It was one year ago this past Thursday when my iPad 2 arrived in the mail. So I thought it would be a good time as any to review my experiences with the tablet over the last year. To sum up the experience, however, the iPad was well worth the cost. Indeed, with the various apps I use, I have probably saved several times the cost of the device in labor-savings, efficiencies, and other cost-saving uses.
The things I use most frequently
In the year that I’ve had to play and experiment, I’ve put together a “home” screen for my iPad that reflects my daily use and behavior.
Starting on the bottom are the apps I use most frequently. They are there because they’ll appear on any page I happen to be on. I think that my home screen reflects three activities that I do a lot of on my iPad:
- Reading (Kindle, Zinio, iBooks, Reeder)
- Writing and capturing information (Evernote, Paper, Penultimate, OmniOutliner)
- Social Networking (Gmail, Twitter, Facebook)
There are also a few apps here that I use to relax: SiriusXM satellite radio, Music, and HBO GO.