After many years of waiting, the iPad actually may be the answer to a nagging want of mine.

You see, many many years ago, when I moved into my condo and set up my wireless connection, it was focused on filling a “want” to have the connection and information of the internet available anywhere and anytime throughout my home.  That first step was simple enough by configuring a couple of wireless routers/access points in strategic areas in the condo.

The next and more difficult one was the matter of the console.  I actually searched for this device, but at the time it did not exist.  I wanted something I could hang on the wall of each living space that you could simply power on with a click of a button and it would automatically be connected.  My smartphone worked for a while, but I couldn’t really do everything I wanted because of software compatibility limitations.

What did I want this console to do?

• Instant access to the net … information at my fingertips!  Say I’m watching the news and a story comes up that’s interesting, I want to be able to pick up this device and research it pronto!  Or, say I’m watching NatGeo and an interesting topic comes up … simply Google it!

So, I listed all the features I wanted in the device:

• Almost instantaneous power-on (oh, how I miss my Clie and Palm Pilot)
• Touch screen
• Wi-Fi
• Sound capable
• Big enough screen to type on

As I said in my first post about the iPad, I’m still going to wait.  Right now, it’s just not enough.

I figure I need to have a camera on it.  I want to Skype on the iPad.  That would make it enough to buy and stick on my wall.