iPads can create content, too!

For a long time now numerous tech blogs have stated that the iPad is only for content consumption and not for content creation. I have to wonder, what have these people been smoking?

I've created many things on the iPad, such as videos using Avid Studio. I even wrote a book using Pages using only the iPad. I didn't even need an external keyboard, used only the touch screen.

I also have musical friends that composed a new song using GarageBand on their iPads as well.

So to make the bold claim that the iPad is bad for content creation, you must be an idiot.

Taposé

Does anyone remember the Courier? Well it seems like the developers of that vaperware have came up with the Taposé app for the iPad. I don't get excited over Microsoft products all that often, but I was very excited for the Courier after watching this video. So although Taposé has numerous bad reviews about performance issues, I bought it anyway (currently going for $2.99 in the App Store). I trust that the developers will, over time, fix any bugs in the software. After all, they were passionate enough to quit Microsoft after Bill Gates nixed the project, so why wouldn't they fix the bugs?

For those of you that didn't know, Gates rejected the project after he asked how it will run MS Office and was told that it won't. The developers wanted something different, not another vessel for Windows and Office, but something truly unique. This scared Gates and he shut the project down. Windows and Office are, of course, the bread and butter of Microsoft.

If you have an iPad and want to give this app a try, search for Taposé in the App Store. Or for more information about this app, you can visit their website at tapose.com

The true speeds of Cablevision and Verizon

I've had Cablevision since the 1980s, and over the last two years their service has really gone down the toilet. It became really bad about three months ago, and I switched over to Verizon. So now instead of Optimum I have FiOS.

Over the past year I've performed four different speed tests, two on Optimum and two on FiOS, as you can see the speed of uploads on Optimum are not very optimum... It seems what Cablevision fails to realize is that uploads are just as important to consumers as downloads, especially since 2007 when people really started getting into YouTube and uploading videos. Not only YouTube but also sites like UStream, which upload video feed from your webcam for live video chatting with friends and family.

The two tests marked in blue are from Optimum, whilst the two marked in red are from FiOS.

This should end once and for all, the debate about which is faster. Both companies advertise that they are faster than the other, well it seems like Cablevision were the liars in this case.