iPad - PRINT ON A COMPUTER

Sometimes, no form of wireless printing from your iPad is adequate� for example, you may need to use special features on your printer such as duplexing or n-up printing that are unavailable in AirPrint or thirdparty printing apps. In these situations, the path of least resistance is to send the documents to a computer, and print from there. Assuming you have access to a computer that�s connected to a printer, it�s a method that nearly always works.

Earlier, in Transfer and View Documents, I provided an overview of some of the many ways you can copy a document from an iPad app to a computer. To review some of the key options:

� Use iTunes to transfer the document to a computer. This requires you to attach the iPad to the computer with a USB cable, so the iPad and the computer must be in the same physical location. (If you want to print via someone else�s computer, be certain to turn off syncing in the iTunes preferences before you make the connection.)

� Use a third-party app to transfer the document wirelessly to the computer, possibly via a cloud-based service such as Dropbox.

� Email the document to yourself, or to someone else who can access a printer, as an attachment.

Another option is also worth mentioning: fax. If you find yourself in need of a hard copy in a location where there�s no printer to be found, you may be able to locate a fax machine. If so, you could use an emailto- fax service such as jConnect (http://www.j2.com/). Email the document to a special address provided by the service to send it to the nearest fax machine, and you�ll have a quick, albeit low-resolution, hard copy.

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iPad - USE A THIRD-PARTY PRINTING APP

If you�re using AirPrint-compatible apps and have an AirPrintcompatible printer, you should have no difficulty printing from your iPad. However, as I mentioned earlier in this chapter, some printing situations fall outside the capabilities of AirPrint, and for those situations, a third-party app may be able to help.

Among the capabilities you can get from printing apps are these:

� Printing the contents of the iPad�s Clipboard (enabling you to copy, and then print, from apps that don�t have a Print command)

� Printing remotely (via the cloud), even over a 3G or EDGE connection

� Printing to PDF files, even from apps that don�t support AirPrint

� Printing calendar and contact data (Apple�s Calendar and Contacts apps don�t support AirPrint)

But I should point out that apps such as Maps that don�t create or view documents, and have no means of selecting and copying everything on the screen, are generally incompatible with all these printing methods. In some cases, you can work around this limitation by taking a screenshot (press the Sleep button and the Home button at the same time) and printing the resulting graphic, which appears in the Saved Photos
album in the Photos app.

Here are some of the third-party tools you can use to print from an iPad:

� Air Sharing HD: This iPad app is designed mainly for transferring, storing, and viewing files (see Transfer and View Documents), but it also does a splendid job of printing any of those documents�as well as documents sent from other apps, such as Mail attachments, via Document Support. Air Sharing HD can communicate directly with shared printers on a local network�no helper application required. (Avatron Software, $9.99)

� ePrint: This universal app prints directly to networked printers, no helper application required. It can print Web pages from its built-in browser; data from your Photos, Calendar, and Contacts apps; documents from an iDisk or WebDAV server; the contents of the Clipboard; and notes you�ve typed in the app. It also accepts input via Document Support. (Microtech, $2.99)

� PrintCentral for iPad: PrintCentral prints directly to Wi-Fi and AirPrint-compatible printers or, with a helper program running on your computer, to pretty much any other printer. If you�re not connected to the same network as your printer, it can forward print jobs over the Internet, even from a 3G or EDGE connection. It can print Mail attachments and other files received via Document Support, the Clipboard, photos, contacts, Web pages, and files transferred from your computer either through iTunes or using the app�s built-in Web server�and can �print� to PDF files with an extra in-app purchase of $1.99. (EuroSmartz, $9.99; a universal version, called PrintBureau, is also available for $12.99)

� Print Magic HD: This simple app can print directly to any networked printer, and can handle pictures and the contents of the Clipboard as input; a $1.99 in-app purchase adds the capability to �print� to PDF files. (Wellala, $4.99)

� PrinterShare Mobile: This app offers what it calls �remote printing�: It sends data such as photos, contacts, Web pages, or the contents of your Clipboard to your PrinterShare account in the cloud; from there, it can go to any computer in the world with the necessary helper software installed, and finally to any printer available from that computer. The service is free for first 20 pages, but then costs $4.95 for 100 pages, or $9.95 per month for unlimited pages. It can also print to nearby Wi-Fi and AirPrint-compatible printers without a helper application. (Dynamix Software, free)

Of these apps, I�ve been happiest with Air Sharing HD and PrintCentral. Interestingly, the former is a document transfer app with bonus printing features, and the latter is a printing app with bonus document transfer features!

