I want one, who doesn't
I am a long term reader through several news feeds, but this is my first time to post.
When the iPad was first announced I ordered one immediately and receive it a day before they were available in the store. I go the 3G version so there was a little wait, but not much.
My goal was to become a leader in using this new device to push the envelope on cloud computing, both personally and for the enterprise. And, I have some degree of success. Today I use my iPad for about 80% to 90% of my computing needs. The rest I use a Windows XP and a relatively new MacBook Pro.
Basically, I do everything on the iPAD short of heavy content creation. I emphasize "heavy" because I do a fair amount of content creation on the iPAD, especially if it is a KeyNote presentation, or a few pages in Pages (less than 20).
During the time between the announcement of the first iPAD and it's delivery, I did a lot of planning of how I was going to use the iPAD in my office, at my desk, and while I was traveling. For my desk I planned to use the VGA cable to connect to my 22" monitor; I did not anticipate any visual changes since this was the monitor I had been using with my old desktop.
And that brings me to why I frequent TiPb and also why I want the new iPAD2!
First why I frequent this site. This is a single place to keep me informed on all things new and improved about the world of iOS. I am somewhat of a software and process architect, so it is critical for me to understand all the tools and capabilities that these wonderful devices can do, and what others have found to do with them.
Next, why I want the iPAD2. "MIRRORING!". I know if you had similar plans, you expected the original iPAD to mirror with the VGA cable. Surprise! it didn't. I was disappointed, but moved on and made adjustments to my plans. The result, I have my iPAD with me at all times. Actually it has lessened my deependence on my iPHONE, but there are many things that I do where I need them both. For example, I use Genius Scan almost daily, multiple times a day on many days. I scan items to PDF documents and save them to the cloud i on eof my many tools such as Dropbox or Evernote. If I need it for offline use I bring it in using Goodreader.
Thanks again for a great site, and I hope I am your lucky winner ofnthe iPAD2. I promise to use it to further all of our knowledge of how to best use these wonderful devices.
Cloudman