my mother in law has an ipad and she makes very good use of it MashaAllah ....she does all the things you mentioned ...my mum on the other hand is a bit old school ..all this gadgetry and fancy shmancy really intimidates her ..i want her to have a device with just one big SKYPE icon if that is possible..so she can talk to me /kids day or night and not feel left far away from her kids /grandkids ...