So, the exciting newness of the iPad was a bit diminished this week by becoming exponentially more busy! School has definitely begun.
I'll admit that I didn't make nearly as much use of the device this week-occasionally checking email and Facebook between classes on the go. I did test out the Maps app and had probably too much fun watching it update my location on Satellite view every few hundred feet (maybe there's some sort of library-sponsored campus scavenger hunt in there somewhere...). It didn't much like it when I walked into the commons, but other than that it was incredibly accurate and precise.
Throughout this light to moderate use, I haven't had to charge it in over a week (this is such a welcome change from my phone, which has to charge about every 8 hours even with light use.
One thing I almost used it for but decided not to was my Shakespeare Lit class. I have all of the plays we're reading downloaded from Project Gutenberg through iBooks, and I really like that passages can be highlighted and you can add virtual sticky notes to make notes about whatever you want-it minimizes them and shows a thumbnail with the date. VERY cool.
The reason I decided not to use it in class was that I'm still not sold on the keyboard. I've only improved with it a little by finding a medium between typing and hunting and pecking. I think it is also more difficult because my nails have grown out a bit (and they're not that long, but they are definitely getting in the way!
We'll see. Next week may be better/entirely different!
-Alex W.
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