It’s not December 21, 2012, but rather April 3, 2010 that will herald in a new age. I’m talking about the iPad that is about to be released. This will be the day that our kids look back on and say, “I remember when the computer died.”
The thing about the iPad is that, it is what you want it to be, when you want it to be it, and not when you don’t. Get it? When you need a keyboard, it’s there.
If computers are so smart, why do we have to take classes to learn how to use them? As advanced as computers are these days, they haven’t really changed much from the days of the Apple II. Sure they are faster and prettier, but we still have to learn how to use them. I don’t think computers will be truly advanced until I can walk into my house and ask, “what’s in the fridge?” and my computer answers. I should be able to ask, “Do I have any messages?” and the computer responds, “You have one voicemail and three emails.” Computers need to do what they do and get out of our way.
I teach computer classes at a local computer store. If computers were truly advanced, I wouldn’t have a job. I long for the day when computers can put an end to having to take classes just to learn how to use them. Most adults feel incredibly stupid around computers and they shouldn’t have to feel that way. The iPad is going to change all that.
What do most people do with a computer? Most people check their email, update Facebook, look at pictures and surf the web. I know many adults that have shiny new computers and all they do is play solitaire. They could’ve just bought a $3 deck of cards and been better off (plus it’s easier to cheat with real cards).
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