my plans for the iPad
Finally after 6 months since it’s release in the UK bought the Magical Revolutionary product (iPad) yesterday 12 October 2010.
The buying experience at the Regent Street store was a mixed one, first I was ignored by all apple sales people, this went on for about 1 hour, then I went and asked someone, who was quite irritated that I didn’t know how to buy an iPad. So the way to buy an iPad is to go to the counter/till and ask for one.
I did just that and was quite grumpy at the time…because of being ignored and rudeness of staff. The guy at the till was brilliant, he offered help to setup the iPad there and then which I initially refused, but then thought why not, it’s part of the experience …
So we waited for a mac to be free so that we could connect the iPad at the store and activate to get the 3G access etc. I chose the 1GB plan with O2. Plan to get out a bit with the new iPad.
Before buying spent quite a bit of time researching to see that it would match my requirements, one of the main issues was lack of multi-tasking , which is actually not a problem.
Named the iPad Judy after my first pet. So Judy is quite busy these days, especially when I feel like having a lie in (Churchill style) and do some work !
So some of my research before buying Magical and Revolutionary Judy was
- Cutting sim to micro sim — if you plan to buy a non expiring normal sim for vodaphone and use on iPad
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2741292
http://forums.macrumors.com/forumdisplay.php?f=137
2. iPAD UK vs USA [£699 vs £520] £180 difference
I was thinking of going to New York to purchase the iPad, so that I could save £180 and at the same time check out the city. But was not going to wait until I got time off to do this.
List of requirements
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Ethernet port –> Not on the iPad
Jailbreak -> still waiting to do this, need a windows box to run the jailbreak software, won’t work from a windows on a vmware running on a mac
Skype –> obviously no video ! but chat and audio works fine.
word/ openoffice –> NO, planning to use iWorks or pages
Dropbox –> installed the app but yet to login, I am waiting to jailbreak first, so that my files will not be accidentally deleted while syncing.
shell access need to run Bash, php, python–> Jailbreak w/ sprit, no idea whether judy can run python
Flash –> http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-install-flash-on-your-ipad-complete-how-to-guide/ –> yet to try
Frash
GPS –> the free app works fine with 3D GPS
iPad Jailbreak guides/ tutorials
http://www.redmondpie.com/jailbreak-ipad-3.2.2-ios-with-limera1n-video-how-to-guide/
http://www.macstories.net/ipad/how-to-jailbreak-the-ipad-with-spirit-and-install-your-first-cydia-apps/
Finer points when JailBreaking
Turn iPad into airplane mode.
Cydia did not show until I powered off and on again my iPad
http://docgadget.blogspot.com/2010/05/apptrackrorg-excellent-site-for-yr-ipad.html
DocsToGo
Atomic Web browser
LogMeIn injector
iTeleport
I use iSSH, great VNC support, nice keyboard, function key, and scaling.
I also use it for straight SSHing into my Macs and Linux boxes.
iFile
Hope this helps, will update when I jailbreak Judy and clear up when I get time.