Sam the Plumber Has an iPad

Posted on May 3, 2010 in Technology

I’ve been testing my new iPad pretty hard over the last week. I like the Goodreader app that lets you read PDFs and several other kinds of files. I’ve been using it to read manuscripts that friends of mine have sent me, and it’s a lot nicer than reading them on the computer or on my Kindle.

I also tested the Keynote app which imports both PowerPoint and Keynote files and lets you view them as presentations. Ironically, it worked fine when I imported a PowerPoint file from my laptop, but it failed to import a Keynote file I had made because the version of Keynote on my laptop is not the latest version. So the iPad is BETTER at reading files created on Microsoft products than it is at reading files created on Macs.

My latest humor column just came out. In it, my mythical plumber, Sam, has recently become unbelievably wealthy and now owns an iPad (his limo driver convinced him to buy one). Want to know how Sam got rich so fast without working hard? Of course you do. But can he STAY rich?

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Posted by JoAnn May 3, 2010 at 8:01 pm
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Sam quit. What a delightful surprise that must have been for you! So you’re sending him and driver out to pasture…umm…up the river…courtesy of dodge…I mean, doj. I’d say that, plus now owning 2 ipads, is pretty decent compensation for holding in years of silent rage. Still, I’m gonna’ miss the fella…a weeeeeee bit.

Thanks Randy, I love your column. It never fails to hit the spot when I need a side-splitting laugh! ))

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Posted by Nana May 4, 2010 at 12:57 am
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Great post, Randy. So Sam’s looking to hold on to newfound wealth, huh? We’ll see.

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Posted by Richard Mabry May 4, 2010 at 6:40 am
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Randy,
I laughed myself silly over this. (Of course, that’s not too far a journey, some folks say). You and Sam should take your show on the road. I’ll bet we could sell out the State Fair Music Hall.
Thanks for helping me start the day with a smile.

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Posted by Sheila Deeth May 4, 2010 at 3:22 pm
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Hope you manage to explainify the iPad. And I guess maybe Sam’ll be back soon.

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Posted by Sara Harricharan May 11, 2010 at 11:33 am
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This made me smile today–I’m still laughing, what a hoot! I loved Sam’s way of um…explaining things.

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Posted by Cheryl Martin May 27, 2010 at 10:20 am
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Hey, Randy!

This was soooooooooo funny. You are very talented, and I hope to see more from Sam soon.

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