#iPadOnly

by Augusto Pinaud, Michael Sliwinski

This book is a result of our experience of using iPads as our main machines for over a year now. We believe this to be the first real post-PC book.

We show how we use our iPads to work, play and everything in between... and how much fun we have in the process.

The best part: you can do the same.

234 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Augusto Pinaud currently lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is married and has a little girl and three dogs who keep him company.
He spends his day teaching his daughter things, writing and washing dishes, because he believes in what Agatha Christie once said: "The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes."

Reviews

[Eric Durant · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worthwhile, but you'll skim a lot of it. The writing quality matches a lightly edited blog post, not a typical book. The co-authors often present separate takes on a topic, but this smacks of lazy writing and editing, and is not a structure that benefits the reader. Still, these guys know the iPad and you'll almost certainly learn some valuable things from them. I did, and I've been a dedicated iPad user and blog follower since day 1.

[Wade Harris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had some great insights about how we work on IPads or laptops. I was challenged to rethink some things and I even think I could go #ipadonly. They also include a great resource for apps.

[Eric · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very Repetitive, Limited Information

I finally broke down and bought this book. I've thought many times over the years about trying to use my iPad more than my Mac. I've followed Michael's blog for years.

If you were knew to the thought of going iPad only, this book might be helpful. If you're already mobile and familiar with Michael's work, it won't be so much.

The authors are very repetitive when talking about "touching email" and the onscreen keyboard. They could have benefitted from tighter editing.

Each subject presented gives an overview, then both authors give their individual take on it. This leads to more repetition in many cases.

The biggest question I had about going "iPad only" was not answered. I recently wanted to download a .zip file. I was not able to on my iPad Mini, so I had to use my Mac. I left a comment on Michael's blog with a question about whether or not he had a work around. As far as I know, he has not replied.

I did get 2 app suggestions from the book, so it wasn't a waste.

This book is also somewhat dated. Since its release in 2013, Microsoft has developed several apps for the iPad, so Office 365 users can use Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook on the iPad, as well as OneDrive. They are correct that Dropbox still gets the most app support, therefor it is the most useable.

This book has companion videos available on YouTube.

I don't think the book delivers $9.99 worth of value. It'll be useful if you've never thought to use an iPad as a primary computer before though, which is the target audience.

[Todd Mckeever · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book but too pricey for the info that is in the book. If you already use your iPad 40% of the time and want to use it more then this will be a good book. If you are like me and use it more than 40% (I use mine about 80-85% of the time right now) then you probably already use and know all the info in this book.

[Cyril Vallée · Rating 4 out of 5]

As an iPad owner and heavy user, I was really curious about how others (writer and entrepreneur) were dealing with the iPad pros and cons.
Guess what ? I actually learned a lot on my own workflow and ways to get it better, reading this book.
Great reading.

[Alfredo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book if you want to explore the idea of using an iPad in stead of a laptop. I've been doing that for some time and after reading this book I'll be able to do it even more.

[Maureen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I learned quite a bit about making the transition to iPad, especially in the sections describing the apps they both favor and their rationales.

[Sonja Barisic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked up a few tips. Would have liked more details about creating optimal workflows.