{"id":635,"date":"2010-06-06T11:55:25","date_gmt":"2010-06-06T11:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zoelaycock.com\/blog\/?p=635"},"modified":"2010-06-06T19:02:45","modified_gmt":"2010-06-06T19:02:45","slug":"my-ipad-first-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoelaycock.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/my-ipad-first-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"My iPad &#8211; first thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After months of waiting and two failed attempts to buy it in the US, <strong>my iPad finally arrived<\/strong> on May 27th by pre-order. I&#8217;ve had it about a week and so a fitting time to take a snapshot of my initial impressions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-634\" title=\"firestartr-iPad\" src=\"http:\/\/zoelaycock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/firestartr-iPad-400x484.png\" alt=\"picture of the iPad showing The Guardian\" width=\"400\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoelaycock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/firestartr-iPad-400x484.png 400w, https:\/\/zoelaycock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/firestartr-iPad.png 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The first thing to note is I am using my iPhone less on the move. When it comes to simply browsing my calendar appointments, drafting email responses and watching video podcasts or movies, it&#8217;s now all about the iPad. My iPhone is still the primary device for instant send shorter emails and anything that needs an always on internet connection; but there is no doubt I am using it less.<\/p>\n<h3>The Goods<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple&#8217;s customary <strong>&#8216;out of the box&#8217; experience<\/strong> with easy set-up using iTunes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beautiful design and surprisingly light<\/strong>. Finally I have found the ultimate portable device that doesn&#8217;t feel light in the shop but the moment you put it in your bag, it feels a stone heavier.<\/li>\n<li>Favourite <strong>native apps<\/strong>: iBooks, and hugely improved user experience for Mail, the AppStore and Calendar<\/li>\n<li><strong>The battery life<\/strong> is really rather impressive.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keynote was made for this!<\/strong> Excellent for both working on presentations on the fly but also using as a presentational tool.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Buying apps<\/strong> from the AppStore is wonderfully easy and addictively so. Watch out!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Screen <\/strong>quality and sound quality exceed expectations frankly.<\/li>\n<li>This is a wonderfully <strong>intuitive<\/strong> gesture based device &#8211; simply amazing!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Bads<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The glossy reflective screen<\/strong> &#8211; difficult to use anywhere with direct light sources present.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Screen smudge<\/strong> &#8211; you&#8217;ll become obsessive-compulsive about cleaning this thing.<\/li>\n<li>The well documented <strong>one app at a time<\/strong>. Annoying, but not as much as I though; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/150511\/2010\/04\/ipad_40.html\">plus an end is in sight. Patience my friends<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Be thankful for the screen rotator lock because without this, <strong>the screen rotator is far too sensitive.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Some of the <strong>apps for the iPad are ridiculously and prohibitively expensive<\/strong>. My biggest bug bear currently is the price point of Omnigraffle. Frustrating when you have already bought it for desktop.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Safari is disappointing as a web browser <\/strong>from a developer\/ designer point of view, so I would recommend checking out alternative browsers like <a title=\"link to iTunes Atomic Web page \" href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/atomic-web-browser-fullscreen\/id347929410?mt=8\">Atomic Web<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>There is still a <strong>frustrating number of rip-off and usefuless apps<\/strong> out there and not enough good ones right now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Essentials<\/h3>\n<p>When you get one, essential actions are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Before you do anything, <strong>buy and apply the screen protector<\/strong>. They are pricey, but it&#8217;s worth it!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enable the security features<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"link to iPad accessories\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/uk\/ipad\/accessories\">Accessorise<\/a> &#8211; <strong>buy a protective cover<\/strong>. You don&#8217;t want to scratch &#8216;the precious&#8217; by having it lose in your bag.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sign-up for an online storage account<\/strong> like <a title=\"link to Mobile me website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/mobileme\">MobileMe<\/a> or <a title=\"link to Dropbox website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\">DropBox<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If you have <a title=\"link to Mobile me website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/mobileme\">MobileMe<\/a>, set up &#8216;<strong>Find My iPad<\/strong>&#8216; &#8211; this will only work if the device is online but is still highly useful.<\/li>\n<li>Last but not least, check out the AppStore and <strong>App yourself up.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So that&#8217;s it from me, here are some other instant impressions of the iPad on <a title=\"link to initial impressions of the iPad post\" href=\"http:\/\/scattergather.razorfish.com\/828\/2010\/06\/04\/impressions-of-the-ipad\">Razorfish&#8217;s Scatter\/ Gather blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After months of waiting and two failed attempts to buy it in the US, my iPad finally arrived on May 27th by pre-order. 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