What almost three weeks with an iPad has taught this blogger

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OK, I’ve had my iPad for exactly 19 days today. Over that time, just about everyone who knows that I have the device has asked the same question: “So, how do you like it?” The easy answer is that I love this device in a very unnatural way, but there’s more to the answer than that. I’ve learned a lot about myself and how I use my computers through the time I spend with the iPad every day.

The iPad provides a different computing experience than, say, a MacBook. While some actions, such as e-mail and browsing, are quite familiar and comfortable, things like using iWork are very different due to the method of interacting with the device. Fortunately, I’ve found the experience to be a positive one, and I sometimes find myself tapping on the screen of my iMac to try to open or move things.

What follows is a list of thoughts I’ve jotted down (in Penultimate, naturally) over the last few days. I’d be intrigued to see how many of our TUAW readers have had similar experiences, or if you’ve had completely different feelings about the iPad.

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