iPad Usage Nirvana; It will Cost You
The initial honeymoon phase of iPad ownership ended just after a few weeks, and at that time I wasn’t necessarily regretting my purchase, but I was having difficulty recommending an iPad to everyone that asked about it. What prompted me to change my purchase recommendation to people was that I finally have found my iPad’s usage sweet spot, and it’s all about the Apps.
There are plenty of free applications available for the iPad, and that is what I limited myself to for the first month or so. During that time I used the iPad mainly as a web surfing device and it was during that time I also felt that I wasn’t using it nearly as much as I had hoped to. More times than not I choose to use my MacBook over the iPad if I knew I needed to do more than just surf the web.
It wasn’t until I loosened the purse strings and purchased a few paid apps that I saw my usage (and level of satisfaction with my purchase) of my iPad increase significantly. Specifically I purchase Toodledo to help me manage my to-dos; iTap RDP to access my windows machines, NewsRack as a feed reader, and TouchPad as a keyboard/mouse replacement for my computer in the living room.
To make the most of your iPad, you will probably have to spend some (more) money. iPhone apps, to me at least, are more of a connivance than a selling point. Not so with the iPad.
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