For those with iPads, can you do internet banking on it?

What I would like to do is be able to access my account and balance my checkbook off of it; set up online bill pay through my bank; and anything else.

I don't know if 5/3rd has an app for the iPhone/iPad...can't seem to find it on their site if they do.

How are magazines/newspapers on the iPad? As good as the print copy?

For mobile banking, IGG has something called iBank, designed for Mac and mobile. Check out: http://www.iggsoftware.com/.

I don't balance checkbooks on it, but I do access several bank accounts via iPhone apps.

News/Magazine apps vary wildly. I really don't read magazines anymore thanks to the Internet, but for news you might just want to look into RSS. Reeder is an amazing RSS app for the iPad.

Of course you can still download specific news apps like ABC, CBS, and USA Today, etc.

John, A fellow Professor came in Tuesday night to show me her iPad with a biology e-textbook. It was awesome... the textbook company only gave her 1 chapter to try; it was on cell biology and it looked JUST like the paper copy BUT ....

it had links built into the text so for example when they mention cell division ... click and VIOLA ! it takes you to a YouTube (or another source) of video and you can watch cells divide... click back on the eBook and continue reading. THAT's very powerful stuff. Plus, it's what we call a "living document" updatable in a matter of minutes instead of waiting 2-3 years for the next edition cycle- by that time, the news is "old hat" !

I've decided to buy the next version of iPad... really cool! Wonder when iPad 2.0 will debut ?

Right David and to me thats a big Plus.

Also I get the same Live Content, from even PDF files.

I just cannot understand why Apple and even MS cannot or will not apply the same attributes in their email apps? ?

David, I see the iPad as a HUGELY successful student device replacing even the laptop! Imagine never having to purchase another $100 book and the amount of paper they save.

I know we will get a version 2, it's the waiting that's killing me! heheh

Steve,
not sure what you are talking about re: email. You can put links in an email. Can you be more specific?

Maybe you then can educate me on how to do this. Same link.

Here at the forum

Verizon link

Apple email and OutLook Express

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-16...are-debuts.html

When fashioning business emails and trying to included supporting links has been a pain in the buut

Yes and I can envision publishers selling time-limited textbooks.. i.e. instead of paying $100 for an eTextbook, you pay $50 and have it for 6 months (1 semester). After that it expires and is no longer active. pretty cool !

I think paper texts will be totally dead in 3 -5 years and in the next 2-3 there'll be > 50% adoption of eBooks. The main limitation now is the cost of the e-device i.e. iPad. Kindle better get color quick if they want to compete, or they're DOA !

Yeah and the wait is killing me too !

But, David, unlike a paper book, if you want to "search" for a word or something -- you can. Try that with a hardback!

ebooks have some disadvantages, probably, but are outweighed by the AdvantageS.


Debut? Some say by xmas, others say first quarter next year. I can wait now.



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Maybe not. Lots of book readers who do not all the bells and whistles of iPad. Kindle costs $149 now and it is easier on the eyes [e-paper] than the shiny iPad when reading. They may have a lot smaller share of the market, but then as with PCs and Macs, they both manage to serve target customers.

There are several other ebook readers out there too doing okay for now. Whoa! Just found this on Wkipedia and there are 15 to 20 more or less out there. Interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_readers

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Kate

I just seen a TV commercial for Kindle, and its only knock about the iPad was its screen glare from ambient light or just outside sun light. Anyway what struck me was during the TV commercial they showed the Kindle and it had all these buttons at the bottom that looked like a keyboard? ? Where as the iPad had none.

I dunno
But reminds me of why I never liked a BlackBerry - just to hard to use = convolution.

Yes, I agree.
Nothing beats a hard cover book - but then there is no search function let alone, dictionary yada yada.

Very simple to learn and use. If Kate can do it, anyone can do it, as one of our members once said. [ wink]

It has a search function.

It has a dictionary function.

Mr.B is using Kindle software with the above functions on his iPad. It's extremely easy to use.

I want an iPad very much. I will get one. But I have a Kindle and I will continue to use it until I think that reading books on the iPad will be better for me and I prefer it over the Kindle.

