{"id":116,"date":"2010-06-23T14:04:09","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T18:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ericstechblog.com\/?p=116"},"modified":"2010-06-23T14:09:16","modified_gmt":"2010-06-23T18:09:16","slug":"running-microsoft-office-on-an-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ericstechblog.com\/index.php\/2010\/06\/23\/running-microsoft-office-on-an-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Microsoft Office on an iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve read my past blog entries, I\u2019ve tried to use a Windows 7 Slate to work. I can run everything on it. I have USB ports. I have a 60Gb hard drive. But I don\u2019t have instant on. It\u2019s slow and the battery life is less than half a day. Instant on is critical when I\u2019m trying to multitask or just look up something quickly.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.ericstechblog.com\/index.php\/2010\/06\/23\/running-microsoft-office-on-an-ipad\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-116 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ericstechblog.com\/index.php\/2010\/06\/23\/running-microsoft-office-on-an-ipad\/runningcitrixonipad1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ericstechblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/runningcitrixonipad1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117\" data-attachment-id=\"117\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ericstechblog.com\/index.php\/2010\/06\/23\/running-microsoft-office-on-an-ipad\/runningcitrixonipad1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.ericstechblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/runningcitrixonipad1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"This website only runs on Internet Explorer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This website only runs on Internet Explorer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.ericstechblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/runningcitrixonipad1-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117'>\n\t\t\t\tThis website only runs on Internet Explorer\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ericstechblog.com\/index.php\/2010\/06\/23\/running-microsoft-office-on-an-ipad\/runningcitrixonipad2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ericstechblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/runningcitrixonipad2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-118\" data-attachment-id=\"118\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ericstechblog.com\/index.php\/2010\/06\/23\/running-microsoft-office-on-an-ipad\/runningcitrixonipad2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.ericstechblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/runningcitrixonipad2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Outlook 2010 on an iPad\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Outlook 2010 on an iPad&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.ericstechblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/runningcitrixonipad2-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-118'>\n\t\t\t\tOutlook 2010 on an iPad\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Hence, the iPad. But it doesn\u2019t run Windows. So, how am I going to merge the best of both? Citrix XenApp. By deploying the latest version in my office, I can \u201cpublish\u201d applications to my iPad, a web browser, my iPhone, a Mac, a PC, a thin client, etc. Wow! Cool! Amazing!<\/p>\n<p>Now, I\u2019m happy. I have the instant on of my iPad and the ability to run Flash in a published session of Internet Explorer, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve read my past blog entries, I\u2019ve tried to use a Windows 7 Slate to work. I can run everything on it. I have USB ports. I have a 60Gb hard drive. But I don\u2019t have instant on. 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