iPad Obliterate: A Tech Tale of Disaster

I messed up, big time. My own laziness resulted in the loss of well over one hundred drawings on my iPad — artwork I now must close my eyes and search my biological memory to see again. I could say it’s all my fault, but I don’t believe that’s entirely true.

You may be surprised to learn that I still own and use a first-generation iPad. It is my favorite piece of technology and while the fourth-generation iPad has surpassed it in speed, functionality and design, my iPad works perfectly and is in — if I do say so myself — mint condition.

It’s not as though I’ve never tried another iPad. Sure, I’ve cheated with Retina display test units and have traveled with the smaller, lighter and lovely iPad mini. This does not make me an iPad lech. I’m simply a tech writer who wants to stay current. But I'm hesitant to give up my first iPad Read more...