I Bought an iPad!

Cautionary note:  If you are a “I love anything Steve Jobs produces and I worship him sycophant,” you will not like this blog.  Stop reading now.

I did it.  I bought an iPad.  I heard both cheers and jeers from my friends – depending on which side of the Mac great divide they stood on.

To be honest, I am late to the Mac world.  I was a happy Windows user – really a utilitarian user.  I was not addicted to any computer world.  I was put off by the weird Mac uppity-ness, but open.  At times I defended Windows even though I didn’t care just because of the smug attitudes that the Mac elitist around me displayed.  Well, a couple of years ago I switched. I drank the Steve Jobs Kool-Aid.  I jumped in the deep end of the Mac swimming pool.  I…dang, I can’t think of another word picture, but you get the idea.  Seriously, maybe because of the “cool factor” (all the cool kids have em), but I haven’t really been to a shrink to figure out why my "inner child" made me do it yet.  Leave it to say, the Mac book, then iPhone – both were awesome.  The iPhone has actually changed my life.  It works and does soooo much.  If I didn’t have mine I’d, I'd…well, I’d be unhappy.

So, I recently I went all the way by buying the iPad thinking it would have a similar affect on my life.  True confession time - it didn’t.  Like I said, I am a utilitarian user and if it doesn't simplify my life, it has to go.  I have a friend that switches Day-Planner systems almost weekly looking for the perfect system.  I’m not like that.  If it works, I roll.

The problem was, with addition of the iPad I just added more crap to carry around.  I still needed my iPhone for calls (the iPhone did what the iPad was supposed to do, only with a smaller screen).  BTW - Jon Stewart does the funniest spoof on the iPad and it's inability to make calls - check it out here: http://www.theipadfan.com/evil-apple-jon-stewart-interesting-thoughts/  It's flippin hilarious.  I, also, still needed my computer because I need to do a ton of word processing.  The iPad does not meet that need.  I know, you’re saying that it does, it has Pages.  Yeah, a watered down version with a touch screen.  You are saying, "You can get a wireless keyboard!"  Yeah, and then I have another thing to carry.  I am not a highly technical Word processor, but I am a high production one and the iPad just isn’t built for that.

Let’s face it…it is very expensive big-boy toy.  And that’s ok!  I have a fondness for toys.  I love them.  I might be as guilty as anyone.  No judging from me.  If you wanna spend $600 + bucks to surf the net while sitting on your couch, more power to you.  I found it fun to have too!

However, not fun enough.  I did it.  I bought an iPad and one month later I (when I say “I” I mean my future son-in-law) sold it on Craig’s List.  Somebody needed it more than me and I needed my money back more than the iPad.  

Mac world, please don’t hate me.