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Originally Posted by stonetools
People here seem to a have a cramped view of what "serious work" is! Apparently, it doesnt include:
* carrying updated patient records while going on "rounds" in a hospital
* showing a construction foreman your architectural plans while onsite
* making a presentation pitch to your real estate client at her house
Apparently, only that which requires long form typing constitutes" Serious work!".
Accepting that rather flawed premise, one should get the Ipad dock or a Bluetooth keyboard if you are going to be typing a lot.*
There are lots of productivity apps out there, starting with the Iwork suite. If you are going to be working with Office documents, there are apps for that, like Officeto Go.
Lots of photo editing apps too:
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And if you want to connect to your PC, there are even apps for that:
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Obviously, serious is going to be different to everybody. Many people here are writers, so to them serious work means writing. In my opinion, people talking about what they actually do and how they do it or would like to do it is more useful than discussing theoretical examples of uses or throwing links around.
I personally don't see the point of adding a keyboard to an iPad. If you're going to attach appendices to it, why not get a netbook or simply a laptop? At least you won't have to hold it all together. I can't imagine where I would put an external keyboard on my knees. And then I'd need something to put the iPad on. I'm rather happy with the ipad's keyboard. Though I don't think I would use it for writing all day. But if you're going to be doing something for several hours in the day, wouldn't you rather be comfortably sitting at a desk? And in that case isn't a computer better suited?
As your examples show, making good use of the iPad probably requires trying to forget the computer analogy and focusing on the advantages tablets have over computers. It's not easy to do when you've been using computers for years. I know I am often confused because I expect my iPad to behave like a computer, but in fact the best apps are the ones that throw away all the old habits and expectations and make the best use of the touchscreen.