Jun 24
using ipad as a second screen for my mac book pro
This is using an app called Air Display. It requires the installation of a driver on your host machine and then works pretty well.
The mouse moves at pretty much normal speed, but moving windows around is a little jerky. Email / browsing is not so good as I'm just used to the extra screen space on my mac. However, it's great for getting those chat windows out of the way or perhaps throwing up some reference material.
The iPad itself is in the official iPad case - it's a bit crap to be honest. To get it to stand up like that I had to prop it up with a mug and my unpacked iPhone 4 ... I knew it would be useful for something, lol.
Loving the iPad though - it really feels like the future is in your hands, but I think I'll have to get a much better stand for it if I plan on using it like this for long periods.
