Ipad2 and other frustratiing technology

This Ipad is driving me crazeeeeee!


We are currently sitting out a howling meltemi on the southern end of Paros Island in a little bay called Aliki. Our sole means on Internet is via the Ipad2 which is fantastic for emails and navigation through the Navionics App, but we have yet to figure out how to connect with the flash drive on the computer so we can copy our blog writings into here.

Also, the blogger upload screen does not work on the IPad so we are stonkered for the moment on how to get our photos on to here too but will keep trying. Its pretty pathetic actually because we have some photos on the iPad which we would love to publish, but cannot get the Blogger upload screen to give us that option. We see on the on line forum lots of other people are having the same issues.

We have encountered quite a few people who are using a "Kindle" while travelling. This clever little machine somehow links into the 3G network wherever you are so you can send and receive emails without having to purchase a sim card. It works through Amazon.com and is mainly for downloading books but also does other clever things like downloading weather forecasts. Would suggest that anyone thinking of buying the ipad2 to use while travelling thinks carefully first. We find it does not have a very strong wifi card and cannot pick up wifi signals that our Mac and Samsung computers are easily getting. The Samsung notebook pc has the strongest capability of all in that respect.

The ipad2 is great once you have the sim card in it but will need to buy a new card with each country we visit. We hear that there is an international sim card on the Market from a Dutch company but that is pretty new and probably expensive.

Well better go and make lunch for Capn Buck.

Best wishes to all
First Mate Pippy