I like the concept but honestly I am disappointed.
Pros:
• Light weight
• Simple Interface
• Clean looking
• Supports the apps/stuff I already have on my iPhone
• Some of the current apps look really neat ( like the calendar )
Cons: ( Not a lot but HUGE for me )
• Forced into buying apps from app store, I can’t install software
• No front faced camera ( No video, pictures or Skype like software )
• No eSata or USB ports ( I’m forced to use whatever devices Apple makes me buy rather than my USB keyboard, mouse, web cam or external hard drive for more space )
• Still no flash support
• Still no multitasking
• To small ( I would have liked to see it be the same size as a legal pad )
• 3G ( if I want 3G access I have to pay AT&T an additional $30.00/mo ON TOP of what I already pay for service, now we know why the tethering feature never came to us for our phones. It would have killed this additional revenue stream for AT&T )
I suppose what I really was hoping for in the end was a iPad that had the same functionality as a laptop. I know that sounds like a tablet PC but I don’t want the bulky tablet feel. However with that said I think it still has its market place. People like my mother or people who want to move in a better direction than “netbooks” now have an inexpensive option. I consider myself a power user when it comes to computing devices so if I am going to get something like an iPad I would want to be able to do EVERYTHING that I can currently do on my desktop. I have an iPhone for all the rest, I don’t need an overgrown iPod touch. I will have to wait until next year to see if some of these items get addressed.
I will try to make this as complete as possible, forgive me if I miss something. This is a hack for WordPress and uses several plugins along with the code below to show podcast information. I wrote this hack because after much searching I could not find the “controllable” answer I was looking for. I am sure that someone out there has either done this before or has a much simpler way to do this, but this is MY way of handling this problem.
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Wow I guess you can really say I have indeed fell of the interwebz lately! I have been super busy and honestly am not sure it will slow down for a little longer. Last most of you knew I/we (at work) had been gearing up for a meeting with a national product manufacturing company regarding an existing product of ours, and a new product we were just on the verge of launching. That was back on the 20th of this month. The meeting was awesome! In fact it was a slam dunk on our part. (Thanks for asking) According to the people we were presenting our products to they want them NOW, that is…. if they had anything to say about actually making the final decision within their company that is.
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Friday night I was working on my computer when all of a sudden AVG (antivirus) flagged my iTunes directory as having a virus. OMG! NOT my iTunes! After much trouble shooting to find the culprit I finally realized that it was AVG and NOT my iTunes. It seems that the new update will flag iTunes as having a virus but it really doesn’t. What’s the cure? Simple, update your AVG database real quick and the issue should go away. Wheww that was a close one… I think… Yay antivirus updates???
I hate this little paper, what a waste it just sits around my house until I have a large stack. Then it goes out to the recycling bin. HOW STUPID! Get with the times Cap Times, if I wanted your junk mail I would have signed up for it! This little paper is the real world example of SPAM!
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So ya, I came to the serious realization today that I am in fact a full blown “Date a Phobe”! I mean I kinda have known this for a while but I guess I am just willing to admit it now. No, No, I don’t mean I am afraid of going on dates…. Yup, I can hear your keyboard furiously typing away right now! LOL But that’s a different topic. I mean I have a major issue with the expiration dates listed on consumable products.
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Capture. Sync. Find. That’s the tag line for Evernote. And in my opinion it’s accurate! Read more…
I like to shop online. And I know most of you do too. I was watching some of Chris Pirillo’s videos and watched one about MonkeyJar.com [click here to watch it] it’s a way to earn cash back on everything we buy, and it’s real easy to use. Read more…
Late last night I received an email from the Google Voice Team:
Subject: You’ve been invited to Google Voice
From: Google Voice [voice-noreply@google.com]
To: josh@lostinmadison.com
You are invited to open a free Google Voice account. To accept this invitation and create your account, visit
*Activation link… sorry can’t show you that*
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Well the results are in for the family photo scavenger hunt. All the pictures have been reviewed and verified. Here is the list of players in order in which they placed. Click on the person’s name to view their photos for the scavenger hunt! Good job everyone! As stated our winner will receive a $10.00 iTunes gift certificate via email!
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