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iPad - USE A TEXT EDITOR

Whereas Mac OS X includes frameworks that make it easy to develop applications that produce fully styled text, it�s more of a programming challenge on an iPad, even for something as simple as italics. Plus, the iPad�s physical design and its use of a multi-touch display in place of a mouse make it more cumbersome for a user to manipulate styles and other page elements than on a conventional computer. For these and other reasons, text editors are more common on the iPad than full word processors.

One obvious option is Notes, which is included as part of iOS and works just like the version on the iPhone and iPod touch. Notes can sync with your computer and your other Apple devices. And in iOS 4, it can finally sync wirelessly, which it does by storing notes on any IMAP server, including MobileMe. Plus, Apple has finally provided alternatives to the awful Marker Felt font; in Settings > Notes you can opt for Chalkboard (equally bad) or Helvetica (much better) instead.

Although these improvements make Notes a perfectly decent notetaking app, you still can�t change the size or style of the font that Notes uses. The legal-pad background is cute, but it doesn�t improve readability.

And syncing via IMAP works reasonably well, but you can�t edit notes directly on your IMAP server; you must use the Notes app. For these reasons and more, you may want to use a more flexible app for creating, editing, and syncing plain-text notes. Here are a few suggestions:

� Edito: A text editor designed especially for Markdown, Edito lets you preview your rendered text within the app, and includes shortcuts for entering common tags. (Cognoscens, $4.99)

� Elements: As text editors go, Elements has just about everything, including Markdown preview, word count, and support for Dropbox and TextExpander touch. (Second Gear, $4.99)

� iA Writer: One of the highest-rated text editors, iA Writer offers Dropbox sync and special virtual keyboard controls for navigation and punctuation. It also has a �focus mode� in which all the text on the screen except the current paragraph is dimmed. (Information Architects, $4.99)

� My Writing Spot for iPad: This specialized text editor offers features geared toward book authors, such as word count, dictionary, and thesaurus�and it syncs your documents with the developer�s Web app. (PT Software Solutions, $4.99)

� MarkdownNote: This Markdown editor, unlike Edito and Elements, has a two-pane display with your Markdown code in one and a live preview of the rendered text in the other. It also includes TextExpander touch support. (CodingRobots, $3.99)

� PlainText: This attractive, minimalist text editor offers word count and syncs its files with Dropbox, so you can easily access them on any platform. (Hog Bay Software, free)

� Simplenote: This brilliantly simple universal app stores your notes in the cloud (with local copies, so you can work offline). You can access your notes in a Web browser or in any of several desktop applications (I like Notational Velocity, http://notational.net/, free). And, the font is a nice, clear Helvetica�on a plain white background. Although I have several of these text editor apps on my iPad, Simplenote is the one I use most often. (Codality, free)

� Split Pea: If you need to take notes while surfing the Web, this is the app for you. It puts a browser in one pane and a Markdowncompatible plain-text editor in the other. (Martin Gordon, $3.99)

� Trunk Notes: Like many other text editors, Trunk Notes supports Markdown and syncs to Dropbox. What�s unusual is that it�s also a wiki editor�that is, your documents can include live links to each other, as well as to Web sites and documents in other supported apps. Trunk Notes also offers Wi-Fi sync, audio recording, camera support, and numerous other features. (Apps On The Move, $3.99)

� Writings: Writings is an elegant plain-text editor with a number of spiffy little touches, such as adjustable page width. It syncs to your Dropbox and includes TextExpander touch support. (ice cream studios, $4.99)


