iPad Just got my iPad2

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by MsAstoria

Finally got notice today that my Apple.com ordered iPad is on it's way. Wondering how much the Japanese disaster will affect productions in a few weeks as supplies already stored will start depleting. Quite a few parts come from Japan including the glass front. This may really hinder the international release next week as they can't even keep up with ipad sales here in the states.

And it's already August!

(based on your sig )

[SolRaven]

Originally Posted by Hoyt Clagwell

Yes, from the manual:



You can read the whole manual here:

http://www.goodiware.com/gr-man.html

I didn't see the value of cropping odd and even pages differently until I noticed that they needed to be because of the original spine placement. Pretty cool...

[jocampo]

Originally Posted by MsAstoria

Amazing how shallow people can be over an electronic device when thousands of people in Japan have lost their lives, homes, livlihoods, etc.
Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled my ipad will be here next week, but it certainly takes a back seat to the Japanese peoples problems.

MsAstoria,

It's a culture thing. And this is nothing against American people, I love my wife, which is American and love this country. But the advantages that people have here are taken from granted some times. Employment is one of those, for example. What people are seeing here was so common in my country that did not take me by surprise, where we are not accustom to pay with credit but cash and families never had a house during their lives (very common)

But yes, the production will be affected. I created a thread about it couple of days ago because some news have been leaked already and probably the reason why Apple shares when down recently.

[The Old Man]

I would like some suggestions from those of you that may have both the old and new iPads. I will be getting the second one for my wife this Tuesday. Should I sign her up with a new account or should we share my present account?
What happens to her email? Do contacts from yahoo get carried over, etc.?
Thanks.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by jocampo

MsAstoria,

It's a culture thing. And this is nothing against American people, I love my wife, which is American and love this country. But the advantages that people have here are taken from granted some times. Employment is one of those, for example. What people are seeing here was so common in my country that did not take me by surprise, where we are not accustom to pay with credit but cash and families never had a house during their lives (very common)

But yes, the production will be affected. I created a thread about it couple of days ago because some news have been leaked already and probably the reason why Apple shares when down recently.

Yes, Americans can be very self-centered.

[kjk]

Originally Posted by The Old Man

I would like some suggestions from those of you that may have both the old and new iPads. I will be getting the second one for my wife this Tuesday. Should I sign her up with a new account or should we share my present account?
What happens to her email? Do contacts from yahoo get carried over, etc.?
Thanks.

Hi The Old Man,
How is your iPad set up/backed up now?
I gave my wife my iPad 1-here is how I set things up:

1) When I got the iPad 2, it asked me if I wanted to restore the settings from my iPad 1, I said yes. After a pretty lengthy transfer process I ended up with a clone of my iPad 1 on my iPad 2. I had to reset email passwords, some logins on apps, etc...Oddly, some apps remembered their logins-for example, LogMeIn, which gives me access to my work computers had it saved somehow, which was a bit disconcerting Games like Angry Birds saved my settings/places.

2) I then set up my iPad 1 for my wife, by syncing it with her computer. In this case, it copied the apps I had on the iPad 1 to her computer first, then we just reconfigured everything-deleted my email settings, added hers, etc.

3) We set them up with one iTunes account, so we could share apps. She could download any apps that I had bought/downloaded earlier with no problem. Her email settings, Facebook, etc. are maintained on her iPad 1 with no problem. We actually have 3 iPhones and 2 iPads all on the same iTunes account with no issues.

[jocampo]

Originally Posted by The Old Man

I would like some suggestions from those of you that may have both the old and new iPads. I will be getting the second one for my wife this Tuesday. Should I sign her up with a new account or should we share my present account?
What happens to her email? Do contacts from yahoo get carried over, etc.?
Thanks.

Good question.

And I think we are confusing Apple email ID with with the email accounts you configure inside iPad.

If you use previous Apple ID everything will be restored from previous one, all apps you bought already. That's when you sync for 1st time via iTunes.

I would share same Apple ID. Even for buying from market you need to retype the password anytime so you will keep some control anyway.

[The Old Man]

kjk, thanks.

I can see the advantages of one account. If two, then any paid apps must be repurchased.

So if I just sync the new ipad with my computer everything backed up on it will be sent to the new iPad? Sounds like a simple solution. No problems using the two iPads with one account?

[jocampo]

I think so Old man.

With Android is also the same. I shared samen Google account between my cellphone and Galaxy Tab.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by jocampo

I think so Old man.

With Android is also the same. I shared samen Google account between my cellphone and Galaxy Tab.

Thought you were talking to me there for sec.

[kjk]

Originally Posted by The Old Man

kjk, thanks.

I can see the advantages of one account. If two, then any paid apps must be repurchased.

So if I just sync the new ipad with my computer everything backed up on it will be sent to the new iPad? Sounds like a simple solution. No problems using the two iPads with one account?

No problems here. But I did see that some people had issues with the "restore" option to transfer their old settings to the new:
http://scripting.com/stories/2011/03...adArrived.html

My Angry BirdsHD and Angry Birds Seasons (and Dungeon 2 HD) transferred over with my old levels and progress intact. I had to re-enter my login/passwords for some apps, but oddly, not all.

But if you are giving your wife the new iPad 2, and keeping yours, she can also just set it up completely new, and then use your iTunes account to re-download the apps you already purchased, without extra charge. Probably the smoothest path.

[The Old Man]

Originally Posted by kjk

But if you are giving your wife the new iPad 2, and keeping yours, she can also just set it up completely new, and then use your iTunes account to re-download the apps you already purchased, without extra charge. Probably the smoothest path.

I think this is the route we will take. She doesn't want some of the items I have, especially games, and there are a few I can delete from the old one (cooking and painting) that I don't use. She uses facebook and with the camera that should work well for her. Thanks, again.

[varelov]

I am waiting for the PlayBook too, since as announced, will be able to use the internet connection from BBerry phone for web browsing.
I just happen to have a BBerry with an unlimited web, though not the latest model, and this will be a nice addition.

[bcgirl]

Originally Posted by jocampo

1st time in my life that I wait in line for an electronic device. And actually I got lucky. They shipped 105 to Best Buy here in Houston, the one close to home, and just 10 or 15 persons after myself had the chance to get one. But it was not so chaotic like in NY I think; they were giving tickets.

So far...so good... restore from backup and only weird thing is that was not able to restore Nook.

I don't use Safari, so I'm assuming the rest will be the same.

It does feel different and better, kind of like a Kindle DXG on your hands. But the weight different is not huge. You will notice though, if you had the previous model.

The edges are softer now and rounded .... really feels better when holding ...

How do you like reading on an iPad? Or you're not using it for reading ebooks? Just wondering....

[jocampo]

Originally Posted by bcgirl

How do you like reading on an iPad? Or you're not using it for reading ebooks? Just wondering....

Hi bcgirl,

I'm using it for PDFs, comics and Magazines. For reading, I prefer the Kindle.