[peon]

Originally Posted by thats_racist

I love my iPad but dont use it for taking pictures really. Maybe in the house but never outside.

it's not a great camera though to be honest.

[DaisyBumbleroot]

Originally Posted by digimon900

No you cant! you have to be connected to internet, and there is no microsoft word for i-pad, anything else is a waste of time as you would have to cut and paste between devices for it to be effective

Mine has a sim card, so I can use it anywhere there is a Vodafone signal.

When the isnag app synchs with the machines indoors, the reports are generated in word.

[digimon900]

Originally Posted by Akane Tendo

You have to be connected to the Internet to type up notes? No you dont!

Yes you do! all the office applications for i-pad are cloud based. I was a tech support for my uni, and they use i-pad in interactive lectures so I had to set them all up

[2shy2007]

Originally Posted by digimon900

I dont have a mobile... I had a growth removed from my brain last year. Out and about internet is prohibitively expensive and if you are in motion its patchy too so your applications would work only intermittently

You dont need a mobile to connect the iPad to the net, you need Mifi.

15GB for 18 quid a month, a steal, then there are BT hotspots, and free wifi in most cafes and large public areas, still dont know why you need the net to type up notes though.

[Bex_123]

Don''t really see the problem myself. I don't have an ipad or particularly want one, but if I did and was using it and wanted to take a photo, then why not?

They don't look like the most portable of things compared to a phone or camera but if I was watching the space shuttle take off and had my ipad on me, then I'd take pictures with it.

And wouldn't really shiv a git what people thought of me

[Akane Tendo]

Originally Posted by digimon900

I dont have a mobile... I had a growth removed from my brain last year. Out and about internet is prohibitively expensive and if you are in motion its patchy too so your applications would work only intermittently

It's not that expensive these days. You're out of touch. Lots of places offer free wifi as well.

[BrooklynBoy]

Originally Posted by digimon900

No you cant! you have to be connected to internet, and there is no microsoft word for i-pad, anything else is a waste of time as you would have to cut and paste between devices for it to be effective

Not true, you use an app such as quick office and anything you type up in there can be in word format and then opened in word. You can use things like dropbox to store them in the cloud too direct from the iPad and therefore it's a case of type whatever it is, press save, open from your computer and continue. 3G, 4G and Wifi hotspots are all readily available too. Many cars also have wifi built into them as well.

[2shy2007]

Perhaps this should have been called, 'sensible people with iPads'

[Akane Tendo]

Originally Posted by digimon900

Yes you do! all the office applications for i-pad are cloud based. I was a tech support for my uni, and they use i-pad in interactive lectures so I had to set them all up

I have note apps on my boyfriends iPad and you don't need an Internet connection.

[peon]

Originally Posted by 2shy2007

It seems that there are a lot of misconceptions about the iPad, which is a shame as it is a very useful device.

agreed. if somebody had said to me that one day you'll have a star-trek like tablet that will allow you to run an automated plant from anywhere in the world by being able to dial in remotely and bring up the control screens via Cisco and VPN i wouldn't have believed it.

[Matt D]

Originally Posted by Pretinama

I think that iPads can be petty useful; mine certainly is. But I do think using an iPad as a camera taking snapshots is a little silly.

Agreed. I love my iPad, but I do think that the rear camera is pointless.

I think a smartphone or a proper compact digicam is a lot better and more convenient for taking photos. Why whip out an iPad (or other tablet) to take photos at a wedding, or party, or holiday, or day at the zoo, or whatever?

Originally Posted by digimon900

No you cant! you have to be connected to internet, and there is no microsoft word for i-pad, anything else is a waste of time as you would have to cut and paste between devices for it to be effective

MS Office is meant to be coming later this year.

In the meantime, there are various other productivity suites available that are compatible with MS Office files (Apple's iWork, Google's recently acquired Quickoffice), or you can use Google Docs.

The various iWork apps sync with iCloud, allowing you to access the files on different iOS devices, or via iCloud.com on any device or computer, or (if you have a Mac with the upcoming OS X Mountain Lion) on a Mac.

Quickoffice syncs with Dropbox, allowing you to access the files on different devices and computers.

You only need an internet connection to sync. You can save locally, and then sync with iCloud, Dropbox, etc. once you have an internet connection.

Google Docs of course is all via the browser, so yes it does need an internet connection.

As for an internet connection - my iPad is WiFi only. I have WiFi at home and at work. WiFi is available at many locations when out and about...hotels, coffee shops, McDonald's, pubs. No WiFi but really need the internet on my iPad? I just tether it to my phone.

