I know I’m a little late to the party on this one but did anyone catch Tim Cook’s recognition of the iPad as a device for consumption and work?

“You know, we started obviously in Apple using the iPad well before it was launched. Of course, we had our shades pulled and everything so nobody could see us. What I started noticing about my own personal behavior, it quickly became 80 to 90 percent of my consumption and work was done on the iPad.”
-Tim Cook

via Macworld

I’m probably biased but I think this and work thing is a big deal. So many of the iPad competitors are great for consumption but don’t even attempt the creation half. My wife has a Kindle Fire. It is great for consuming Amazon content but that is it.

This quote really sent home for me the fact that Apple was looking at the iPad as a content creation device from the very beginning. Don’t forget the first iPad apps from Apple were iWork. With the iPad 2, they added iMovie and Garage Band. I wouldn’t be surprised to see iPad Aperture next month.

Tim’s use of the phrase “consumption and work” was not accidental and Apple is going to keep the throttle down on making the iPad a creation device.

I don’t know if this rumor is true or not but it should be. I’ve written before about why Microsoft should put Office on the iPad. If Microsoft gets this together and if they can include otherwise missing iPad features — like change tracking — it will be like printing money.

I dig this. (via Ben Brooks)

Mac Power Users Episode 74, Workflows with Don McAllister, is live. Don is the king of all Mac screencasting and, even if you aren’t a screencaster, this one is worth a listen. Get the episode over at 5by5. Also, don’t forget to subscribe in iTunes.

As Google becomes increasingly creepy, I’ve received several queries about how to leave Google Reader. The short answer is that I’m not aware of a good way to do that, currently. However, David Chartier posted a screenshot from an upcoming release of Reeder, my favorite iOS and Mac news app, that includes support for Fever, a news aggregation and evaluation service I’ve always wanted to try. If you are looking to leave Google Reader, this may be the combination you’re looking for.

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I was in the city and saw this car. I’m pretty sure the best part is the broom in the bike rack but the reference to page 394 was pretty good too. This post is an excellent companion piece to my encounter with Obi Shawn.

Mac Power Users Episode 73, Podcasting, How and Why, is live. We’ve been receiving requests for a nuts and bolts podcasting show since the beginning and I’ve been resistant. It seems to me a lot of people don’t really care. This show did, however, give me a chance to talk yet again about that fantastic talk John Gruber and Merlin Mann did at SXSW, which is always fun. Get the episode over at 5by5. Also, don’t forget to subscribe in iTunes.