The Apple iPad Keyboard

This is the first post that I am writing from an iPad. Early this week, we finally took the plunge and got ourselves an iPad keyboard from Apple. I'm a classic impulsive buyer but I did my best research with this one: I took the time to read two reviews and watch three video-reviews on youtube of three different brands(I was in a hurry!).

In the end, I did what most "sophisticated buyers" do: I played it safe and went for the one Apple sells. I didn't have to pay more it as it was in the same price range as the others.

There's a couple of reasons not to like this keyboard: You can only use it with the iPad in portrait mode. It's heavy. Looks weird. Takes up too much space in my bag. Wait a minute...that's more than a couple!

Despite all that, it's still an Apple. The least I can expect is it will work right and it really does look cool. The keyboard really looks like that of a Macbook so this might be the closest that I'll ever get to the real McCoy.

Whatever, it's good to finally blog without starting up the PC.

Kindle works on the iPhone and iPad

Just like everybody else, I was skeptical of e-books as a medium. After all, books have always been on paper. Besides, the LCD screen looked like it could be harmful to my eyes. My wife told me about the Kindle app on the iPad and iPhone and I thought of giving them a go. I downloaded a free Sherlock Holmes book but never got around to reading it.

I really wanted to read Stieg Larrson's Milleniium Trilogy but I didnt want to spend too much on it. We went around the book shops here like Big W, Borders and Dymocks but they all cost from $16 to $26 each. We felt it was too much (yeah right, I sometimes spend that much on comicbooks every week). No luck with book sales too as people snapped them up as soon as the doors opened (a pity because they sell books from $2 to $10). So I went online to my favorite online store, Amazon. The cheapest book was an e-book at $7! Since I wouldnt be true to being Mr. Cheap, I went for it.

It was so easy to read. It was convenient on the bus and bus stops, in the lounge and while doing your "business". Best of all, i could read it easily while lying down on the bed without switching on my reading lamp.

A lot of people will still buy paperbacks. I'm sure they will be around for many years. But having these e-books around is just great for money conscious guys like me who want their books cheap and easily accessible.