Tag Archives: iPad primary computer

Serious (?) video editing on the iPad

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

I read this morning on Engadget that Avid has entered the video editing fray on the iPad. For $5, the same price as Apple’s own iMovie app, we now have another offering from the 900 pound gorilla of the space.  For … Continue reading →

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Welcome to my world, Tim Cook!

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

By now you’ve probably heard or read that Apple announced what can only be described as “ridiculous earnings” for the most recent quarter. The stock is at an all time high, the most valuable company on the planet; worth more, … Continue reading →

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My 24 Hour Jailbreak

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

  As a full time user of the iPad, I’m always looking for ways to improve the overall experience. Hearing the recent news that the geniuses (no sarcasm or irony) in the dev community had released an untethered jailbreak for … Continue reading →

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OnLive Desktop – another take at MS Office on the iPad

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

I was pretty excited about CloudOn when it was announced. The idea of having a “real” version of Microsoft Office on the iPad was pretty exciting, at least until Microsoft gets around to doing the inevitable. However, upon real world … Continue reading →

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iPad -> iPad 2 upgrade fever and why I gave in

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

The site’s been dormant for a while despite my efforts to the contrary. Sorry (to those who are interested!) I’ve been busy using my iPad 2 Readers of this site know that I’d decided to stand pat with my iPad … Continue reading →

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Excited for iOS 4.3 and iPad 2

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

By now you’ve probably read about the various new features in iOS 4.3, as well as the mention of new iDevice codes including both iPhones and iPads. I won’t recount all the upcoing features here, but as an every day … Continue reading →

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4.2 FTW! And PC sales forecasts trimmed…

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

Well for those who’ve been following my adventure, it may seem like I’ve been fairly quiet and/or slow to respond to the wonder that is iOS 4.2 on the iPad. I wanted to wait until I had an extended period … Continue reading →

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Why I am not switching to Google Docs

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

By now you’ve probably seen that google has updates it’s Docs online office suite/storage capabilities to finally allow creation and editing directly on iOS devices. This is pretty big news for those of us using our iPads as our primary … Continue reading →

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What I’ve learned about weight and portability, or, Why I would buy the 11.6″ Air if the iPad didn’t exist

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

Look, my shoulders and I have long since come to the conclusion that lighter is better, and to a degree I am willing to sacrifice some functionality in that trade. Using an iPad as my every day, primary computer has … Continue reading →

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Walt Mossberg joining my club?

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

Have you seen this? Walter Mossberg, godfather of tech journalists everywhere, went on a working vacation with an iPad in place of his laptop, and found it did a very good job. Well yeah, duh. If he’d read this blog … Continue reading →

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