Text Editors for Programmers
People who write software or create Web sites for a living also need the services of a text editor�but not just any text editor. A programmer�s text editor should offer features such as a monospaced font, line numbering, syntax coloring for a variety of programming languages, and preferably direct support for opening and saving files on FTP or WebDAV servers. Examples of iPad apps with some or all of these features include:

� Editor for iPad: This editor includes syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Perl, and Ruby, and has shortcuts for entering common tags and text patterns. (YBOOM International, $3.99)

� Objective-C Editor: As its name suggests, this is an editor for Objective-C code; it integrates with Dropbox for easy file transfer. (Tsuyoshi Hyuga, $$6.99)

� Textastic: Featuring auto-indentation, Web preview for HTML files, TextExpander touch support, and syntax styling for many languages (including HTML, Objective-C, PHP, and Python), this text editor is useful for making quick code tweaks on the go. (Alexander Blach, $9.99)

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iPad - CHOOSE A TEXT-PROCESSING APPROACH

You can write a letter, article, or book using lots of different tools� pen and paper, a typewriter, a text editor, a word processor, or a page layout application. Nothing prevents you from opening, say, InDesign on a Mac to type up your grocery list. But that�s like using a blowtorch when a candle would suffice. For me�and I�m speaking as someone who spends pretty much all his work time typing�I find it much more efficient to match the tool to the task. When I�m writing something that requires little or no formatting, I use a text editor (such as BBEdit on a Mac), and I save my files in plain text (.txt) format so I know they�re 100 percent compatible with every device or app I might ever want to use to view them. I turn to a full-blown word processor (such as Word, Pages, or Nisus Writer Pro on a Mac) only when I specifically need capabilities that a text editor lacks.

The same logic applies to iPad apps. I have Pages and several other word processors on my iPad, but when I don�t need all their extra capabilities, I use something simpler that�s quicker to open, less fiddly to use, and easier to get documents into and out of. This approach works well for me, and I recommend it to you, too.

You may be thinking that �plain text� sounds dull and useless, but that�s not necessarily the case. After all, most of the world�s great books consist of nothing but words, with nary an italic character! Indeed, even on a Mac or PC, it�s extremely common for novelists, poets, and other creative writers to choose simple, distraction-free programs to help them focus on the words and nothing else. Personally, I prefer to use plain text whenever possible, even (maybe especially) for email, letters, and other personal correspondence.

Plain text is also great for writing articles, blog posts, and the like using John Gruber�s Markdown syntax for text-based formatting (http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/), which is supported by many blogging and publishing tools. For example, Macworld asks its authors to use Markdown, which includes simple tags that can be converted later to italics, clickable URLs, bulleted lists, and so on. That way, writers get the simplicity of using plain text, while readers get the benefits of styles and structural elements that make the text more robust.

To summarize: if you can write in plain text, it�s a good idea to do so� especially on an iPad, where styled-text options are more limited and controls for manipulating styles and layout are sometimes cumbersome to use. For suggestions on choosing an app to write in plain text, see Use a Text Editor (next) and if you�re looking for an app to write programming code in, skip ahead to Text Editors for Programmers.

Of course, plain text doesn�t always cut it. If you want to create an impressive r�sum�, an academic paper with references and diagrams, a brochure, or a poster, the capability to tweak your document�s appearance is obligatory. Although Markdown has tags that can be converted to tables, numbered lists, and various kinds of headings, sometimes (as when writing Take Control books!) an author needs much more extensive formatting control. And, since Microsoft Word (.doc) format has been, for many years, the de facto standard for exchanging word-processing documents, you may have to open and edit Word files on your iPad whether or not they truly �need� the capabilities of a full word processor.

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iPad ALTERNATIVE BROWSERS

When it comes to browsing on the iPad, Safari isn�t the only game in town. Most (if not all) of the browsers in the iTunes Store are based on the same WebKit engine as Safari, which means they should render Web pages exactly the same way. However, features outside the Web page itself, such as tabs, bookmarks, download management, searching, and so on can be much different�and developers have created some interesting variations that may serve your needs better. Dozens of alternative browsers exist (go to the iTunes Store and search for �browser�), and of course not all are created equal. Of those I�ve tried, four in particular stand out as serious competitors to Safari. All four of these offer proper desktop-style tabbed browsing, including the crucial capability to open links in background tabs. Beyond that, however, their features vary tremendously.


