I have heard it said you should never go grocery shopping when you are hungry. How about mower shopping after watching news clips about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? Well, that is what I did and I ended up coming home with this little baby.
While I had other reasons for buying it, such as getting back in shape, the major influencer was the spill. If you are like me, watching oil spill out into the water and the subsequent damage to our environment and economy leaves you with an overwhelming sense of helplessness.
Mowing my lawn with a push mower by no means reverses any of the devastation to the Gulf. However, if this catastrophe motivates enough us to change our energy use and conservation habits, it will have an impact.
So rather than watching helplessly from your couch, get up, turn off your TV, and head next for the thermostat. Together, we can make a difference!
Apple’s iPad has been “in the wild” for a mere 80 days, and in that short time it has changed the world of computing forever. Don’t believe me? Just ask some of the other people that have voted with their checkbooks. Apple announced today… “that it sold its three millionth iPad™ yesterday, just 80 days after its introduction in the US. iPad is a revolutionary and magical product that allows users to connect with their apps, content and the Internet in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before.”
So regardless of where you stand on the flash vs HTML5 debate, the netbook vs tablet debate, or the iOS vs Android debate… there is no debating that Apple has yet again changed the technology landscape forever.
I was in my local Apple Store the other day and learned a neat trick… Want to see if you are eligible to upgrade to the new iPhone 4? All you have to do is type/key in *639# (*NEW#) and hit send/call on your iPhone.
Cool… Turns out I’m eligible for the new iPhone and AT&T will be waiving my $18 upgrade fee. I don’t know if this works on other carriers/countries.
Pic 1. Key in *639# (*NEW#)
Pic 2. Give it a minute
Pic 3. Dismiss the dialog
Pic 2. You get your answer
During the last couple of months I have been off minding some very important life gaps. In the meantime, I let the gap between blog posts grow quite large. Hopefully this just means I had my priorities straight.
As my nose returns to the ‘blog stone’, I will be back to mixing things up a bit. Though I still love the iPad, it is time for me to revert to my eclectic roots. See you soon.
Ready… on spur of the moment you decide to get away for the weekend. Fire… you pack the car and leave the house without knowing exactly where you’re headed. Aim… all you need now is a destination… all you need is iPad.
While you drive, your co-pilot is free to check weather, hotels, points of interest, traffic reports, etc. … all en route. And iPad not only lets you make reservations and purchase tickets while speeding along, but even guides you into port using on-board GPS.
iPad - Planning on-the-road and on-the-fly.
iPad, the parallel planning tool... soon to be all the rage.
In Use Case 12: Countdown to iPad –Teammate, we introduced iPad as the “politically correct meeting tech.” And although iPad can benefit a single team member, when you outfit an entire workgroup it really gets interesting. When everyone follows along on their iPad, you…
…don’t need to wait for a conference room with a projector.
…eliminate the last minute rush/wasteof printing and copying handouts.
…don’t turn out the lights for presentations, so no one sleeps.
…don’t have to send out for the one report everyone forgot.
The benefits of iPad meetings don’t stop in the room. Those joining by phone get the same handouts and see the same presentations.
iPad – out-of-the-office no longer means out-of-the-loop.
Three geek cheers for iPortal, aka iPad! The power of Mac OS X, Linux and Windows is coming to the iPad. Through the use of VNC (Virtual Network Computing), iPads will be able to control desktops, laptops and servers.
Companies like MochaSoft already have VNC technology working successfully on the iPhone and iPad Touch… see Mocha VNC. Just think of what they’ll be able to do with iPad’s additional screen real estate. Soon computer guys and gals everywhere will be walking around with iPads in their hands and smiles on their faces.
Sleeker than a common e-reader.
More colorful than the gloomy Sony.
Able to speed through content with a single swipe.
Look! Up in the sky!
It’s a Nook. It’s a Kindle. It’s Super-reader!
Yes, it’s Super-reader – strange visitor from Infinite Loop who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal devices. Super-reader – exceeding your ability to understand how it works, sort of magical, and who, disguised as iPad, so simple… so thin… so light… yet so capable… is changing the way we do things everyday, without so much as a pointing device.
One of the most clever interactive technologies I have encountered can be seen at mypoingo.com. A year of so ago I had the opportunity to provide my youngest 2 glorious OOH-n-AAH! filled days. We immediately fell for the quirky Poingo charm. So much so that we set out to buy her some of her own books. That’s when the magic started to fade. I soon discovered this singular experience to be truly rare indeed, as only a couple of titles were available.
My educated guess is that the uncommon technical approach is both Poingo’s blessing [translation: fun to use] and their curse [translation: expensive to produce]. Perusing their website today yielded more titles, but still a small selection given how long the product has been on market.
iPad - taking learning to a new level
iPad heralds a new day in interactive technology. No special pen needed, just a touch of a child’s finger brings the magic to life. iPad will give my daughter and I both many an OOH-n-AAH! day. However, unlike the Poingo, I expect the river of content to flow and flow.
iPad - a heathy dose of OOH-n-AAH! covered in a layer of Yippee!
