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[owlmoose]

So today, T received a gift of an iPad.

But as it happens, T already owns an iPad.

So guess what I have now.

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In fact, I have not necessarily been all that keen on the idea of getting an iPad. My mobile computing lusts have been more in the direction of an 11" MacBook Air, because I dream of using it to write on the go without the level of preparation it takes to lug around my laptop, and I'm not sure how suited the iPad will be to that purpose. But I am certainly not going to eschew one that falls into my lap. I'm looking at this is an excellent opportunity to try the iPad out, and see if I'm right that an Air is what I really want. If it turns out the iPad is sufficient after all, awesome; if not, I'm in a much better position to lobby for an Air. Especially once the long-rumored ones with the faster chips come out. *rubs hands together*

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[lassarina]

As far as writing on an iPad, I find it quite decent for short spurts; pick up the Pages app and GoodReader ($15 total). GoodReader is fantastic for managing PDF ebooks, and Pages comboed with iTunes works quite well for me. I had a post about it somewhere that basically consisted of "Pages for iPad is awesome, get it." XD

[owlmoose]

Thanks for the recs, I will look into them! I downloaded the iPad version of My Writing Nook right away but haven't had the chance to really use it yet -- maybe tonight. Something with more features sounds good, though.

Do you have Pages on your computer as well, or just on the iPad?

[lassarina]

Nope, just the iPad. When you export the file back to your computer (hook up iPad, open iTunes, hit the export button in Pages on the iPad) it asks you what format, which includes RTF and various MS formats. Since I have Office 2008 on my Mac, I take whatever MS format is handiest.