Using a Tablet As Your Primary Computer

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Using a Tablet As Your Primary Computer

Posted by samzenpus on Monday December 5, 2011 @01:50AM from the out-with-the-old dept.

harrymcc writes "Three months ago, I started using an iPad 2 (with a Zagg keyboard) as my primary computing device--the one I blog on, write articles for TIME magazine on, and use to prepare photos and other illustrations that go with my writing. I now use it about 80 percent of the time; my trusty MacBook Air has become a secondary machine."

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Let me be the first to say by bernywork · 2011-12-05 01:51 · Score: 4, Funny

Congratulations.

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1. Re:Let me be the first to say by teslafreak · 2011-12-05 03:36 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  "unless I have specific reason to think I’ll never a full-blown computer"
  Oh no, you don't think he accidentally a whole iPad do you?
2. Re:Let me be the first to say by PopeRatzo · 2011-12-05 14:33 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I think "content generation" is a phrase used in a more all-encompassing manner, including writing, music, image manipulation, filmmaking, etc.
  "Howard, will you please come out of the bathroom? You've been in there almost an hour!"
  "I can't, Mom, I'm generating content!"
  
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Re:...Good for you? by broken_chaos · 2011-12-05 01:54 · Score: 5, Funny

This is a blog entry, and a short one at that.
Obviously typing blog posts on an iPad doesn't work as well as the submitter wants to make himself believe.
Re:...Good for you? by jrumney · 2011-12-05 02:03 · Score: 3, Funny

It almost qualifies as a twitter entry. Meanwhile some of us have real work to do which we need our PC's for. We aren't all hipster freelance writers that have nothing to do with our day that can't be done on an iPad while sitting in Starbucks taking up space that should be reserved for paying customers.
obviously by locopuyo · 2011-12-05 02:07 · Score: 4, Funny

No surprise considering his "primary computer" was a macbook to begin with. No real computing was likely done.

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!surprising by Fujisawa+Sensei · 2011-12-05 02:22 · Score: 2, Funny

Why do you find that surprising?

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1. Re:!surprising by Anonymous Coward · 2011-12-05 02:33 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Because Time magazine's target audience has a sub-90 IQ.
Re:...Good for you? by mwvdlee · 2011-12-05 02:38 · Score: 5, Funny

You clearly haven't read the article. The authory states his iPad2 has a neat photo editor. It can resize your pictures and even make them black & white. What else would somebody ever want to do with photographs?
Clearly the iPad2 can replace your hugely overspecced computer. It may be a bit more expensive than your computer, but you can use it everywhere (provided no sunlight is reflecting in the glossy screen).

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Re:...Good for you? by hjf · 2011-12-05 03:00 · Score: 5, Funny

There's no way to tell sarcasm and apple fanboyism apart.
Re:Not surprising by ColdWetDog · 2011-12-05 04:59 · Score: 2, Funny

Lumpy's e-penis is bigger than harrymc's e-penis.
Photoshop guys get like that after a while.

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