Going all Ipad
Oct 30, 2010 | 10:58 pm
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I have an iPad and a MacBookAir. I am still traveling with both "just in case", however I have generally been leaving the MacBookAir in the hotelroom for the past 3 months, getting along fine with the iPad.
I do a lot of training, seminars and presentations as well, and I have not had any issues going a full day without charging. The only issue was, that I had to simplify some of the animations on some of my keynote presentations a bit, to make them look right on the iPad.
I may just decide that this week, when heading to China, I won't even bother to bring along the MacBookAir. It does Pages and Keynote well enough, with the currently lacking-behind-point being Numbers. Alas, I am not a big spreadsheet user.....
I've btw. gotten used to the virtual keyboard to the point that I do type quite fast enough on that and can dispense of dragging along a physical keyboard. Neato!
I do a lot of training, seminars and presentations as well, and I have not had any issues going a full day without charging. The only issue was, that I had to simplify some of the animations on some of my keynote presentations a bit, to make them look right on the iPad.
I may just decide that this week, when heading to China, I won't even bother to bring along the MacBookAir. It does Pages and Keynote well enough, with the currently lacking-behind-point being Numbers. Alas, I am not a big spreadsheet user.....
I've btw. gotten used to the virtual keyboard to the point that I do type quite fast enough on that and can dispense of dragging along a physical keyboard. Neato!
Oct 30, 2010 | 11:05 pm
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I have an iPad and a MacBookAir. I am still traveling with both "just in case", however I have generally been leaving the MacBookAir in the hotelroom for the past 3 months, getting along fine with the iPad.
I do a lot of training, seminars and presentations as well, and I have not had any issues going a full day without charging. The only issue was, that I had to simplify some of the animations on some of my keynote presentations a bit, to make them look right on the iPad.
I may just decide that this week, when heading to China, I won't even bother to bring along the MacBookAir. It does Pages and Keynote well enough, with the currently lacking-behind-point being Numbers. Alas, I am not a big spreadsheet user.....
I've btw. gotten used to the virtual keyboard to the point that I do type quite fast enough on that and can dispense of dragging along a physical keyboard. Neato!
I do a lot of training, seminars and presentations as well, and I have not had any issues going a full day without charging. The only issue was, that I had to simplify some of the animations on some of my keynote presentations a bit, to make them look right on the iPad.
I may just decide that this week, when heading to China, I won't even bother to bring along the MacBookAir. It does Pages and Keynote well enough, with the currently lacking-behind-point being Numbers. Alas, I am not a big spreadsheet user.....
I've btw. gotten used to the virtual keyboard to the point that I do type quite fast enough on that and can dispense of dragging along a physical keyboard. Neato!
Well, the first part, making a PDF using Logmein and putting it in Dropbox worked well. Next editing in iAnnotate. I have a 4 day trip to DC coming up this week. I potentially have a lot of editing to do. I will try it using PDFs with iAnnotate but plan on carrying a MB Air as backup in case the other method doesnt work. As I try things I suspect I will tend to consolidate on the iPad only for 1-2 day trips and a MB Air and iPad for longer. The things that may change that are a specific project where I know I need the Air on a short trip or knowing that it is very unlikely I will need it given a longer trip.
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Oct 31, 2010 | 7:13 am
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Leaving for PKG in the am and spending 9 days going from Beijing to Shenzhen. Taking the Ipad only with the BT keyboard and airport express for the hotel rooms. Seems most of the Chinese hotels are wired other than the lobby's.
I have the Mac business sweet which has made any ppt., xls, or doc files simple to read/modify. That coupled with Good Reader allows me to have everything at my fingertips with instant on.
I have made several shorter trips this year with the Ipad only, but this will be the longest. Feels very liberating!
I have the Mac business sweet which has made any ppt., xls, or doc files simple to read/modify. That coupled with Good Reader allows me to have everything at my fingertips with instant on.
I have made several shorter trips this year with the Ipad only, but this will be the longest. Feels very liberating!
Nov 1, 2010 | 10:30 am
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Here is a post I wrote about using the iPad on a two-and-a-half month RTW and, reading through this thread, I found many of you have had similar reflections and experiences.
As with many people here, figuring out a keyboard solution ended up being fairly important to me. On my trip, I brought an Apple Bluetooth KB and tucked it away in the back pocket of a Grid-It Organizer (fit perfectly!).
Since returning home, I picked up one of the folio keyboard cases that @planemechanic mentioned. I think it's fine but, for me, the angle at which the iPad's screen is held isn't ideal. (And, by-the-by, the instruction sheet is one of the most enjoyable examples of "Engrish" I've seen in recent memory.)
