I continue to use my iPad — trying to understand the good, the bad and the ugly. So, far there has been no ugly and I am only starting to get some thoughts on what could be bad.
One of my primary interests in the iPad is as an e-reader. My choice went to the iPad (over other options like the kindle or sony or the many other choices) because of it’s flexibility. With the app framework, we see there is already a kindle app and a barnes/noble abb etc. Plus, the app framework enables the reading of other kind of content — whether web content through an RSS feeder or specialized magazine or … content. My thought was this platform offers a bit more flexibility in what is and will be a very dynamic field.
One example of the unique kind of content is the recent edition of Wired. This is one of the first examples of the potential for digital, serial content. There is a good review of the current magazine version here. As you can read in the review, this one issue of one magazine is around 500 mb.
Clearly, even a 64 GB iPad will be filled before long. My started up with over 1/3 of it taken up just with music from iTunes. My planned usage is for this device to be a travelling back-up device for photos during vacations etc. So, I am thinking I likely only have about 20 GB for all app, e-reader, etc. content.
What is an appropriate long-term strategy to keep content that one wants in the future? I guess one can only choose to keep it in iTunes and then re-load it to the iPad if/when you want to look at some older content. As the review above notes, the current Wired example is not searchable and nor can you share or save just portions of the full content. Now, Wired is likely not something to be kept … but there will be content that is worth keeping for future reference. Anyone with great thoughts on the strategy or approach?
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Trees have been slow to bloom with the coolness of spring here through May.
