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Inspired

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11. Tell this to my co-workers.

Reply to jpgray (Original post)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 09:59 AM

Mar 2012

Bringing iPads to meetings for taking notes is all the rage. Silly me with my legal pad and pen.

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I get the iPad3 craze [View all] jpgray Mar 2012 OP

Actually, Adobe is coming out with a version of Photoshop for iPad. Atman Mar 2012 #1

If it WORKS it could make an iPad worth having... TroglodyteScholar Mar 2012 #28

Or, it will cost $1200. Atman Mar 2012 #29

But a lot of people on DU say that 500$ or 1200$ really isn't that much. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #34

Marketing? randr Mar 2012 #2

What makes you think you can't do anything useful with an iPad? we can do it Mar 2012 #3

It's so dumb to say iPads are not useful. proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #9

yes I have seen it with my little patients and music mucifer Mar 2012 #14

Interactive consumption of content, yes? jpgray Mar 2012 #18

Do you work with disabled kids? proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #21

The iPad suits my wife perfectly Gman Mar 2012 #4

That sums it up, I think jpgray Mar 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #12

It's not a craze or a fad. And Apple is a mainstream product. onehandle Mar 2012 #5

You can't do much of anything useful with an iPad?? proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #8

What a reasonable sounding response. This from the SAME poster who said: Pholus Mar 2012 #42

I got an IPad I, and I guess doing research nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #10

I don't see a tablet's design as particularly suited to word processing jpgray Mar 2012 #16

First blue tooth works well nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #17

Tell this to my co-workers. Inspired Mar 2012 #11

My technology is superior to yours. dawg Mar 2012 #38

Hitler never had an iPad. n/t Ian David Mar 2012 #13

it's people's anti-hype defenses going up Enrique Mar 2012 #15

They help create jobs for suicidal people in China. JVS Mar 2012 #19

So does Microsoft, in the same plant in fact. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #20

Yep. They put nets outside the windows to catch suicidal workers. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #24

Do you happen to know what Microsoft produces there? tkmorris Mar 2012 #25

The XBox if memory serves nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #35

Keep beating that dead horse we can do it Mar 2012 #22

Agreed. Calling attention to human rights abuses is so passe. raouldukelives Mar 2012 #32

I hope your computer is at least 15 years old. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #36

Sadly only 12 years. nt raouldukelives Mar 2012 #40

It's inevitable. The laptop has almost replaced the desktop (except for servers). HopeHoops Mar 2012 #23

Some brand loyalties are suprising cult-like. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #26

Actually a lot of Sega's bones are in the Xbox. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #33

It's mostly about any other status-based product.. sendero Mar 2012 #27

*Yawn* Atman Mar 2012 #30

People who dump.. sendero Mar 2012 #41

I won't get one, but I see its use in some situations. It is very lightweight.... Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #31

Yay!!!!! cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #37

The Asus Transformer Infinity is going to be a much better tablet than the new iPad. NoNeed4Attention Mar 2012 #39