If you’re in a meeting or class, you can turn on the iPad’s camera to record notes jotted down on a chalkboard or whiteboard, or take pictures or video of a slide-show presentation.

If you like using videoconferencing but need to reach people who don’t have FaceTime, then you can use Skype instead. Skype works nearly the same as FaceTime, allowing you to make audio or video conferences with almost anyone. Best of all, Skype can run on a Windows or Linux PC, which you can’t call through FaceTime.

Finally, don’t forget that while the iPad’s cameras may not offer the sharpest resolution, they’re still available anywhere you take your iPad. If you get in a car accident, use your iPad to take pictures of the accident scene. If everyone takes their iPad with them everywhere they go, maybe one day we’ll finally get a decent picture of a UFO or Bigfoot that isn’t blurry or out of focus.