Putting the iPad 3G through the paces

This week I’ve been down at Cape May at a Photography & Photoshop Workshop. The delightful bed & breakfast we’ve taken over does not have WiFi. However, this has been no impediment for me; my iPad 3G is working beautifully! I’ve been able to use the 3G network to keep up with email, the news, and the myriad of social media marketing activities that I’m doing with clients.

The iPad is a joy to use. It’s fast & the screen is crisp, clean and bright. When writing longer notes, I’ve been using the bluetooth keyboard. When doing creative writing, for some reason, I find that restaurants and coffee shops spur my creative juices. The iPad and keyboard fit discreetly on a small table and they weight next to nothing.

Having the iPad has given my creativity more free rein. I don’t know, if it is the novelty of this new tool or the elegant functionality of how this tool is beginning to fit seamlessly into my life. I do know that I still have a ways to go before my iPad is second nature to me. However, I’ve been writing more as well as thinking up more creative projects where the iPad would have a role. I’ve noticed one interesting behavior change, I’m washing my hands more often. I’ve always washed my hands at the “appropriate” times. Now, I have a real tangible and tactile reason to clean my hands clean. Cleans hands equal a cleaned iPad screen.

iPad 3G Arriving tomorrow!

I just got an email from Apple letting me know that my iPad 3G should be arriving tomorrow. This is the first official communication I’ve received from Apple since I placed my order within the first hour that the iPads were made available. Up until today, on the ‘Order Status’ website, the status had been Ship late April.

Now, all I need is the iPad

I’ve been feeling like an eight-year-old boy waiting for Christmas while I’ve been waiting for my iPad to arrive. When I placed my order, I purchased all of the Apple available accouterments. During the beginning part of April all of these iPad accessories arrived. Plus, I researched iPad carrying bags and purchased one. I’ve even been reading app reviews and purchasing apps in anticipating of my hopefully soon-to-arrive iPad. Everything is ready, I’m just waiting on my ‘dance partner’ to arrive.

In addition to the out-of-control, fan boy glamor of wanting an iPad, I’ve had time to contemplate how I’m going to use the iPad. My hope is that the iPad and its inherent technology will improve the quality of my life with better productivity and my ability to more fully contribute to the world.

The name of my company and this blog is Techtao. Techtao is a contraction of two words – Technological Taoism. What this means to me is “Using technology to live more harmoniously with the world.”  I’m hoping that the iPad will be a tool that I will want to use to be more productive as well as augment my imagination to contribute more. I know that a tool is only as good as the will, imagination and industriousness of the person using the tool. I have high hopes for the iPad.

Time will tell.  Stay posted