So I harbor fantasies of making the truly ultimate alarm clock. I’ve actually schemed about the finer points of alarm clock design since I was a kid, with my college years serving as my main inspiration. I think the iPhone and iPad can both be great alarm clocks that sit on your nightstand, but I’m running into some practical problems with my iPad – it’s case.
Yesterday I bought the Apple dock for the iPad so that it can charge overnight and safely run an app throughout the evening without draining the battery. When I brought the dock home, I discovered that I couldn’t mount the iPad onto the dock.
I have a case for my iPad and it was interfering with my dock. It is the official Apple case. A decent, even if terribly overpriced, case.
Do I need the case? I live in a house with a two year old and a six year old, so the thought of a naked iPad makes the muscles in my back tighten-up with nervous tension. Hmmm – what to do.
Ok – so out come the scissors! I expanded the cut-out in the bottom of the case where the dock goes. I also opened up a rectangular area in the back to match where the back-rest of the dock will sit. Now – the dock mounts fairly well.
So – I hope this little trick works for others. I wish the case had been designed to work with the dock in the first place – I hate hacking with scissors.
