Five days after I got my newest tablet, now what?
I am no tech-y person, so if you're looking for a comprehensive and very technical review of a tablet, this one is not for you.
I know that I got it for the wrong reasons. I didn't need it, I wanted it. So five days after getting it, I am asking myself, why did I want it in the first place?
First day: I was in awe. Amazed on how technology works! It's fast and very easy to use, especially for one FB addict like me. In less than a minute, I'm logged in and I am updated with my friends' recent activities. It was easy to blog. I was able to write a blog entry while I stayed beside Liam and waited for him to fall asleep. It's very convenient. Now, I'm excited to use it again the following day!
Second day: It was Father's day here in Australia. My family, together with our friends, Ochok and Vera, celebrated it by going to Cabramatta. I had with me our digicam and I was excited to start storing our pictures here in my tablet, only to be disappointed. I realized that the SD card size of our digicam didn't match the SD card of my tablet because the tablet uses a micro SD. Hay. So I guess, I will still have to store our pictures and upload it through our laptop. We won't be changing our digicam since we just had an upgrade last December. Oh well.
Third Day: More eye-opener scenarios. I thought that I can do more web-browsing while I nurse Sam to sleep at lunch time. Guess, not in my case. Sam senses when I do some movements with my hands to touch the screen or change the orientation of the tablet. It keeps her from falling asleep. So I have no other choice but to put it aside. I can't use it while lying down as it is a bit heavy and if by chance I fall asleep and it falls on Sam's head (knock on wood), I will be in VERY BIG TROUBLE. So, no tablets for nap times. I can't seem to maximize the use of my tablet in my blogging as my pictures and other files are still in our laptop. So the only thing that I can do is really, browse. I can't even update our plans and the things to-do for our forthcoming trip to Manila because, again, all my files are kept in the lapotop.I stayed up late just as so I can have more "contact" time with my tablet. But it was not really a good idea. I still have to study how to do copy and paste, edit a text, etc. I also want to have some Paint app or photoshop apps installed. Hay! Too many things that I want!
Fourth day: Not having enough sleep and not being able to read the book I am presently reading, I didn't have enough time using the tablet. I only got to have more time to use it when Alvin got home. I deliberately didn't use it much today because I needed to do some chores at home (we had a house inspection with our real estate agent) and I wanted to discipline myself with its use. Not to mention that Liam was using it more often than me. I used it to check out more Android apps and to check out the FB application. Right now, when I open my FB account in the tablet, I can't have access to FB chat. I actually asked Alvin why is it different from his mobile. Mine is the higher version (3.0 Honeycomb--> what ever that means)and the newer version so Alvin said that maybe they haven't developed a program for that version, yet. Even the Skype program we downloaded doesn't allow us to have video call. Sucks, right?
Fifth day: Well, the day is not yet over. But I'm actually finishing this blog entry using our very reliable laptop. I plan to check more Android apps and e-books so I can maximize the use of the tablet. I'm looking for children's applications as well. So far, I have downloaded stories, reading and writing for Liam to use. But of course, the car race is still the most popular app for my little boy.
Whenever we have a new gadget, it's Alvin who does the reading of the manual and I just wait for him to teach me and share with me the instructions. But this time, I think, I should make an effort to read the manual, after all, this gadget, is mine. Alvin does try to fix it and improve the settings, etc., study and teach me how to do stuff at night, but with the limited time that he has, it is not enough, and like what I have mentioned, I better do my share.
So, was it just a waste of money? Well, five days of having it seems to be too early to make a conclusion. Right now, we are in the process of familiarizing ourselves with the gadget, buying more accessories for it (like protective sheet, stylus, cover, micro SD card, etc.), and thinking of putting more apps (music, taking more pictures, etc!). I'm trying to justify the reasons why I wanted to have one in the first place. Well, this is all for now. After 6 months, I promise to write another blog entry and share with you how it has been with my tablet.
Hopefully by then, I can justify why I wanted it.