Search, Annotations, Dictionary, and Wikipedia

Search
Kindle's keyboard makes it easy to search within a book, across your library, in the Kindle Store, or even the Web. To use the Search feature, simply type in a word or phrase you're looking for, and Kindle finds every instance in your book or across your Kindle library. Looking for the first reference of a character in your book? Simply type in the name and search. You can extend your search to the Kindle Store to find related titles you may be interested in. Explore even further by searching Wikipedia and the Web. Web access is not currently available for some customers outside the U.S. Check your country.

Bookmarks and Annotations
By using the QWERTY keyboard, you can add annotations to text, just like you might write in the margins of a book. And because it is digital, you can edit, delete, and export your notes. You can highlight and clip key passages and bookmark pages for future use. You'll never need to bookmark your last place in the book, because Kindle remembers for you and always opens to the last page you read.

Share Meaningful Passages
Share your passion for books and reading with friends, family, and other readers around the world by posting meaningful passages to social networks like Facebook and Twitter directly from Kindle, without leaving the page. Want to post or tweet about a great new book or newspaper article? When you highlight or create a note in your book or periodical, you can easily share it with your social network. Help your network of family and friends discover new authors and books.

Popular Highlights
See what our community of millions of Kindle readers think are the most interesting passages in your books. If several other readers have highlighted a particular passage, then that passage will be highlighted in your book along with the total number of people who have highlighted it. Now it’s easier to review, remember, and learn more from the books you read. Learn More.

Built-In Dictionary with Instant Lookup
Never get caught without a dictionary. Kindle includes The New Oxford American Dictionary with over 250,000 entries and definitions, so you can seamlessly look up the definitions of English words without interrupting your reading. Come across a word you don't know? Simply move the cursor to it and the definition will automatically display at the bottom of the screen. Never fear a sesquipedalian word again - simply look it up and keep reading.

Wireless Access to Wikipedia
Kindle also includes free built-in access to the world's most exhaustive and up-to-date encyclopedia, Wikipedia.org. With Kindle in hand, looking up people, places, events, and more has never been easier. It gives whole new meaning to the phrase walking encyclopedia.

To use the Search feature, simply type in a word

I dunno - don't you simply tap on the word on a iPad , without needing to type it in? ?

Well, yes, typing in a word for a search can be a pain in the butt. [ wink]

When you want to search for a word, call me, send me plane fare, and I will zip right over there to type in a word search for you on my Kindle. Ha!


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John; Look HERE they're saying 1st quarter. IF so, it'll the the Jan 2011 Apple show highlight.

And Kate, I never said ALL books obsolete in 3-5 years, I was specifically referring to text books. Oh sure there'll be holdouts, but they'll be way behind. However that said, there could be a snafu in the works for general reading books. I can see where some publishers might not like electronic books of those types. Why? they don't have as much control over the process and authors as they do now. Imagine a author writes 3-4 hot books and then decides to go independent... with paper books that's next to impossible- you need the publisher. However with eBooks, they could set up their own website and sell them over the internet direct to the reader... cutting the publishers out... Imagine if Crichton, Clancy, or Rowling did that !!
In fact I'm surprised it hasn't already happened more. Wonder if the Publishers will put that in future contracts, they can't sell books directly on internet?

Sorry David. I was referring to:

"Kindle better get color quick if they want to compete, or they're DOA !"

I meant I'm thinking Kindle would hang on even without color.

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Sorry Kate I misunderstood your meaning...
oopsie !!

yes Kindle better move fast... they're cheap, but do only 1 thing !
I sure wish Apple would drop iPad prices to the $300-350 range !

Refurbs are starting to show up in the Apple Store. All I saw was wifi models and they are not $300.

Yes, one thing. That's because their purpose is to read books! They are a one horse schstick!

Bells and whistles for you? [Me] Then you pay for those bells and whistles in the iPad. I think $350 is really dreaming. Maybe in 3 years from now. Make that 2 years from now. Ha!


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I agree Kate

I mean- Whats Ya Pony?