Thank you everyone for your kind concern and replies to my "Why own an iPad?" post on the Forum. My question probably sounded naive but I genuinely believe the iPad serves as a distraction rather than a help between a PC and an iPhone. However, such is your enthusiasm for the iPad I have decided to do my best to come to terms with it! Yes - I probably should have done more research but I was swayed, I must admit, by all the rave notices about the gadget. Life with an iPad did not start well either: in syncing with iTunes I found my brand new iPad loaded with nearly 6,000 surplus family photographs from my PC which I had not had time to sort out. Then I found I could not delete individual pictures on my iPad. How silly? Eventually I found a way of deleting the whole 6,000. Furthermore, on Sky Sport, an App which I use a lot, none of the videos will play because Apple apparently does not support an upgraded version of Flash Player. Nobody tells you that before you lay out £500 for the iPad purchase. Neither do I agree with those of you who say it is a very portable item. It is not. It is better than lugging a laptop around, granted, but it can't be slipped neatly into a jacket or coat pocket like the iPhone. It is heavy and a very noticeable target for muggers. Finally, iCloud is the most confusing piece of software I have ever come across. It drains your PC of every item of info, pushes it around you know not where, and leaves the iPad novice like myself utterly confused and ready to throw the gadget out of the window! But have no fear, I will persist and conquer (I hope) because it is indeed a fascinating piece of equipment. Thank for hearing me. Regards to all.
