First blog entry from the iPad

I bought an iPad a few days ago. It is the iPad 1, not the iPad 2. Since I bought it, I don't use my PC at home anymore, except for development work. The normal stuff like reading email, browsing the web, reading comics etc. I now use my iPad for.

I also bought BlogPress to blog from the iPad now, so this is the first post on the iPad.

My Android is still my primary mobile device, but the iPad's size makes it easier to use around the house. One thing I don't like about the Apple AppStore is many apps I need to buy before I can try them, on Android Market there is always a free version and a paid version, so I can try before I buy. On the positive side I can buy apps from the Apple AppStore and not from the Android Market. This relates to South Africa being a behind the times 3rd world country and not Google.

Seems the BlogPress app is also very nice, so it seems the $2.99 was not wasted on something I didn't want.

USB Safely Remove

I eventually bought USB Safely Remove. If you make use of USB devices, especially USB drives and flash drives, then this tool is essential.

I find that sometimes when I want to remove a USB device from my PC that it won't detach. Sometimes it is something obvious like I am still copying a file to it, but sometimes you have no idea why it won't detach.

USB Safely Remove fixes that. It will force detach the device if you are certain that everything is finished. It will also tell you which process is preventing you from detaching the device.

Missed Call Reminder

One thing I miss with the HTC Desire HD is that when I have a missed call or SMS it will not remind me of it at all.

I need to check the notification area to see if I missed a call or SMS.

Missed Call Reminder is a small application that runs in the background and it will notify you on a soft configurable time interval when you have missed calls or SMS messages.

It really works well.

3g Watchdog

The new HTC smart phone is brilliant but it is really heavy on the data side. I install this great little application that keeps track of the amount of data I use.

The QR code is available if you also want to use this amazing application.