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Old 09-02-2011, 10:54 AM   #54
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Sorry, it took me so long to get back to you on this, sadievan. I had been meaning to respond but I forgot.

What do I use my Ipad for:

AUDIO

I listen to it all all day at work . I am a big fan of podcasts (to which IIsubscribe through iTunes)and I also have some of my music on it.

EREADING

I use my Ipad for reading ebooks. One of the reasons I got it was precisely because I didn't want to have to choose between Kindle, Nook, and KObo or engage in legal/theological debates about removing DRM, etc,. With the iPad, I could buy and read from any store I wanted to, and take advantage of all the deals.
I commute by Metro to work, so I do a lot of my reading there. At work, the iPad becomes my audio player.
I also read a lot of magazine content with the iPad. If I want to read "free" magazine content, there's a app for that (Flipboard). I I want to book mark magazine articles on the Web and read them later, I use the Read it Later app. I also subscribe to Isaac ASimov SF through BN and as a print subscriber to the Atlantic magazine, I can use their Ipad app for free.
Finally if I want to read comics, there's Comixology.

MOVIES AND VIDEO

I use the iPad as a second TV, for watching struff in the bedroom. Through Netflix I can watch of a lot of BBC TV shows, for example. One app Ididn't mention above was TEDTalks, for when I want a little brain food.

GAMES

Before the iPad, I never really played video games. Now I play quite a few. The iPad seems to to be on its way to becoming the gaming platform of choice.

WEB STUFF
Email, web browsing, Facebook, Twitter, etc. I do just aboutall of that on my iPad now. Its just more convenient than doing it on my PC

PRODUCTIVITY

I use the iPad as a mobile extension of my PC. I do work on my PC, transfer the files to my ipad, and take them with me. Calendaring and notetaking is done on the IPad .
So there you have it. Now you have an Iphone and a KIndle, so you can do a lot of that stuff on those two devices. You'll have to decide whether its worth it to spring for another device.
Thanks for that informative post and the app suggestions. If I do end up getting an ipad I will check them out. I keep going back and for between the ipad and a 7 inch tablet. There are a lot of 7 inch tablets that are coming out. Maybe I need both.

Carol
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