Technology journalist Walt Mossberg took a “working” vacation to Paris last month and purposefully left his laptop at home. He used his iPad to perform business related tasks. By his own account, the experiment was a success, the Wall Street Journal columnist was able to perform his work duties without a laptop, on the iPad.
Mossberg was able to keep up with emails, work with documents, watch videos, and using the SugarSync app, he easily accessed a file on his home computer from across the Atlantic ocean. Other productivity and editing apps were used such as GoodReader, Documents To Go, and Quick Office.
A heavily revised Microsoft Word document was not able to be worked on as he was unable to see any revision marks. Another problem Walt ran into was the inability to join Apple’s own Ping service from the iPad which had been released while he was in France. You need a standard computer to interact with Ping.
Although the iPad may not be best for working with large spreadsheets or company specific software, the device was a fine replacement for a laptop on his light business trip with its longer battery life and lightweight ease of use.
iPad News Via: allthingsd.com
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