"I hate my iPad" - Page 3

phenomshel · 02-27-2011, 11:34 PM

I'm new to the iPad club. I've had mine all of maybe 24 hours! Of that 24 hours, I lost six to sleep, about that many more to school assignments, and a few more to an out of town jaunt this afternoon. So we're still getting acquainted, the iPad and I.

So far though: I love the screen! I've been juggling back and forth reading on my Asus T91MT convertible netbook/tablet and my Sony 950 for awhile... I can read on either screen technology with no eyestrain. I absolutely am in love with the iBooks interface.

I've found some neat apps, among them the absolute best Mahjongg game I have ever played. I also found Bejeweled, a piano app, and a very cool Weather app that I can add places to.
I want a general converter for volume, temperature, etc. and a world clock. I've found both in the app store, but I've found so MANY of them I can't decide.
I also would like a sketchpad app.
The only issue I have so far is conflicting reviews of so many of the apps in the App Store, making it hard to decide what to get.
I also need some sort of way to prop it at an angle for easier typing. Yes, I know they make myriad solutions for this, I just haven't gotten one yet.

spellbanisher · 02-27-2011, 11:38 PM

I also hate your ipad. Don't know why. I've never met it.

bZkindle · 03-01-2011, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by digital_steve

Perhaps
Both the iElectribe R and the iMS-20 are easily capable of producing quality, production sounds.
The Gorillaz guy used his ipad with touchOSC and various other stuff to write their whole new album.

The only limitations are self-imposed

cool.. I didn't know about touchOSC before.
still, it only seems useful as a synth/drum machine. so I guess if you're talking about electronic music it has less limitations.
I'm more of a real instruments type of guy and I don't think I'll be using it anytime soon to record a drum track say...
Unless you can fill me in on something?

digital_steve · 03-01-2011, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bZkindle

cool.. I didn't know about touchOSC before.
still, it only seems useful as a synth/drum machine. so I guess if you're talking about electronic music it has less limitations.
I'm more of a real instruments type of guy and I don't think I'll be using it anytime soon to record a drum track say...
Unless you can fill me in on something?

Dunno, i've been producing/DJ'ing electronic stuff for ages so i'm not so up on the 'real instruments' stuff.
I doubt you'd use it for a recording device, but it could potentially be very handy for laying down a midi drum track to sketch out your ideas and help with the writing process. I certainly use the iElectribe R for that all the time.
I'm sure there are apps out there using realistic samples for just this kind of purpose and i can only see that increasing as the big names keep coming across (native instruments, BFD etc) and with the announcement of the iPad2 imminent.

Anyway, don't hate your iPad! Just use and abuse it with recognition of some of the limitations you will have.

Nathan Campos · 03-01-2011, 06:36 PM

Well, I bought my iPad to use as my main tablet(I had a Windows 7 one before), not to read eBooks on it, for this I have a Kindle DX

cavi · 03-02-2011, 05:37 PM

I still need Flash, sorry, sold my ipad to buy a samsung galaxy

Namekuseijin · 03-02-2011, 05:45 PM

I only hate when people lose their sanity and begin hanging around with a strange gaze in the eyes checking their coworkers if they are buying an Apple next... true story, just happened here...

digital_steve · 03-03-2011, 08:08 PM

What's the big deal with Flash?
I've never missed it as yet... I'm not bashing here, just wondering what i'm supposed to be missing out on!

bZkindle · 03-03-2011, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by digital_steve

What's the big deal with Flash?
I've never missed it as yet... I'm not bashing here, just wondering what i'm supposed to be missing out on!

all my favorite ads are done with flash!

wyndslash · 03-03-2011, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by digital_steve

What's the big deal with Flash?
I've never missed it as yet... I'm not bashing here, just wondering what i'm supposed to be missing out on!

depends on the person. personally, i LOVE playing point and click games on the internet (ex. submachine series), and they require flash. of course, others may have different reasons.

Stefx · 03-04-2011, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bZkindle

http://www.slate.com/id/2285434/

yep. I'm pretty much in agreement.
he doesn't mention actual book reading but I think it fails there too.
Like him, I would like to know how I'm wrong.

