Well, I’m now the proud owner of an iPad. I was expecting big things but damn, not this big. It’s pretty much changed how I spend my compute-time. My main pc is used solely for development now, and everything else, and I mean *everything* else is done on the pad. Email, all browsing, all reading, doc creation even my company invoicing..the lot. Form factor, battery life ( that’s just amazing to say how long I use it each day!) are fantastic. The apps are slick, responsive and you really don’t seem to care about the odd minor missing feature, which totally supports the aesthetic usability effect more than I would have thought possible. Maybe people really do think that well designed things work better whether they do or not. The downside is now having to go back to something that you have to manipulate using a mouse. It’s wierd but the first thing that happens when you approach some new tech is that you try to prod and stroke the interface. You end up having to conciously resist the temptation to smear a greasy fingerprint all over someone elses laptop or monitor. Cheers Steve.
Anyway, perhaps we should start exchanging app recommendations!