A Valuable Lesson

I was sitting down, looking at Maury, on television. Suddenly, a thought came into my mind. I realized that I needed to go to the Apple Store, to get the Apple Care insurance for my IPad. Once that thought came into mind, I knew I had to tell my readers this story.

This happened in either February or March, of this year. I don't quite remember the date. I started to search online for wireless tethering for a Nikon D7000. I was looking for a cheaper alternative to that Nikon WT 3a, I believe. It is a wireless transmitter for a Nikon DSLR. Well, the research paid off, sort of. I found an article online, by Lee Morris. I will add the link at the end of the post. He describes how to do wireless tethering using an iPad, DSLR, wifi card, and a wireless Internet connection. I thought to myself, "This seems simple......maybe, I will give it a try." 

The next day, I decide that my first purchase will be the iPad. Now,  before I go any further, it is important to state that, at times, I say the first thing that I am thinking of or about, and give no real thought. That is what happened this day. I go to Apple, with a very confused, I mean a duh face, type look. As soon as I did this, I think that this screams to the employees, "SUCKER!" A young man, approaches me and asked, "How may I help you?", and I let him know that I was looking for an iPad 2. Of course, sold out and no holding, once a shipment arrives. He shows me the 1st generation iPad, which I had no problem with because I did not see myself really using it. To me, at first, I thought of it as a larger iPod Touch. It was only to be used for photography, and what I wanted to accomplish, from the article. Of course, my opinion changed, once I bought it. Darn that Steve Jobs! So, he starts to tell me the benefits of the iPad, in conjunction with photography. Well, the first thought that comes out of my mouth is " So, will I be able to jailbreak this iPad?" and he looks at me very confused. "Excuse me?..........Do what?!" Nutty me, I repeat he question. He tells me that I should not say that out loud, and not to repeat it, because that is against Apple's policy. He hooked me up with a camera kit, for the iPad, which seemed easier, and left thinking, OMG! What did I just say?

After that, I realized a valuable lesson. Never, ever, evah, say the word jailbreak in an Apple or any store! :-)

L. Morris (How to directly tether your camera to an iPad)
http://fstoppers.com/iPad