Lust

[bertine]

iPad
It is so pretty. I don't think I will get one. I can't really see using it that much. I think a netbook would be more useful for using while sitting on the couch watching tv and playing on the internet. Still... so pretty...

The wi-fi only kindle
The kindle has finally gotten down to a price where I could see buying it just to use for the classics of which Zach and I read quite often. Though I am sure it wouldn't take long until I broke down and bought books. Zach and I would share this.

(Yes, snurri, I have read your posts about the evilness of amazon.com but this is *lust*!)

A Power Nozzle for my vacuum
I have three cats. They shed a lot and there is a fine coating of cat hair on everything I own.

A netbook
So I can check my email without getting off the couch. I am lazy.

A Canning Kit
For pickle making. Mmm... pickles. Actually, this was cheaper at Walmart. Yes, I went to Walmart on a date with my boyfriend. It was fun. You can get Tastykakes there.

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[jayp39.livejournal.com]

A few of the guys at work have iPads now, and they are thinking about issuing one to each manager so I may end up with one soon. I've had the opportunity to play with them and I can see myself using them for two things:

1. Games. It is a really fun casual gaming platform. I don't own any handheld or console gaming systems but after playing some of the games available for the iPad I almost wanted to get one just for that.

2. As a 3rd monitor. Not *really* a third monitor since I doubt it lets you do that, but it would be nice to have an extra screen so I could have a special area for monitoring server statuses, etc.

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On the topic of netbooks, I hate them with a passion. They are way too cramped to type on comfortably, the screens are too small or low res to really be useful for anything, and they still have the awkward form factor of a laptop, but with a slower CPU worse battery life. Aside from being cheaper they don't seem to have any real advantages. If you start looking at "nice" netbooks with bigger screens, dual core atom processors and better battery life, they start to overlap in price (well, maybe $100 more) with small low end 13-14" laptops; those laptops are just as lightweight as a netbook with the advantage of being a real computer.

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Kindle: Now that it's so cheap I am really thinking about getting one too. The fact that the screen has to flash black whenever you change the page is annoying, but might be worth it anyway. I use the eBook reader on my phone and I love that, a dedicated device for eBooks might be really nice. Epic battery life and not having to worry about accidentally falling asleep with it on or not plugged in would be awesome. :)