Category: Tech

iBought an iPad

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So, as everyone knew I would, I got myself an iPad. After a few days I have to say I love it so far, so here’s a quick look.

As I’m a cartoonist, let’s examine Marvel’s app first:

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Um, WOW! Comics look gorgeous on this thing! And downloading the first couple of free samples went off without a hitch:

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I’m hoping Marvel gets new titles up regularly. If so, I can see using this app more than I probably should. Seriously, Marvel, get this going.

As for creating cartoons on the iPad, I’ve only really dug into the SketchBook Pro app…

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…but I was amazed at what I could do in just a few minutes:

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It’s much more powerful than I’d expected, although I’m not sure I’d consider doing actual cartoon work on the thing. But I’ve got an iPhone/iPad friendly stylus on the way, and I can’t wait to continue playing.
 
 
I downloaded the first issue of Time (even though I’m more of a Newsweek guy), and I really liked their interface:

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It read well, and navigation was intuitive and fun. Ditto for the NPR app:
 
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I know there’s a lot of complaining that the iPad is just a media consuming device rather than a real computer, but if you’re going to simply consume, you could do much much worse. Netflix streams beautifully and without a hiccup:
 
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And reading books is a joy:

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I’ll also admit to testing out some gaming. Especially some old school faves:

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So, is the iPad a hardcore desktop replacement? No. A fun, zippy, pretty much get done what you need to get done casual computer? And how!

Feed Me!

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We’re making lots of little changes here at Andertoons lately.

We recently added the mouseover enlarge feature, coupons are now up and running, and today we’re launching a new look for the daily cartoon email/rss feed:

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Not only is it cleaned up a bit, but there’s a ton of new ways to share the cartoon.

To the right of the cartoons there are links for Facebook, Twitter and StumbleUpon that will put the cartoon right where you want it lickety split!

So if you like a cartoon, please feel free to share it with your family, friends, and followers, and help make the web a funnier place.

Enjoy!

(Note – It may take a day or so for the feed to change in your reader/email. Also, Google Reader users, the Tweet feature won’t work for you. Sorry. Something with the way Google handles URLs.)