{"id":4460,"date":"2013-02-21T11:23:26","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T10:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/?p=4460"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:39:54","slug":"a-1000-days-with-an-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/embedded-software\/2013\/02\/21\/a-1000-days-with-an-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"A 1000 days with an iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"

I figured out that I have been using an iPad for just about 1000 days. I do not just mean that it is around 3 years since I first bought one. I mean that I have used it every single day for the last 1000 days. As I described, when I wrote my my initial impressions<\/a>, I was not sure what I wanted an iPad for when I made that initial purchase. I was just sure that tablets were the way forward. My usage of the device has evolved. In my interim report<\/a>, I set some of the directions, but was still trying stuff. I also appraised how I felt about the iPad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After six months, I felt that my usage of the device had settled somewhat and I documented what apps I used<\/a>. It was 2 years later, after I had upgraded to an iPad 3 that I updated my description of the apps I used<\/a>. Now I really do feel that the way the iPad fits in to my life has matured and stabilized …<\/p>\n

I just checked and I have approximately 83 apps installed on my iPad. In reality, there are only a hand-full that I really use on a daily basis and would miss if they went away:<\/p>\n