I've got 3 ipads (2 ipad 1's + 1 ipad 2)... all with 64GB of ram. My wife uses one of the ipad 1's... my children (4 & 6) use the other iPad 1. One uses Verizon 3G, the other use AT&T.
I use the iPad 2 with Verizon 3G. I just came back from Montana / Wyoming with no connectivity issues. Am heading to Cleveland (June) and Dallas (July). From past experience - both areas area heavily saturated with 3G. The iPad has drastically / dramatically changed the way I develop software. I carry the iPad with me everywhere I go. There's a great app called SimpleNote that allows me to track everything I need. You can also access / update your data via their website (which is fantastic). I've got 4 or 5 laptops as well as several desktop's sitting around the house - that I HAVE NOT turned in since I bought the first iPad 1 over 2 years ago. I only have 3 systems running in the house now (I work from home). One is a local internet Linux server (typical LAMP setup). Another is a local Win Server (CF + SQL Server ENT). Both servers are setup to respond as if they were live servers. The only difference from a live server is the url... ip based instead of domain based. The 2 local servers are for development, design, and testing, etc - until I push a product out to a live server. The last desktop is actually a MacPro that I use for photography and editing graphics. Even though Photoshop is on the iPad... the MacPro is not going away any time soon. All the desktops have dual 26" monitors. I do maintenance code editing, ftp, ssh... just about everything except graphic work directly from my ipad. That includes office stuff like email, letters, spreadsheets, and invoicing. I had a dedicated accounting laptop that has now sitting on the shelf since I found an invoicing software (called invoice2go) a couple weeks ago. Email, word processing, and spreadsheets on the iPad is NOT THE GREAT. In my opinion - do not buy the iPad for Email, Word Processing, or Spreadsheets. (from my understanding) Apple will not allow a competing email app on the iPad... and their Word Processor (Pages) and their Spreadsheet (Numbers) is very primitive. Useful for really basic stuff but no way can compete with the full power MS Office. If you need something like MS Office on the iPad... use Google Docs. Editing code directly on the iPad is not the same as having the 2 monitors side by side. I don't really use it to "develop code". I use the iPad to produce high level design for systems / mockup's etc, database design, and to maintain / manage code. SSH into a Linux box live or local IS FRIGG'N INCREDIBLE. Completely eliminates the laptop. If I'm starting a system from scratch... I generally use the MacPro until the core system is running. Dual monitors makes difference. After that, I switch to the iPad. My first iPad was purchased new. The other 2 were purchased on ebay as refurbs. Have not had any issues at all. Save a little money... buy a refurb model. If you need the need warranty, buy the apple warranty before the 90 warranty expires. I have never had to use the warranty. Remember the old Honda stickers ? I love my Honda... Well... I LOVE MY IPAD'S. Pierre -----Original Message----- From: Eric Roberts [mailto:ow...@threeravensconsulting.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1:47 PM To: cf-community Subject: RE: Ipad 2 Yeah...i got to the west suburban Chicago one a lot...they have a great selection. -----Original Message----- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:larrycly...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:32 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Ipad 2 We have a Microcenter in Vienna Virginia here. Its a great geet type store, but they have the strangest distribution of stores. 4 or 5 in the midwest then one here in Virginia. On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> wrote: > > Dang it, those are available in store only and the closest Microcenter > is about 800 miles away. Not quite worth the drive. > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Rick Eidson <cfh...@kchost.net> wrote: >> >> Yeah, I am already sold... I played around with my keyboardist ipad2 >> last night. She had to practically beat me over the head to get it back from me! >> For about the last 6 months her and our guitarist have been using >> them on stage to share sheet music/chord charts. They have this >> program that searches and pulls up the lyrics and chord changes.. >> (much like all the Tab/Lyrics sights do) if one doesn't have they >> just sort of flick it to the other. It makes hosting jams and doing >> new songs so much easier. I have a program on my Android call Guitar Tapps but it' not near as nice. >> >> I was looking at it and it doesn't have a USB port, but I found a >> couple of items like this online >> http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/516429343/new_product_for_3_port_us >> b.html So I should be able to plug up my external Passport to it... >> right? >> >> >> Rick >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Judah McAuley [mailto:ju...@wiredotter.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:01 AM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: Ipad 2 >> >> >> Hmm...now you guys are tempting me. I really should be saving up for >> a new workhorse laptop, but $350 is not a bad price point. >> >> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Larry C. Lyons >> <larrycly...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> In combination with something like a Zagg keyboard case, it works >>> pretty well. It could almost replace my laptop on teh weekends. >>> >>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> ohhhh thank you guys! >>>> >>>> great tool, already bought, connected to my ftp server, and i can >>>> do code edits from my golf course. >>>> >>>> b00000000m. >>>> >>>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Larry C. Lyons >>>> <larrycly...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Texttastic is very good. Full syntax and code highlighting, >>>>> multiple connectivity - ftp, sftp, webdav, email, and dropbox. Its >>>>> well worth it. >>>>> >>>>> larry >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Erika L. Rich >>>>> <elr...@ruwebby.com> >> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> There are several AWESOME apps for editing code, with full color >> coding, >>>>>> etc. "Textastic" is one that is highly recommended. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Rick Eidson <cfh...@kchost.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Microcenter is selling the 16gig iPad2 for $350. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am really thinking about getting one. I found an app for >>>>>>> managing >> SQL >>>>>>> Server but is there a Dreamweaver or other CF editor? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rick >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:350751 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
