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2. One of the most often asked questions I get these
days is can a tablet (iPad or Android tablet) replace my
computer? The answer depends entirely on what you plan
to do with your tablet. The strong point of any tablet is
entertainment and personal activities. That’s not to say
that you can’t use your tablet for business type
applications but the whole scenario of a touch screen is
all about graphics and not so much about text based
applications. Let’s talk about the two most popular tablets
and see how they actually work. My recommendations are
if you have an iPhone get a an iPad and if you have an
android phone get a Toshiba Thrive.

3. The reason is that the two devices link naturally
and if you install an application on one it automatically
installs on the other. So you only have to learn one
operating system and have common applications on both
devices. Both tablets can have keyboard and mice
attached through a base that you can connect your tablet
to and do things like spreadsheets or presentations that
are more text based. And you can still just grab the tablet
and go so the portability is still there when you need. I do
think that the Toshiba is a little better unit for business
applications due to the use of the Google online office
applications working seamlessly.

4. I have a Toshiba Thrive since I have an Android
phone. I can do about 90% of what I can do with my
computer on my tablet. There are a few incompatibilities
with both tablets due to the nature of the browsers on
tablets. The iPad has problems with flash since it’s not
compatible out of the box but there are add on
applications that can help with that somewhat. You may
get the same message, browser not compatible with our
website, on either one but websites are slowly adapting. I
use my tablet far more for entertainment than I do for
business purposes.

5. But that’s more due to the fact that I have several
laptops and they are always a few steps away. Could I
exist on just a tablet, probably, but it would take some
adjustment on my part and a few work around's on some
software. I use my tablet a lot for playing movies on my
TV or music on my stereo. That’s where the tablets really
shine along with games. The good news about tablets is
there are very few virus or malware issues although I still
have virus and malware installed on my tablet. And for
simple emails, viewing just about anything, and portability
the tablet is every bit as good as a computer.

6. So if you are flexible, not to heavy on the
business use, you certainly could get by with a
tablet for travel or home. I would still stick with a
computer at work, it’s just easier and no tweaking
is necessary. If you have any questions about
tablets or computers and are vacationing or living
on Galveston Island, give me a call at
713-303-9289.