yes that would be the major downside to doing that type of connection it uses the data plan for the phone and therefore the allotted amount of the data plan would have to be pretty large. I have a minimal data plan for my smartphone so unless I upgraded to the max data plan, which would cost quite a bit more, and also paid for the opportunity to use it as a hot spot, I couldn't do it. I checked into the options with att, who is my carrier for my smartphone, and to be able to get the hot spot option you must upgrade to their max data plan which is not unlimited unfortunately but even the ones that claim to be unlimited are not truly unlimited. Amounts to quite a few additional charges. And even though att tries to say that the coverage is great in fact it's not, here at my house in the Houston area, a major coverage area on their map and a 4G area, I barely have 1-2 bars and not 4g. In Galveston it was about the same, in Louisiana it's worse. I don't know how they determine the map coverage information but I donâÂÂt agree with it from my experience. I am on the lookout for a better solution for the smartphones and the ability to connect with other technology while traveling.

Oh yeah, if I lived closer to the Apple store, I'd already have one.. and a MacBook air! (Though I am not a fan of the PC store.. OK, so the things that start sucking up space are Movies (HD especially), photos/videos, and certain video intensive games. Other files take up space but text files are pretty darn small. Maybe I sound like a cheapskate, but I can buy (and have) a 1 Terabyte passport for less than the price diff between the 64GB ipad air 2 and the 128GB. Given the low cost of storage, the price diff between the models is ridiculous. I am a very casual gamer. I am not recording music with Garage Band or any of the other music composition apps. Other than scrabble, I might play 1-2 games a year. I won't use the camera extensively and when I do, I won't store photos on the ipad. I think the 64GB will be fine. I actually think the 16GB will be fine but I'll go 64. :) Thanks so much everyone!!

Hi, you mention a spreadsheet won't do - why not? With Microsoft Excel, you can sort or filter on any column so easily and keep track of everything you mention, they can store quite a bit of data. You can also add pictures, but Google how to make sure they stay locked to a cell so you can sort and filter at random. The next step towards the inter-relational you mention is your dreaded Access DB or getting technical - easy ends once you step beyond a spreadsheet. I've used Access (it's been a few years) but pretty much meet my own needs so much easier with Excel. MS Access. I use Excel on a MAC, looks like Access is only for pc.

I think what's happening here is that Leslie is looking for a "handheld" label printer which generally have a keyboard, small display, and are capable of printing directly from the machine. Brother P-touch:Dymo LabelManager: What both acraftylady and I suggested were dedicated label printers that require a computer, tablet, or smartphone to create the label and send it to the printer. Epson LW-600P Brother QL-810W Some of the "handheld" units (Dymo, P-touch) also have the ability to print from desktop software, which could certainly be easier than trying to type on a tiny keyboard. Near as I can tell, all require a USB connection to the computer. Obviously an iPad doesn't have a USB port and I think that's where Leslie is running into trouble. I think Leslie's options are to give up on using her iPad to print to a "handheld" label maker or invest in one of the "dedicated" label printers.