Atomic Web Browser
The universal app Atomic Web Browser (Rich Tech, $0.99,), lets you save pages for offline viewing and features a private browsing mode, in which browsing history, cookies, and other data isn�t saved; an optional full-screen view; editable ad filters; form auto-fill; VGA output; multi-touch and shake gestures; and numerous other options.


iCab Mobile
Alexander Clauss�s iCab has been around on the Mac for eons, and now it�s available as a $1.99 universal iCab Mobile app (Figure 13). iCab Mobile is a mature, full-featured browser with a feature list that�s remarkably similar to that of Atomic Web Browser, but with an even richer set of customization options and a more polished, Safari-like look and feel. iCab can download Web pages and even PDFs for offline viewing. Like Atomic Web Browser, it offers a private browsing mode, a full-screen view, configurable filters, and form auto-fill. It also connects to your Dropbox for uploading and downloading files and bookmarks, and it supports VGA output with the option of showing the entire screen or just the page contents on an external display. In fact, it�s hard to think of a feature it doesn�t offer�and as a result, I find myself using iCab more often than any other third-party browser.


Perfect Web Browser
Unlike the other browsers in this list, which favor a monochrome interface, Perfect Web Browser has nice, colorful icons on its toolbar and tab bar. It offers full-screen browsing, a private mode, and the option to render pages as a desktop browser would (for times when you want to avoid the mobile version of a Web site). It also lets you save pages for offline viewing and supports VGA output. It doesn�t have quite the feature set that iCab Mobile does, but it�s a solid, highly rated browser. (Ingenious Creations, $2.99)


Terra
If you don�t want or need lots of bells and whistles but are simply looking for something that�s very much like Safari but with tabbed browsing, archiving, and full-screen support, you might like Terra (Readdle, free). It has a simple, uncluttered interface and a remarkably sparse Settings view, but it still manages to offer a private browsing mode, passcode protection, and the capability to masquerade as another browser.


Multi-pane Browsers
A large number of browser apps try to solve the problem of the iPad having no windows by putting two independent browser panes on the screen at once, letting you view two different Web sites side-by-side, or above and below, as the case may be. A random sampling of such apps:
� Browser Duo (McLean Mobile Solutions, $1.99)

� Multitasking Browser (innovPixels, $2.99)

� Split Pea (Martin Gordon, $3.99)

� Split Screen (Fifth Column Code, $0.99)

I should also mention a related and growing app category: those that combine a Web browser with something else, so that you can do two or more related activities at once. For example:

� IM+ Pro: This all-purpose instant messaging client (see Use Instant Messaging) also has a built-in browser, so you can chat and surf at the same time. (SHAPE Services, $9.99)

� Multitasking for iPad: This app puts a Web browser, Twitter client, and Facebook client on the screen at the same time. (Makayama.com, $0.99)

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1Password

The one iPad app I couldn�t possibly live without is 1Password, by Agile Web Solutions. 1Password stores my user names and passwords for hundreds of Web sites, generates new random passwords when I need them, remembers the serial numbers for my software and the numbers of my credit cards, and saves me an untold amount of time and effort while keeping my critical information safe. It also, of course, syncs wirelessly with 1Password on my Mac and iPhone. (I�ve written much more about 1Password, and other password utilities, in Take Control of Passwords in Mac OS X.) If you already own 1Password Pro ($14.99), note that it�s a universal app that works great on the iPad as well as on the iPhone and iPod touch. If you have only an iPad and want to save a few bucks, you can instead get 1Password for iPad ($9.99).

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UNDERSTAND THE iPAD�S IM CHALLENGES

So you want to carry on a chat with someone who uses AIM, iChat, Jabber, or any of several other instant messaging systems. No problem: go to the iTunes Store, download a suitable app, and you�re on your way. But first, you should be aware of a peculiarity of instant messaging on the iPad.

