Apr 06 2010

This is a first for me, but I’m not lusting after the iPad

Tag: General NewsThe Snapman @ 5:45 pm

Call me strange, but the iPad is the first device from Apple in a long time that I haven’t lusted after. The iPhone was revolutionary; the iPod was as well. But the iPad looks too much like a mish-mash of phone and computer, with too much of one (the phone) and not enough of the other (the computer).

This is weird for me, because usually I buy right into the hype that goes along with a new Apple device — I gladly drink the Kool-Aid, if you will. But the iPad Kool-Aid tastes a little too acidic, and like a four year-old’s disappointment when he doesn’t get what he wants, I feel like throwing a tantrum.

I know what would have sent me over the moon with the iPad: Mac OS X. I would have been doing fucking somersaults if it ran Mac OS X. But since it is just an overgrown version of the iPhone, I’m very disappointed.

My netbook still beats it on webcam, desktop application and Flash support. Is Flash really that important? Unfortunately yes, as it is the de facto standard for video on the web. A lot of multimedia sites (like movie websites) rely heavily on Flash. And despite Apple’s desires to the contrary, not everyone is going to be off VHS immediately just because Apple released a DVD player. Yes, the DVD player is much sexier, but it will be ten years before everyone (i.e. webmasters that paid ridiculous amounts of money for Flash-based websites) is using HTML5 and not Flash. So Flash is a fact of life that the iPad is in denial of. Apple and Adobe can do all the name calling of each other that they want; Mac OS X would have solved all these problems.

If the iPad miraculously supports Flash in Safari sometime soon, then I will reconsider. If it gets a webcam I’ll reconsider. If it ran Mac OS X I would jump on it like a dog in heat. If someone hacked it that would be great. But as long as it runs the iPhone OS, I’ll just wait for something else.

Hell, even the HP Slate is looking better than the iPad right now. And that’s a Microsoft product!


Aug 25 2008

Concealed Handgun Carry Course

Tag: General News, RantsThe Snapman @ 10:13 am

This weekend I took the Concealed Carry course required by the State of New Mexico to obtain a permit to carry concealed.  I must say it was an eye-opening experience.  Before I went into the class, I thought 16 hours of instruction time was going to be too much.  I now know that it was not nearly enough.

Continue reading “Concealed Handgun Carry Course”


Jul 10 2007

Hospitals are designed by men

Tag: General NewsThe Snapman @ 12:55 pm

I am three days out of the hospital. I really didn’t feel like writing down anything while I was in there, and I wanted to wait until I had the energy to write something of substance. I guess I’m ready for that.

Continue reading “Hospitals are designed by men”


Jun 30 2007

Wow. What a night.

Tag: General News, RantsThe Snapman @ 7:27 am

I seem to have scheduled this just in time for my vacation! My appendix ruptured on Friday morning at around 12:30 AM. I have never felt so much pain in my life.

Continue reading “Wow. What a night.”


Apr 16 2007

My experience with LASIK

Tag: General NewsThe Snapman @ 12:11 pm

I did it. I got my eyes done with LASIK. And the results are amazing. I decided to write down my experience with the LASIK procedure so that others might know what really happens before, during, and after the procedure. Especially during, because there is no video or resource I have easily found that prepares you for that experience.
Continue reading “My experience with LASIK”



View Roger Rubio's profile on LinkedIn