I love my iPad and iPhone and use them both every day. However, I still bring my laptop everywhere. Why? Just in case I need to create or edit content. That maybe source code, it maybe an article or a presentation so I keep it on standby. I take it out of the bag a lot less than I used to but I still need it with me. The tablet is not yet a viable solution for writing long documents, editing documents, creating and editing source code, doing pixel level artwork, animations and complex video editing. Content creation is still done on the PC. And with more and more people falling into the camp of content creators with millions of hackers writing code, millions of video editors putting videos out on YouTube and millions of bloggers, it is hard to think that the post PC era is here. Sure you can do a quick post on your iPad or make quick changes to a presentation, photo or video on your tablet or even your phone but I find it hard to believe that is used for anything more than the quick changes and quick posts and source code on your iPad, even with an attached keyboard, is no easy task. We may get there but I don’t think we are there yet.

On the other hand, content consumption, that is shifting quickly to post PC. Photos, videos, news and social updates are not only easy to consume on mobile devices in many ways those things are more powerful and more fun to do on the post PC devices. I love watching video and flipping through photos on my iPad. Its more engaging and more fun than on a PC. I love reading books on my iPad and am often reading blog posts and other news on the browser and with dedicated apps. I am likely to consume more content this year on mobile devices than on my PC but not likely to create much content on anything but my trusty laptop.