@GadgetFreak -- I'd be interested to hear about your experiences with the iAnnotate/Dropbox workflow once you have time to play around with it. I read a blog post where someone had used that (combined with GoodReader, I think) and seemed to have decent results. And vis a vis Livescribe, you should read this post about their new partnership with Evernote. From that, I'd say it's fair to deduce some fun stuff is coming down the pike!
As with many people here, figuring out a keyboard solution ended up being fairly important to me. On my trip, I brought an Apple Bluetooth KB and tucked it away in the back pocket of a Grid-It Organizer (fit perfectly!).
Since returning home, I picked up one of the folio keyboard cases that @planemechanic mentioned. I think it's fine but, for me, the angle at which the iPad's screen is held isn't ideal. (And, by-the-by, the instruction sheet is one of the most enjoyable examples of "Engrish" I've seen in recent memory.)
@GadgetFreak -- I'd be interested to hear about your experiences with the iAnnotate/Dropbox workflow once you have time to play around with it. I read a blog post where someone had used that (combined with GoodReader, I think) and seemed to have decent results. And vis a vis Livescribe, you should read this post about their new partnership with Evernote. From that, I'd say it's fair to deduce some fun stuff is coming down the pike!
Nov 1, 2010 | 8:41 pm
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in business, more on presentation, web browsing and office applications are used. I think and IPAD will be enough for this. there is also an extended keyword (folding) you can use to give you a laptop like experience when typing. And because an IPAD is handy, it is much preferrable today when traveling.
Nov 1, 2010 | 8:56 pm
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Since the opening day of availability, the iPad has been my only "computer" for dozens and dozens of trips and without fail it has fulfilled each and every task I have needed it for. I don't do spreadsheets when traveling and presentation work just fine and since i have the iPhone for some time now, I've gotten very good about using virtual keyboards and really don't suffer that much without a "real" one.
Only one challenge popped up. In my last hotel stay, they did not have wi-fi in the rooms, only a small place in the lobby and that really just is not the environment i like when trying to max my online time.
The iPad does not have a direct way to plug in ethernet which was in the rooms. The workaround as I know is to carry along a cheap router, perhaps an older and smaller Airport Express to plug the ethernet cable in to in the room and thus all set for you own wi-fi, that or the new tethering from AT&T with my iPhone, but then we're have to change this topic to one of slim to none bars of connectivity. But the tethering option isn't my choice since it cost an extra $20 a month and you have to leave the unlimited data plan.
Anyway, that has been my only caveat, the ethernet cable challenge. But something certainly worthy of considering.
Only one challenge popped up. In my last hotel stay, they did not have wi-fi in the rooms, only a small place in the lobby and that really just is not the environment i like when trying to max my online time.
The iPad does not have a direct way to plug in ethernet which was in the rooms. The workaround as I know is to carry along a cheap router, perhaps an older and smaller Airport Express to plug the ethernet cable in to in the room and thus all set for you own wi-fi, that or the new tethering from AT&T with my iPhone, but then we're have to change this topic to one of slim to none bars of connectivity. But the tethering option isn't my choice since it cost an extra $20 a month and you have to leave the unlimited data plan.
Anyway, that has been my only caveat, the ethernet cable challenge. But something certainly worthy of considering.
I think a browser configurable router would be ok, as I was able to configure a MiFi device from the iPad, in Italian no less.
Nov 1, 2010 | 9:24 pm
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After a recommendation from another FTer, I'll be leaving my MacBook Pro behind on a LHR MR in two weeks. I like the idea of only using the iPad, and will be bringing a blue-tooth keyboard to use with it.
I would really prefer to have my laptop with me, but it sounds like the iPad should provide enough computing power for such a short trip..
I would really prefer to have my laptop with me, but it sounds like the iPad should provide enough computing power for such a short trip..
Nov 2, 2010 | 8:23 am
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After a recommendation from another FTer, I'll be leaving my MacBook Pro behind on a LHR MR in two weeks. I like the idea of only using the iPad, and will be bringing a blue-tooth keyboard to use with it.
I would really prefer to have my laptop with me, but it sounds like the iPad should provide enough computing power for such a short trip..
I would really prefer to have my laptop with me, but it sounds like the iPad should provide enough computing power for such a short trip..
Nov 20, 2010 | 9:39 pm
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Traveled with an iPad back in Sept/Oct to SIN, etc. I have to say that I fall on the other side of the equation -- I am still using my laptop for all computer related work, and the iPad for movies and various apps (ie translation, language lessons).
