[Air-L] Inside Higher Education > The iPad for Academics
gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com
gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com
Fri Jul 16 07:20:55 PDT 2010
Colleagues/
Speaking Of iPad ...
IMHO > A Balanced Assessment > Not Only For Academe But Libraries As Well !
/Gerry
July 12, 2010 / By Alex Golub
After having used an iPad shortly since its release I can safely say that
the device — or another one like it — deserves to become an important part
of the academic's arsenal of gadgets. [snip]
At base the iPad is an anything box that replaces a seemingly endless
plethora of other things you already own: It's a TV, a radio, an MP3
player, a compass, a flashlight, a level, a deck of cards, a calculator, a
photo album, an alarm clock, a Bible, the Talmud (yes, the Talmud has been
ported to the iPad)... the list goes on and on.
The crucial question for academics is: What in our current arsenal will the
iPad replace? After using the device, the answer surprised me: the iPad
makes a lousy computer replacement, but it does a great job of replacing
paper.
[snip]
Apple deserves credit for making the thing as usable as it is, but it is
still not quite there.
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BTW: Do Visit If Not Just For The Comic/Cartoon > "Shakespeare Meets The
iPad"
Speaking Of Images >>>
Do Also View The Pic Of What May Be "The Largest Cell Phone In The World" I
Took At The Istanbul Aiport From A Moving Vehicle At
[ http://bit.ly/9pJ0z6 ]
On My Way To Deliver An Invited Seminar At Koç University > In Late April
>>>
"AnyTime / AnyWhere > LEARNING > Education In The > iPhone Age >"
[ http://bit.ly/bjXKYR ]
enJOY !
/Gerry
Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011
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