Category Archives: Apps

iOS 4 – can’t wait!

Posted on July 8, 2010 by

Well I am finally back from Los Angeles and settled in at home. Nearly 8 weeks with only an iPad and I came out remarkably unscathed. A few key apps (Goodreader, Pages, and AirSharing for printing) saved the day countless … Continue reading →

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Hello World :)

Posted on May 3, 2010 by

Well here we are, magical unicorns in hand, taking over the world one PC diehard at a time. When I started drafting this my intent was that it’d be a pretty comprehensive outline of my experiences switching to an iPad … Continue reading →

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The Big Day to-do list…

Posted on April 30, 2010 by

My 64GB 3G iPad is on the truck for delivery, or so says fedex.  With that…what’s left to prep to transition to the iPad full time? Apps purchased: check.  I made some amendments to the list in my prior post, … Continue reading →

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Apps to buy/try – please chime in!

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

Well here goes, in no particular order.  NB I’m not much of a gamer (sadtrombone.com) so you won’t find many on this list.  Also, some duplicate functionality.  Ideally I’d try them each and choose…I welcome all thoughts! Google Mobile Air … Continue reading →

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“Late” April indeed!

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

Well now we know – the 3G’s are due to arrive and hit retail on April 30th.  The very last day in April.  Couldn’t cut it much closer, could they? My pre-iPad to-do list is getting shorter.  Bag is in … Continue reading →

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The two things I really need to know in the next 30 days…

Posted on April 3, 2010 by

(Or, how I am trying desperately to convince myself not to reflexively buy a wifi-only model to tide myself over…) 1) The best file-system alternative.  Since there’s not much of a file-system per se, and I intend to load/access scads of … Continue reading →

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HFS Final Draft for the iPad!

Posted on March 25, 2010 by

How did I miss this?!?  For those who know me, you know this is the single most important productivity app that was missing and may have posed a challenge to my “all iPad all the time” approach. You can now … Continue reading →

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A mobileme resurgence?

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

I subscribed to Apple’s mobileme service the moment it was offered.  I’d played around with quasi-competitive services (or combinations of services) but none of them gave me that “Exchange Server for the rest of us” kind of feeling.  In many … Continue reading →

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