What is the coolest thing you've done with your ipad

[dingster1]

Cool story!

On a flight for work up to the bay area for a afternoon and next morning meeting . I was seated next to a very nice older lady sitting in the same aisle as me on the plane and she saw me playing on the ipad and said that looks really easly to use and let her play with it and show her how it worked and she said she going to buy one for herself this was in Sept time frame after giveing my back to me and we talked about the ipad and how it can work for a personal basic computer type needs for traveling for the rest of the flight intill we land at the home base ..

i did point out to her that a lot of the heavy duty work can not be done on a ipad and you would need a desktop or a laptop for those projects do need a lot of the computer power to do them ..but a person basic daily use of checking the email and surfing the web and reading -e-books and magazines it great for that . ..

Now fastforward this morning flight that i flew on for work in northern Ca for work .As i got on the plane for the flight up this morning there was the lady who sit beside me for the flight up to the bay area and the lady calls out me my name as i pass her and she goes remember me ..I tell her no i do not iam sorry that i do not remember you miss .. She goes and pulls out a ipad and do you remember your the one who told me about the ipad on the flight back in Sept time frame and we talked about the ipad ..

She tells me after the flight landed i went to the nearest best buy and bought one and your right it does do some amazing things for a person and it a lot lighter to carry than a laptop when traveling plus given the fact it alot simpler to use as a older person not a long learning curve to get everything down pat to learn how to operate the ipad and it O.S for a person ..

 

[Dumbledorelives]

This is the first I've ever read about someone claiming a Kindle causes eye strain. I'm thinking perhaps it was defective. I've had both an iPad & every version of the Kindle.

The iPad is nice for what it was designed to do. Never was an iPad designed as a purpose built ebook reader.

On the other hand. Kindle's are designed as ebook readers. Have a totally different display technology and the new version is especially excellent.

Personally I will always have both. They are two very different devices. Each quite good at what it was designed for.

Too many people seem unable to make that distinction.

While I agree with you that many people are unable to realize the completely separate uses for iPad and kindle, in my personal experience (and I'm not saying this is the product at fault) it causes me a mild amount of eyestrain as well. Reading in any amount of light. I gave my kindle away (dad loves it) and am now perfectly happy with my iPad with no strain whatsoever. But that's just my experience.

 

[Resist]

in my personal experience (and I'm not saying this is the product at fault) it causes me a mild amount of eyestrain as well. Reading in any amount of light. I gave my kindle away (dad loves it) and am now perfectly happy with my iPad with no strain whatsoever.

I am blown away when I hear about anyone that gets eye strain from using a Kindle. Do you also get eye strain from reading a real book or paper document as well?

Indirect light is so much better on the eyes, than direct light. But you also have to have enough light in the room to read with. Just like in school or a library (remember what a library is?). I fear there will be a whole generation with eye issues down the road due to reading fine print on direct lit devices, without any type of room light.

 

[SUN11]

It has revolutionized my toilet experience.

Oh and I take all my class notes on it now. But that's not that cool.

How do you do that? Isnt it a lot harder than typing on a MacBook?!

 

[Dumbledorelives]

I am blown away when I hear about anyone that gets eye strain from using a Kindle. Do you also get eye strain from reading a real book or paper document as well?

Indirect light is so much better on the eyes, than direct light. But you also have to have enough light in the room to read with. Just like in school or a library (remember what a library is?). I fear there will be a whole generation with eye issues down the road due to reading fine print on direct lit devices, without any type of room light.

Maybe for a lot of peoples eyes - but not for mine. My iPad is a bit obnoxious with the brightness cranked up all the way - bit I usually keep at at the lowest setting.

No issue with paper documents. Just the kindle. Something about it bothers my eyes. I'm pretty sure i'm part of a minority here though

 

[Dumbledorelives]

How do you do that? Isnt it a lot harder than typing on a MacBook?!

It's not actually much harder at all...for some people. I'm sure a lot will disagree with me, but personally as long as I've got my trusty apple case to prop it up, I can type perfectly quickly on my iPad. That's my experience - I'm not saying it would be like that with you.

 

[NebulaClash]

Maybe for a lot of peoples eyes - but not for mine. My iPad is a bit obnoxious with the brightness cranked up all the way - bit I usually keep at at the lowest setting.

No issue with paper documents. Just the kindle. Something about it bothers my eyes. I'm pretty sure i'm part of a minority here though

I'm part of the same minority. I was so surprised to find out some folks found the Kindle easy on the eyes, but then I realized the majority felt that way. Go figure.

So my advice is for each person to decide for themselves and not take anyone's advice -- yes, including mine -- but try it out for themselves. I'm willing to admit that what works for me might not work for many. What frustrates me is when people insist their view is universal that the Kindle is easier on the eyes. Why can't they also admit that what works for them might not work for all? It's not true that the Kindle is easier on the eyes. It might be true for YOU, but it clearly is not true for ALL.

I don't know why my eyes react differently. But they do.

 

[ssdeg7]

I guess I haven't done cool things with mine, I just search the web and have about 800 apps installed.

My iPad has turned into my Gaming device.

 

[SUN11]

For most people a lit display causes them eye strain, just like how a computer monitor does it. A device like the Kindle that doesn't light your face up, is actually more soothing to the eyes.

While I don't have A kindle I agree that it does cause eye strain. I've noticed when I read a book or watch a movie it causes eye strain. But I can't really point to what the cause is