Comments on: iHR – Apple iPad for Human Resources

By: Dean E. Haller

Dean E. Haller — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:09:53 +0000

We have an app for both the iPhone and the iPad — http://www.generalmotivationblog.com/new-ipad-application-hr-at-your-fingertips-for-ipad
We released the iPhone in mid-March and we were accepted into the App Store for the iPad in time for its April 3 release. There has not been one day since April 3 that we have not had iPad app sales, and only one day that we have not had an iPad sales. We just submitted an upgrade to our iPad app and it is currently under review.

By: Tia Gray

Tia Gray — Fri, 14 May 2010 10:33:40 +0000

i am planning to buy an iPad since it looks lighter than a regular desknote and i don not use much of the features of a laptop.`:.

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By: Marsha Keeffer

Marsha Keeffer — Tue, 04 May 2010 04:40:09 +0000

With a million iPads sold in the course of a month, Apple’s iPad is a huge win. Price is reasonable and will drop, making it a perfect portable do-anything platform. I think we’ll see much more of it.

By: Bryon

Bryon — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:35:30 +0000

@Jason – I’ve noticed that there are some sites which are impacted, but many are already transitioning to HTML 5 video which can display properly on the iPad. CNN, Yahoo, MLB, and a variety of other sites have made the switch and many more continue to do so. As we continue to drive towards ubiquitous access, the user experience continues to be refined (simplified?) such that the features that make Flash sites attractive might end up backfiring.

You raise a good point regarding the fact that it is viewed as a mobile OS, which could impact how some websites redirect to mobile versions of their websites. In my experience, this has happened only in limited instances. I have both an iPhone and iPad and find that websites render differently between the two – an indication that the sites have the technical capability of determining the difference (based on OS version perhaps?). Additionally in Google Analytics the two platforms are differentiated.

In some cases the technology has arrived before the need or the ability to absorb its capabilities, but in this case I feel that there is enough of a use case that the lingering limitations can be identified and mitigated in some capacity. It’s not perfect, but it sure sends a message to a newly hired employee about the “cool” factor of a company.

By: Jason Davis

Jason Davis — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:23:07 +0000

Bryon, in your experience have you found that there are a lot of sites out there that use flash, and that it impacts your user experience while browsing with the device?

I also found it somewhat annoying that, because it runs on the iPhone OS, that it also opens all blogs in their mobile format.

Multitask will come when the next iPhone OS is available, so that doesn’t bother me that much. The lack of flash support and non-expandable memory are significant drawbacks though IMO.

The points you make though, assuming it is a ‘limited purpose device’ are quite valid (although I bet a lot of online learning also leverages flash!)

By: Bryon

Bryon — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:59:44 +0000

@Mike – While tablet PC’s have been around for awhile, they have been plagued with two key disadvantages: 1) Expensive and 2) clumsy user experiences.

The simplicity of the iPad is the source of its appeal. While it can’t multitask, that shouldn’t be viewed as a negative thing – it’s a limited purpose device. Users can pick it up without any training, it’s the most intuitive computer I’ve ever used.

As for price – $500 USD is hard to beat.

By: Michael Krupa

Michael Krupa — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:37:13 +0000

“Tablet” computers have been around for years and years and yet prior to the iPad they have not gained any significant traction. The Windows development platform is mature and full featured and Windows has supported touch for some time. The CrunchPad, oops I mean JooJoo is now shipping but it’s been tossed to the curb already since the iPad announcement. It looks to me like the iPad is going to succeed where the other tablet computers have failed. What are you seeing in the iPad that looks like Apple has a tablet winner versus all the other tablet losers that have come and gone?

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By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:10:46 +0000

We all know how much paperwork can be involved with HR – an iPad could go along way to streamlining a few things. Thanks for the insight.