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| This morning from the fourth floor of the YMCA |
Well, yesterday evening about 7:00pm, the UPS truck FINALLY rolled into the parking lot and the delivery man brought my much-anticipated package: my new iPad Air 2. I took it out and admired it for awhile before turning it on. The first thing I did was to activate the Touch ID feature, by taking an imprint of my thumb so I can turn it on without having to enter the four-digit passcode. This is such a cool feature and it seems to work well even with my aged thumbprint. It will take up to five different fingers, so I'll probably also enter my first finger, just in case I cut my thumb or do something that will make it hard to read.
On Tuesdays, I don't spend much time at the coffee shop first thing in the morning, since I have a class at 8:00am and another at 9:00am right afterwards. I did take the time to connect my new iPad to the free wifi before heading off. I went into my class and took the picture above with the iPad camera, using the "pinch out" method to focus on what I wanted to capture, a little like a zoom lens. It's taken through the window on the fourth floor of the Y. In comparing it with the picture from my last post, there's not much difference to be seen in quality, partly because I must always save these in lower resolution for the web. But I was pleased.
I took a picture of my MacBook Air (isn't it totally appropriate that all my favorite gadgets have the word "air" in them?) while I was sitting in the recliner, and it shows my wallpaper picture, which was taken with my regular camera, very well, don't you think?
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| The screen picture is of Whatcom Falls last month |
There is so much to learn, and I need to figure out the best way to use all the fancy features that I now have available to me. The speed is much faster, and once I plugged my new iPad into my Mac and restored all apps and pictures that I had on my old one, it seems like the only thing that has changed is that I've not a lighter, faster, prettier iPad to play with! I feel like a kid at Christmas who got just what she wanted.
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hooray!!! i bet it is nice to have a new 'sportscar' model to zip around with. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you on your new toy! You will probably have so much fun along with all the frustration of the new gadgetry. The picture is really clear.
ReplyDelete...you're gonna have a lot of fun, I'm sure. Never to get bored once the learning begins.
ReplyDelete...sorry, that above is me...Hootin' Anni
ReplyDeleteDon't get so engrossed that you forget to blog!
ReplyDeleteFinally made it. Aren't you clever to register two fingers in case one is hurt. I'd have never thought of that. Learning new can be fun, frustrating and aggravating. Hope you have more "fun" than those other two. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteHave a heap of fun.
ReplyDeleteWay to go....:)
ReplyDeleteha. i envy you a bit...have fun figuring out your new toy....
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your new gadget DJan !
ReplyDeleteIt takes beautiful clear pictures, now I'm smitten :)
~Jo
Cool! I have to learn more about my ipad. I'm not making the best use of it.
ReplyDeleteIt arrived! Have fun.
ReplyDeleteOh what fun!! And it looks like that big ipad takes very good photos! Have fun!! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat for you DJan to have this lovely new toy to play with. I love the "i" products and spend two mornings a week teaching people how to use them. I encourage them to get away from olde dinosaurs and fly into the new age and many have not ever had a computer or ipad or anything - I do not charge, I do it for the fun of learning. When one of my "older" students flys on their own, that makes me extremely happy. I would expect we will have a few posts talking about your new Mercedes of Apple Products. Enjoy it all - sure is fun.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a cool device. I love your wallpaper picture.
ReplyDeleteHave fun, enjoy and have a great time with your new toy!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy, as I know you will. You mentioned in an earlier post that it might be awkward to take photos with the iPad. I always thought so, too, but on my carousel trip I tried it and loved it. Mostly because I could really SEE what I was shooting. And I didn't feel too foolish because so many others were doing the same. Keep us posted on your explorations of the new toy!
ReplyDeleteIt finally came! Yay! Have fun with it.
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh about the line of all your favorite products having the word "air" in them.
It sounds like a lot of fun. May it never frustrate you to the point where you feel compelled to give it the third finger. ;)
ReplyDeleteIt's great that it already feels familiar to you! And even better that you "feel like a kid at Christmas who got just what she wanted." :-)
ReplyDeleteLove my iPad and my MacAir! Glad yours arrived. Takes good pics!
ReplyDeleteI admire the way you embrace new technology. I'm still trying to figure out how my smartphone works.
ReplyDeleteWay cool! Yes the word AIR goes with you! You could work for Apple:)
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