It seems the iPad is not a good fit for you. Maybe you could sell it. IPads bring a good price on eBay. I'm sure there is someone out there that could get use out of it.
The iPad doesn't do much more than the iPod touch or iPhone. If you thought that you could replace your laptop or tablet with the iPad, you're in for a disappointment. The iPad is a cumbersome replacement for the iPod Touch an iPhone. Although Apple has developed many good products, this one was a lazy effort on their part. It is a disappointing product. I am still waiting for an Apple product that can compete with the tablet PC.
On the other hand, I find the iPad to be a great device that fits my needs very well. It's not a laptop (or a tablet device, which is really just a laptop anyway), and I did not expect it to be. I checked on the iPad and it's capabilities before committing, and I have been very satisfied. If I want full-blown capabilities, I'll use my lappie. If I want content, news, books, email, editing, etc delivered on a lightweight, battery efficient, easily transported package, I use the iPad.
I watched so many people get on these forums and complain about the iPad not doing everything a laptop/computer can do. Folks, IT WASN'T DESIGNED TO!!!
Sell your iPad(s), and get a netbook or tablet PC and move on. The iPad obviously doesn't fit you needs the way it fits other's requirements. Perhaps you both should have done a bit more research before buying.
No intent to flame-bait, but coming on here to complain about a product not fitting your needs just shows that you didn't do a proper check. Submitting Suggestions to Apple for additional capabilities, etc is a different story altogether..
If the ipad could mount dmg files it would be great. Because you can then use it as a virtual drive to hold allsorts of files and could used it with applications like dropbox. It would be very useful from a secure point because you can have encrypted dmg files....