It's iPad, btw, not i-pad.

[courtney_synn]

At home we have a PC, laptop and a iPad and I have to say I use the iPad more than anything else. I don't understand why people take such issue with them to be honest. I love mine.

[nanscombe]

Originally Posted by digimon900

I dont see the point in them myself, I need a portable device that allows me to type up notes/letters

Pages for iPad (Mac Pages format), or DocsToGo (Ms Word format), don't know exactly how compatible it is.

Originally Posted by digimon900

catch up on emails

Perfectly workable e-mail client.

Originally Posted by digimon900

and do some photoshop work

Adobe Photoshop Express for simple editing like cropping, straightening or colour adjustments?

Originally Posted by digimon900

while stuck on a train or just moving around.

3g capable version or 3 MiFi personal hotspot.

Originally Posted by digimon900

Ipad has no practical applications that I can use whatsoever!

In the past on the iPhone, so theoretically possible on an iPad, I have:

Taken photos with Canon DSLR with EyeFi card fitted.
Transferred photos to my iPhone, via WiFi, using EyeFi app.
(Very rarely) edited in Photogene software.
Uploaded to Flickr using PixelPipe software.
Edited tags and titles on Flickr site via Safari.
Edited blog post, utilising uploaded Flickr photos, using Blogpost software.

[KJ44]

Originally Posted by Matt D

It's iPad, btw, not i-pad.

It's a tablet appliance made by Apple. A Samsung one shoved in your field of view would be just as annoying. Although Apple are especially annoying because of the smug branding.

If my Kindle were to be shoved in your face, I'd be in the wrong, and I love my Kindle. As with iThings, I don't like the proprietary lock-in though.

[zx50]

Maybe they bought an iPad because they're getting high resolution recorded video and a sort of laptop for the cost of a laptop. I'm just guessing about the high resolution recorded video.

[digimon900]

Originally Posted by nanscombe

Adobe Photoshop Express for simple editing like cropping, straightening or colour adjustments?

I produce motion graphics for TV shows - and YES photoshop is what we use!!!

[nanscombe]

Originally Posted by digimon900

I produce motion graphics for TV shows - and YES photoshop is what we use!!!

Sounds like you would be better off with a MacBook Pro / Air.

[Teddybear99]

surely this has nothing to do with ipads though and everything to do with some people who feel that if every minute isn't recorded it isn't worth being there?

I remember going to the Dali Museum in Figueres many years ago, and it was totally amazing, however there were a lot of tourists there who only viewed the experience through the viewfinder of huge camcorders. I thought at the time that it was them missing out. Same thing happened in Dracula's Castle in Romania.

We bought a guide book on the way out, just in case we ever needed reminding of the experience!

I tried to answer my iRon the other day and ending up burning my ear!

[Matt D]

There are two Photoshop apps available for the iPad.

Photoshop Express: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/adobe...331975235?mt=8

Photoshop Touch: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/adobe...495716481?mt=8


Obviously won't be as powerful as the full-on Photoshop on a computer, but could still be useful depending on what you want to do.

[Akane Tendo]

Originally Posted by zx50

Maybe they bought an iPad because they're getting high resolution recorded video and a sort of laptop for the cost of a laptop. I'm just guessing about the high resolution recorded video.

Maybe they brought it for entertainment in the evening.

[digimon900]

Originally Posted by nanscombe

Sounds like you would be better off with a MacBook Pro / Air.

I used my grant to buy a 2011 11" air, which is strangely more powerful and better than the 2008 17" macbook pro I traded.

[KJ44]

Originally Posted by Teddybear99

surely this has nothing to do with ipads though and everything to do with some people who feel that if every minute isn't recorded it isn't worth being there?

Exactly. This thread shows the essential selfishness of gadget advocacy all too clearly. It's not about the appliance, it's about what you do with the appliance and how it affects other people.

[soran]

Don't get me wrong, I think tablets are great for lots of things, and have one myself, but the point I am making is that they look silly being used as a camera.

Also, upwards of 70% of iPad owners also have an iPhone, which will take as good, if not better pictures/videos than the iPad.

[psionic]

Originally Posted by digimon900

Yes you do! all the office applications for i-pad are cloud based. I was a tech support for my uni, and they use i-pad in interactive lectures so I had to set them all up

You only need the cloud to sync with other devices/computers. You can still work and save locally even without an internet connection.

Back on the subject of the thread. I've personally never seen much point to using any tablet to take pictures. A phone would be far handier for that and fits in your pocket. I guess the front camera could be of use if you're into Skype/Webcam/Facetime etc. but not an essential IMHO.

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