Android, Not as Potent as I (and Many of Us) Originally Perceived

I totally pegged Android as the likely leader (for tablets and phones) by mid 2011. “Super sized screens and LTE 4G data service haven’t been enough to entice consumers away from Apple. Among corporate users however, Android has had far less of an impact. On the surface, this might be puzzling given the strong trend toward [...]

 

Slick: The Magnus Stand

This looks like an elegant iPad stand. Slick: The Magnus stand uses the iPad 2′s own magnets to keep it upright http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/01/21/slick-the-magnus-stand-uses-the-ipad-2s-own-magnets-to-keep-it-upright/?awesm=tnw.to_1CtJs Permalink

 

Business People: Laptops Out, iPads In

Not surprising. More And More Businessmen Are Chucking Their Laptops In The Trash For iPad http://www.cultofmac.com/140925/more-and-more-businessmen-are-chucking-their-laptops-in-the-trash-for-ipad/ Permalink

 

Curly Cable: People Really REALLY Want This

I love this Kickstarter project. Simple. Clever. Profitable. And at 1500% of funding goal, it looks like the designers have curled up around a highly demanded product. I like this idea so much, I double pledged. Permalink

 

Magnetism Holds the Key to New iPad Mount

I like this. Smart. Simple. Agile. Steelie looks like a simple way to hold your iPad up off the ground http://www.tuaw.com/2012/01/09/steelie-looks-like-a-simple-way-to-hold-your-ipad-up-off-the-gro/ Permalink

 

GoodReader Plus iPad: Changing the Way We Use Documents

One user comments simply… “iPad has changed the way I do everything digitally. The way that I interact with devices, read, write, organize, and get things done. It is engrained into my life and I wouldn’t want to go back to the way I was before without it.” Couldn’t agree more. Creating a mobile document [...]

 

IT: "We Need $10 billion Worth of iPads in 2012"

 Who saw this coming? “Despite Apple’s nearly-total ignoring of the corporate market, Forrester says the corporate sector will buy $10 billion worth of iPads in 2012, up from $6 billion in 2011, and $9 billion in Macs (up from $6 billion in 2011). The research firm calls the emerging popularity of Apple products in the enterprise “the [...]

 

Make AirPrint Work with iOS 5 and Windows

Apparently, the inability to get iOS 5 to work with AirPrint in a Windows environment has been a particularly nasty problem until Takelei figured it out and Paul Abke brought it to my attention.   As Guimon reports in this thread, which shows just how upset iPad users are about this issue, he was able to make Airprint [...]

 

Second Screen: Perhaps the Most Productive Screen of All

This article has some great gems in it if you care about increasing your professional productivity with your iPad. One gem missin though is Instapaper – if you haven’t tried it, this is the clear winner in the read-later app category. How to Turn Your Tablet into an Awesome, Productivity-Boosting Second Screen http://lifehacker.com/5869452/how-to-turn-your-tablet-into-an-awesome-productivity+boosting-second-screen Permalink

 

80+ Apps on 17% of iPads [STUDY]

Not surprising… “The study found that 52 percent of participants reported they carry their iPad only when traveling, while 21 percent carry their iPad every time they go out, and 17 percent only carry it on them for work.” Apple’s iPad has 84% satisfaction rating, 17% of users install 80+ apps http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/22/apples_ipad_has_84_satisfaction_rating_17_of_users_install_80_apps.html Permalink

 

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