michaeloglesby.com » iPhone http://www.michaeloglesby.com "Helping people get the most from digital" Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:25:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 It’s all about the Apps… http://www.michaeloglesby.com/blog/its-about-the-apps http://www.michaeloglesby.com/blog/its-about-the-apps#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 09:32:35 +0000 Michael http://www.michaeloglesby.com/?p=485 The Apple iPad. We all want one and let’s be honest with ourselves here, most of us would probably sell our Grandma’s to get one. But, ever since the release of the iPad, other computer and electronic manufacturers have released their own computer tablet claiming one way or another (indirectly of course) their tablet is more superior to the iPad, in either a better CPU speed, bigger visible screen, thinner device or it has Flash capability.

But so what?

The secret to selling a tablet isn’t with the hardware; it’s with the software applications or ‘Apps’ which are available for the device. If the tablet doesn’t have an extensive library of Apps available, so a user can install and enhance their user experience, the tablet won’t sell and it will eventually fail. You don’t want to spend a small fortune on a tablet only to find there are a handful of Apps for it right?

It is simple as that.

Some people might be happy with just the standard applications that the tablet comes with, but, if I was going to spend a couple hundred pounds or more on a new tablet, I know I would want to use it to its full potential, wouldn’t you?

So, if you are considering buying a tablet in the near future, don’t concern yourself too much with the devices’ hardware, find out what applications are available for the tablet and more importantly, how you access them.

The two biggest app stores on the market today are: Apple’s App Store for the iOS devices and Google’s Android Market for Android base tablet devices. If possible, you should check out each App store to see if it offers the right kind of Apps for you and at a price you are willing to pay.

The Apple iTunes Store can be access via the iTunes software. The Google Android Market can be accessed via a web browser.

I wouldn’t considering any other tablet that isn’t running either one of these operating systems; otherwise, you could end up with a very expensive paperweight.

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The list is:

Apple iMac / MacOS X
Apple iPhone
Apple iTunes / iPod
WordPress
Facebook
Twitter
Amazon Prime
World of Warcraft
Online Banking
Adobe PhotoShop
Adobe Dreamweaver
XTorrent

…and a good old fashion notepad and pen.

Upon reflection, that’s a lot of products or is it? I am also shocked on the amount of Apple products listed; maybe it’s a testament on how good their products really are.

On the flip side, I thought that it would be fun to list the products I ‘can’ live without:

Apple iPad
Internet Explorer, especially version 6!
Microsoft Windows
AppleTV
3D Films/TV
Blackberry Phones

Why don’t you make your own list and see how many we have in common, or scare yourself on how many products you can’t live without.

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