I can go days without using my MacBook. I use my ipad so much. Tempted to upgrade to ipad 2 since i use it so much.
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Tired of iPad yet?
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Lose its luster? Oh my goodness, absolutely not! My iPad 2 is my first Apple product (no smart phone - just a dumb one), so for the first month I was completely captivated, like the proverbial kid in the candy store.
Three months later, I'm still captivated but in a wiser sense, using it for everything from legal research to keeping my grocery list.
It's always with me and has become quite indispensable in my daily life.
The only thing I don't use it for is reading books. I'm a book person and love the tactile feel of the real thing, as well as sharing my books with friends and family. Can't do that with eBooks (I refuse to share my iPad).
Three months later, I'm still captivated but in a wiser sense, using it for everything from legal research to keeping my grocery list.
It's always with me and has become quite indispensable in my daily life.
The only thing I don't use it for is reading books. I'm a book person and love the tactile feel of the real thing, as well as sharing my books with friends and family. Can't do that with eBooks (I refuse to share my iPad).
Why do people complain about the youTube app so much. Mine works like butter. Doesn't take long at all to start playing. All videos are great quality. I'm in WIFI almost 24 hrs of the day so I can't speak on a 3G experience
I've had the iPad since the day it launched. I'm still not tired of it and use it a lot, I used to browse the internet exclusively on it, but Lion is making my 17" MacBook Prop more appealing for that.
I use the iPad more than I thought I would, and more than when I originally bought it. For example, I read a lot and used to sit at my desk reading various PDF files, work and hobby related. It is more comfortable reading them on the iPad, and I can continue reading them during my commute, when I go to lunch, etc. The iPad is lighter than a laptop and the longer batter life makes a crucial difference.
The other thing is the faster start of the iPad compared to my home PC. There have been days when the iPad is the only device I use at home. It fits well into my way of doing things.
The other thing is the faster start of the iPad compared to my home PC. There have been days when the iPad is the only device I use at home. It fits well into my way of doing things.
Hate to say it but i basically never use it now. I know a lot of people would argue against the idea that it's a big iPod Touch/iPhone without calling... But honestly, that's how I'm seeing it now. I pick up my iPhone when I need to do stuff, not my iPad. I feel like I wasted way too much money on something that barely does anything differently than my phone can. I'll be selling it for a MacBook Air.
If you're considering buying, this should be your priority list:
1. Computer
2. iPhone
3. iPad
If you're considering buying, this should be your priority list:
1. Computer
2. iPhone
3. iPad
I don't use my laptop anymore except for production purposes. (after effects and final cut work) And the occasional site that has flash. I prefer my iPad for almost everything now.
I owned the iPad 1 since launch, and it's somewhat true that my usage decreased - especially after iPhone 4 came out, nd was not only faster, but had way better graphics.
But with the launch of iPad 2, I've really been using it a LOT more than the first model, and expect that trend to continue, especially with iCloud coming soon.
The day iPad gets anything even close to a retina display though, I'm upgrading - *that's* what I'm really waiting for.
The iPad *is* my laptop. I prefer desktops anyway (thus the Mac Pro), and everything I need to do on the go can be handled easily with the iPad. The day I need the full Photoshop as a mobile app, I'll consider getting a MBP
But with the launch of iPad 2, I've really been using it a LOT more than the first model, and expect that trend to continue, especially with iCloud coming soon.
The day iPad gets anything even close to a retina display though, I'm upgrading - *that's* what I'm really waiting for.
The iPad *is* my laptop. I prefer desktops anyway (thus the Mac Pro), and everything I need to do on the go can be handled easily with the iPad. The day I need the full Photoshop as a mobile app, I'll consider getting a MBP
I enjoy the iPad now more than ever, and I've owned one since launch last year. It was all that I wished for when using my iPod touch....a larger screen. I upgraded to iPad 2 when it became available in my town, and it is a pure joy to hold. I don't use a case like I did with the first one because it's so smooth, light and easy on the hands. I love the smart cover. I have my favorite apps but love discovering new gems. Still watch movies, listen to music, read books and surf the web on it. I still think it's amazing and am so happy to have it.
