MacJury #1008: Judgement on the First Weekend with the iPad 3G

Chuck — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:00:00 +0000

With much less fanfare than accompanied the first model, the iPad 3G made its debut last weekend. Is it better than its less-connected sibling? The MacJury is on the case, with two members chiming in from the high seas, examining the latest device from both expectation and performance standpoints. The panel discusses the results of a real-world New York City travel test, and why 3G adds flexibility in some cases but may not be necessary in others. Which data plan to select, how much video 250 megabytes gets you, the effects of 3G on battery life, and a round of favorite iPad apps are all covered by Jeff Carlson, Pat Fauquet, Mark Fuccio, Jean MacDonald, Tom Negrino and host Chuck Joiner.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Subscribe to The MacJury in iTunes

MacLevelTen - The Mac Media Group

Jeff Carlson

Jeff Carlson on Twitter

Jeff Carlson’s Personal Site

TidBITS

Practical Mac – Jeff’s Seattle Times column with Glenn Fleishman

The iPad Pocket Guide by Jeff Carlson

Pat Fauquet

Pat Fauquet on Twitter

Dr. Mac Consulting

MacMouseCalls

Mark Fuccio

Data Robotics

Mark Fuccio on Twitter

Drobo on Twitter

Jean MacDonald

Smile On My Mac

Jean MacDonald on Twitter

SmileOnMyMac on Twitter

Tom Negrino

Tom Negrino on Twitter

Dreamweaver CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Backup Brain – Tom Negrino and Dori Smith’s blog

Insight Cruises

Pages for iPad

SimpleNote for the iPad

Evernote for iPad

Instapaper for iPad

GoodReader for iPad

TextExpander for iPhone

MacJury #1002: Judging the iPad

Chuck — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:25:00 +0000

The wait is over. Apple’s new iPad is finally here, putting an end to months of speculation, predictions and wishful thinking. How close does it come to being the ultimate portable device? How does it measure up to the astronomical hype? Will it save the newspaper and magazine industry, dominate the ebook market and upend hand-held gaming? What about the price points, options for connectivity and the selection of AT&T as the provider of internet access? Deliberations on all these issues and more are conducted by the panel of: