Going iPad only

[danpass]

Numbers for iOS is unexpectedly very powerful. I was searching for an ideal invoicing app and when I found none that fit my perquisites, I sat down on Numbers for iPhone and created the perfect invoicing app, adding further and further layers of complexity. Now I also use it on my iPad and all my invoices remain synced.

This week, I decided to try setting up a writing station to potentially replace my MacBookPro and I was so impressed with how crisp and paper like the new iPad screen looks. It's like having a glowing book sitting in front of you but you're able to type the content directly on to this book.

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Some downsides included moving the cursor via touch proved uncomfortable when having to reach your arm straight ahead. A touch pad or mouse still win here and demonstrate Steve Jobs' point about Mac desktops not becoming touch enabled.

When the major typing was over, I took the iPad off the dock and was able to sit back to edit. I used the "Writer" app.

what you have there is a throttled Macbook Air without the convenience of being one piece and without a touchpad.