In an effort to cut short any attempt to buy a new iPad 2.0 when they come out, I spent yesterday "customizing" my original version, just so it kind of feels "new." I love Apple products--I've had a Macintosh computer of some form for the last almost 30 years now--but I hate how quickly they make them obsolete. And while I sprung for a new iPhone 4 a year after I got an iPhone 3GS, I don't want to fall for the seductive power of a new, sleeker, more-tricked out iPad 2, which could possibly be introduced in the next couple of weeks.
The first thing I did was take off the case. I purchased the "official" Apple case for my iPad when it came out, and pretty much immediately didn't like it. The iPad itself is an object of desire...covering it up is almost a shame. The Apple case was like a little rubber notebook that the pad slipped into and which had a cover, similar to a book. It also had a stand on the back to allow the iPad to sit up when the cover was turned back and hooked into a slot.
But the cover had a funny feel to it and it also picked up dust and dirt easily, so while I used it for 10 months or so, I never really liked it. Now my iPad is naked. The aluminum back is cold and slippery--way too slippery--to my touch. But it's also lighter and more that object of desire. I also created new wallpaper photos and bought a hand-writing recognition app, so I can use the thing more at work. I also loaded a PDF of my latest work-related project--a 68-page behemoth I've been steadily working at for pretty much the last 6 weeks--and it looks amazing on the iPad.
I know, I know...this all sounds so much like Oprah complaining that her new third shift cook is burning the french fries she craves at 2 in the morning. I have an iPad, I'm lucky to have one, and I'm bitchin' about getting a new one. But you see, here's the secret: I'm a Gemini, and that other guy in my head, the one telling me that new iPad is going to be something, just you wait and see, is horrible to live with.
Could be worse, I guess...the other guy in my head could be Charlie Sheen.
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