Every time an iPad productivity post is written, I can count on you to respond that it’s simply not possible to be productive with an iPad and that a netbook is a better — dare I say — or best choice for mobile productivity. Again, I say that I respect that opinion but why must it be either / or? And how can you be in a position to evaluate everyone else’s needs or definition of mobile productivity? If you can’t be productive with an iPad, it’s because the tool doesn’t meet your needs. No problem! I’m not judging you for that opinion. Yet you seem to be judging anyone and everyone who has the opposite opinion. Basically, anyone who says they can be productive with an iPad is simply wrong, stupid or high, based on your comments. ;)

The point of the original post was not for me to convince you or anyone else that you can be productive with an iPad. Could I take the challenge? Sure I could, as I do nearly all of my work in a browser, an email client, and a feed reader. What would be the point though? My productivity activities are totally different from yours, so it would prove nothing. And again, I was never trying to convince you that YOU can be productive with an iPad even though you seem intent on trying to prove that I can’t nor can anyone in an enterprise setting. Again, you’ve totally missed the point of the post or have turned it into a crusade for netbooks as the one and only mobile productivity tool.

Not trying to be harsh here, but this unnecessary argument is getting old. ;) Just use what works best for you and let others do the same, ‘k?

30 days, work and play, with nothing except your smartphone and iPad!!!

No netbook, no PC, no MacBook – turn them off! Use of iPad accessories is permitted. Go with any available iPad app you want, although using LogMeIn to get to your real computer would be cheating IMO.

If you can pull it off, and I’m sure you’ll try, I would like to read about how you did it and what challenges you faced. If YOU can demonstrate here on jkOnTheRun what the iPad is really capable of in a productivity-focused work environment, I’m sure it would be far more convincing than quoting a mere survey.

Are you game???

Doesn’t even have to be names but some real usage scenarios married up with applications would be good.

And what “systems for iPad” could you be talking about anyway? Aside from the actual device and the data service – I can’t think of what you’re claiming needs to be set up for them in conjunction with any real enterprise environment.

The only person i’ve seen make good, consistent use of an ipad for business is a friend who does video editing. Who drags it around as a portable showreel, does some wireframes or when he’s at the desktop sometimes uses it to hold pallets etc. But this is quite a specific field and it’s certainly not your broad and general enterprise application.

But, as we’re talking about the iPad’s adoption in the enterprise, surely these features should be built-in?

Anyway, thanks again!

RT.

Care to provide any names and examples in addition to the press releases printed more or less verbatim? Those I can find myself, thank you.

“I will have to assume you belong to the not-so-smart corporation”

Well, for what is worth, I assume you’ve been drinking too much Kool-Aid but, hey, maybe I’m wrong!

“if you can’t wait you are free to provide a solution yourself instead of riding on the backs of more productive users.”

As a (paying) end user why should it be up to me to provide a solution? It’s not that there aren’t other products that I can use right now, you know?

“I will end this now as your negative waves are upsetting my karma.”

Sorry about that, but I think it’s called criticism or, in this case, skepticism. Try developing some, it will do you no end of good!

PS: You haven’t been very positive (or helpful) either. Hamranhansenhansen mentioned “Air Sharing HD” that seems to work around some of the current limitations but you, on the other hand, preferred to play the PR man and insult who doesn’t agree with you (or The Leader Maximo).

RT.