![]() I guess it’s time to take a break from the iPad madness don’t you think? don’t worry, I’ll be back to bother you about it soon enough.įor now let’s listen to Katie Floyd of MacPowerusers as she gives us an in depth review of the new version of Quicken for the Mac. My one fear is I’ll never get it out of the hole though so I’ve been too chicken to try it! The reason I chose this particular adapter is that it basically gives you a USB port flush to the cigarette lighter hole thingy. They explained to me that the car chargers for iPods and iPhones wouldn’t work, but if I bought this one for the iPad, it’s backwards compatible for the iPhone and iPod. I also bought the Kensington mini-iPad car adapter. Steve made a video of our unboxing experience so I embedded it in the shownotes for your viewing pleasure. So for the time being I just went with the case. But then I was thinking about the iPad case by Apple, and it turns out it sort of stands the iPad up anyway. We have a bluetooth keyboard already so then I figured I’d just get the dock alone. ![]() In order to make the dock part strong enough to hold up the iPad vertically it’s pretty tall, which makes the combo unit a weird annoying shape. Now originally I thought I wanted the iPad dock/keyboard combo but luckily I saw Any Ihnatko’s video on MacBreak Weekly first where he explained how ungainly that combo keyboard actually is. Once we got into the store it was pretty quick – except for all of the accessory decsions. That way the unreserved could be in line with us, but when it came to the final entry we got to go in ahead of them – thank goodness for that. When we first got in line the Apple people jumped to our aid to mark my hand because we had reservations. Before we left the house we debated whether to wear shorts or pants, and boy did we guess wrong! My overwhelming memory of buying the iPad will forever be how COLD it was! I was so cold by the time we got in the store that my hand was shaking so bad I could barely sign the receipt. Steve and I got up at 6am on Saturday morning so we could get to the gym by 7 when it opened and over to the Apple store by about 8:20. ![]() I knew I’d go out of my mind sitting home all day waiting for the UPS guy to show up. I went for the “reserve” option on the iPad so that I could control what time I got the device. Basically I’m renting it from her for 30 days so I’m not allowed to drop, scratch, mutilate or drown it or the deal is off. It’s win-win for both of us and since we negotiated the deal ahead of time we’re both very happy. The only way I could think of to arrange this was I bought the Wifi-only model on day one, and I’ve prearranged with a dear friend of mine to sell it to her for a significant discount when the 3G model comes out. I had to have it on day one, but I have to have the 3G iPad. ![]() Katie Floyd brings us a thoughtful review of the newly released Quicken Essentials for Mac, Elliott Bowles tells us about his use of the Shure SM-58 microphone and of course Chit Chat Across the Pond will also be iPad-free! But first, let’s talk about the iPad, shall we?įirst let’s talk about getting the iPad. the GOOD news is that three lovely listeners sent in reviews of their own so I’ll break up the iPad frenzy with some listener content that’s iPad-free. I think I’ve done a swell job of not talking about a non-existent device, or a device we knew was coming but couldn’t touch, so I’m afraid now that I have one in my hot little hands you’ll have to indulge me. Well you can just guess what I’m going to talk about today – the iPad. Today is Sunday April 4th, 2010 and this is show number 253. In Chit Chat Across the Pond we go through all the usual suspects on Security Lite, and then Bart answers a dumb question about security on internet cafe machines, and winds it up with a review of the Itsy Twitter client for OSX from /itsy/ Katie Floyd of Mac Power Users reviews Quicken Essentials from and Elliott Bowles of reviews the Shure SM-58 Microphone from. Early review of the buying experience of the iPad, early impressions, accessories and apps. ![]()
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