{"id":126,"date":"2010-03-30T15:58:22","date_gmt":"2010-03-30T22:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formidableengineeringconsultants.com\/?p=126"},"modified":"2016-01-17T17:45:24","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T01:45:24","slug":"i-admit-it-i-am-clueless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formidableengineeringconsultants.com\/?p=126","title":{"rendered":"I admit it…I am clueless"},"content":{"rendered":"

My world is about to change but I fully admit that I don’t get how. That’s right…everything changes this Saturday, April 3rd<\/a> when the Apple iPad<\/a> is released. Am I the only one who looks at it and thinks of those big button phones<\/a> that one purchases for their aging parent? Yes, I know Steve Jobs<\/a> found the English language lacking sufficiently meaningful superlatives to describe it. And, yes, I know there will be hundreds of pre-programmed Apple zombies lining the streets to collect their own personal iPad probably starting Friday evening. But, I don’t understand why I would want an oversized iPhone without the phone or the camera or application software or a keyboard and why and how this gadget will change civilization. Don’t get me wrong, I know it will. But I don’t see how the iPad will revolutionize, say, magazine sales. Why would I buy Esquire for $2.99<\/a> when I get the print version for less than $1 and throw it out after reading it for 30 minutes (full disclosure: I am a subscriber – I admit that freely)? I also know I can’t take the iPad to the beach to read a book because it will get wet, clotted with sand and the screen will be unreadable in sunlight<\/a>. But, I’m sure the iPad will be a huge hit. And I’m sure my life will change. Just tell me how. Someone…..please….?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My world is about to change but I fully admit that I don’t get how. That’s right…everything changes this Saturday, April 3rd when the Apple iPad is released. Am I the only one who looks at it and thinks of those big button phones that one purchases for their aging parent? Yes, I know Steve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[27,40,6,38,23],"class_list":["post-126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gadgets","tag-hardware","tag-ipad","tag-new","tag-revolutionary","tag-wheel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t