Writing this on Apple’s iPad not as bad as I thought it would be

July 1, 2010 by vongsundara 

Hello everyone. I’m actually typing this out on an iPad, which seems kind of crazy to me. I just bought an iPad not too long ago but am still deciding whether to keep it or return it to Future Shop within the 30 days that I am allotted.

The iPad itself has been great so far for surfing and consuming media such as movies and books, but I can’t really justify the cost of the iPad unless I can find productive business uses for it. This of course all starts with my ability to type on this machine.

Those of you who know me well know that I am a bit of a typing prodigy, having invented my own finger assignments using a typewriter and then going on to win the Winnipeg Typing Championship as a kid. I tried using the iPhone in a similar way after figuring out a three-finger typing approach but found that my iPhone use would be limited to micro-blogging my status updates which is fine as the iPhone has other functions that justify its cost.

Having typed this far, I must admit that typing on an iPad is quite enjoyable. I will try and figure out how fast it is that i am actually typing, but I think it would be comparable to my typing speed on a physical keyboard minus the correction of typos which pop up more using this device.

I’m still unsure whether to keep the iPad but I really do enjoy typing on it. If I can continue to improve my typing skills I think I may become faster on this device than on a physical keyboard similar to how I am much quicker on an iPhone than on a Blackberry.

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