Tag: ipad
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Thoughts on our huggable cuddly iPad that wuvs us
Our iPad arrived late on Saturday (its release day) and I was super excited to open the box. As always, Apple outdoes everybody in elegance of packaging (which just heightens the excitement level). Once out of the box, the iPad at first glance looks like a big ass iPhone or iPod touch. And when I…
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iPad App Store is open for business!
I’ve already updated iTunes, accepted the new service agreement (yada yada yada), and downloaded several iPad apps (talk about being all dressed up with nowhere to go!). So far I’ve gotten: ABC Player (streaming ABC shows over wifi, yippee!), NPR for iPad (streaming NPR shows over wifi, yippee!), NYT Editors’ Choice (streaming… okay, you get…
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A lovely article that explains why I love Apple
Stephen Fry, one of the funniest guys around, has written a wonderful article for Time magazine about Apple, the iPad, and Steve Jobs. It’s a lovely, funny read. His description of going over to play with Douglas Adams is classic: “Is he in?” I would pant excitedly. Douglas’ wife Jane would point with resigned amusement…
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Now we wait (Apple fangirl update)
Today was the big day. I’ve been anxiously waiting all week. Yesterday the big announcement came: at 5:30am (PST) Apple new iPad would go on sale (for pre-order, arrives by April 3). I was up by 5:20. Paced in front of the computer and at 5:29 sure enough the store opened with a shiny new…
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The week that was
It’s been a solid week on the road for Chuck and me. We’ve been traveling since last Sunday, and got home late yesterday. We spent five days in Yuba City where Chuck was doing some training, then headed down to visit friends in Vacaville, then yesterday we went to San Francisco to check out MacWorld…
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