Thanks for the info. This was extremely useful.
Some questions:
1) For connectivity, I really don't care about it being connected
outside of my house, but I have DSL with a router at home. Can I get
the standard iPad or do I need to get the 3G/Wi-fi iPad?
2) Database connectivity. I'm assuming that I would have write my own
database application? Is the database/inventory application free?
3) Is the To-Do list contact, etc free and comes with the iPad or is
this another application that needs to be purchased?
Doug
On 12/6/2010 9:46 AM, James Parker wrote:
>
> > is there some really useful way to use the iPad
> > to make it worth the $500 pricetag? Just the image manipulation/ebook
> > reader/web browser doesn't really want me to make the leap to pay for
> > it. How do you use it that would make it more effective than using a
> > standard laptop?
>
> The chief functions that make the iPad worthwhile are also the
> features that make it expensive. But for the money, the screen, the
> interface and the design make it an instant icon, and make you look
> good to your customers in a show or gallery location. Many advertising
> photographers are starting to use them as portfolios.
>
> Portability. The iPad is large enough, yet light enough to go almost
> anywhere. It is less cumbersome than a laptop. Battery life is much
> better than a laptop. A single charge is usually good for a couple of
> days. There is no hard drive to spin, no fans to power, so it's pretty
> miserly with the battery.
>
> Connectivity. 3G or Wireless connectivity lets you connect pretty much
> anywhere you can get a signal. If you don't have wireless at a show
> location for example, you can switch to cellular data, and get email,
> browse the web, etc.
>
> Portfolio display. Aside from iPhoto, there are several apps that
> allow you to display a portfolio of images on the iPad. The screen is
> truly gorgeous, and works extremely well in a one to one situation. It
> is less effective in a larger meeting, but I've found it really
> helpful in showing potential customers work from my website (when
> connected), or from a portfolio of images (when not connected).
>
> Database connectivity. The ability to carry inventory information,
> customer data and other database information is very useful, to me.
> I've used the iPad to lookup inventory instead of printing a notebook
> full of paper several times. The electronic data is always up-to-date,
> and you can edit it on the iPad and sync it back to your home machine.
>
> Drawing apps. The iPad is the first touch-screen computer I've seen
> that you can actually draw on. Sketchbook Pro and other apps let you
> draw from scratch and edit photographs, either with a finger, or with
> a Pogo Stylus. Again, having a sketchbook device is useful, for me,
> and I don't have to wonder what I did with those scraps of paper, later.
>
> ToDo Lists, Contacts, Calendar, etc. I use 2DO on the iPad, and it
> successfully bridges the gap between OmniFocus, a true GTD app, and
> Apple's lame task list. It's replaced paper lists for me as much as
> any app can. Again, this is partly because the iPad is so portable
> that I can take it with me anywhere, and because the screen is large
> enough to make it easy to type and edit. The keyboard is almost full
> size, and in landscape mode allows for quick two-hand typing.
>
> iA Writer. One of the best text editors I've ever seen on any
> platform. Does one thing well: lets you write. For about $5, it's one
> of the best little iPad apps I've seen.
>
> Portable musical instruments. Kind of a form of game, apps like
> Ocarina, ProKeys and SixStrings make it easy to compose music with the
> iPad. Again, a form of sketchbook, which the iPad excels at. As a
> creative idea capture device, the iPad is very good. Large enough to
> give you enough room to work, small enough to be portable.
>
> So if you have any of the above needs, you may find it useful. The
> unique gestural interface is quick to learn, and intuitive for the
> most part. Give the iPad true wireless printing and the ability to
> share files with a desktop without going through an interface like
> DropBox, and it is just like a laptop, only better.
>
> Jim Parker
> parkerparker :: design | photography
> http://www.parkerparker.info
> @dakkid / twitter
>
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