Here we go again!

This iPad thing is really catching on with me. At first I didn’t know if it was something that would be useful, but now I can hardly put it down. I think about all of the struggles of committing ideas to paper when you don’t happen to have paper or  a notebook with you. Oh yes, like most writers I have scribbled my thoughts on napkins, placemats even probably receipts. I  have written them down with lipstick, pencil crayon and sharpie marker, then relegated them to the bottom of my handbag where they live forever in obscurity until I clean it out.

 So how is the iPad any different you might ask? I simply take it everywhere with me now. It’s got a great camera -- I can get pictures and post them on the spot.  My ideas flow out of me and onto this little magic screen effortlessly. And this piece? You may wonder why it sounds so conversational. It’s because I’m using the voice recognition, speech to text feature in my word processor, Cloud On.

  It’s an Apple design and it’s nearly flawless! I simply speak into the iPad and the words magically appear on the screen where I can go back later and edit, add punctuation, change sentence length etc. What a convenient application! And how perfect for those who don’t actually keyboard well. Let’s face it; there are days when I’m just too lazy to type! This may revolutionize my world. Thanks for the great birthday present, Julie!