I don't understand why people use the iPad when the iPad is crippled on the net because it will not play flash.

Most of the sites I visit use flash. iPad can't even play Youtube videos.

Youtube videos show fine. I just placed my tablet on the desk to show them while I write this on my laptop. A good keyboard is still a good keyboard.

Now if Stardock forums moved to flash, then I'd have to reconsider

Personally I think flash will be outdated faster than tablets.

I think the PC will become something used more by professionals who need variable components, custom configurations and more power/storage.

A tablet will not replace a large display need or the need for increased computing power.

Imagine developing your software  "in the cloud" where you trust your provider to safeguard your patents and copyrights and not to leak your ideas  out to others. Not gonna happen.

You get your email or Facebook hacked its a pain--you lose years of work and all the future profits of years of work its a whole other problem.

Of course, software companies would love for you to simply rent their software with an annual or per-use fee and they'd love to move you to the cloud.

having kids ( multiple and writing on a tablet doesn´t seem that easy to me aswell ) you need both hands to use the tablet one for holding it and the other for typing ether way you have to pay your whole attention to the puter its just that your moble and can sit ( maybee outside ).
To me the whole iphone ipad Ipod tablet thing is just a big fancy show where you can demonstrate your fancy stuff off.
The thing is and thats kinda sad that over 65% of the users dont even use half of the applications that come with these things.

Its like hey look at me I have an Ipad may i join the club ? 
What do you use it for ? 
I dont know but it looks damn cool holding it this way

Yes Roloccolor, being with kids take up all one's attention and the pads require both hands. When I'm with the kids (multiple here too), I don't use any form of electonic entertainment. TV, tablet, computer, etc. The kids won't be young forever and I would rather spend the time with them, although it's not always instantly gratifying..

That said, this is exactly the reason the tablet is better than the computer for me. I don't dedicate hours of my days for the net or games, so I get to read emails, check up on forums, facebook, TED talks, web comics and such during the time the kids are doing something I'm not. For example when I'm waiting for our 2 year old to fall asleep in the next room and carrying him back to bed a couple of times before that happens. Or sitting next to my wife after kids have gone to sleep and she wants to watch something from the TV (I don't like TV much). Or next to her in bed while she reads a book before falling asleep.

This may come from the time we met when she was reading a lot for her studies. I bought a Nintendo DS back then to have something to do while she studied.. Anyhow, I find the iPad ideal for doing something myself when the others are occupied. It's instantly on and situated exactly where I want.

[edit] Grr.. had to boot up my laptop to add the 'enters' in the message. For some reason line ends from iPad don't show on the foum. Touche!

Yes, Forums has issues with the iPad (or vice versa). And yes to Sinperium...there are ways around the flash issue.

starkers, I understand your point of view. Also, going from portrait to landscape mode might be unpleasant for you... sorry about that, mate. Are you sure she added the 'cave'... that she wasn't just calling you an old bat?   j/k.

I use mine as a file server.  Literally.  Since it will always be on, and the Blueray can read it to play tv episodes.

Yes. Desktop.

Yeah, when you have vertebrae with no discs between them, it hurts to turn your head from landscape to portrait view.

I have tried using a bandage for additional support but then I have difficulty breathing and swallowing, etc.

Nah, I think I'm stuck with my Desktop PC in landscape, I'm afraid.

It did occur to me, however, to tip my monitors on end to practice using portrait view, but that didn't work too well cos too much sh!t was off-screen that way.

Yep, she definitely added 'cave'.  However, I did inquire as to the 'old bat' thing, and I just got a wry smirk... so you may be on to something there.

She did ask where the bat pole was, though, and I replied: "Don't be silly, how am I gonna get my cups of coffee down here if I'm hanging on for grim death while sliding precariously down a 'bat pole'?"

Nope, can't afford to land with a thud, not with my aching and brittle bones.  Owwww.

Yeah, same with mine and the Netgear Stora.. can access video, music, photos and documents anywhere in the house there's a network connected device.  That's the great thing about the netbooks [Shaunna and I each have one]... can be sitting on the bog [loo] watching TV, video, etc. 

The other great thing about the Stora is that I only have to have that on,... as is connects via the router rather than the PC.... and being a less complicated device [not as much junk in it] it represents a power saving as opposed to leaving my PC on down here to do the same thing.  Currently I have 2 x 1tb HDDs in it, but I can interchange between drives easily and will grab a couple of 2tb's later for greater storage capacity.

and HP is getting out of the PC business, hmmm.

Probably because they're no good at it....