It will be very interesting to see Apple take on giants such as Google and Microsoft in the business world using the iWork apps for the iPad. iWork is Apple’s productivity software suite, which includes Keynote (presentation slides), Numbers (spreadsheets), and Pages (word processing). The new iWork for iPad suite takes advantage of the iPad’s multitouch input; for example, slides in Keynote, columns in Numbers, and … Read More

Well today I felt just like a kid again. I was finally able to order my iPad. I’m not sure exactly what time the Apple Store opened for pre-orders. I tried to pre-order at 12:01, 2:23, and 5:10 a.m. Eastern Standard time. I finally succeeded shortly after 7:00 this morning and I’m now waiting for what feels like Christmas morning – the opening of my first iPad!

My next task is … Read More

Do you want to be a private investigator or just monitor what your spouse or kids are doing on the iPad? Well there is a new app available for jailbroken iPads that will allow you to monitor a person’s activities on their iPad.  The maker of the software even boasts that you could monitor your employees activities on their iPad. (I’m not sure I would do this without seeking legal … Read More

I’m still anxiously awaiting to get my iPad.  While waiting for the arrival (and pre-order date) I have been researching what apps I will want to purchase and learning about other cool things about the iPad. For those of us who are waiting to receive the iPad, and for those who already have one, there is an app on the iTunes store that can help you discover ways to make … Read More

**Update: Gary was interviewed by the GlobeandMail regarding reading with the iPad at night. Click here to read the article!**

Since I don’t have an iPad yet I still read my ebooks with my iPhone and yes, I do read in bed. So far I’ve not experienced any of the issues mentioned below.

The Director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center, Frisca Yan-Go,believes that having the iPad in bed … Read More

I often “virtualize” how the iPad could become more integrated into the business environment. Lecere Corporation is a company who is hoping to make the iPad a very useful tool for companies who require a POS terminal.

Lecere Corporation will begin testing their iPad-based, Fully-Integrated Restaurant Management Software in a “major restaurant chain” this week. The iPad FIRMS POS system, which can also be used with the iPod … Read More

Just when you thought it was safe…..Hackers are now targeting iPad users with bogus update messages that dupe them into downloading malicious code onto their Windows PCs.

The messages claim that a recent update to iTunes has been released for the iPad, according to Romanian security company BitDefender. “It is very important to keep the software on your iPad updated for best performance, newer features … Read More

Many of my business colleagues have asked me numerous business related questions about the  iPad such as:  would the iPad be beneficial to my business, how can I sell it to senior executives, how can I get the network installation techies on board? Well finally there is an application that could make working with the iPad much more business friendly and possibly more acceptable by management.

An application called the Citrix … Read More

As I’m sure most of you are, I’m very disappointed about the delay in the iPad coming to Canada. I was actually planning a trip that was booked around the release of the iPad. Oh well, one good thing about the delay is that we have more time to learn about how to use the iPad, and who knows maybe all of the “bugs” will be worked out of the … Read More

We have all seen emails that promise to deliver you money, gold and riches for only pennies. During the infancy of the Internet, many of us were tricked into believing some of these scams. As time goes on and we become more aware of these scams, most of us no longer get “duped” by these scams. This resulted in a huge financial  loss to the scammers of the world.  As … Read More