My latest on the Computerworld Tool Talk Blog:
Friday morning, I got up at 6, and staggered off to the kitchen to make breakfast, as I usually do on weekdays. But then I stopped short, a thought attempting to penetrate my sleep-numb brain. The thought was:
The iPad goes on pre-order today.
So I did a 180 and staggered into my home office, where I attempted to work the computer. My brain doesn't operate very well at the early stages of the wake-up process. I got it all figured out -- so many buttons! and bright lights! -- and within a few minutes I'd ordered two iPads, one for myself, and one for my wife, who has deemed that this time around she's not going to accept my hand-me-down gadgets. I ordered a few accessories for each of us. When I was done, the total damage to my credit card was $1,739.78.
I put my head between my legs and breathed shallowly into a paper bag until the dizziness stopped. It's by far the most money I ever spent before breakfast. And I'm self-employed, starting up a new business in the middle of the Great Recession. And--
Hold on a minute. I'm getting dizzy again.
Read the rest: Apple's iPad: Should you pre-order?
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