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The Official I got my iPad 2 Thread!

Two weeks now...

I've had my iPad2 64g wifi (no 3G— there is no cell coverage where I live) for two weeks now and feel I am starting to understand a bit about it. I believe I saw somewhere that it has been called "a life-changing device." I don't know about that, plus I didn't really want my life "changed."

But it is a remarkable little tool and I am really enjoying what it can do for me. I've dl'd the complete iWorks suite and any number of productivity apps. Plus, as a life-long student of Shakespeare, I got the Shakespeare Pro app and have been reacquainting myself with old friends. The iPad is a delight for an inveterate reader! Propping it on a stand at mealtime (I live alone) is sheer bliss.

It also plays a pretty fair game of Cribbage, to which I am more or less addicted. And not too shabby at dominoes (against either two or three pones). Plus Backgammon, chess, etc. This thing would have been a godsend to me when I was spending a lot of time in airports.

I'm also a note-taker and it promises to demote my pocket notebooks to occasional usage. The handwriting apps are not ideal, but I am learning what they can and can't do.

File handling is not so much of a delight, but I am trying to cut my way thru the tangles and get the hang of it. Surely the light will dawn at some point, but I find it not to be a paragon at juggling files, particularly images.

Rather than "life changing" I would say that my iPad has become "life enhancing" and that's not half bad.
 
Plainsman said:
Rather than "life changing" I would say that my iPad has become "life enhancing" and that's not half bad.

That is the best way I have seen it put. I think I will have to use that one.

from Scotland with love.
 
 I like the way you describe it as a 'life enhancement', Plainsman. Sums up my experience with my iPad2 perfectly.
My current project is trying to figure out how to get the videos I took on my camera (saved on to a SD) and now uploaded to DropBox onto iMovies so I can put them together . . . altogether an interesting learning curve.

Sent from here  to there on my iPad2 using iPF
 
Jaxtah. My understanding is that iMovie on the iPad will only edit video recorded by the iPad and not import video. I could be wrong. Unless your referring to mac version.

from Scotland with love.
 
gourangaman said:
Jaxtah. My understanding is that iMovie on the iPad will only edit video recorded by the iPad and not import video. I could be wrong. Unless your referring to mac version.

from Scotland with love.

Ooooh - I'm quickly coming to that very same conclusion, gourangaman 
Have you any suggestions as to what apps would suit my project?
Thanks in advance,


Sent from here  to there on my iPad2 using iPF
 
iPad2Nate88 said:
I got mine!!!! It's AMAZING!!! I'm thinking about gettingba smart cover... Should I???

I love my Smart Cover combined with the Switcheasy Coverbuddy, BUT I do wish I had shopped around more before I committed to it. There's quite a lot of really, really cool stuff out there, so my advice is to shop around before you buy.

Enjoy tweaking on your new toy!:)
 
iPad2Nate88 said:
I got mine!!!! It's AMAZING!!! I'm thinking about gettingba smart cover... Should I???

I think you should, maybe a dark leather one (black?) to avoid stains. You will probably end up buying other cases, but the iPad 2 and the Smart Cover go together like Champagne and Caviar. :)
 
We want to know your impressions, how does it feel? Is it fast as they claim? What’s the first thing you did (other than sync) ? What accessories did you get? Hows the camera? However they were out of the 64 wi fi so I had to get 3g. Wasn't too happy about the extra money but there was no way I was waiting any longer
 
Woohoo, after a very long wait and much indecision, I went to get my ipad 2 this morning. Hardly slept last night with excitement. Lol

I was so tired that I ended up going to bed for a couple of hours so haven't really played yet. Lol.

Have downloaded 3 apps so far. Lol. Gonna be playing this evening. Hehe.

I got the 32g wifi in white.

Must find the app foe this forum too.

Alison
Sent from my GT-I9000 using iPad Forums, soon to be sending from my ipad 2.
 

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