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iPademonium

Posted by Jerlyn in General on April 5, 2010

So of course, I had to comment on the iPad…

Michael got his iPad delivered today.

Ana had the honors of opening it.

… and I got the chance to play around.

My initial thoughts: It really is a huge iPhone or iPod.

However, I really did enjoy the experience of using it. The touchscreen keyboard was acceptable and of course navigating had the same features that I love about my iPod Touch.

I still do not see myself using it yet because of the lack of flash of course. Also, like everything else Apple, I don’t think waiting until 2nd generation is a bad idea at all.

I was curious of how I would actually use it so I did these screen shots.

I would prefer seeing videos if I had access to wifi on my lap… Well, besides reading of course. I do love how Netflix made it known immediately that there was “an app for that.”

and I enjoyed the streaming ability:

By the way Pandora has an app that was introduced today also (as an avid user of pandora I am happy this is available).

Do you own one? Do you love it? Tell me your thoughts!

By the way, if you haven’t yet: join my fan page on facebook, since I don’t add users that I haven’t met to my personal account. I’m spotlighting some fans and their websites in the next post if you’re listed.

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Dear Apple,

Posted by Jerlyn in General, Jerlyn, Miscellaneous, My Life in NYC on January 21, 2010

You know how I feel about your company. I don’t hate you, but I don’t love you either. The thing is, the way you’ve treated me a few weeks ago was uncalled for. How do you expect me to ever fall in love with you?

What happened? Well, I dropped my iPod Touch (which I adore by the way – even if I wouldn’t care for the iPhone). It happened one Sunday when I went to church. It was a short drop, basically less than a foot off the floor. The screen cracked.

See, I have photos:

I went to the Apple Store (very conveniently located I must add), and I discussed what happened. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS TOLD? My dear Apple, they said it would cost $199 to get a replacement. $199! You know, like I had it lying around somewhere. I don’t have that type of money.

By sheer luck, I came across photos of Rigel fixing his iPhone by watching a YouTube Video and buying a replacement glass for only $13! This was his results:

So, in great protest of all what your company stands for, I decided to do the same (except the iPod Touch Glass cost $24 – which is $175 less than what it would have cost me).

The kit was delivered to my job. It required a blow dryer and those tools and we got right to work!

Rigel did most of the heavy work since he had experience (however he mentioned that replacing the screen on the iPod Touch was a lot more difficult than the iPhone).