What is a tablet useful for?

[Milliepede]

I download (free) books and read them upon it.  I read the local paper (free) every day upon it.
I read and reply to e-mails upon it, check the weather, football results, view photographs.

It saves me running upstairs to the computer all the time if I keep it with me downstairs but on the negative side I do find it difficult doing any serious ancestry on there as I find it difficult to switch between the numerous sites I like to keep open 

[hallmark]

  And puncutates too. I just have to say comma, or full stop etc, whatever is needed!

 

Jeanne

So... what would you get if you said "The car came to a full stop!" ?


The car came to a.    ?

[Pheno]

I have a tablet but don't particularly use it very much.

My family tree is mainly held on Family Tree Maker on my desktop - is there an FTM app I could put on the tablet?

Pheno

[pharmaT]

When I go to the Scotland's people centres I take my tablet with me and use it to view the ancestry version of my tree.  It allows me to double check the info I already have without having to carry a lot of paperwork.

[RJ_Paton]

I have a tablet but don't particularly use it very much.

My family tree is mainly held on Family Tree Maker on my desktop - is there an FTM app I could put on the tablet?

Pheno

As far as I am aware there is not a specific FTM App as Ancestry developed their App for diffferent reasons - this may come as FTM has new owners.

However, any of the Apps currently available will import a Gedcom file and display your data from that.

[Ringrose]

Use it far more than laptop.Sit comfortably with feet up whilst researching.Take picture of a census ...send it to laptop to print.Quickly find recipes and use in kitchenDownload books from library as well as magazines.Ive got iPad 3 and am still finding things to do ....recently dictating emails.
Useful to take away where most places have wifi and its small to carry.Easy to use but if you have clumsy fingers use a stylus which are very cheap to buy fromAmazon.
Ringrose

[DavidG02]

When I go to the Scotland's people centres I take my tablet with me and use it to view the ancestry version of my tree.  It allows me to double check the info I already have without having to carry a lot of paperwork.

Like Mike I find the functionality of them wasted. Though when I didn't have an internet connected phone I did use a Pad to take pictures of Family History pages in the State Library and to take notes on or transcribe notes on the train trip home.

Maybe it is a ManBag v Handbag thing.

[groom]

I really like my iPad Air, but do find it easier to do some things on the laptop. For instance, it is quicker to cut and paste on the laptop. I expect if I had to to it all the time on the iPad it would get easier.

[Erin2012]

I use my ipad.... Like right now... To get on roots chat while my husband is watching sports on Tv... Answer emails on the bus going to work, look up stuff on pinterest, take pictures and send them to my family....

For me its much easier to quickly respond and get on line in a second that going to my laptop in another part of the house.