If you had asked me two months ago if I would ever have an iPad, I would have laughed. I already had an iPod Touch for two years and could not understand why anyone would want an oversized iPod. Well, my wife ended up getting a fantastic price on one from someone at my office. I was so blown away by all it was capable of, I ended up getting one for myself two weeks later.
Now, two months later, I am hooked. I absolutely love the iPad. It is not just a large iPod, as I had thought. The apps look gorgeous on the screen and are developed to take into account the screen size. I am able to do so much more than I was with the iPod. Other than for work, I am rarely on my computer anymore. Does it replace my computer? No. But it certainly covers a lot of the same areas and can even go beyond what I do with my personal laptop.
Spiritually - It has allowed me to go deeper in my Bible studies with a split screen for a commentary. Clicking on words, I can perform a lookup in a Bible dictionary.
Photography - I am able to download photos from my camera. No more need to take my laptop on trips to handle downloading my day's worth of photos.
Music - I can keep all of my sheets of music stored on the iPad. I can create worship sets for the week and can even annotate my music with markups. There is almost no need for printed sheets. There are some really great apps to write music as well. I can now grab the iPad and get a musical phrase recorded or come up with an electronic jam sequence.
Games - There are so many great games and they look beautiful on the iPad. It has been a wonderful gaming device. I have some fun in-depth strategy games, a few 3D RPGs, sudoku, time management, space sims, and more. They cover everything from the casual to the harder core gamer.
This just covers a few of the reasons I so enjoy the iPad. It has made me more productive. I don't look at it as just a device. It has absolutely transformed the way I do things. From drawing diagrams for work, reading a technical book, and even listening to the songs for this week's worship set while I'm in bed, I continue to find useful apps to fill a need.
You can expect more blogging on the iPad over the months.
And, yes, I wrote this entire post on the iPad.