OK, I know that the iPad is currently out of stock, and it will be shipped Worldwide in late May. But I just can’t wait anymore, really hope that the stocks will be in when I reached San Francisco in one month’s time.

So here is the plan, once we have touched down at the airport, we’ll drive straight to the nearest Apple Store @ One Stockton Street San Francisco, CA 94108. It’s located on the corner of Ellis Street and Stockton Street near Union Square.

Below is the direction path from San Francisco Airport to Apple Store @ Stockton Street (highlighted in blue):

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Apple’s new iPad tablet hit stores over the weekend, selling 300,000 devices on its first day. Jeffrey Brown gets two points of view about the iPad and what it could mean for the future of mobile computing devices.

It’s about multi-touch gesture, its about having the right screen size (9″), its about making things easy for the users, its about surfing the web, getting media files and information organized. I feel that iPad has already started the trend for future basic computing, to access and organize files. We don’t actually need a mouse, a physical keyboard. All you need is just a screen and your fingers to get things done. I couldn’t think of anything easier than this (even 3 years old will know how to use it).

We are slowly moving away from the boring folder structure, which many OS are currently using it. iPad has cleverly break down your organizer into application based. For examples, your browser, music, photos, videos and ebooks. You know, sometimes people just wanted to surf the web, checking out their emails, access some of their media files, or basic text editing. iPad has all these essentials ready for you, therefore I don’t see why it won’t create a new market, and attract a new bunch of people to use it.

I was browsing the web and came across this great iPad video review by PC Mag, its probably the only one you will need to get an overview of how iPad works, in the shortest period of time. I’m kind of wanting to buy the iPad immediately after watching it, see below to know why:

PCMag: Apple iPad video review from PCMag.com Reviews on Vimeo.

Apple has released the official documentation to encourage more people to optimize their sites for the iPad. Some sites such as CNN, NTY, Reuters and etc. are already featured under the iPad ready websites. iPad is basically running Safari as its default mobile browser, that supports the latest web standards, including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Therefore, just remember no Flash support on the iPad.

DreamPlus Studio and tysoh.com have long removed all its Flash items long time ago, therefore running on the iPad should have no problem at all. However, I have yet to see how the sites are being rendered on the iPad. Hopefully, I will be able to get my iPad very soon, once its been release in Singapore.

Apple has releases a few software updates, just a few more days before the launch of iPad in the US (3rd April). Namely Mac OSX 10.6.3 and iTunes 9.1. I shall not name all other updates, just visit the Support Download page for more details. Other than that, the iPad guided tours were also added to give an overview of its functionalities. Below are some of the core features included in the software updates.

About Mac OS X Server v10.6.3 Update:

• Configuring accounts in Server Preferences when bound to an external directory service
• CalDAV handling of Unicode text and attachments
• Stability and reliability of Podcast Capture remote camera recordings
• Submitting content into Podcast Producer using mv and cp command-line tools
• Preventing time drift when capturing dual-source video in Podcast Capture
• Syncing Software Update catalogs behind unauthenticated proxy servers
• Upgrading and importing records from older Open Directory servers
• Password expiration notifications for Mobile Account users
• Using Server Admin to connect to servers in IPv6 environments
• Creating NetRestore images from volumes with fragmented catalog files
• Ordering of items in System Image Utility “Add Packages and Post-Install Scripts” action
• Using Internet Explorer with web-based calendar, wiki, email rules and password reset
• Adding and removing imported users in Server Preferences
• Synchronizing Portable Home Directory content
• Using iCal web interface within select time zones
• Previewing and capturing dual-source video in Podcast Capture
• Server-side filtering of incoming mail messages
• Using chained digital certificates for mail services
• Creating images with System Image Utility
• Automating installation of NetRestore images
• Preventing brute force password attacks
• Using sudo command with authenticated Open Directory binding
• Binding to Active Directory domains with invalid service records
• Creation of mobile accounts for Active Directory users
• Correcting a problem that would cause the Software Update cache to grow excessively
• Reliability of services using Grand Central Dispatch
• Duplicate serial number alerts on servers with multiple network interfaces

For detailed information about this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4015.

About iTunes 9.1:

• Sync with iPad to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on the go
• Organize and sync books you’ve downloaded from iBooks on iPad or added to your iTunes library
• Rename, rearrange, or remove Genius Mixes