Reply to: iPad Apps

[SimonMac]

Things looks ok, but to work well I would need it on all my devices which starts to get very expensive!

[chef]

Worth £13 ?

I guess it's hard to judge until you try it.

13quid! Is that what i paid?... Looks at istore... Hmm yup 15€, wow, i really should look at the cost of these things more closely...

What can I say, I like lists. It is a very useful app, but on reflection I'm not sure I would pay 13quid for it, but then again I do use it a lot.

[Platypus]

Things - best list writing/keeping app I've found yet

Worth £13 ?

I guess it's hard to judge until you try it.

[cykophysh39]

The bloomberg app is pretty decent

[SimonMac]

Can anyone recommend a good share portfolio management app?

[chef]

I'm resurrecting this thread because I just bought an iPad... I've been through the suggestions in here so far. Good stuff.

Any more ? <waits eagerly>

Thanks!

Weber Grill App - how to Cook anything on BBQ
Posted - great app for tracking all those incoming parcels
Sky fire - I use it as a 2nd browser for when I want to view a flash site
Civilization revolutions - very addictive civ game
Xmarks - sync your bookmarks between devices
Dropbox
Logmein
Epicurious - for finding recipes out of what's left in the fridge
Iconvert - converts any measurement to almost anything else
Pdf reader lite - erm, a PDF reader
Izip - for opening zip files
Tchesspro - good chess game
Qr reader
Barcode
Penultimate - good for sketching out ideas
Things - best list writing/keeping app I've found yet

[eek]

Someone (I think it was cojak) recommended pear note for note taking. It records the conversation as you go which makes understanding the context of your comment easy to follow.

[ThomserveBAS]

I know there was a suggestion for an alternative PDF/document reader on the previous page, but I would recommend GoodReader - it supports a wide range of formats and can connect to various services such as Samba, AFP, FTP, Dropbox, Google Docs etc.

You can set up sync profiles between it and your chosen server, so I use it to have a synced copy of my business documents. Means I always have them to hand, and if I add a document remotely it syncs to my home server next time I perform a sync.

It's also great for reading PDF magazines outside of business hours

[Platypus]

I'm resurrecting this thread because I just bought an iPad... I've been through the suggestions in here so far. Good stuff.

Any more ? <waits eagerly>

Thanks!

[Durbs]

Go for the Netflix and Lovefilm free trials. Both are great apps, I dont watch telly any more. I got both to decide which one to keep but ended up subscribing to both.

Try a stylus too, I'm loving messing around with the freehand drawing apps, Paper by FiftyThree and Art Set are my faves. I've been using Paper to doodle out website and application designs.

As said earlier Logmein Ignition is a great remote desktop app and comes in handy for accessing your own stuff from clientco. I lease a few app servers for Plan B and its good administering them from the iPad.

[original PM]

hmm i think I may have to get an i Pad - mainly cos I have £500 burning a hole in my pocket....

[chef]

some extras I've found:

LogMeIn - ideal for fixing family pc issues and also very useful for playing Diablo III on your ipad. The streaming is very stable
Flight Radar24 pro - great to know where those planes are going overhead
Weatherpro for ipad - the best weather app I can find
Osmos for ipad - VERY addictive game
shazam for ipad - good to know what that song you're hearing on the tv/radio is called
skype
imdb
things for ipad - one of the best reviewed to do list apps

[Qdos Contractor]

I just found Wolfenstein 3D on there, which is brilliant. Exactly the same as the old PC game.

[Scoobos]

He's from Luton, it probably tips him over the edge at least twice a day, don't worry about it!

[Mr.Whippy]

Would love to meet you. Why not pop along to the next CUK bash.