hi I’m Evan Carmichael and welcome to another video usually needs videos I
another video usually needs videos I
another video usually needs videos I talk about famous entrepreneurs and the
talk about famous entrepreneurs and the
talk about famous entrepreneurs and the lessons that you can learn from their
lessons that you can learn from their
lessons that you can learn from their success today I’m gonna take a slightly
success today I’m gonna take a slightly
success today I’m gonna take a slightly different approach and I’m going to talk
different approach and I’m going to talk
different approach and I’m going to talk about my iPad I just came back from a
about my iPad I just came back from a
about my iPad I just came back from a vacation and I use my iPad as my main
vacation and I use my iPad as my main
vacation and I use my iPad as my main computing device instead of bringing my
computing device instead of bringing my
computing device instead of bringing my computer and it save might be patient I
computer and it save might be patient I
computer and it save might be patient I want to talk about all the different
want to talk about all the different
want to talk about all the different ways that I used it and hopefully tell
ways that I used it and hopefully tell
ways that I used it and hopefully tell you about a couple apps that you haven’t
you about a couple apps that you haven’t
you about a couple apps that you haven’t heard of and how you might be able to
heard of and how you might be able to
heard of and how you might be able to use it for your next trip as well so
use it for your next trip as well so
use it for your next trip as well so here we go app number one DJ or iPod
here we go app number one DJ or iPod
here we go app number one DJ or iPod driving from Toronto to New York is
driving from Toronto to New York is
driving from Toronto to New York is about a nine hour trip depending on
about a nine hour trip depending on
about a nine hour trip depending on delays at the border
delays at the border
delays at the border they can get really boring if you don’t
they can get really boring if you don’t
they can get really boring if you don’t have music my wife and I have a
have music my wife and I have a
have music my wife and I have a tradition of making a new CD full of
tradition of making a new CD full of
tradition of making a new CD full of songs every time we travel unfortunately
songs every time we travel unfortunately
songs every time we travel unfortunately once we crossing the Buffalo we stopped
once we crossing the Buffalo we stopped
once we crossing the Buffalo we stopped at a Plaza and I loved the car lights on
at a Plaza and I loved the car lights on
at a Plaza and I loved the car lights on I killed our battery we got a new
I killed our battery we got a new
I killed our battery we got a new battery installed that our stereo system
battery installed that our stereo system
battery installed that our stereo system has an anti-theft mechanism that if you
has an anti-theft mechanism that if you
has an anti-theft mechanism that if you change the battery the stereo gets
change the battery the stereo gets
change the battery the stereo gets disabled unless you have the unlock code
disabled unless you have the unlock code
disabled unless you have the unlock code we didn’t have an honest which meant no
we didn’t have an honest which meant no
we didn’t have an honest which meant no music for the rest of our trip enter DJ
music for the rest of our trip enter DJ
music for the rest of our trip enter DJ or iPod luckily I had loaded my songs
or iPod luckily I had loaded my songs
or iPod luckily I had loaded my songs onto my iPad as well before we left we
onto my iPad as well before we left we
onto my iPad as well before we left we had music for the rest of our trip the
had music for the rest of our trip the
had music for the rest of our trip the iPad batteries were awesome and the
iPad batteries were awesome and the
iPad batteries were awesome and the speaker was pretty good in the car we
speaker was pretty good in the car we
speaker was pretty good in the car we found the best spot to put the iPad was
found the best spot to put the iPad was
found the best spot to put the iPad was in the Sun Visor with a speaker pointing
in the Sun Visor with a speaker pointing
in the Sun Visor with a speaker pointing down I bought the DJ app because I’m
down I bought the DJ app because I’m
down I bought the DJ app because I’m also a salsa DJ in my part time it’s the
also a salsa DJ in my part time it’s the
also a salsa DJ in my part time it’s the best app I know that I’ve seen for
best app I know that I’ve seen for
best app I know that I’ve seen for mixing songs and hosting parties but the
mixing songs and hosting parties but the
mixing songs and hosting parties but the native iPod app would have done the
native iPod app would have done the
native iPod app would have done the trick just as well and it’s free
trick just as well and it’s free
trick just as well and it’s free app number two evernote evernote is a
app number two evernote evernote is a
app number two evernote evernote is a cool tool that lets you store notes and
cool tool that lets you store notes and
cool tool that lets you store notes and pictures online and access them from any
pictures online and access them from any
pictures online and access them from any device i’ve used in the past to go
device i’ve used in the past to go
device i’ve used in the past to go paperless and get rid of all my paper
paperless and get rid of all my paper
