3. Safari. I don't like Safari. I have never really liked Safari. But, like every other iOS user, I have been held hostage and stuck using Safari on my iPhone and iPad. There are two things in particular I dislike about Safari on the iPad--switching between different browser screens, and the fact that it's "Safari on the iPad".

The current method of switching from one browser screen to another involves tapping a button that brings up a display of tiles showing all open windows, or a blank one to open a new Web page. It is cumbersome and tedious. Thankfully, iOS 5 will change Safari to be a tabbed browser, so that problem should be fixed shortly.

I'm not aware of a fix for the other issue any time soon. The problem is that the browser is not detected by websites as just a Safari browser--it is detected as a Safari browser on an iPad which results in limited functionality in many cases. No, I am not talking about Flash. I . I am talking about things like trying to use Google Docs or Office 365 and having it work differently than it would if I opened the same sites or services in Safari on a Mac or Windows PC.

4. Multitasking. I have made the argument in the past that on a mobile device. I still maintain that the pseudo-multitasking solution implemented by Apple in iOS is sufficient for a device like the iPhone. While you might want apps to remain open and maintain their status when not in use, the display is only big enough to actually view and use one at a time.

Even on the iPad itself--with significantly more display to work with than an iPhone--you can almost get away with it. But, in order to use the iPad as a primary computing device, I need to connect it to a real monitor via HDMI, or with AirPrint Mirroring when iOS 5 gets here. On a 23-inch monitor, I need to be able to have a Safari browser open on one side of the screen for research, and a Pages app open on the other side to do writing.