{"id":12109,"date":"2010-05-31T08:21:08","date_gmt":"2010-05-31T15:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=12109"},"modified":"2010-05-31T08:21:08","modified_gmt":"2010-05-31T15:21:08","slug":"a-month-with-the-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/12109\/a-month-with-the-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"A Month With the iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got the iPad – 64gig 3G enabled – about a month ago. Unfortunately – or fortunately given how busy I’ve been – I haven’t had enough time to truly explore the possibilities. <\/p>\n

Here’s my set-up. My MacBook laptop has been retired to serve as my home computer. I got an iMac (1 TB, 4 gigs of RAM) two weeks ago to serve as my desktop computer. And I have the iPad for the in-between use. The iPad serves as a light-weight mobile computing device. <\/p>\n

Why this set-up? First, I needed to get something that could support Windows since all of the major bankruptcy software runs on Windows. (This software is maddeningly bad and looks like it hasn’t been updated in functionality since 2002.)<\/p>\n

My MacBook had only 2 gig of ram, which would not adequately support a virtual machine. So I’m running Fusion’s VMWare on the iMac, which is awesome. With Mac’s Spaces, I can put Windows XP into a different window, and press Command-1 or Command-2 to move from Mac OS to Windows XP. <\/p>\n

Second, the MacBook is actually not a very light computer, and not a very durable piece of hardware. The less I have to move it around, the less opportunity for it breaking or falling out of my bag.<\/p>\n

The iPad is, of course, very light as a mobile computing device, and, in its case, seemingly durable, though I haven’t put it through a rigorous test. I’ve dropped it twice, and no scratches or defects have emerged.<\/p>\n

Since typing on the virtual iPad keyboard is fine for limited tasks, but not fine for writing a document, I got Apple’s smallest, lightest bluetooth keyboard. The pairing works quite well. I’m typing this post on the iPad at the same speed I’d work on a post if I were at a laptop or desktop computer.<\/p>\n

What is the iPad really good at? <\/p>\n

Reading and presenting documents and other information. With Apple’s MobileMe ($99\/year) system, I’m able to sync all of my documents on all three devices. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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