The iPad is best as an entertainment and communication device. It lets you do some work but it does not replace your laptop or desktop computer as it has its drawbacks.
No set up is needed. Powered by Apple's mobile operating system, it is an instant-on device. One has to just hold it and use it to appreciate how its 9.7 inch screen makes it great for reading, watching videos, Web browsing, playing games and other activities. It also comes with a built-in iPod. Its large capacitive touchscreen is very responsive. The accelerometer is highly sensitive, with the screen rotating from portraits to landscape easily. Sitting on a sofa to share photos and videos with family and friends is easy because of IPS ( in-plane switching ) technology, which provides widescreen viewing. Lately, I have used it to do some work. I have left my Moleskine notebook behind and switched to writing my daily to-do lists with the Note app, which comes with every iPad.. I even got some work done on it using the word processor app called Pages. It is part of a US$30 suite which also includes Numbers and Keynote, a spreadsheet and a presentation app respectively. Each can be brought separately for US$9.99. Pages documents are easily exported to my office computer as a Microsoft Word or PDF file. Mail is easy to set up. I have my office and personal email accounts set up and it is easy to toggle from one to the other to read new messages. While Apple's iTunes online store and iBookstore are not available locally, there are many magazine and newspaper apps. Among them are Vanity Fair, Epicurious, The Economist, National Geographic, The New York Times, USA Today and Financial Times. Many can be viewed for free, while others can be bought using a local credit card.
The battery life is impressive. Last weekend. I had the iPad running for about 11 hours, one hour more than Apple's claim of 10 hours. At 680g, it feels light in my briefcase. However, holding it in one hand with a mug of coffee in the other, like what you would do while reading a book, will not do. It feels heavy after about 15 minutes. Better to prop it up or buy a case which can fold back to form a stand.
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No set up is needed. Powered by Apple's mobile operating system, it is an instant-on device. One has to just hold it and use it to appreciate how its 9.7 inch screen makes it great for reading, watching videos, Web browsing, playing games and other activities. It also comes with a built-in iPod. Its large capacitive touchscreen is very responsive. The accelerometer is highly sensitive, with the screen rotating from portraits to landscape easily. Sitting on a sofa to share photos and videos with family and friends is easy because of IPS ( in-plane switching ) technology, which provides widescreen viewing. Lately, I have used it to do some work. I have left my Moleskine notebook behind and switched to writing my daily to-do lists with the Note app, which comes with every iPad.. I even got some work done on it using the word processor app called Pages. It is part of a US$30 suite which also includes Numbers and Keynote, a spreadsheet and a presentation app respectively. Each can be brought separately for US$9.99. Pages documents are easily exported to my office computer as a Microsoft Word or PDF file. Mail is easy to set up. I have my office and personal email accounts set up and it is easy to toggle from one to the other to read new messages. While Apple's iTunes online store and iBookstore are not available locally, there are many magazine and newspaper apps. Among them are Vanity Fair, Epicurious, The Economist, National Geographic, The New York Times, USA Today and Financial Times. Many can be viewed for free, while others can be bought using a local credit card.
The battery life is impressive. Last weekend. I had the iPad running for about 11 hours, one hour more than Apple's claim of 10 hours. At 680g, it feels light in my briefcase. However, holding it in one hand with a mug of coffee in the other, like what you would do while reading a book, will not do. It feels heavy after about 15 minutes. Better to prop it up or buy a case which can fold back to form a stand.
Read more: http://www.articlesbase.com/k-12-education-articles/ipad-cool-but-not-perfect-3942651.html#ixzz19iCntLoA
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