It is very interesting to hear comments from everyone else who have been able to make the transition. This gives me the motivation to try it myself. Or at last get proficient with the virutal keyboard (even though I already bought the BT keyboard and had it with me, I did not utilize it).
In summary, it's sometimes hard to each old dogs new tricks. Will give it another go during the upcoming December travel schedule and see how I do.
BTW -- The new Macbook Air is still very tempting. Small and powerful, I have been thinking about trading in the iPad for it. Will reevaluate in January.
It is very interesting to hear comments from everyone else who have been able to make the transition. This gives me the motivation to try it myself. Or at last get proficient with the virutal keyboard (even though I already bought the BT keyboard and had it with me, I did not utilize it).
In summary, it's sometimes hard to each old dogs new tricks. Will give it another go during the upcoming December travel schedule and see how I do.
BTW -- The new Macbook Air is still very tempting. Small and powerful, I have been thinking about trading in the iPad for it. Will reevaluate in January.
Nov 21, 2010 | 7:54 pm
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Only one challenge popped up. In my last hotel stay, they did not have wi-fi in the rooms, only a small place in the lobby and that really just is not the environment i like when trying to max my online time.
The iPad does not have a direct way to plug in ethernet which was in the rooms. The workaround as I know is to carry along a cheap router, perhaps an older and smaller Airport Express to plug the ethernet cable in to in the room and thus all set for you own wi-fi, that or the new tethering from AT&T with my iPhone, but then we're have to change this topic to one of slim to none bars of connectivity. But the tethering option isn't my choice since it cost an extra $20 a month and you have to leave the unlimited data plan.
Anyway, that has been my only caveat, the ethernet cable challenge. But something certainly worthy of considering.
The iPad does not have a direct way to plug in ethernet which was in the rooms. The workaround as I know is to carry along a cheap router, perhaps an older and smaller Airport Express to plug the ethernet cable in to in the room and thus all set for you own wi-fi, that or the new tethering from AT&T with my iPhone, but then we're have to change this topic to one of slim to none bars of connectivity. But the tethering option isn't my choice since it cost an extra $20 a month and you have to leave the unlimited data plan.
Anyway, that has been my only caveat, the ethernet cable challenge. But something certainly worthy of considering.
Nov 21, 2010 | 8:05 pm
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My $.02, I did a 40 day trip to the US & AU/NZ and only brought my iPad. No regrets. Mind you I didn't have any real work to do. It was fine for hotel/flight reservations and usual browsing FT, figuring out places to visit etc. Each country I visited I dropped it and grabbed a sim for the iPad and had internet everywhere. Using Google maps on the iPad is great, I don't mind walking around with an iPad. Loved the battery life, great for using on a bus/plane.
Nov 22, 2010 | 12:02 pm
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I am getting closer to doing this, especially in light of being around people doing just what I wanted to do. My buddies, were connected to email vpn access and even doing some PPT's. Also one had the usb application and via the camera connection was reading data from a large usb stick. This really helped me since I plan on taking a large amount of movies on trips (and I have a couple 32GB sticks).
Now all I need to do is pull the trigger (translation spend the money).
Now all I need to do is pull the trigger (translation spend the money).
Nov 22, 2010 | 1:53 pm
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The new iPad iOS 4.2 is available today. Downloading it now. Finally we'll have some multi-tasking on the iPad. http://www.apple.com/ios/
Nov 23, 2010 | 6:47 am
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I am trying to understand the significance of a multi-tasking OS for IPAD or IPhone for that matter. Also, I am attempting to understand the meaning of the the term multi-tasking in this sense. Because to me this seems to be a preemptive multitasking or a task switching system. The reason I state this is to me true multi-tasking means more than one application is actually processing , as opposed to be running. The difference is huge and I do not know how that would be accomplished within this hardware architecture. A system can be preemptive while giving the illusion of multi-tasking, this would be accomplished by dispatching a background task while the user is reading a web page (for example), when the user wishes to navigate to a new page this task is dispatched and the running background task is preempted. Is this what is occurring?
Nov 23, 2010 | 9:17 am
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Wow
In addition to the 4.2 upgrade there are new 4.2 specific versions of a number of apps including iWorks. The new Keynote is supposed to have better import of PowerPoint docs. I just tried importing a Powerpoint I gave earlier todaY and the import is remarkably better. Basically the whole 35 or so slide presentation imported with only a couple minor font issues which were sloppy in the original. This may move me more towards iPad only. Off to try the spreadsheet and word processing apps.