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Flash on iPad

I just recently heard about a new app (currently free and on the iOS app store) that will allow you to browse and view websites with flash.  It's called iSwifter. I haven't had a chance to play with it yet, but if you need to occasionally view flash on your iPad this may be a great option for you.

Let us know what you think.

So here it is: iPad 2

So...I did it.  I waited in line with my family for around 5 hours on Friday in front of the Apple Store in our mall. We made an event out of it.  Bought some cheese-cake from the Cheesecake Factory (we had a gift-card lest you think we're wealthy), listened to music, played games, watched movies and relaxed together with our iDevices that we had with us.

Why did I get it? My high school daughter needs a laptop.  So we plan to do a little shifting of the tech in our home.  While I use the new iPad2 (32Gb wifi in black), my wife will begin using the original iPad (16Gb with 3G) as her main computer.  This does incur a learning curve and a little bit of a change of patterns and habits, but she primarily uses a computer just for email, calendar and browsing news and such, which the iPad is perfect for.  I will let you know later how this transition is going.

Why did I get the new one instead of saving a little change with an original model?  Here's a little thinking about my choice:

REVIEW: Simply Youth LIVE Curriculum App

Recently Simply Youth released an app for their LIVE Curriculum that works beautifully on both the iPhone and iPad. Let me tell you that it is an awesome compliment to this small group material. I had been using the PDF version and printing for my other leaders, but this streamlines everything.  The app allows me to be able to post announcements, information, calendar items and the lesson schedule to my leaders easily.

Let me encourage you to try it out. They have a free demo of the material that you can try out, allowing you an opportunity to take it for a test run before you decide to make the purchase. They have 2 versions, a 4-year Sr High and a 2-year Jr High set.  6 years of highly useful and flexible material.

There are a few things that I wish the app could do, like add their text service function (as it is on their website), and a little better calendar view, but over all it's a great app.  Try it out and let us know your thoughts.