Archive for February, 2010
If you’re wondering how your website will look like on the upcoming iPad, here’s a very easy way to find out if your layout will work on the 1024×768 / 768×1024 screen.
Fire up Safari and enter the following snippets in the address bar. You can also drag the bookmarklets below to your bookmark bar and click on them from there:
iPad in Landscape mode:
javascript:self.moveTo(0,0);self.resizeTo(1024,768); (Bookmarklet: 1024×768)
iPad in Portrait more:
javascript:self.moveTo(0,0);self.resizeTo(768,1024); (Bookmarklet: 768×1024)
Easy as Pi. Have fun.
(PS, code only works when Safari only has 1 tab open)
In the not so distant future, you’ll be able to take control of your computer at home from your iPad anywhere in the world. This is basically thanks to a combination of WiFi/3G and RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) apps.
Obviously, to see what Windows 7 would look like on an Apple iPad I had to Photoshop the image below, but I did make sure it was proportionality correct. The screenshot was taken by setting my resolution to 1024×768 and rotating my screen to get the correct size and aspect ratio. The screen width in portrait mode was noticeably narrower than I was used to in Windows, but still workable.
Now, imagine what this could mean for you in your office. Citrix already has its Receiver ported to iPad meaning if your desk job involves using thin clients, this could be your independence from your desk.



