Thread for when eggs gets new toys

[Eggs Loki]

My new iPad is here!

Of course I'm in the middle of my work day so I can't open it up and fiddle with it yet so GRRRRRRRR

[Dr Dave]

Oh no, you've become one of them!

[Eggs Loki]

It's a long story, and actually I doubt I will use it a lot. My company gave everyone Apple Watches (it's a small company), and offered a cash alternative. I asked about the cash alternative to put towards an iPad instead.

If it wasn't for that, I probably would have gone a lot longer without thinking about buying one.

[Dr Dave]

Any company worth their salt would give out beer or whiskey.

[Eggs Loki]

Well we all work remotely from home, so don't ask, don't tell.

[Dr Dave]

[Eggs Loki]

OMG IT'S SUCH A PAIN TO SET THESE THINGS UP

But that's because I do it all manually -- I don't use Apple's Sync functions because they don't work for me and it involves the Cloud which I avoid like the plague.

[Dr Dave]

The only cloud like is The Glow Cloud.

ALL HAIL!

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[Eggs Loki]

I've figured out what I will be using this device for most -- reading books.

After installing the Kindle app, I suddenly realized how many purchased/unread books I have stored up. Now I have a nice big screen to read them with, without having to sit at a PC.

I'M GONNA GIT SMART NOW, WATCH OUT.

[Dr Dave]

Smarter than Cassie?

[Eggs Loki]

Well let's not get crazy here.

[Dr Dave]

[Cassie]

I LOVE MY IPAD!

I mostly play stupid games on it, but I did find out I could put all my STOLEN books on my apple thingy and then read them with iBooks.

[Eggs Loki]

Oooooo, really?

Now when I go to those naughty sites for movies & TV shows & music, I'll have to start looking at the books section too!

[CaptainWacky]

I probably wouldn't want to read books on an iPad because I imagine the battery runs down a lot quicker than my Kindle Paperwhite and I can read that in the dark too. BUT I'M SURE IT'S GOOD.

[Cassie]

The battery lasts all day, really. AND you can read in the dark. It's heavier than a reader tho, so you gotta prop it up on something if you're gonna read very long.

[Eggs Loki]

I was surprised at how long the battery is lasting on the iPad, I'm quite happy.

My iPhone, on the other hand, drains like a beer-soaked lizard.

[Cassie]

Sometimes I play stupid games for hours, which probably uses more battery than reading. My ipad is getting old now, so sometimes the battery doesn't want to charge back up

[Eggs Loki]

I ordered mine around the time they were upgrading the line, so I got an upgraded model for the same price!

I play my same old games though - I'm currently re-hooked on Jungle Fruit.

[Cassie]

My sister sent me a Galaxy 4 tablet for my birthday and IT'S SO DIFFERENT from the ipad. I don't know what to do with it, lol.