How Do You Use Your iPad?

[Dan Daniel]

As a trivet when my soup is too hot.

I think this is a better use that gets me much more use out of my iPad-

http://www.wimp.com/so-dad-how-do-you-like-the-ipad-we-got-you/

 

[Dan]

Read some detailed reviews today and came away convinced the iPad pro is what makes the most practical sense to me. But that price! OUCH!

 

[user237428934]

This will be a minority opinion but i strongly dislike the iPad / tablets in general. Had the opportunity to use one for a few weeks and was happy to give it back. I have an 11" MacBook Air which is like an iPad with a keyboard. But it's a real computer. Yes, I've seen the iPads with the add on keyboards. Never made much sense to me.

After everyone told me that I would love a tablet if I use on, I bought an iPad 2 or 3 years ago. Biggest waste of money in recent years. I'm a good 10 finger typer which does not work on that virtual keyboard. Sometimes links on a webpage are so small that it's almost impossible to hit the right link with a finger. Sold it again.

After my old Macbook Pro was too old I now have a Microsoft Surface Book, the thing with the wow factor. I can detach the display, take it to a meeting, make some instant sketches and notes and back in the office use it as a real working tool again.

For me a real keyboard and a good trackpad is far better than a fingerpointing device.

 

[Dan]

a cheap Photo Transfer program that interfaces with Flickr, Dropbox or directly to the computer via FTP.

Which program?

 

[Godfrey]

Which program?

You can transfer photos to Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, or DropBox from Photos, SnapSeed, or Photogene very easily. Photos is supplied with all iOS systems; so is the Flickr app these days, I think.

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[CK Dexter Haven]

Before i bought one, I didn't think I could justify it. Didn't know what I'd use it for. Now that I have it, I pretty much never leave a room without it. But I don't use it for 'photography' other than reading this forum, viewing Flickr and Ȯggl and general web surfing.

• email
• web
• like a portable tv or PIP tv screen, so I can have two games/shows running, via the time warner app. + its tv listings
• YouTube - lots of guitar gear reviews
• way, way, way, way too much spider solitaire
• pinterest
• Wunderlist
• Evernote
• MLB at Bat: Every Red Sox game
• WatchESPN for Syracuse basketball games
• GarageBand/Amplitube/JamUp for guitar practice

My MacBook Pro stopped working a year ago and I haven't even bothered to replace it. I use a full iMac for work and the iPad replaces what I used to use the laptop for at home.

 

[Dektol Dan]

Sketches

Sketches

I've had three iPads, my latest (and probably last) is an air 2.
I uses it for sketching music in Garage Band, with an 64 Gig Olala iDisc jump drive, I use it for movies for travel.

Mine is set up so that it links to Photoshop on my desktop and I sketch on the ipad so that I have WAY more control and space than the new Pro model. A Pencil 53 and the right apps are what you need, so save your money! The configuration kills a Microsoft Surface for Photoshop and art work. What you see on the iPad is also created on the desktop simultaneously.

By itself, it is no way a substitute for a desktop or laptop Mac, but for travel, or cellular it is very good indeed.

 

[Ronald M]

MacBook air 16 GB special order is my answer. Runs Adobe cc for me.

For even smaller, take advice above