I will be thinking about new Technologies here and posting some notes of thoughts and findings. My first thoughts will be towards the newly announced iPad
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Another Day, Another Job.
I started a new job with a small company called Sensei, Inc. While it's a small shop and great folks it's also backed by Humana HealthCare. With some reasonable backing like that it should be solid for a while. (fingers crossed).
Still working on iPad, iPhone and the Kindle. I have seen great things out of the iPad work, however I need to invest more time into the UI design of GymstatsPE. It was done without the aid of a real device so I can't complain too much, and hope those using it will be patient while I get settled.
Oh yes speaking of settled, my zipcode has changed.... but more on that over in my thoughts pages. :)
iPad OMG... I see Ponies. ;-)
So my apps are already supported on the iPad SDK 3.2 beta, which is a relief for not. But I've been reading how no one wants the iPad.... they obviously are not near my house where the debate of who will bring the first unit home. (Spoiler alert... it'll be me)
However some thoughts on this technology where people are bad mouthing the fact that there is no Webcam, USB, or SD card.... well, are we sure?!
There is a camera 30pin connector kit with 2 plugs listed on the apple iPad Technical page, one has a USB port and the other is for SD.
The question is can you plug in a USB webcam to this plug and the OS find it for use as a video camera. Apple did have a connector for the iPod to connect a camera too a while back.
Will the iPad replace my macbook? No!, but will it replace my macbook on family trips? Yes you bet. Will the iPad replace my mothers day-to-day use computer? I'm almost sure of it. Will it replace her business management computer... maybe, with the cloud computer services such as Quickbooks online, this may become a reality.
I like the way Apple thought about this device. I think we all should think differently, and ask the tough questions. Will the user just understand how this works, or am I going to require them to be a domain expert to be successful at the basic operation of my app.
For the iPad I think the answer is, "it just works, you pick it up and just Do stuff".