The Ipad!!

We got our Ipad yesterday-and before we even took it from the box, we brought it to a local electronics store to get a protective cover for the screen installed (what a hose job--$29.99 for a piece of plastic and $14.99 to install it!!) But, I had checked the installation instructions on the web and there was no way we were going to do it ourselves...squeegying (is that a word?) out the tiny air bubbles.... Then, we drove to the Apple store to check out the other accessories and sit in on a "Getting to know your Ipad" seminar. Fortunately, the manager of the store is a dog lover and not only encouraged us to bring Chloe- but was taking photos of her with her iPhone. So, Chloe got to sit in on her first seminar. She did great--by that time of the day, she was so exhausted from our other errands that she slept in John's lap the entire time.

Chloe the new Ipad expert
The Apple Store was amazing. It was Friday afternoon--a work day and a school day --and it was PACKED! The age range was amazing--everything from 3 year olds sitting on little bean bag chairs playing games on MacBooks to 20/30 year olds---to us oldsters and even some really old folks. Made us want to run out and buy Apple stock--really! I am loving the Ipad--it's truly a remarkable device. We were both gobsmacked after our hour long seminar---they covered the basics--the Wi-Fi interface, the Ipod interface, the photo capability (when you're not using the Ipad, it can be set up to run as a digital photo frame), the IBooks capability...you can even do Skype on this thing! I guess I shouldn't be that impressed--for the price ($700!!) --it should make coffee and serve you dinner. And- that's just for the basic iPad--no earphones or speakers, no docking station, no external keyboard, no carrying case, no camera interface. Needless to say, we walked out of the Apple store with a wireless keyboard and a carrying case ($69 for faux-leather!!).