I bought an iPad.
It is a thing of joy, an object of desire… I am loving it so far, I masochistically quite enjoy that period of learning when you get a new thing. I like finding out what it can do and what it can’t. Like I really did quite enjoy getting to grips with the new blog platform. There is an element of “the sooner I learn how it works, the sooner I can get on with my life”
I have got a lot to learn here though. I have an iPhone and a MacBook, so I’m not a complete Apple virgin. But this time I need to find it all out all at once. GarageBand, of course… Guess what, I can “play” the violin! But also need to explore some apps, see what I can get out of them that gives me something different. I have exploring to do. I want to take it drawing on Friday. I want to take it out and show the world to it… And take photos. I want to record stuff on the hoof, manipulate sound, make music from buses and barking dogs and street cleaners, and market traders. I am writing this with it. I want to find out very quickly what it can’t do. Because having wanted one for over two years, I have raised them up to be this miracle tool, capable of everything. It is important I get my sense of disappointment that it won’t do the ironing for me out of the way pretty fast, so I can get on with it everything else.
I have connected my calendars together… Phone, MacBook and iPad. Unfortunately, I still have to rely on myself to open it up and see what’s required and get myself wherever I need to be in time.
I am the biggest failing. I’m the problem. There isn’t an app for that. Is there?
I will have to ask Bo Jones… iPad oracle and all-round know-it-all.
