Written by Pavel Mikunda | 04 August 2010

You sure have heard about iPad, magic device that some love and some think it is not so great. It is not a laptop not even a netbook nor is it a tablet. It does not have full-scale operating system. So is it worth anything? It is being sold millions per month, so there must be something to it.

I have bought the iPad, my very own. I liked the idea to read the web when sitting on a bench in the park or use it while on a sofa at home. Having large collection of books in such slim and light package also sounded good.

So could it be useful to .NET developer?

For me it is books in the first place. I can have lots of books in my iPad, and you know how big and heavy those .NET books are. I can read them anywhere. I like the fulltext search, notes and highlights. Sure I can have it in a laptop, but having it in iPad is much more comfortable and feels just right.

Another great stuff is reading blogs, twitter and using InstaPaper for stuff to read later. Channel9 videos can be played on iPad as well, how cool is that? And iPad is not all work either, have you heard about Angry Birds? I mean pretty addictive stuff, can tell you that!

So how you would use your iPad?

Let us know your ideas below this article. Let your imagination go wild and tell us.

Pavel Mikunda
co-founder, product management & marketing

Written by PureComponents | 30 July 2010

PureComponents is giving away an iPad to one of their Twitter followers. Read on for instructions to enter and official rules here: http://www.purecomponents.com/iPadQuest 

Written by Pavel Mikunda | 17 May 2010

We have decided to change the name of the product from PureComponents Ultimate Suite to PureComponents .NET WinForms Suite. This name better corresponds with the content of the product. Also you can now purchase each separate parts of the product. Set is divided into three parts - ActionSet, EntrySet and ScheduleSet. More information about each part can be found here.

From version 2010.1 we offer new way of subscription purchase. Previously only year subscriptions were available. Now you can purchase for shorter periods as well for lower prices. You can choose between 90 days, 180 days or 365 days. Should the subscription end, you still will be able to use the product without any limitations, but you will not have access to actual versions and source code. More information can be found here.