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Netcomm MyZone: the iPad wifi only saviour

MyZone web interface

The Netcomm MyZone, is it the perfect companion to the wifi only iPad?

iPad Wifi only, was it a purchase fail?

Apple iPad

Yes it’s true.  I have an iPad shopping fail to report! I jumped the gun, bought the iPad in the U.S. before it was released here, the only stock that I could get my hands on was the 32G Wifi only model. Yes it was fun showing it off before it was actually released here [...]

Reading PDF files with iBooks

pdf files in ibooks

Recently I wrote a post on reading music charts on the iPad, featured there was the iPad app ForScore. Since then Apple have updated their iBooks app so that it allows you to also load PDF files onto your iPad (and iPhone as it’s now available for both). Just to re-cap, ForScore works by you [...]

The iPad is clearing out the magazine rack

Macworld Magazine on iPad

Since buying the iPad I’ve been hooked on the idea of being completely digital. For the past 5 years or so I’ve not bought a single CD preferring to buy music online, mostly through iTunes. I’ve not looked back once. All of the CDs went at a garage sale years back, no more clutter! Now [...]

Reading music on the iPad

Forscore's main screen

A number of years ago at a Harry Connick Jr concert was the first time I’d seen musicians using an electronic display for reading their charts. The entire band had LCD screens that displayed the music charts. There was also a system in place that would automatically turn pages as the band played. After a few [...]

iPad, a second monitor for your Mac

air display ipad app

Looking for the clincher? The final final justification that will make you drop everything and head for your closest Apple store to buy the iPad? Well this could be it. Air Display from Avatron Software is a top App and one I think is well worth the $12.99 (Australian App store) purchase price. What it [...]