RE iPad (~tamPod) Nope. No desire or need. What I have seen in terms of functioning of such items (including smart phones) is completely foreign (maybe even counterintuitive) to the way I carry on every-day life. And guess what? I don't have/want/need a cell phone either. Or cable. Or satellite. Which means I don't have whopping big 'communications' expenditures. As I said, I love my cave (and my preserved bank account).