*I hope this is in the right section.*

The guy in the article bought an iPad because he felt left out

I think this person needs to re-evaluate his decision-making process. I'm not interested in opinions from people who buy stuff out of fear of being left out

Harmon · 03-04-2011, 10:48 PM

"A man who hates his iPad hates life." - Dr. Johnson

bZkindle · 03-05-2011, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefx

The guy in the article bought an iPad because he felt left out

I think this person needs to re-evaluate his decision-making process. I'm not interested in opinions from people who buy stuff out of fear of being left out

haha. nice. thanks for pointing that out.

boswd · 03-05-2011, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digital_steve

What's the big deal with Flash?
I've never missed it as yet... I'm not bashing here, just wondering what i'm supposed to be missing out on!

many online shopping site use flash and java scripts as well as many video's from with websites. I think if you had a flash tablet and an ipad and scoured the internet going to mulitple websites using both in a test you'll find out exactly what your are missing.

i always find it funny how iPad owners are with Flash as the same as kindle owners are with ePub. it's the whole " Who needs it" sorto of poo poo it when in fact Flash and ePub would be welcomed with open arms on the respective devices but since it's a feature you don't have the instictive defense mechanism always kicks in. ( I don't need it)

kjk · 03-05-2011, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boswd

i always find it funny how iPad owners are with Flash as the same as kindle owners are with ePub. it's the whole " Who needs it" sorto of poo poo it when in fact Flash and ePub would be welcomed with open arms on the respective devices but since it's a feature you don't have the instictive defense mechanism always kicks in. ( I don't need it)

Or maybe some Kindle owners really don't care about other formats, as they are happy with the Amazon Store as it is. And, some iPad owners really don't care about Flash or miss it at all, despite what you might believe or find funny about either group. But I realize this might be difficult for you to understand.

02-27-2011, 11:38 PM	#32
spellbanisher Guru Posts: 826 Karma: 6566849 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bay Area Device: kindle keyboard, kindle fire hd, S4, Nook hd+	I also hate your ipad. Don't know why. I've never met it. Last edited by spellbanisher; 02-27-2011 at 11:40 PM.

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02-27-2011, 11:34 PM	#31
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	I'm new to the iPad club. I've had mine all of maybe 24 hours! Of that 24 hours, I lost six to sleep, about that many more to school assignments, and a few more to an out of town jaunt this afternoon. So we're still getting acquainted, the iPad and I. So far though: I love the screen! I've been juggling back and forth reading on my Asus T91MT convertible netbook/tablet and my Sony 950 for awhile... I can read on either screen technology with no eyestrain. I absolutely am in love with the iBooks interface. I've found some neat apps, among them the absolute best Mahjongg game I have ever played. I also found Bejeweled, a piano app, and a very cool Weather app that I can add places to. I want a general converter for volume, temperature, etc. and a world clock. I've found both in the app store, but I've found so MANY of them I can't decide. I also would like a sketchpad app. The only issue I have so far is conflicting reviews of so many of the apps in the App Store, making it hard to decide what to get. I also need some sort of way to prop it at an angle for easier typing. Yes, I know they make myriad solutions for this, I just haven't gotten one yet.

03-01-2011, 06:36 PM	#35
Nathan Campos Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 250000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brazil Device: Kindle DX & Kindle (2011)	Well, I bought my iPad to use as my main tablet(I had a Windows 7 one before), not to read eBooks on it, for this I have a Kindle DX

03-02-2011, 05:37 PM	#36
cavi Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 580 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: prs600	I still need Flash, sorry, sold my ipad to buy a samsung galaxy

03-02-2011, 05:45 PM	#37
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	I only hate when people lose their sanity and begin hanging around with a strange gaze in the eyes checking their coworkers if they are buying an Apple next... true story, just happened here...

03-03-2011, 08:08 PM	#38
digital_steve Muppet Posts: 240 Karma: 442 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tasmania Device: Kobo Aura HD, Sony PRS-650	What's the big deal with Flash? I've never missed it as yet... I'm not bashing here, just wondering what i'm supposed to be missing out on!

03-04-2011, 10:48 PM	#42
Harmon King of the Bongo Drums Posts: 1,622 Karma: 5927225 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Excelsior! (Strange...)	"A man who hates his iPad hates life." - Dr. Johnson

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