{"id":443143,"date":"2010-03-18T12:45:05","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T16:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theappleblog.com\/?p=42514"},"modified":"2010-03-18T12:45:05","modified_gmt":"2010-03-18T16:45:05","slug":"tip-cheap-ipad-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/443143","title":{"rendered":"Tip: Cheap iPad Stand"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. While eagerly awaiting my iPad to arrive — is it April 3 yet? Pleaaaaase<\/em>? — I had a stream of consciousness that went something like this: I like baseball; the iPad is a decent size to watch a streaming game on MLB’s iPhone app while I’m playing World of Warcraft, or working, or — well, who am I kidding — playing WoW. The Apple dock, while in addition to being a $30 hunk of plastic, only props up the iPad in portrait mode; it’s a little hard to watch the game that way.<\/p>\n

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As I was thinking this, I looked up and noticed the paper stand that I use for making changes to copy I’ve marked up. “Self,” I said to myself, “I betcha that’d hold an iPad real<\/em> well.” After a quick screen capture, some resizing and printing, I had an iPad mockup with which to test. <\/span><\/p>\n

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It fit wonderfully. In both dimensions. The stand costs about $10 at your local office supply store. As a bonus, it folds up flat so I can toss it and my Bluetooth keyboard into my manpurse<\/span> carry bag. It’ll be fantastic for working on the go. Of course, I may need a shock-resistant case for the thing if Papelbon coughs up a lead in the playoffs again. Not that I’m bitter about that.<\/p>\n

How about you guys? Any low-cost solutions you’ve found?<\/p>\n

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