My new iPad

First let me say I have received notice in my email that Sony has demanded that I remove that Johnny Winter video from Wheeling because of copyright infringement. Perhaps they have already removed it.

So about my iPad. It's a great vehicle for watching Modern Family on. Finding a good angle for holding it though can be a bit of a challenge so there's no glare and it does not slide down your lap or fall over when you try to prop it up with a fat book. There is occasionally some pixellating issues when watching streaming video but they quickly resolve. I thought this might be a function of proximity to my wireless but it happens in the house too.

It's also a great way to check my bank statement out on the deck.

I can see how it will be a great commerce driver as, once you have your passwords plugged Into half.com or whatever, you could just buy relentlessly, without a second thought! There you are on the deck or a poolside chair or at a bothersome family gathering and suddenly you see a video/cd/purse/cruise you'd like and bang! Order up!

The keyboard is great to use, almost like a real one and certainly bigger than a phone text one.

The face of it seems impermeable to at least butter and coffee (so far) but I think I'll need to plastic wrap it before I use that epicurious app in the kitchen. Cooking can be so messy.

I think I get about six to eight hours of use before I Need to recharge and that only takes about half an hour, I think.

Not finding too much work related use for it though. I mean I can post to the 13abc Facebook on the go. And there are apps for word processing and financial charting stuff and one for PowerPoint-like presentations. But I don't use that stuff in my job anyway. Possibly i can install my firewall leaping program and the content mgmt software for 13abc.com but I'd have to check how fat they are. 16gb hard drive and all.

Also, on Facebook, you can't chat. The window just doesn't show up. Need to google this.
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