Is Apple’s new device the start of a paradigm-shifting revolution? Or just a casual-user’s toy? Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of the tablet that everybody’s talking about.

PROS:
The iPad does a lot of individual things really, really well.

eBooks. While it remains to be seen what kind of eye strain its standard screen might cause when it comes to ereading, compared to the e-ink used on most traditional ereaders, there’s no arguing that the iPad is the coolest ereader there is. If reading ebooks was all the iPad did, the quality it does it with might be enough …read more

I’ve been reading an interesting article on the PC World website titled "What Would Life Be like Without Windows". I’ll admit, I’m a fan of Microsoft. Don’t jump to conclusions though, I think there are plenty of areas for them to work harder and deliver a better product to their users.

Of course there’s the initial knee-jerk reaction that life would be fantastic without this giant monolithic software elephant in the room. After all, everything they make is crap and they strong-arm competition and their business partners to do what they want. Right?
It’s not that easy, the article discusses these …read more

I purposely waited a few days before writing my iPad article just to be sure that the initial excitement and hype is washed out of my system. I wanted to make sure that I’m writing as objectively as I can and not just let my emotions get the better of me.  That being said, here are my thoughts on Apple’s iPad.
The world has waited quite awhile for Apple to finally release its tablet. The world wanted it so much that in a way it worked against Apple. People built up their expectations of the iPad so high that it was …read more

Business productivity plummeted today as everyone was eagerly anticipating the latest announcement from Apple. Turns out the big deal was the release of the Apple tablet, known as the iPad. More intimate than a laptop and more capable than your smart phone.

The question is who is the iPad marketed towards? Will users purchase it in addition to their iPhone and their MacBook? Will they buy it instead of one or the other? At $499 for the lowest model related to features and storage space, how much is it worth to you?
Here are the basic features available for the device:

9.7" …read more

Pricing starts at $499, and it’ll be on the market in 60 days. That’s the word from Apple’s big keynote event today, where the long-awaited iPad was unveiled at last.
Calling it a “magical and revolutionary product,” Steve Jobs himself was on hand to show off the device, which he said was “better at key tasks” than the iPhone or a standard laptop.

Somehow, Apple managed to make fulfilling the most reasonable and predictable predictions feel exciting and revolutionary. It’s at once simplicity incarnate, and completely revolutionary. Everything UI wise is scaled down, made ultra-simple yet still attractive.
Let’s take a look at …read more

We are now less than 24 hours away from Apple potentially changing the way we use computers forever. The last time a product was hyped this heavily, with so many rumors swirling through the media, was… well, it was probably Apple’s last revolutionary product, the iPhone.
Now, if the hyperbole is to be believed, Steve Jobs is about to do it again. Everybody on the planet has weighed in on the coming of the Apple Tablet, so why shouldn’t I? I’ve followed every rumor, every guess, and every “insider report” with avid interest, so here I present my thoroughly unscientific, non-expert, …read more

“Come See Our Latest Creation”, Apple’s much anticipated event on Jan 27 is fast approaching. For some people it can’t come soon enough. A lot has been said and speculated about what Apple will showcase during this event but please allow me to share my thoughts on this.
First my impressions about the event title and invite. “Come See Our Latest Creation” this implies something new so it’s really pointing towards an Apple Tablet. There have been several events in the past where we all anticipated the release of a tablet but it did not come true. Now the title makes …read more

Remember that Lindsay Lohan movie from a couple of years ago called Mean Girls? That was before Lindsay Lohan started looking like a 40 year old and got into all of that trouble.
Anyway, the movie is all about the social structure of high school and believe it or not, the movie isn’t that bad. And since it grossed over 129 million bucks, I guess Paramount decided to ring this title for all it’s worth since they’ve released Mean Girls: High School Showdown – an Apple app – for your iPhone or iPod Touch for the low, low introductory price of …read more

Advertising was the safety net that Google had when they launched their search engine. Initially they wanted to have their search engine technology licensed to the enterprise and at the back of their mind advertising would be a contingency plan. As it turned out, advertising became their primary option turning billions of dollars in revenues.

Desktop applications on the other hand were purchased through licenses and advertisements downloaded from the net through desktop applications were deemed security issues that security firms like Symantec blocked through their anti-spyware or anti-adware programs.
Steve Jobs is on the other side of the bed as he …read more

Apple announced iMacs, MacBooks and Mac Minis but the thing that caught my attention most is a small $69 device called the Magic Mouse.
I was never really a big fan of Apple’s mice. From the hockey puck one and all the mice in between up to the Mighty Mouse, I felt it was ok but there were far superior mice at a fraction of the cost.
The Magic Mouse is different… oh it’s so different. It looks sleek and it seems like it’s right out of a sci-fi movie. It’s in heart it’s still a mouse but it’s so much more. …read more