when I'm posting on the ree-ree forums.

Actually, I think I'll be okay; I found a bus route that works both from home (SE) and work (Tigard), so I'm good to go. I might need a lift home though if it goes too late

Thanks man!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I love it; been writing my novel on it, believe it or not. Its surprisingly useful with a bluetooth keyboard, like a laptop you can take only part of with you if you wanted.

I've found the word processors severely lacking. Are you using "pages"? Mobile Me integration is horrendous. if they fixed that, I might consider buying one for myself....might be good for surfing the net.....for typing, I'd rather just bring a laptop or a netbook. I can use bluetooth keyboard with my phone too...

 

[Bob Dobalina]

I've actually been looking into picking up one used. However the secondary market on these is still a bit high. Apparently they make a very nice universal remote using a program called I-rule. I just can't see paying 500 for one.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I've found the word processors severely lacking. Are you using "pages"? Mobile Me integration is horrendous. if they fixed that, I might consider buying one for myself....might be good for surfing the net.....for typing, I'd rather just bring a laptop or a netbook. I can use bluetooth keyboard with my phone too...

They released an update for Pages that improves the MobileMe iDisk and WebDAV support significantly... just fyi.

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/22/apple-updates-iwork-for-ipad/

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I'll check it out. honestly I don't even know if I'd use one if I got one for free. They are too heavy to use as a "pad" type device. we have one at work, I played around with it and it wasn't that good. Id rather browse on my phone.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I'll check it out. honestly I don't even know if I'd use one if I got one for free. They are too heavy to use as a "pad" type device. we have one at work, I played around with it and it wasn't that good. Id rather browse on my phone.

The iPad really started becoming most useful and enjoyable to me after about a week. My pithy upper body strength improved, and the browsing experience really started to feel vastly superior to the iPhone experience. But really, if it's not for you, it's not for you.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I'll wait till the Droid tablets come out. probably be about 1/2 the price and lighter.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I'll wait till the Droid tablets come out. probably be about 1/2 the price and lighter.

Good to see you were never serious about the iPad in the first place.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Nah, I was thinking about it. I use a macbook and macs at work, the mobile me integration would be good.

I use a droid as a phone though, I really like the droid's flexibility. It'd be great in a larger format. they do the same things essentially.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

downloaded the update. Mobile me is still slow as fuck when you try to download docs. I have multiple folders and thousands on file and you can order them by date, just by name. no search either. fucking lame

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Docs to go is MUCH better though.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

any good spam filter for the mail program?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

downloaded the update. Mobile me is still slow as fuck when you try to download docs. I have multiple folders and thousands on file and you can order them by date, just by name. no search either. fucking lame

Might I recommend a laptop? Sounds like you're trying to climb a mountain in a Mazda.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I has laptop.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

...and a Mazda.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

any good spam filter for the mail program?

Server-side solutions only. Get a g-mail account or something.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

...and a Mazda.

Then you're used to being disappointed already.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I have at least a dozen email accounts.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I have at least a dozen email accounts.

See, you're not the target audience of a tablet in the first place. Quit complaining because you have trouble stuffing your fat-ass online body into the equivalent of a SMART car!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

BUT THE COMMERCIAL SAYS ITS FOR ME.

Do you use them at restaurants or coffee shops? I would kind of feel like an asshole using it there, but I usually read magazines or whatever.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

BUT THE COMMERCIAL SAYS ITS FOR ME.

Do you use them at restaurants or coffee shops? I would kind of feel like an asshole using it there, but I usually read magazines or whatever.

Oh quit it; every commercial says everything is for you. Put on your big boy pants and do some actual critical thinking.

I write in coffee shops and restaurants, typically in SE where Apple is already king, so it draws minimal attention. Plus, I've already had strangers and friends call me an asshole to my face before; I've learned to live with it.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

you write on it? doesn't it take a lot longer? you can use the apple bluetooth keyboards with it right?

I have one for my laptop actually for when I dock it and do a dual monitor setup at home

 

[BlazerCaravan]

you write on it? doesn't it take a lot longer? you can use the apple bluetooth keyboards with it right?

I have one for my laptop actually for when I dock it and do a dual monitor setup at home

Yeah, I use the bluetooth keyboard and one of those TwelveSouth Compass stands. It ends up being effectively a little laptop in pieces, which still weighs less than my laptop by a pound or two, and doesn't have the keyboard permanently attached, which means my wife can use the iPad solo for web surfing in the evenings. It's a pretty decent setup, all told.