It’s kind of amazing how the iPad and iPhone have crept more and more into my digital life, slowly encroaching on my laptop use. Of course the iPad isn’t very good for Photoshop or some of the high end programs I need to use at times, but I’ve noticed that over the holidays with time at home the iPad is getting about 90% of my computing attention. Checking the web, email, weather, flight info, you name it, the iPad is doing it all quite nicely, backed up by the iPhone.
It’s also made me realize there are some things that iOS should bring to Mac OS X, and the sooner, the better. Lots of the innovations coming to Lion are going to improve matters, but here’s what I’m looking for.
When I’m back on my desktop or laptop I find myself constantly double clicking on web pages to get them to zoom up in size. Of course it’s a no-go. I’ve gotten so used to that feature I feel terribly deprived without it.
I love the iOS software update notifications. Yes, the App Store is coming to the Mac, but it will never have pervasive control like the iPad, because lots of applications won’t be sold that way; they’ll depend on other methods to let you know an update has arrived. iOS lets me update everything at once. A couple of clicks and I’m done.
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