Comments on: Apple’s iPad: Can it Work for Digital Nomads and Teleworkers? http://www.livecollarfree.com/ipad/ Blurring the lines between work, life, and play! Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://www.livecollarfree.com/ipad/#comment-1247 Tim Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:19:22 +0000 http://www.livecollarfree.com/?p=393#comment-1247 My iPad has become the device that gets used more than any other in my arsenal. I own several desktops, several laptops, and multiple hand helds. The iPad does virtually everything I need short of power computing. My iPad has become the device that gets used more than any other in my arsenal. I own several desktops, several laptops, and multiple hand helds. The iPad does virtually everything I need short of power computing.

]]> By: James Schipper http://www.livecollarfree.com/ipad/#comment-1155 James Schipper Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:55:58 +0000 http://www.livecollarfree.com/?p=393#comment-1155 After being able to spend more time with one, I am beginning to find them more useful, too. I still don't think I could spend an inordinate amount of time typing on one, but I am still happy otherwise with the tablet itself. After being able to spend more time with one, I am beginning to find them more useful, too. I still don’t think I could spend an inordinate amount of time typing on one, but I am still happy otherwise with the tablet itself.

]]> By: Billy - complete havoc http://www.livecollarfree.com/ipad/#comment-1040 Billy - complete havoc Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:05:56 +0000 http://www.livecollarfree.com/?p=393#comment-1040 I writing this from my iPad, until using the iPhone I couldn't stand apple... But then again I've done Linux and Novell work for too many years. The iPad gives me portability I didn't have with the HP or samsung netbooks. The browsing experience is much better on the iPad, the screen rocks, and the tablet makes it easy to read in bed or while waiting in line. Press power and its on, no waiting for booting and when I need to do small windows required tasks logmein works great... Gotomeeting allows for meetings to take place anywhere you have 3 bars. Then have your magazines PDF by a VA and have them loaded to SugerSync... In a very short amount of time I have become dependent on my iPad... I've even start to ween myself away from my paper notebook, thought that is a slow process. I writing this from my iPad, until using the iPhone I couldn’t stand apple… But then again I’ve done Linux and Novell work for too many years.

The iPad gives me portability I didn’t have with the HP or samsung netbooks. The browsing experience is much better on the iPad, the screen rocks, and the tablet makes it easy to read in bed or while waiting in line. Press power and its on, no waiting for booting and when I need to do small windows required tasks logmein works great… Gotomeeting allows for meetings to take place anywhere you have 3 bars. Then have your magazines PDF by a VA and have them loaded to SugerSync… In a very short amount of time I have become dependent on my iPad… I’ve even start to ween myself away from my paper notebook, thought that is a slow process.

]]> By: Jonny @ thelifething.com http://www.livecollarfree.com/ipad/#comment-1002 Jonny @ thelifething.com Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:40:48 +0000 http://www.livecollarfree.com/?p=393#comment-1002 Hello James, Confused by the comment on my site but like the look of yours. I have subscribed and will follow your new few posts with interest. Also, 3 books a week is impressive by anyone's standards. I hit about 75 a year so I understand the time commitment to over 150. Kudos. Hello James,

Confused by the comment on my site but like the look of yours. I have subscribed and will follow your new few posts with interest.

Also, 3 books a week is impressive by anyone’s standards. I hit about 75 a year so I understand the time commitment to over 150. Kudos.

]]> By: James Schipper http://www.livecollarfree.com/ipad/#comment-970 James Schipper Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:55:33 +0000 http://www.livecollarfree.com/?p=393#comment-970 True, and they are really targeted at people who just need something that works. I have 1 app on my iPod Touch that crashes, but everything else always just works. I hear the tech guys complaining about how limited they are unless you jailbreak them and all that. But for the majority of people out there, they just want something that works with minimal fuss. If you like tinkering and taking things apart and customizing every detail, Apple's products may not be the best for that. But they sure do make nice products. I'm becoming a fan. True, and they are really targeted at people who just need something that works. I have 1 app on my iPod Touch that crashes, but everything else always just works. I hear the tech guys complaining about how limited they are unless you jailbreak them and all that. But for the majority of people out there, they just want something that works with minimal fuss.

If you like tinkering and taking things apart and customizing every detail, Apple’s products may not be the best for that. But they sure do make nice products. I’m becoming a fan.

]]> By: Katie@ iPad news http://www.livecollarfree.com/ipad/#comment-928 Katie@ iPad news Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:20:33 +0000 http://www.livecollarfree.com/?p=393#comment-928 I think the iPad, iPod and iPhone are excellent products, they are made well and the OS and apps work well too, what i dont like about Apple is the cost of the devices, for what they are. i think they are very expensive and you can only upgrade their computers etc with parts from them, but nobody can argue the company is streets ahead when it comes to innovation!. Katie I think the iPad, iPod and iPhone are excellent products, they are made well and the OS and apps work well too, what i dont like about Apple is the cost of the devices, for what they are. i think they are very expensive and you can only upgrade their computers etc with parts from them, but nobody can argue the company is streets ahead when it comes to innovation!.

