Spent most of yesterday with my iPad. It is truly an amazing device. The screen is crisp and bright. The device and screen size makes it very comfortable to work with.
So why did I want one when I already have a MacBook Pro and an iPhone 3GS?
My iPhone has been and will remain my 'always with me device'. It lets me carry out most of my day-to-day life no matter where I am. This includes access to:
- email (I use gmail for personal & Google Apps for work))
- my calendar (Google calendar)
- my contacts (Google contacts)
- my notes (Evernote)
- my task list (Nozbe)
- my social networks for personal & work (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google Talk, and Skype)
- my banks
- my photos for personal & work (Picasa)
- my documents for personal & work (Google Docs)
My MacBook Pro will continue to be my workhouse device. I use it for detailed work, such as working with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop. In my office it's connected to a 24" LCD display.
The iPad is going to fill the gap between the two devices. The times when the iPhone screen is just a little to small to work efficiently. The times when I don't want to disconnect my MacBook to bring it to a meeting. As mentioned above I use Evernote for all of note. The iPad will allow me to leave the MacBook in my office and carry the iPad to my meetings. I really see this becoming the device that have with me in the office and home.
More to come...
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