Is there Kismac for iPad?

The title says it all.

I left my Macbook in the passenger seat on the way to work one day, leaving Kismac running...

What I wanted to know was how many unsecured WAPs I crossed on my way to work.  I no longer have the gathered data but I was shocked...approximately 20% of the observed WAPs were not secure at all.

I'd like to be able to do this again, leveraging my iPad.  I'm currently looking for something similar to Kismac (or Kismac itself) for the iPad.

[Edit:  found something here...not particularly good news but it is understandable.]

iPad = Desktop/Laptop Replacement?

Do you think that an iPad can replace a laptop (not a netbook) or a desktop?  If so, why?  Feel free to leave comments.

The reason I'd like to leave netbooks out of the equation is that netbooks and iPads are going to be similar, specification-wise.  I don't always like to compare apples to apples.  :)  Besides, if someone is going to argue that iPads can be used as full-on computer systems, it would make for a stronger argument if the comparison was against a non-netbook system.

I believe Steve Jobs (Apple's CEO) even suggested that the iPad wasn't designed to be a laptop/desktop replacement.  While the iPad can be made into something it isn't, the design goals shouldn't be changed, at least not without real planning/scoping on the part of the Apple dev team.

The iPad is a good tool...but its not a laptop or desktop replacement.  I'd not even want it to be.  There will always be things that a laptop or desktop will do better...sometimes mobility doesn't matter (like when I'm home?).

iPad First Usage FAQ

I'm going to attempt to keep a tally of questions regarding the first few weeks of iPad usage.

Q1. I plug my iPad to my Macbook so that it can charge, but it isn't charging. What's the deal?
A1. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4060 states that this won't work, as the iPad is beefier equipment and it requires a strong power source (or charge it while it is in sleep mode, when it's drawing almost no power).

Q2: Can I manipulate what shows in images I select as backgrounds?

A2: Yes: http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=9565984&postcount=2. When setting up the wallpapers, you can pinch/zoom and pan them around to get them centered just how you like...the trick is, if you then rotate the system, you can do it again for the other orientation, and it remembers both. This way you could use a 1024x768 image, and then zoom in the portrait version so that it fills the 768x1024 screen without being ugly.

I'll add more as I discover more learning challenges.

iPad Time!

So, I got me an iPad today...the 32GB wifi-only model. In fact, I'm postIng from it right now!

I also got the Apple case for it, and the camera connection kit.

Right now, I'm trying to get data to it (pictures and music and such).

My major interest right now is learning what is needed for iWorks stuff, like Keynote. Movies would be nice too.

I've yet to tell the wife that I got it, so some sparks may be generated when she finds out.

Mac Remote Printing?

I'm still delving/experimenting with printing in OS X.  I've not messed with the OS X configuration much regarding printing, but apparently the printing service (CUPS) is enabled:

macbook:~ rsinclair$  telnet 192.168.1.109 631
Trying 192.168.1.109...
Connected to imac.home.
Escape character is '^]'.

Connection closed by foreign host.

I also found that I can print docs that are local to me at a remote computer by using the following command:

cat filename.pdf | ssh unixfool@192.168.1.109 lpr *

It asks for a password (for logging into the remote machine so that it can execute the 'lpr' command against the file output.  The resulting printout gets the job done but its not particularly pretty.

* Gleaned from http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20061203204459481.