I purchased an Ipad for my father, the founder and namesake of the company, R. L. Rasmus Auctioneers, Inc.
It was an easy decision. After purchasing all nature of gadgets from PCs, to notebooks, to Kindles, I have been trying for years to get him comfortable with online technology so I could get his valuable feedback.
After toying around with the book, facebook and Wall Street Journal apps, then bookmarking Rasmus.com and the Washington Post, it seems the intuitive user interface of pointing, tapping, swiping and pinching is just right.
Truth be told, were anxiously waiting for the release of the G3 model, and his birthday was a terrific reason to both try again to get Ron online while at the same time, getting my Ipad fix in advance of the 3G release.
What's truly amazing about the Ipad is how comfortable it feels on you lap. Pick it up, push the home button, and BAM instant on. tap the web icon and BAM your online, tap the map icon and BAM your cruising the streets. Fast, efficient, intuitive, pleasurable, bright, colorful, productive and fun.
As easy to toss on the couch or coffee table as a magazine. Massively productive, the web in a picture frame on your lap. Tap, swipe, pinch, drag, scroll, look, listen, watch, see, it works, really well.
I love my iphone, but its small screen and relatively sluggish response makes it marginal for the web.
But this Ipad, and the way it does the web and apps... It's definitely the next thing.
Hey look, dads on the internet!
But he's not returning emails yet. :)
