Like everyone else, I've been getting to know my new friend, and here's what I've discovered: 1. I don't like the touchpad. As someone who keyboards all day long, whether it's responding to students' emails, grading papers electronically, editing a manuscript (one of my students has written a novel, and I'm helping him get set with chapter 1), or responding to the College's emails, I find the touchpad annoying. Therefore, I bought a case with a keyboard attached. This is quite a handy gadget, folks, if like me, you're happier with a traditional keyboard. 2. Speaking of keyboarding, I MUST find a way to disable the autocorrect. I don't like this feature on any computer or tablet, because I don't want Hal putting words in my mouth. Autocorrect is especially assertive on the I-pad. Anyone know how to dismantle this? 3. I've always thought of myself as resolutely uncool, the stereotypical nerdy kid (allow me my illusions, please) with her head buried in a thick book. But when I carry the I-pad, I am suddenly tres cool, au courant, stylish. What is that about? In my later years, I suddenly assume the heavy mantle of coolness because I'm carrying a sleek gadget? This says far more about our society than it says about me, I fear.