Moving to the Airstream cloud?

In using the iPad I have been trying to discover the answer to the
frequently ask question: Can that thing replace my laptop? I still
travel with both devices and seek to fly iPad solo soon but there are
still things I need that I can't do with the iPad. I Use iWeb to build
and maintain my websites and I cannot interface without eh design end
of things with the iPad. An iPad lite version of iWeb would be useful
but I fear that the small (16 gig) HD on the device wouldn't begin to
hold my sites folder.

I also shoot and use a lot of videos and pictures and the small HD
fills up quickly, forcing me to choose which media I can and should
take along each time I travel. I live my life with a "junk drawer"
mentality. That is to say,, I'm used to having a huge HD with a LOT of
stuff on it in case I need it. I like knowing that whatever the
circumstance, I'll have that one movie, picture or keynote at my
fingertips. Consider living entirely on the iPad means changing this
strategy and this might be a healthier, more Zen way of life. of course
I store much in the cloud and in multiple locations since my "digital
stroke of a year ago. Learning to organize data for easy retrieval and
counting on connectivity to access these bit and bytes is another
matter.

I liken these challenges to living or vacationing in an Airstream
camper. You can do a lot and have a lot of fun living in one but you
cannot take everything in your house with you. You are forced to choose
what will be most practical and useful when you pack the Airstream and
this may be a good thing. We Americans, with our storage solutions and
leases on storage units, are accustomed to having and keeping a LOT of
things. it's not until the estate sale that follows our death that we
finally give up the accumulated minutiae of a lifetime. Perhaps the
migration to cloud computing will be a positive change for many of use.
I feel the fatigue that accompanies this shift and feel pulled back
toward the "keep everything" approach. That nagging fear that I'll be
without the ONE file that mattered is palpable.

For now my focus is on the fun and easy going nature of the Airstream.
If I can move into this Airstream cloud perhaps I can streamline what
is getting to be a life of digital clutter. I'll keep you informed!