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R.I.P. to the Magical and Revolutionary Steve Jobs

by Patrick Jordan October 5, 2011

Tonight’s a very sad night for me, as I’m sure it is for many of you. I still feel more than a little shocked at the news that Steve Jobs has died. I still feel like my thoughts are cloudy and my words are no better. The death of Steve Jobs feels sad on a [...]

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My Interview at LearnBoost – on iPads in Education

by Patrick Jordan October 3, 2011

Meredith Ely , the Community Manager for LearnBoost, was kind enough to approach me to do an interview for the LearnBoost Blog, all about iPads and their potential in education. The questions were great and I had a lot of fun answering them. You can check out the interview post at the LearnBoost Blog when [...]

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iPad Apps for The Little Ones: Punflay Apps

by The Moiderer October 3, 2011

I have been chatting to @punflaykids on Twitter for a while now. We often say good morning to each other (despite being in different parts of the world) and have a little chat. Then one day I did a review for this site and updated my own list of recommended apps on my blog and [...]

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What’s the Return Policy on iPads that Have Been Down the Pants of a TSA Agent?

by Patrick Jordan July 9, 2011

From the Broward Palm Beach New Times yesterday: While most Transportation Security Administration employees are busy groping people or taking naked pictures of them, the cops say one of those employees was putting fliers’ electronics down his pants. The Broward Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Nelson Santiago stole around $50,000 worth of electronics over the past [...]

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Happy 4th

by Patrick Jordan July 4, 2011

Happy 4th of July to all of you in the USA. I lived abroad for many years and I’m very happy to be back in the US now (and for the last 10 years) and celebrating our Independence Day again. I did a quick bit of looking for an iPad wallpaper to go with the [...]

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Crazy iPad Numbers: 20% of All Mobile & Tablet Web Browsing Done from iPads

by Patrick Jordan July 3, 2011

As 9to5Mac reports, recent studies from the Net Applications research firm show that the share of global web browsing done from mobile and tablet devices is rising sharply, nearly doubling in the last 10 months from 2.60% last August to 5.02% in June of this year. The iPad – incredibly – accounts for 1% out [...]

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Google+ on the iPad

by Patrick Jordan June 30, 2011

So Google+ has created a huge buzz this week, at least among lots of early adopter / geeky types that I like socializing with on the web. It’s Google’s latest effort at ‘social’, a potential Facebook rival that Google says is not trying to be one; and maybe a potential replacement for the greatest underappreciated [...]

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Recommended: ‘The iPad Generation’ Post on iPad as Educational Tool

by Patrick Jordan June 17, 2011

Of all the things that make the iPad an amazing device, its power as an educational tool has always been one attribute that stood out above others for me. I’ve seen this first-hand with my own daughter, kids of family and friends, and in online discussions. I’m glad to see that this is something that [...]

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iPad 2 Photos – One Lovely Marmot by geordisjd

by Patrick Jordan June 14, 2011

The photo above is of ‘one pretty marmot’, taken by everythingiCafe forum member geordisjd with her iPad 2. It was taken on Mount Evans in Colorado and she was able to snap it while sitting in the front seat of her car while the marmot came up to within a foot of the car. This [...]

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The iPad Has Ruined My iPhone Typing

by Patrick Jordan June 1, 2011

Those are my hands shown in the screencap above. OK … not they’re not really, but that is exactly the size my fingers now feel when I try to type on my iPhone 4. They feel huge and clumsy and they hit wrong letters all the time and damn they are clumsy. Before I ever [...]

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In Search of the Perfect Pants Pocket for an iPad?

by Patrick Jordan May 1, 2011

Ah, aren’t the interwebz great. The fine folks over at the Tactical Pants Blog (which hopefully has a sister site called the Strategic Skirts Blog) have done a roundup of options for those seeking to carry their iPad 2 in the pockets of tactical pants. They run through a few makes of tactical pants and [...]

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