I Pad Advice

[Boom_70]

Decided to bite the bullet and get an I Pad.

Does anyone know if there is a decent word processing app? Seems like the only app included is "Notes"

Any other app recommendation appreciated

 

[Ace]

Re: I Pad Advise


Is there a spellcheck app?

 

[TigerVols]

Use Google Docs for word processing and spread sheets.

 

[Boom_70]

Use Google Docs for word processing and spread sheets.

Just tried - perfect ! Thank you.

and for the spell challenged like Ase it comes with spell chech.

 

[YankeeFan]

Which one did you get? Did you go for 3G?

What do you think so far?

 

[Elliotte Friedman]

I love the thing. Bought a keyboard for it, too.

Best feature: doesn't need to be taken out of your bag at airports.

 

[SpeedTchr]

I have had one for a while, and it is good for a couple pretty specific entertainment tasks. Otherwise, pretty useless. If Jobs wasn't such a **** about Flash, it would be infinitely more useful. Pisses me off that I can't watch my funny cat videos.

 

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Got mine with the 3G, Boom is without it. Interested to see how that works for him, wondering if anyone else finds it's no problem picking up wireless anywhere you are.

My 3G seems much slower than my wireless, which surprised me.

And I really really hate the typing, that keyboard annoys me, altho I think it might be suited for bigger hands, Boom loves it.

Looking for some good apps now.

 

[CRR13]

Got mine with the 3G, Boom is without it. Interested to see how that works for him, wondering if anyone else finds it's no problem picking up wireless anywhere you are.

My 3G seems much slower than my wireless, which surprised me.

And I really really hate the typing, that keyboard annoys me, altho I think it might be suited for bigger hands, Boom loves it.

Looking for some good apps now.

Try using a wireless keyboard. The iPad can connect to a Bluetooth keyboard.

 

[Point of Order]

I love the thing. Bought a keyboard for it, too.

Best feature: doesn't need to be taken out of your bag at airports.

How does the keyboard work for you. Could you type a story on deadline with it?

 

[CRR13]

I love the thing. Bought a keyboard for it, too.

Best feature: doesn't need to be taken out of your bag at airports.

How does the keyboard work for you. Could you type a story on deadline with it?

I'll throw in my personal experience. I covered a holiday basketball tournament at the beginning of the week. My deadline is on Tuesday, and I wrote Monday night's story on the iPad. I like it because it doesn't take as long to boot up. Editing the story can be somewhat tough, but you can definitely type a story on it.

 

[Boom_70]

So far love the Pandora app. Could render my home XM obsolete.

 

[Boom_70]

I love the thing. Bought a keyboard for it, too.

Best feature: doesn't need to be taken out of your bag at airports.

How does the keyboard work for you. Could you type a story on deadline with it?

I'll throw in my personal experience. I covered a holiday basketball tournament at the beginning of the week. My deadline is on Tuesday, and I wrote Monday night's story on the iPad. I like it because it doesn't take as long to boot up. Editing the story can be somewhat tough, but you can definitely type a story on it.

did you use google docs?

 

[TigerVols]

I'm surrounded by people @ work with iPads, but I'm holding out for the Mac Air.

I don't like the idea of holding the thing all the time to use it...I like having an attached keyboard, with the "monitor" in front of me. If I read books, I might like it more. But the last book I read was Buddenbrooks in 1985.*


*Slight exaggeration.

 

[maberger]

i bought mine without 3G -- screw ATT.

Getting wifi has not been a problem for me in airports or hotels, or at starbucks the couple of times i've tried there, and using it has been perfect -- no noticeable lags that i can tell. i suppose it's true, though, that i wouldn't know the lag time between wifi and 3G. if i'm downloading a movie, i do have to remember download time (like, don't try that when i'm walking out the door to catch a flight; movies need like a half hour to download, so i just do it the day before).

pandora is fantastic. i've also become a big fan of evernote and dropbox, work-wise.

 

[CRR13]

I love the thing. Bought a keyboard for it, too.

Best feature: doesn't need to be taken out of your bag at airports.

How does the keyboard work for you. Could you type a story on deadline with it?

I'll throw in my personal experience. I covered a holiday basketball tournament at the beginning of the week. My deadline is on Tuesday, and I wrote Monday night's story on the iPad. I like it because it doesn't take as long to boot up. Editing the story can be somewhat tough, but you can definitely type a story on it.

did you use google docs?

I used an app called "My Writing Nook." It goes with a Google account, but it doesn't use Google Docs.

 

[Oscar Gamble]

for those who have Comcast digital cable:

the free Comcast Xfinity TV remote app for the iPad, iPhone or iTouch

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/comcast-xfinity-remote-for-ipad-does-streaming-video-we-record/

(make sure you watch the video at the link above)

 

[patchs]

Wait til next week's CES when HP debuts the Palm Pad.

 

[Elliotte Friedman]

Point of order,

Yes, you could file on deadline with it

 

[Lugnuts]

Wait til next week's CES when HP debuts the Palm Pad.

I'm intrigued.*

*Message posted from an iPad.

Put a Palm OS on this thing, and it would kick some major ass balls.