paperless and get rid of all my paper receipts and after watch the video on
receipts and after watch the video on
receipts and after watch the video on youtube I never really use it for
youtube I never really use it for
youtube I never really use it for anything beyond keeping track of my
anything beyond keeping track of my
anything beyond keeping track of my receipts but this vacation provided a
receipts but this vacation provided a
receipts but this vacation provided a perfect opportunity to test it out
perfect opportunity to test it out
perfect opportunity to test it out before going away I loaded my desktop
before going away I loaded my desktop
before going away I loaded my desktop version of Evernote with information on
version of Evernote with information on
version of Evernote with information on each city that would be visited I put in
each city that would be visited I put in
each city that would be visited I put in places we should visit information about
places we should visit information about
places we should visit information about where we would be docking and a little
where we would be docking and a little
where we would be docking and a little bit of history about the city it
bit of history about the city it
bit of history about the city it automatically synced with my Evernote
automatically synced with my Evernote
automatically synced with my Evernote app on my iPad and whenever we landed in
app on my iPad and whenever we landed in
app on my iPad and whenever we landed in a new city I had all the information at
a new city I had all the information at
a new city I had all the information at my fingertips the basic app is free but
my fingertips the basic app is free but
my fingertips the basic app is free but if you want to be able to have the
if you want to be able to have the
if you want to be able to have the information available offline then you
information available offline then you
information available offline then you need to upgrade for $4.99 a month of
need to upgrade for $4.99 a month of
need to upgrade for $4.99 a month of $44.99 in a year I know some
$44.99 in a year I know some
$44.99 in a year I know some entrepreneurs who store every idea they
entrepreneurs who store every idea they
entrepreneurs who store every idea they have on Evernote and use it as an
have on Evernote and use it as an
have on Evernote and use it as an integral part of their business I’ll
integral part of their business I’ll
integral part of their business I’ll definitely be looking at other ways to
definitely be looking at other ways to
definitely be looking at other ways to incorporate it into my daily life after
incorporate it into my daily life after
incorporate it into my daily life after the great experience from this trip app
the great experience from this trip app
the great experience from this trip app number three
number three
number three sleep pillow my son is a little over two
sleep pillow my son is a little over two
sleep pillow my son is a little over two years old and is used to sleeping with
years old and is used to sleeping with
years old and is used to sleeping with the sound machine that helps drown out
the sound machine that helps drown out
the sound machine that helps drown out any background noise unfortunately in
any background noise unfortunately in
any background noise unfortunately in our haste to leave
our haste to leave
our haste to leave we forgot his sound machine at home
we forgot his sound machine at home
we forgot his sound machine at home there must be an app for that
there must be an app for that
there must be an app for that enter sleep pillow with this app you can
enter sleep pillow with this app you can
enter sleep pillow with this app you can choose from a large selection of sounds
choose from a large selection of sounds
choose from a large selection of sounds to help you fall asleep from water
to help you fall asleep from water
to help you fall asleep from water falling the chimes to spa music our
falling the chimes to spa music our
falling the chimes to spa music our favorite was the electric fan it were
favorite was the electric fan it were
favorite was the electric fan it were like a charm and when you’re traveling
like a charm and when you’re traveling
like a charm and when you’re traveling with the two-year-old nothing beats a
with the two-year-old nothing beats a
with the two-year-old nothing beats a good night’s sleep
good night’s sleep
good night’s sleep app number four male when you’re
app number four male when you’re
app number four male when you’re traveling on a cruise ship connecting to
traveling on a cruise ship connecting to
traveling on a cruise ship connecting to the Internet can cost upwards of $1 per
the Internet can cost upwards of $1 per
the Internet can cost upwards of $1 per minute in the past my wife and I would
minute in the past my wife and I would
minute in the past my wife and I would connect using Microsoft Outlook download
connect using Microsoft Outlook download
connect using Microsoft Outlook download our emails disconnect respond to the
our emails disconnect respond to the
our emails disconnect respond to the emails reconnect and send so we’re not
emails reconnect and send so we’re not
emails reconnect and send so we’re not spending hundreds of dollars on slow
spending hundreds of dollars on slow
spending hundreds of dollars on slow cruise ship Wi-Fi this time I took a
cruise ship Wi-Fi this time I took a
cruise ship Wi-Fi this time I took a different approach I connected my email
different approach I connected my email
