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File: February 2010

2010-02-28 :: Russ Leseberg // Uncategorized
Countdown to iPad – Sheet Music II (Use Case 14)

In Countdown to iPad – Sheet Music (Use Case 2) we introduced iPad as an effective way to manage sheet music. Once sheet music is in the iPad, there is so much more you can do with it. Add a wireless mic/acoustic pickup and the right software and you have an iPad that can listen [...]

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2010-02-27 :: Russ Leseberg // Uncategorized
Countdown to iPad – Google Wave (Use Case 13)

According to the Google Wave site, “Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation and a document where people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.” After beta testing Google Wave, I feel it is missing something, the [...]

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2010-02-26 :: Russ Leseberg // Uncategorized
Countdown to iPad – Teammate (Use Case 12)

Another day… another meeting. Reach for your smart phone to take notes and get the evil eye. Go for your laptop and you’re likely to get the same. What’s a paper liberated/tech devotee to do? Well, pad-based note taking, the long accepted darling of meetings, is about to get a make-over. Meet iPad, your newest [...]

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2010-02-25 :: Russ Leseberg // Uncategorized
Countdown to iPad – Board Games (Use Case 11)

It’s family game time some night in 2009. The kids have turned off the TV and are gathered around the table in eager anticipation. That is, until the lid is removed and pieces are missing. Disappointment sets in. Fast forward to present day. A family game night or fun date is uncomplicated and doesn’t require [...]

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2010-02-24 :: Russ Leseberg // Uncategorized
Countdown to iPad – The Messenger (Use Case 10)

The fridge and it’s minion of magnets has become the undisputed champion of family messaging. Magnets and paper scraps prepare to leave the ring lying down, iPad is the new contender. Hate that sinking feeling when you get to the store and can’t find your shopping list? Without missing a beat iPad will wirelessly and [...]

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2010-02-23 :: Russ Leseberg // Uncategorized
Countdown to iPad – Back to School (Use Case 9)

The first phase of a digital textbook initiative backed by Governor Schwarzenegger provided some California High School classes access to digital textbooks in the fall of 2009. “This first-in-the-nation initiative will reduce education costs … and help ensure every California student has access to a world-class education,” stated Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The long term cost [...]

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2010-02-22 :: Russ Leseberg // Uncategorized
Countdown to iPad – At the Mall (Use Case 8)

What do you get when you cross WiFi and a touch screen at a great price? iPad, the next big thing in mall directories. Mall directories are pre-wired for power and iPad’s Wifi connectivity makes it easy to update information and push advertising. It won’t be long til 3rd party mounting hardware with docking capabilities [...]

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2010-02-21 :: Russ Leseberg // Uncategorized
Countdown to iPad – Ultimate Sales Kit (Use Case 7)

Finding the right mix of salesperson and technology is a challenge. Give sales people only desktop computers and they’re further tied to the office when they should be out selling. Give them a laptop and they toss it around or end up leaving it on the dashboard in the sun. Enter the ultimate sales kit, [...]

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2010-02-20 :: Russ Leseberg // Uncategorized
Countdown to iPad – Cure for the Common Couch Potato (Use Case 6)

So… you need to clear your head and shake off the haze of a strenuous day. Will it be a refreshing long walk or will you plop down on the sofa for a distracting movie? Why choose? With iPad, you don’t have to. You just have to be willing to trade the sofa for the [...]

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2010-02-19 :: Russ Leseberg // Uncategorized
Countdown to iPad – A Man’s Manual (Use Case 5)

It is hard to conceive of a world in which men read manuals or ask for directions. The birth of the iPad brings us much closer to such a world. In my first Countdown to iPad post, The Big TomTom, we caught a glimpse into a place where such crazy notions are a bit less [...]

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