Katie

]]> By: James Schipper http://www.livecollarfree.com/ipad/#comment-829 James Schipper Tue, 11 May 2010 15:23:21 +0000 http://www.livecollarfree.com/?p=393#comment-829 I agree there are the fans who will want it no matter what. Much of the huge following is because of the clean designs and that they most often simply "just work" perfectly. Though I sold Apple products back in the late 80's (think $6000 Laserwriters and Mac IIci), I haven't ever owned any until now. This is a limited OS on the iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad, but it works very well. I agree there are the fans who will want it no matter what. Much of the huge following is because of the clean designs and that they most often simply “just work” perfectly. Though I sold Apple products back in the late 80′s (think $6000 Laserwriters and Mac IIci), I haven’t ever owned any until now. This is a limited OS on the iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad, but it works very well.

]]> By: Wilson Usman http://www.livecollarfree.com/ipad/#comment-818 Wilson Usman Sat, 08 May 2010 13:50:31 +0000 http://www.livecollarfree.com/?p=393#comment-818 I don't know but I believe its hard to beat the ipad. Why? people that have apple just absolutely will nothing other than something with the apple logo on it. I myself can't afford any of their products except my iphone 3gs and I will probably won't buy any other phone either. In this case I will say I've played with most of these that you describe and really the experience of the ipad was excellent. Nothing like it out there! .-= Wilson Usman´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.wilsonusman.com/5-manifestos-you-must-read-as-a-new-entrepreneur" rel="nofollow">5 Manifestos you Must Read as a New Entrepreneur</a> =-. I don’t know but I believe its hard to beat the ipad. Why? people that have apple just absolutely will nothing other than something with the apple logo on it. I myself can’t afford any of their products except my iphone 3gs and I will probably won’t buy any other phone either.

In this case I will say I’ve played with most of these that you describe and really the experience of the ipad was excellent. Nothing like it out there!
.-= Wilson Usman´s last blog ..5 Manifestos you Must Read as a New Entrepreneur =-.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.livecollarfree.com/ipad/#comment-787 Andrew Wed, 05 May 2010 01:28:52 +0000 http://www.livecollarfree.com/?p=393#comment-787 What!? You don't agree with my sarcastic intentional mischaracterization? This is an outrage! :) You used a pretty hard-line, Maslovian definition of "need" in reframing my criticism. All I meant was, "the iPad doesn't do anything new". The <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/hk/windowsxp/tabletpc/default.mspx" rel="nofollow">idea isn't new</a>. It's just a netbook without a physical keyboard, usb, multitasking, et cetera or an iPod Touch with a bigger screen and no camera, gps, et cetera. With that in mind, I can't think of any reason for the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZS8HqOGTbA" rel="nofollow">incredible, awesome, terrific, magnificent, unbelievable, far better, breakthrough, remarkable, wonderful, phenomenal, tremendous, great, amazing, beautiful</a> hype aside from the logo. It's Marketing 101... You can either create a product that fills an existing market need/niche, or you can create a market in the minds of your target customer. Apple did the latter. That's fine, but the need/niche still only exists in the minds of the target customers even after their consumption is fully realized by their very own fingerprints smudging up their very own iPad screen. What!? You don’t agree with my sarcastic intentional mischaracterization? This is an outrage! :)

You used a pretty hard-line, Maslovian definition of “need” in reframing my criticism. All I meant was, “the iPad doesn’t do anything new”. The idea isn’t new. It’s just a netbook without a physical keyboard, usb, multitasking, et cetera or an iPod Touch with a bigger screen and no camera, gps, et cetera. With that in mind, I can’t think of any reason for the incredible, awesome, terrific, magnificent, unbelievable, far better, breakthrough, remarkable, wonderful, phenomenal, tremendous, great, amazing, beautiful hype aside from the logo.

It’s Marketing 101… You can either create a product that fills an existing market need/niche, or you can create a market in the minds of your target customer. Apple did the latter. That’s fine, but the need/niche still only exists in the minds of the target customers even after their consumption is fully realized by their very own fingerprints smudging up their very own iPad screen.

]]> By: James Schipper http://www.livecollarfree.com/ipad/#comment-780 James Schipper Tue, 04 May 2010 19:10:36 +0000 http://www.livecollarfree.com/?p=393#comment-780 With all the apps that have come out since the iPhone first arrived, there are going to be a huge amount of educational apps for this one, even at Mozart's higher learning level. But if all you want is a book reader, then the extra cost for the bells & whistles is a factor too. It does less than your MacBooks, and until they make them international you may be out of luck with the iPad, anyway. If you do get a chance to try them out abroad at some point, let me know how well it works. That isn't something that mattered to me at this point, but might in the future. With all the apps that have come out since the iPhone first arrived, there are going to be a huge amount of educational apps for this one, even at Mozart’s higher learning level. But if all you want is a book reader, then the extra cost for the bells & whistles is a factor too.

It does less than your MacBooks, and until they make them international you may be out of luck with the iPad, anyway. If you do get a chance to try them out abroad at some point, let me know how well it works. That isn’t something that mattered to me at this point, but might in the future.

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