different approach I connected my email to my iPad and when we landed in a new
to my iPad and when we landed in a new
to my iPad and when we landed in a new city would find a local Starbucks and
city would find a local Starbucks and
city would find a local Starbucks and connect to download my email after
connect to download my email after
connect to download my email after dinner back onboard the ship
dinner back onboard the ship
dinner back onboard the ship I would load up the emails respond and
I would load up the emails respond and
I would load up the emails respond and the next day connect again in a new city
the next day connect again in a new city
the next day connect again in a new city to send the emails and download new ones
to send the emails and download new ones
to send the emails and download new ones it was unbelievably freeing to not have
it was unbelievably freeing to not have
it was unbelievably freeing to not have to load my laptop to get my emails and
to load my laptop to get my emails and
to load my laptop to get my emails and to be able to reply at my leisure op
to be able to reply at my leisure op
to be able to reply at my leisure op number-five Instapaper and Zeit usually
number-five Instapaper and Zeit usually
number-five Instapaper and Zeit usually when I go on vacation I packed a lot of
when I go on vacation I packed a lot of
when I go on vacation I packed a lot of books and magazines as reading material
books and magazines as reading material
books and magazines as reading material this time my goal was to pack everything
this time my goal was to pack everything
this time my goal was to pack everything I needed for the entire two-week trip in
I needed for the entire two-week trip in
I needed for the entire two-week trip in one backpack and carry it with me books
one backpack and carry it with me books
one backpack and carry it with me books and magazines are heavy so they couldn’t
and magazines are heavy so they couldn’t
and magazines are heavy so they couldn’t come with me
come with me
come with me enter Instapaper Instapaper was after
enter Instapaper Instapaper was after
enter Instapaper Instapaper was after the first app I bought when I got my
the first app I bought when I got my
the first app I bought when I got my iPad what did it allows you to do is
iPad what did it allows you to do is
iPad what did it allows you to do is clip articles that you read online and
clip articles that you read online and
clip articles that you read online and save them to read offline later you can
save them to read offline later you can
save them to read offline later you can install a little button on your browser
install a little button on your browser
install a little button on your browser and whenever you see something that you
and whenever you see something that you
and whenever you see something that you want to read but don’t have the time yet
want to read but don’t have the time yet
want to read but don’t have the time yet click the button it’ll save it and you
click the button it’ll save it and you
click the button it’ll save it and you can read it offline on your iPad
can read it offline on your iPad
can read it offline on your iPad whenever you want I get a lot of my
whenever you want I get a lot of my
whenever you want I get a lot of my reading material from the RSS feeds that
reading material from the RSS feeds that
reading material from the RSS feeds that I subscribe to in Google Reader and
I subscribe to in Google Reader and
I subscribe to in Google Reader and instapaper has built-in intelligence to
instapaper has built-in intelligence to
instapaper has built-in intelligence to work with Google Reader so it’s a
work with Google Reader so it’s a
work with Google Reader so it’s a seamless process I also get my news from
seamless process I also get my news from
seamless process I also get my news from site which is free which has instant
site which is free which has instant
site which is free which has instant paper integration as part of my daily
paper integration as part of my daily
paper integration as part of my daily routine in Toronto I’ll go through my
routine in Toronto I’ll go through my
routine in Toronto I’ll go through my Google Reader and Zeit while I eat
Google Reader and Zeit while I eat
Google Reader and Zeit while I eat breakfast and save anything that’s
breakfast and save anything that’s
breakfast and save anything that’s interesting the instant paper then I’ll
interesting the instant paper then I’ll
interesting the instant paper then I’ll read it on my iPad as I walk to and from
read it on my iPad as I walk to and from
read it on my iPad as I walk to and from work before leaving on this trip I
work before leaving on this trip I
work before leaving on this trip I loaded up my instant paper with lots of
loaded up my instant paper with lots of
loaded up my instant paper with lots of reading material from blogs that I
reading material from blogs that I
reading material from blogs that I follow and when I connected to send
follow and when I connected to send
follow and when I connected to send emails I often loaded up my site to save
emails I often loaded up my site to save
emails I often loaded up my site to save any interesting articles as well it gave
any interesting articles as well it gave
any interesting articles as well it gave me lots of reading material to go
me lots of reading material to go
me lots of reading material to go through offline while relaxing on a deck
through offline while relaxing on a deck
