
With that in mind, please be aware of the following:
There's a lot to like about this, and industry analysts talk about the "post-PC" era. IPads and other tablet computers offer a compelling, highly-portable instant-on computing experience.
Keep local copies of files with personally identifiable information (PII). Print (unless you get an AirPrint-capable HP Printer). Run an ever-expanding list of other interesting applications. Wolfram Alpha), run specialized applications (caveat: no sensitive work-related files should be stored here! see below) Read/browse files on cloud services such as Dropbox, Box.Net, iCloud etc.
Evernote, but please don't put sensitive information here, as Evernote stores it in the cloud)
Read newspapers (various Newspaper apps).