Traditional Computer-Only Realted Tasks are Migrating to Tablets/Smartphones

As a proud owner of one of the latest iPad Pros …

And,

Being caught up up in tracking the latest news articles related to this fantastic device — (especially in the wake of critical articles related to Tim Cooks’s promotional statement describing the iPad Pro as a laptop replacement for many, many people) …

I’ve stepped back to simply survey how times are changing in the way we are using computers.  Specifically, I’ve started thinking about how traditional computer-only related tasks are being replaced by smartphones or tablets.  I picked up my iPhone, and noted the apps I used regularly.   What follows is a list of tasks I perform using my phone, or tablet as opposed to a computer:

Checking weather, checking my bank balance, tracking online orders to know when they will be delivered to my doorstep — even making online orders!  I exclusively use my phone during travel for holding my boarding pass and getting notifications about Airline gate changes.  I pay attention to local news notifications — especially when related to interstate traffic for the trip to/from work — (it seems that barges have hit the Mississippi River bridge a lot lately, as well as 18 wheeler petroleum spills).  I use my phone to pay bills, navigate to new locations, whether home or when traveling out of state.  I use my iPad for reading of all types or materials — Bible reading, recreational reading, academic or work-related study.  I use my phone/tablet for organizing documents in EverNote and Drop Box — even blogging (this article is being written in the WordPress app running on iPad Pro — typed using a Bluetooth keyboard!)  I take pictures and share to social media — as I’m sure everyone with a FaceBook account does; but, just think about how that’s something that has changed with the coming of the smartphone — people used to do this only on a computer at home!  This list is being thrown together rather quickly — there are probably tons of more tasks that could be inserted here.

One last thing I’ll add to this list — art, and handwriting.  The Apple Pencil is an incredible game-changer of a stylus. I use it all the time now — even the idea to post this article came about after generating a handwritten list of tasks first — done, of course, with the Apple Pencil. 🙂

I’ll insert that list below to close out this article.

Added Feb 3rd. 2016

I just thought about something that is rather obvious.  The list above is specific to me.  I generated it from looking over the apps I’ve collected on my devices — and thought about how often I use those apps.  If another person were to do the same exercise — they would generate a different list.  That list would be specific for them.   This is nothing more than a demonstration of the meaning behind the phrase, personal computing.  Indeed, computing is more and more personal down this chain:

Desktop Computer -> Laptop Computer -> tablet computing -> smartphone -> smartwatch ( -> smart jewelry ??).

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