iPad, of course
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“Deep Thoughts” from TUAW
Erica Sadun is a terrific dev/hacker and a pretty solid journalist to boot. She just penned an interesting piece over at TUAW regarding the iPad’s success. Though I’d quibble with some of her ideas here, in particular regarding the relationship … Continue reading →
Posted in iOS, Musings, OS operating system
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Tagged Features, Hardware, iOS, iOS iPad as sole only computer, iPad alone, iPad primary computer, ipad sales, Musings, New iPad, notebook sales
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My long overdue take on iOS 5 and the iPad as your only computer
iOS 5 has been available for some time now. Though there was great anticipation surrounding its release, in the end for me as an established iPad user iOS 5 primarily brings important but basically evolutionary changes in how I use … Continue reading →
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Tagged iOS iPad as sole only computer
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iPad -> iPad 2 upgrade fever and why I gave in
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 … Continue reading →
Posted in Features, Hardware, iOS, Musings, OS operating system
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Tagged Features, Hardware, iOS, iOS 5, iPad 2, iPad alone, iPad primary computer, opinions
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iPad 2 as powerful as a G4 PowerBook!
In an incredible post here, Geoffrey Goetz of GigaOm ran some fairly thorough benchmarks, pitting the iPad 2, iPad, and iPhone 4 up against one another. The Geekbench score of the iPad 2 put its power on par with that … Continue reading →
Posted in Fun, Hardware, iOS, Musings, OS operating system, Uncategorized
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Tagged Hardware, iOS, iPad 2, Musings
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zOMG 4 and 5 finger gestures are the bomb
I used the Xcode trick to turn on the 4 and 5 finger gestures setting in iOS 4.3 (google is your friend here – it’s super super super simple to do, promise). I understand why Apple didn’t ‘ship’ this in … Continue reading →
Posted in Features, iOS, Musings, OS operating system, Speculation
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Tagged Features, iOS, iOS 5, iOS features 4.3 larger spacebar, Musings
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Whoa. 4.3 is snappy. I may not buy the iPad 2 right away…
I think Apple may have goofed by releasing the iOS 4.3 update before taking orders for the iPad 2. They’ve lost at least one Day 1 sale – mine. And for those who’ve followed my exploits, believe me – it’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Features, Hardware, iOS, Musings, OS operating system
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Tagged Features, iOS, iOS features 4.3 larger spacebar, iPad 2, Musings
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Well there is obviously going to be another event soon!
I may be stating the obvious here but soooo much went unaddressed at yesterday’s iPad 2 event. Too much is percolating to be left that way for long. First and foremost is iOS 5. Nary a mention. History points to … Continue reading →
Posted in Features, Musings, OS operating system, Speculation
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Tagged iOS, iOS 5, iPad, Speculation
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March 2 – What’ll it take to get me to upgrade to the iPad2?
I’ve posted often on the rumored and desired features for an iPad2. With the March 2 event now official, I thought it high time to revisit. My needs and wants may not be those of the average iPad user. In … Continue reading →
Posted in Features, Hardware, Musings, OS operating system, Rumors, Speculation
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Tagged cheating iPad as primary computer, Features, Hardware, OS, Speculation
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Excited for iOS 4.3 and iPad 2
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 →
Posted in Features, Hardware, Musings, News, OS operating system, Speculation
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Tagged Features, Hardware, iOS, iPad, iPad primary computer, mobileme, Musings, News, Speculation
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4.2 FTW! And PC sales forecasts trimmed…
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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Tagged Apps, email, Hardware, iOS, iPad, iPad primary computer, ipad sales, Musings, opinions, OS, osx
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The iPad Alone 