I wasn’t going to buy one. I really wasn’t. Especially with all the jerk-face wankery that Apple has been showing lately, I was going to vote with my wallet and not buy one. I was going to be strong. Plus, I read personal finance blogs sometimes when I feel like giving myself nightmares, and I know all about waiting for purchases, including all the little rules to curb impulse spending.
So I waited three months to make sure if I really wanted it. I researched, I read, and I drooled. I …

Well, I finally did it. The inevitable event has a occurred. Today I purchased my first iPad.
I’d like to present you with a completely fair and unbiased review of my new product, but I can’t. I’m happy to admit my limitations in this matter. Unlike most humans, I’d hate to delude myself into thinking I can be clear-minded when I am simply moonstruck my the sweet glow of my new Apple product.
It’s imbued with a fulgent technological beauty. When you touch it, it’s like being pulled into a great masterpiece …

I’ve been thinking about the iPad lot lately. I’m not the on verge of buying one – I’m doing my best to wait for other tablets that are more like the iPad should be (less lock-in, innate OCR in the OS, etc.), but watching the system has made me consider an idea I’d like to tentatively call Distributed Device Interface (DDI for you acronym types).
The thing about the iPad, as it stands, is that it’s a media consumption device, not an input device. However, with a Bluetooth keyboard, it can …