A Small Present
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ffuturesI was expecting to get my retirement present on Thursday but to my surprise they did it today. Fortunately I'd written a speech of sorts over the weekend, so I just about managed to stay coherent.
The main thing they gave me was a rather nice 16gb iPad which I'm assuming is the latest model - I don't actually know how to find this out from the diagnostic screen but it has a retina screen (which is lovely and clear) so I'm pretty pleased. Just charging and registering it now. At some point I think I will want to get a cover / keyboard, any recommendations that won't break the bank? And are there any must-have apps treat won't cost a packet?
The other present was a framed whole school staff photo, which I'd intended to order as a memento until I found out it cost twenty-odd quid. Fortunately I apparently mentioned it loudly enough that someone thought of buying it for me.
Anyway, the rest of the week will be a bit anticlimactic now, but it's a nice present to remember the school by, and with a bit of luck I'll eventually learn to type faster - this has taken me nearly twenty minutes!
Later: how do you get mouse-over text on an iPad? Xkcd ain't the same without it!
The main thing they gave me was a rather nice 16gb iPad which I'm assuming is the latest model - I don't actually know how to find this out from the diagnostic screen but it has a retina screen (which is lovely and clear) so I'm pretty pleased. Just charging and registering it now. At some point I think I will want to get a cover / keyboard, any recommendations that won't break the bank? And are there any must-have apps treat won't cost a packet?
The other present was a framed whole school staff photo, which I'd intended to order as a memento until I found out it cost twenty-odd quid. Fortunately I apparently mentioned it loudly enough that someone thought of buying it for me.
Anyway, the rest of the week will be a bit anticlimactic now, but it's a nice present to remember the school by, and with a bit of luck I'll eventually learn to type faster - this has taken me nearly twenty minutes!
Later: how do you get mouse-over text on an iPad? Xkcd ain't the same without it!
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Date: 2013-07-15 09:43 pm (UTC)I've been using a Logitech combination keyboard/cover. Attaches with a magnet, just like the Apple smart cover, and can also turn the iPad on/off like the smart cover if you want. Only 2-3 mm thick, very light, runs for a month on a charge even when I forget to turn it off. (Connects via Bluetooth.) Acts as a stand for the iPad, too.
http://www.logitech.com/en-ca/product/ultrathin-keyboard-cover
Anyway, I really like this keyboard.
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Date: 2013-07-16 12:36 am (UTC)