Ready for the iPad?
March 29, 2010
Articles about the iPad dominate magazine covers and blogs right now. Everyone is anticipating its arrival and all the incredible functionality and experiences it will bring. But how ready is your organization for the iPad in terms of content and in terms of making room for that new little bundle of joy? We’ve compiled a list of five places you should hit on the Web if you have some questions about how the iPad might affect your organization.
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Preparing Your Web Content for iPad
Straight from the lab technicians at Apple/Safari themselves, this article provides a semi-technical checklist for Safari on iPad readiness. The big takeaway in this article is the guide on how to update your user agent detection code because even though the iPad OS will ask for the mobile version of your CSS when using its browser, users will most certainly expect the screen version, so make sure that’s the CSS file your site serves up.
iPad Ready.
Apple is creating a list of sites (not that of your neighbourhood florist, by the looks of things) that are ready for the iPad. If your site is a heavy-weight go to the Apple site and add it to the list. And just for fun, here’s a look at the Wired Magazine iPad app demo to give you a glimpse at what is a mere weeks away for a thrilling new magazine experience.
Prepare Your Enterprise for the iPad
Yes, we’re all excited about the birth of Apple’s new little offspring, but have you made room in your plans for the big change? This article on Tidbits talks about some of the things that enterprises might need to consider about having the iPad join the family. The article touches on security, application support and deployment. In interesting perspective on what the advent of the iPad might mean to the big boys.
iPad: What Does It Really Mean for Content Publishers?
Aptara, a company focused on digital publishing and eBook creation, talks about some of the things that affect the production of digital content for the iPad including, the ePub standard, colour interface vs. e-ink, digital rights management, and the iBookstore.
iPad Review Roundup
Want to glance over what the computing and electronics industry critics are saying about the iPad to find out whether your burning desire is warranted or not? Mac Life Magazine has pulled together a collection of reviews thus far, including views from New York Times, Walt Mossberg (the real one), BoingBoing, USA Today, and PC Magazine among others.
If you know other articles that will be useful to people in preparing for the iPad, link to them in a comment.
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