tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962447465856397284.post1710221090220293615..comments2024-02-22T06:54:45.079+00:00Comments on Melissa Terras' Blog: Type-casting the iPadMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759369628908140089noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962447465856397284.post-60840864477442590242010-07-24T02:59:07.959+01:002010-07-24T02:59:07.959+01:00Yes, I have a shiny iPad. I completely agree that ...Yes, I have a shiny iPad. I completely agree that for serious composing/editing, a real computer is the way to go. But for conferences, I've found that an iPad (w/my external bluetooth keyboard) is a terrific machine. Why? Two reasons, mainly: 1) While others at the conference are scrambling to find a nearby electrical outlet, my iPad is humming along. If I showed up at DH in the morning with a full charge, it lasted the full day. 2) I also like how light the machine is for travel (and yet has a larger and easier to read screen than, say, many netbooks). Plus, in the US at least, iPads don't need to come out of your bag at the airport x-ray machine.<br /><br />Also wanted to completely agree with you on touch typing. On reflection, typing may have been the most valuable class I took in high school.Brett Bobleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289439108255824072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962447465856397284.post-19438188788100767662010-07-23T18:39:05.472+01:002010-07-23T18:39:05.472+01:00I don't have one, but I saw someone pull out t...I don't have one, but I saw someone pull out their wireless keyboard to do heavy-duty typing, then put it back in their bag when they were done. How common (or useful) is that?Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06414878782414768329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962447465856397284.post-80375965106889342762010-07-21T16:52:06.295+01:002010-07-21T16:52:06.295+01:00where I'm from, all the lazy dogs had been sol...where I'm from, all the lazy dogs had been sold for food. there were only rusty fences left :) <br /><br />Seriously, I think for people who can type and use keyboard shotcuts, and are working on text, that the iPad just cannot be a realistic work environment. Its a great thing, but not for academic work.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759369628908140089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962447465856397284.post-61869715720717472002010-07-21T16:13:06.924+01:002010-07-21T16:13:06.924+01:00Really pleased to read this post - I also noticed ...Really pleased to read this post - I also noticed the numbers of iPads at the conference, and pretty much came to many of the same conclusions that you have here. I really quailed at the prospect of doing most-of-what-I-usually-do-at-work on a machine like the iPad, but wondered whether I was missing something or being fuddy-duddy. <br />I read this <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2010/jun/08/what-ipad-cant-do/" rel="nofollow">article</a> a while back, but it's centred on the iPad as a device for reading and note-taking, rather than more heavy-duty typing - would have been nice to see the author allude to this further limitation.<br />Also - 'rusty fence'? Whatever happened to the lazy dog?Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725355518025413005noreply@blogger.com