T-shirt bra's, cycling shorts, certain types of hospital cells and yes - you probably saw this coming - even cutting edge technology. If I could add a sound byte to this post you would be hearing the pidder padder of tiny electronic feet because... Drum roll, please... I am the proud owner of an iPad. Yip, I have the big daddy of all toys at my fingertips and am just dumbfounded by the cleverness of those innovative dudes at Apple Mac HQ.
Yesterday, I actually smiled while doing my banking and did a little dance around my desk when I figured out how to zoom in on my Discovery credit card statement. Now if that's not a bizarre turn of events then I don't know what is. Admin that usually bores me to tears (honestly, sometimes my credit card statement makes me reach for the budget chardonnay) has become an excuse to play with my new toy and have another 'that's just soooooo clever!' moment.
I used to think that a killer pair of 'i mean business' heels was the ultimate boardroom accessory but the iPad kicks my Best Nine Wests into touch good and proper. The best thing is that I'm so enamored with the thing that I get so caught up in tapping and pushing and flicking presentation stuff round on the screen that my brain forgets that I'm a stutterer. It's like my brain finally found a gadget that can keep up with it... It's like an App (mac speak for application software ) that stops the usual traffic jam between my mind and my motormouth.
I know my theory sounds a little odd but in my world, where I sometimes have to spell d-u-c-k... Because saying it would take me at least one MNET ad break, anything that gets me from "hi, I'm Sherinne" to "yes, I'll send the quote through as soon as I get back to the office" without the d-d-did you know that T-t-twit-t-ter..." frustration is worth every penny spent. And, if it happens to be just the coolest, so sleek it's sexy, piece of technology on the market at the moment then that's a great big wireless bonus.
So, viva la iPad, viva la Apple and viva my wonderfully generous Hubby for the best Christmas prezzie since Fantasy Barbie in '91.
Yesterday, I actually smiled while doing my banking and did a little dance around my desk when I figured out how to zoom in on my Discovery credit card statement. Now if that's not a bizarre turn of events then I don't know what is. Admin that usually bores me to tears (honestly, sometimes my credit card statement makes me reach for the budget chardonnay) has become an excuse to play with my new toy and have another 'that's just soooooo clever!' moment.
I used to think that a killer pair of 'i mean business' heels was the ultimate boardroom accessory but the iPad kicks my Best Nine Wests into touch good and proper. The best thing is that I'm so enamored with the thing that I get so caught up in tapping and pushing and flicking presentation stuff round on the screen that my brain forgets that I'm a stutterer. It's like my brain finally found a gadget that can keep up with it... It's like an App (mac speak for application software ) that stops the usual traffic jam between my mind and my motormouth.
I know my theory sounds a little odd but in my world, where I sometimes have to spell d-u-c-k... Because saying it would take me at least one MNET ad break, anything that gets me from "hi, I'm Sherinne" to "yes, I'll send the quote through as soon as I get back to the office" without the d-d-did you know that T-t-twit-t-ter..." frustration is worth every penny spent. And, if it happens to be just the coolest, so sleek it's sexy, piece of technology on the market at the moment then that's a great big wireless bonus.
So, viva la iPad, viva la Apple and viva my wonderfully generous Hubby for the best Christmas prezzie since Fantasy Barbie in '91.
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