I write and edit technical documents on my iPad and I am writing a book under contract about Dropbox. I answer email and occasionally, I'll do a little research. I can take my iPad to the production lines, make notes, do a little editing and then open the documents on my laptop and continue working.
Because I use WebDAV and certain Dropbox tricks, I can work seamlessly. I can move from iPad to laptop to client computer. Very cool.
I use my iPad as I would use a laptop computer. I am comfortable with the keyboard so typing is not a problem. Editing images is a bit difficult because they are huge files and a laptop is better. But for what I need, an iPad is perfect.
Most iPad users do a little of both. Not sure how many working writers read this list, but there must be a few content creators. By that I do not mean email forum posts and the like.
I originally bought my iPad to complete a specific project. I liked it so much, I kept it and now I use it every day.
--- In iPad@yahoogroups.com, "MaryEllyn" <mev500@...> wrote:
> I wondered how many of the group members use their iPad for "consuming" content? By that I mean that they spend their time reading Yahoo groups, or email, or websites, or media via Netflix or YouTube?
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> And then I wonder, how many people are actually producing some sort of content? That could be photos that are shared on the web, new music or sounds, blogs, games, apps, or ebooks , etc? I actually got my first request to buy a book via iBooks yesterday from a friend who is also an author.
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> If I had to look at my typical week of using my beloved iPad, I would have to say it's about 60% consumption and about 40% of new content in some fashion.
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> What about you? And is there a difference between what you use the iPad for today and what you would consider in the future?
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> cheers,
> Mary Ellyn
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