I’m a BIG fan of the new device. But that doesn’t stop me from whining and complaining. The iPad wants to be much more than what it is. And the more one kvetches in the networked world, the more, I believe, that Apple will listen. That’s why God invented early adopters.

1. No Flash. Sorry, but this very long — and very late — explanation from the chief just doesn’t cut it.

2. You can only run one app at a time (at least in the current versions). Serious impediment to productivity.

3. No phone (c’mon, this thing has 3G — it WANTS to be a phone).

4. No camera (this thing WANTS to have a camera).

5. You can’t edit live docs (Google, for example).

6. You can’t save real docs.

7. You have to wipe the screen clean at least once a day. It’s a germ farm extraordinaire. And that’s bad news for everybody ‘cept Klear Screen.