Both window and mac have same ui for years. Android phones have same ui for the past 3 years. HP palm os is still basically the same, too.
Familar and simplicity!! New features. All os is the same. Some are much slower in iterating new features like windows. That is why symbian dying.
I've seen this sentiment a lot and it makes no sense to me. I mean, how long are people looking at the OS? The OS's main responsibility is to make it easy to go to an app that does something useful. The OS's metaphor is the only thing I pay attention to and it's the only thing that's relevant. And that is precisely the kind of thing I don't want to see change frequently.
I suppose that's why I don't care about widgets and crap. I don't spend my day staring at a home screen that doesn't do anything. I spend my day working in applications that have their own interfaces built on the metaphors. If people only care about widgets and cute tricks in the OS then I can't help but think they are chasing after vapor.
Maybe that's why I'm not tired of the iPad and iPhone. I would only tire of it if the only thing I did with it was stare at the OS and play with the settings. Instead I do stuff with it and the stuff is what keeps me involved.
I'm not tired of my iPad2, but sure am bored with its UI.
As for widgets on Honeycomb, the advantage is that with one glance on a well-layed-out home page you can check the weather, see how many emails have come in, see upcoming appointments, see facebook updates, see latest news on your favorite topic, glance at Youtube additions, control music, and so on. You don't need a single icon on a screen if you don't want one there. Slide one page over and you can still have an array of icon shortcuts to your favorite apps or bookmarked websites. Lay them out efficiently, in patterns or shapes, or by color if you want. Throw in one or two widgets and resize them to make a nice composition.
As for widgets on Honeycomb, the advantage is that with one glance on a well-layed-out home page you can check the weather, see how many emails have come in, see upcoming appointments, see facebook updates, see latest news on your favorite topic, glance at Youtube additions, control music, and so on. You don't need a single icon on a screen if you don't want one there. Slide one page over and you can still have an array of icon shortcuts to your favorite apps or bookmarked websites. Lay them out efficiently, in patterns or shapes, or by color if you want. Throw in one or two widgets and resize them to make a nice composition.
I don't get it when people make the boring UI comments. Do you guys realize what a s#$%storm these companies would have on their hands if they constantly changed the UI? Ask Microsoft how well that went for them with Vista. If you switch to something else because you're bored of the UI, you're only getting a new UI because you switched. And you'll get bored of the one you switched to eventually too. Like someone else said, the UI is there to make it easy for you to do what you want to do. You're supposed to get familiar with it, and it's supposed to be pretty static. And iOS 5 will change it.
You're always going to have a group that complains about any type of changes to a UI -- Apple's dealing with some of those people based on the Lion changes. The bulk of the anger MS faced with Vista had more to do with annoyances like the security pop ups and system performance. Notice that Win7 made even more drastic changes than Vista, yet its been hugely successful and praised as MS best OS ever.
I think the current iOS UI is definitely too simple. It was developed for a device that never imagined it'd have its own store full of 500k apps. They never thought the average user would have 72 apps on their device or that we'd ever run more than 1 at a time. And I doubt they expected they'd be crowbaring the same UI onto a 10" device.
iOS has just grown too big for the current UI. We've all gotten use to it, but its still incredibly cumbersome to navigate through lots of apps and keeping it organized is a pain. Multitasking, search, and document management can def stand improvement. The best thing about WebOS isn't that you can have youtube videos and pandora running at the same time, its how easy and nice the UI for multitasking is to manage. The Honeycomb widgets are praised because they make information consumption easier. You can make something better, without making it more difficult.
Even though I own the originial iPad, I still use it just as much as I did when I first purchased it about 9 months ago. The "newness" definitely wore off it after the first couple months, but I still use it everyday for web browsing, checking my email, reading NYT, etc. I still haven't utilized it as much for iBooks, but I'm hoping that will change (although I still prefer soft/hardcover books).
I was checking out the 11" Air's at BB yesterday and they are pretty sweet. I know they are due for a refresh this month so it'll be interesting to see what they come up with. They are still pricey though at twice the price of an iPad.