through offline while relaxing on a deck chair on the cruise ship and be carrying
chair on the cruise ship and be carrying
chair on the cruise ship and be carrying around heavy books and magazines with me
around heavy books and magazines with me
around heavy books and magazines with me everywhere
everywhere
everywhere app number six interactive ebooks for
app number six interactive ebooks for
app number six interactive ebooks for kids for those of you who travel with
kids for those of you who travel with
kids for those of you who travel with kids I would definitely recommend
kids I would definitely recommend
kids I would definitely recommend checking out some of the interactive
checking out some of the interactive
checking out some of the interactive ebooks you can install on your iPad we
ebooks you can install on your iPad we
ebooks you can install on your iPad we don’t let our son watch TV yep and we
don’t let our son watch TV yep and we
don’t let our son watch TV yep and we didn’t have space to bring all his books
didn’t have space to bring all his books
didn’t have space to bring all his books so I downloaded a number of e-books that
so I downloaded a number of e-books that
so I downloaded a number of e-books that he thoroughly enjoyed while we were away
he thoroughly enjoyed while we were away
he thoroughly enjoyed while we were away they were educational and also a great
they were educational and also a great
they were educational and also a great way to calm him down when he was getting
way to calm him down when he was getting
way to calm him down when he was getting too tired or worked up there are many
too tired or worked up there are many
too tired or worked up there are many options out there but you have to sort
options out there but you have to sort
options out there but you have to sort through them to find the good ones that
through them to find the good ones that
through them to find the good ones that are age-appropriate my two-year-old
are age-appropriate my two-year-old
are age-appropriate my two-year-old son’s favorites were the monster at the
son’s favorites were the monster at the
son’s favorites were the monster at the end of the book Thomas and Friends
end of the book Thomas and Friends
end of the book Thomas and Friends Mickey spooky night puzzle book and the
Mickey spooky night puzzle book and the
Mickey spooky night puzzle book and the Lorax for dr. Seuss they’re all teach
Lorax for dr. Seuss they’re all teach
Lorax for dr. Seuss they’re all teach reading skills and interactive and allow
reading skills and interactive and allow
reading skills and interactive and allow your kids to explore books in a whole
your kids to explore books in a whole
your kids to explore books in a whole new way as well as give their parents
new way as well as give their parents
new way as well as give their parents some time to relax
some time to relax
some time to relax up number seven maps when traveling in
up number seven maps when traveling in
up number seven maps when traveling in the past I used to get a map of each
the past I used to get a map of each
the past I used to get a map of each place we were visiting research all the
place we were visiting research all the
place we were visiting research all the spots I wanted to visit and mark them on
spots I wanted to visit and mark them on
spots I wanted to visit and mark them on a map the map would usually start to
a map the map would usually start to
a map the map would usually start to wear down on me with all the folding and
wear down on me with all the folding and
wear down on me with all the folding and unfolding throughout the course of the
unfolding throughout the course of the
unfolding throughout the course of the day if we wanted to find something that
day if we wanted to find something that
day if we wanted to find something that I didn’t mark on the map we had to ask
I didn’t mark on the map we had to ask
I didn’t mark on the map we had to ask the locals and hope they gave us the
the locals and hope they gave us the
the locals and hope they gave us the right directions entered the native Maps
right directions entered the native Maps
right directions entered the native Maps app maps is automatically installed on
app maps is automatically installed on
app maps is automatically installed on your iPad and saved me so many times on
your iPad and saved me so many times on
your iPad and saved me so many times on this trip it can automatically detect
this trip it can automatically detect
this trip it can automatically detect where you are in a city and you can
where you are in a city and you can
where you are in a city and you can quickly see where you have to go seen it
quickly see where you have to go seen it
quickly see where you have to go seen it on the big screen was so much more
on the big screen was so much more
on the big screen was so much more helpful than on the iPhone especially
helpful than on the iPhone especially
helpful than on the iPhone especially when you’re in a city as big as New York
when you’re in a city as big as New York
when you’re in a city as big as New York and you want to cover a lot of territory
and you want to cover a lot of territory
and you want to cover a lot of territory we use it to plan our subway routes look
we use it to plan our subway routes look
we use it to plan our subway routes look up sushi restaurants see how far away we
up sushi restaurants see how far away we
up sushi restaurants see how far away we were from our car find our cruise ship
were from our car find our cruise ship
