For example, I'd like to see easier-to-use on-device functions with regard to app management and folder organization. As it stands, app management--whether through iTunes or via drag-and-drop on the device itself--can become unwieldly when you have a large collection of apps. I'd also like the ability to customize my most frequently used options and move them forward, to minimize how many layers down I have to go to reach them. If anyone can figure out how to make a work elegantly, it's Apple--and I want to see what the company can do.

It's odd that a "post-PC" device, as Steve Jobs calls the iPad, requires a PC for updating the operating system. Regrettably, you also need a PC to transfer files to the iPad (at least, if you want files associated with specific apps or the photo gallery). Ditto for backing up your app data, and for syncing your music and video library with iTunes.

iTunes has long since outgrown its original purpose as a music manager. A decade has passed since its introduction, and now it juggles far more tasks than originally intended. As an app, it's in need of a serious overhaul. iTunes must now handle file-management and backup chores, and it's the single worst file-management program I've seen for any platform. All iPad users have accounts with iTunes--why can't we use the cloud just as we do on Amazon or Google?

The IPad would enjoy a huge boost if users could handle account management directly on the device. At the least, we should be able to do that for music, videos, and apps purchased via iTunes. The idea of a digital locker isn't new; and persistent rumors point to changes in Apple's MobileMe that would turn the service into Apple's complementary cloud component for the iPad.