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A few more minor observations about the iPad:

1. One of our cats, Pyewacket, loves the iPad. Not using it, but for the space it opens up on my lap. She not only climbs into my lap now, but will let me use her as an impromptu stand for it. It’s nice to have the normally indifferent kitten clamoring for my lap.
2. Trying to figure out how to read all my web comics resulted in discovering the ability to organize RSS feeds into folders, along with reading comics through my RSS reader. This was one of the issues I had been having, so it’s nice to finally eliminate it.
3. I had several e-mails I had to show the wife and process, which normally is a bit of an ordeal to get her to sit down and read an e-mail. This time, however, I was able to open it, and treat it more as a clipboard. The iPad seems to encourage sharing the device more than a laptop, which seriously helps when dealing with things like that. The same holds true for gaming, with two player games on a single device feeling perfectly natural.

Just some minor observations as I continue to discover little bits and pieces of differences in the interaction with the iPad.

I didn’t expect to get an iPad in the first generation. When I realized I had the opportunity, I didn’t leap at the chance to do so – I hemmed and hawed, discussed it with co-workers, friends, and my wife. My biggest fear was that it would end up like so many other gadgets – quickly relegated to gathering dust. Then the wife admitted she was planning on buying one later in the summer, so an early gift would make more sense. A trip to the Apple Store, a swipe of the credit card, and a 16GB Wi-fi model leaves the store with us.

The hardware itself has been reviewed by many others, more in depth and eloquently than I. I don’t aim to replicate that effort – my interest is largely to compile my experiences and observations after a week a a two days of using the iPad as part of my daily life.

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