were from our car find our cruise ship and the list went on my favorite use was
and the list went on my favorite use was
and the list went on my favorite use was when I was shopping in a drugstore in
when I was shopping in a drugstore in
when I was shopping in a drugstore in New York City and a grandmother with her
New York City and a grandmother with her
New York City and a grandmother with her baby grandchild asked me if there was a
baby grandchild asked me if there was a
baby grandchild asked me if there was a Walgreens anywhere nearby my Toronto
Walgreens anywhere nearby my Toronto
Walgreens anywhere nearby my Toronto Blue Jays hat didn’t tip her off that I
Blue Jays hat didn’t tip her off that I
Blue Jays hat didn’t tip her off that I was in a local I pulled up my iPad
was in a local I pulled up my iPad
was in a local I pulled up my iPad searched Walgreens and maps and showed
searched Walgreens and maps and showed
searched Walgreens and maps and showed her that there was one two blocks away
her that there was one two blocks away
her that there was one two blocks away and how to get there she was floored and
and how to get there she was floored and
and how to get there she was floored and it made her day number eight
it made her day number eight
it made her day number eight GarageBand I purposely removed any games
GarageBand I purposely removed any games
GarageBand I purposely removed any games I had on my iPad I tried many of them
I had on my iPad I tried many of them
I had on my iPad I tried many of them out for a month and found them to be
out for a month and found them to be
out for a month and found them to be overly addictive and counterproductive
overly addictive and counterproductive
overly addictive and counterproductive better to delete them completely and not
better to delete them completely and not
better to delete them completely and not be tempted but I found myself sometimes
be tempted but I found myself sometimes
be tempted but I found myself sometimes wanting to have some fun in my downtime
wanting to have some fun in my downtime
wanting to have some fun in my downtime instead of reading enter garage read I
instead of reading enter garage read I
instead of reading enter garage read I started using GarageBand when YouTube
started using GarageBand when YouTube
started using GarageBand when YouTube was giving me issues with having
was giving me issues with having
was giving me issues with having background music in my videos even
background music in my videos even
background music in my videos even though I had the rights to use the music
though I had the rights to use the music
though I had the rights to use the music I’m currently uploading about 5 videos
I’m currently uploading about 5 videos
I’m currently uploading about 5 videos per week on my youtube channel and each
per week on my youtube channel and each
per week on my youtube channel and each one of them was a battle with YouTube of
one of them was a battle with YouTube of
one of them was a battle with YouTube of the music rights so I decided to create
the music rights so I decided to create
the music rights so I decided to create my own music and I use GarageBand to do
my own music and I use GarageBand to do
my own music and I use GarageBand to do it the music you hear in the background
it the music you hear in the background
it the music you hear in the background of this video was created by me in brush
of this video was created by me in brush
of this video was created by me in brush man so when I found myself wanting to
man so when I found myself wanting to
man so when I found myself wanting to have a little more fun I cranked open
have a little more fun I cranked open
have a little more fun I cranked open GarageBand and started composing with
GarageBand and started composing with
GarageBand and started composing with earphones on so it’s not the disturbed
earphones on so it’s not the disturbed
earphones on so it’s not the disturbed rest of my family
rest of my family
rest of my family it’s a great way to kill boredom but do
it’s a great way to kill boredom but do
it’s a great way to kill boredom but do something in that somewhat practical
something in that somewhat practical
something in that somewhat practical instead of playing games at least that’s
instead of playing games at least that’s
instead of playing games at least that’s what I told myself in conclusion the
what I told myself in conclusion the
what I told myself in conclusion the trip was made so much easier and more
trip was made so much easier and more
trip was made so much easier and more enjoyable because of the iPad we had
enjoyable because of the iPad we had
enjoyable because of the iPad we had music we could travel lightly we could
music we could travel lightly we could
music we could travel lightly we could sleep we knew where we were going and we
sleep we knew where we were going and we
sleep we knew where we were going and we had a lot more fun being able to travel
had a lot more fun being able to travel
had a lot more fun being able to travel without having used my computer was so
without having used my computer was so
without having used my computer was so liberating
liberating
liberating I can’t imagine ever going back and
I can’t imagine ever going back and
I can’t imagine ever going back and can’t wait for my next trip thank you
can’t wait for my next trip thank you
can’t wait for my next trip thank you for joining me for another video if you
for joining me for another video if you
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