Gotta brighten up those neuro-receptors or they'll go to waste. I did this challenge one week where I did everything 'the opposite'. It was weird but fun. Much like trying new things.
I see your point. I also see it's just a matter of getting used to a different way of doing something. Typing on a touch screen or on a regular keyboard is going to lead you to the same result, though.
It's not that typing on a touch screen is so diffent than using a keyboard. It's more about a mental attitude to changing a habit.This attitude can be positive and open or it can negative and resistent to changes. Many humans, as well as other animals, are more comfortable with keeping habits they are familiar with, rather than taking the challenge of exploring new ways of doing things.
If you think about it you will see plenty of examples around you. The touch screen/keaboard issue is just one more example.
It's not more difficult to use a touch screen. It's different. That's all. Have you tried to use a touch screen? Have you allowed yourself to feel it with an open and curious mind? :) It's worth giving it a try. Trying something new opens a whole new world of possibilities, experiences and sensations.
You don't need to buy a tablet to give your sense of touch something new to feel. Just go to a shop and try a tablet for a considerable amount of time. Then, I would very much like to hear about your experience.
I was meaning an external keyboard. One problem with keyboards on a touchscreen is that you don't get the 'feedback' you feel with your fingers. On an external keyboard, you can feel where the different keys are, and feel when the key is fully depressed.
Clairvoyant - What is the exact difference between the keyboard on your laptop/netbook and the keyboard on a tablet? None, from my point of view.
If you want a better keyboard experience you have two options with the iPad: the Smart Case that folds in different ways depending on what you want to do with the iPad -including typing, and an external keyboard that gives you the typical keyboard feeling.
I feel much younger now. I am over 50 years young and all these features of iPad appeal to me greatly.
iPad is going to take a big chunk of laptops, but it will not replace it. There is a simple reason for that: operating system. Operating system is simplified and programs which run on any laptop, netbook, will not run on an iPad or iPad like.
The focus of iPad is do tasks at hand quickly and efficiently. Task at hand are communication, notes, access, studying and a few others. This is what iPad is specialized to do. I for example like VNC program which allows me to connect to my desktop Mac and run Photoshop while waiting for a plane at the airport.
For those who want a keyboard: a bluetooth keyboards are available. Some of them are designed such a way that they create a carrying case protecting the screen.
I don,t think you can type any fast as you do on keyboard and the purpose of Ipad{portability) would be defeated if you have to be attaching external keyboard with it .I think with constant use , you will attain a manageable speed with the torch screen.
I still find it very very difficult to type out emails on a touch screen. For me, Laptops would always be the business machines. They could do with a lighter weight though.
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