Written by Winston Baccus | 18 April 2010

So, it's been couple of weeks, and I've gotten used to using the iPad, and I'm addict to it.

I purposely set out to only uses my iPad for home tasks when possible for the first few days. After the first couple of days of that, I don't reach for my laptop, nor do I still carry it back and forth to work every day.

I tend to organize my thoughts much better on computer than paper. I was carrying my laptop to meetings, but carrying an iPad works out much better.

I'm still looking for the perfect note taking app or outlining app. I use OmniOutliner on the Mac, and an iPad version is coming in the summer, but in the meantime, I'm wafting. Same goes for OmniFocus. I had considered a switch to Things because their GTD app isn't out yet, but given the cost and some research, I changed my mind.

Pages for iPad is a good start at a word processor, but needs a toolbar in landscape, and more templates. It also needs to share it's documents with apps like GoodReader (an app that should be installed by default due to it's usefulness.) I feel like once an alternative app comes out, it will push Apple into making Pages even better.

I bought a Booq brand sleeve, and I'm pleased with it.

I had been looking at various stands for it, some in the over $100 range, but the perfect solution so far was suggested by Andy Inhatko in the latest episode of MacBreak Weekly: a pair of $4 rubber stoppers. They put the iPad at a perfect angle for typing on a desktop. They also work well to stand the iPad up on the counter whe leaning it against something. By itself, the iPad's metal surface makes it slide when you try to prop it up.

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