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[–]ShadowAmbipom 18 points19 points ago

You know you've used an iPad too much when you tried to pinch and zoom a picture on a handout sheet in school today.

[–]jamesvdm 12 points13 points ago

When you check a newspaper you already read for new articles.

[–]freeazy 2 points3 points ago

when you rotate the magazine to get a landscape view.

[–]gettingrealdumb 19 points20 points ago

You've used it too much when there are fingerprint smudges all over your other non-touchscreen displays.

[–]ratbastid 3 points4 points ago

Yeah, I'm always fighting the urge to scroll my laptop with my fingers. The trackpad is sort of like the nicotine patch of this particular addiction, but it still happens...

[–]xacked 0 points1 point ago

If you have synaptics their utility actually let's you do the reverse multitouch scrolling

[–]DF7 0 points1 point ago

I feel like that doesn't really make sense on a laptop though. At least, I never get confused when I'm switching between a laptop and an iPad.

[–]xacked 0 points1 point ago

Well whatever works, there's the option there if people want to mimic the same directional motion.

[–]butatwutcost 9 points10 points ago

When you spend more time on the toilet than necessary because you brought your iPad.

[–]DLEEHamilton 12 points13 points ago

try to scroll while reading a paper-based book.

[–]xacked 1 point2 points ago

Swipe! Oh shit I ripped my book page :(

[–]uncleawesome 5 points6 points ago

Try to click a link in a print magazine.

[–]carazy81 6 points7 points ago

you know you've let your daughter play on it to much when every single screen she see's gets "swiped" for the next image.

[–]bear420 5 points6 points ago

You rotate your laptop so the image looks better

[–]stupid_name 3 points4 points ago

Touch the bottom corner of a book and expect the page to curl on its own.

[–]Dionyx 2 points3 points ago

When you start pinching apps on your iPhone

[–]monkeyslikebananas 1 point2 points ago

When you tap on words in a book for the definition.

[–]Kingdomdude -1 points0 points ago

When you tap the top of the screen to scroll to the top.

(I actually would LOVE to have this be a real thing)

[–]TheDrBrian -1 points0 points ago

You look at the top of a newspaper page to check the time.

Yup. And I'm shamed to say I tried touching the magazine once to reveal the hidden controls/time

[–]graverubber -1 points0 points ago

When you turn out the light while reading a magazine.

[–]300zxkyle 1 point2 points ago

you wake up with it on your face.

[–]xJorgex 0 points1 point ago

when your on a website/app and it just shuts off from low battery..

[–]TrancePhreak -1 points0 points ago

you have carpal tunnel

[–]NoodleMaps 0 points1 point ago

When you are amazed what web sites programmed with Flash look like in a normal browser.

[–]paralemptor -4 points-3 points ago

Try to pinch and zoom on the touch pad of your MacBook.

[–]andnever 28 points29 points ago

...you can do this one

[–]paralemptor 4 points5 points ago

Really? ....I never knew!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

tis true

[–]freeazy -3 points-2 points ago

You know you've used an iPad too much when... it's too late.