David: The iPad (And Why One Might Show Up In My House)

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The iPad is not for me.

I have a MacBook Pro and an iPhone sitting in front of me as I type this. I'm deeply in love with both of them (sometimes, when nobody is looking, I soul kiss my iPhone). I use the MBP for accomplishing many productivity tasks, but my main reason for owning both devices is simply to fuel my love of the internet. The decision to break down and buy an iPhone came one day when my Comcast internets were down, and I desperately needed to get online for...something.

My wife has an iBook G4 I bought for her back in 2004. It wasn't fast then, it's positively slow now. It's running 10.4, but I think it's going to give itself a hernia soon. She complains about it frequently, but doesn't really want to spend the money on a new computer.

My wife uses her iBook for almost nothing but viewing the internet and checking her email. Any rare productivity tasks that she needs to take care of are usually accomplished through my MBP. This got me to thinking that she might be the kind of person that this type of device was for. I showed her the promo video on the Apple web site.

Yup, this thing is for her.

So, when the opportunity exists, I think we'll make a trek to the Apple Store to check one out. My biggest concern is the onscreen keyboard, but I'm guessing that Bluetooth connectivity will allow it to pair with our already existing wireless keyboard.

I don't know. I still think it's an odd product. I'm surprised to find a potential user for it in my own house. We'll see...

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