Even though iOS 4 supports multitasking, the multitasking capabilities are limited to a small set of specific situations�and instant messaging isn�t one of them. If you switch from an instant messaging app to another app, the IM app doesn�t keep running as usual in the background, waiting for the next message to arrive. Ordinarily it pauses, suspending its operation in such a way that when you switch back, it can instantly pick up where you were before.

This means that if you�re running an IM app, that�s normally the only thing you�re doing�you can�t have a chat going in a corner of your screen while you work on something else. (Well, you can, but only within limits�keep reading for details.) And, if that�s how you like to do things, fantastic, but for many people accustomed to having lots of applications open at once on a computer, it may feel quite limiting.

One partial solution is push notifications. If you use an IM app that supports this feature (most do) and you turn it on, then you can remain logged in even when the app isn�t running, and a pop-up alert appears whenever you have a new message. You still have to switch to your IM app to read or reply to the message, but at least you�re not completely out of the loop.

Another approach is to build other features (Web browsing, Twitter, Facebook, or whatever) into an IM app�or the other way around. Several such multitasking apps exist (as I discuss just ahead), and if you use one of them, you can do several things at once, but only within the limits of what the app offers. Still another way to have your cake and eat it too is to use a Web browser that lets you display multiple pages on the iPad�s screen at the same time (see Multi-pane Browsers, ahead), and use a Web-based IM client in one of them.

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iPad - COMBINE NOTE-TAKING ACTIVITIES

A common way to take notes in a meeting or lecture is to record all the audio for reference, but also make your own textual annotations and comments. Unsurprisingly, lots of iPad apps let you do this, whether you prefer to scribble notes with your fingertip or a stylus, or type them on a virtual or physical keyboard. A few samples:

� All Notes: This iPad app lets you combine writing, drawing, typed notes, and audio recordings with shapes, lists, outlines, and diagrams. (telience.com, $4.99)

� Circus Ponies Notebook: Much like its Mac OS X counterpart, the iPad version of Notebook is an ideal all-purpose note-taking and snippet-keeping tool. You can type, write, or draw; create outlines; record audio (synced with your typed notes); annotate PDFs; and sync notebooks with the Mac version. (Circus Ponies Software, $29.99)

� Evernote: Discussed further in the context of saving information from the Web (see Supplement Safari, ahead), this universal app lets you type (but not write) notes and record audio; sync your data to the cloud; and view or listen to it on a Mac, PC, or nearly any smartphone. (Evernote, free)

� Notes Plus: Write, type, or record audio in this nicely designed app. Like Penultimate, it can filter out input from a hand resting on the iPad�and even scroll the display as your hand moves. (Viet Tran, $5.99)

� PaperDesk: Take notes by writing, drawing, typing, and/or recording audio, and organize pages into notebooks. (WebSpinner, $1.99)

� smartNote: This simple, nicely designed iPad app lets you record audio as well as write, draw, or type on screen. And it�s smart enough to ignore your wrist if it�s resting on your iPad as you write. (Christopher Thibault and Brendan Lee, $2.99)

� SoundNote: SoundNote (previously called SoundPaper) lets you type notes while recording, and unlike the other apps in this list, keeps track of the points during the recording when you typed each particular item so that you can quickly refer to the relevant audio later. (David Estes, $4.99)

� Sundry Notes: In the same vein as smartNote, this virtual notepad lets you write, draw, type, and record audio. You can also insert symbols, graphs, and special characters, annotate PDFs, and more. (inZania, free)

� WhiteNote: Write, draw, record sounds, and add graphics with this all-purpose note-taking app. You can also import and annotate PDF documents and share your notebooks in real time with other iPad users nearby via Bluetooth�or show them on an external VGA display. (Sliced-Pi, $3.99)

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TAKE HANDWRITTEN NOTES with iPad

Many years ago, I had a meeting at Apple�s headquarters in Cupertino. The Apple employee I�d come to talk to walked into a conference room with an armload of tech. He put his PowerBook on the table, followed by his Newton MessagePad. After a few minutes this guy realized that he needed to take notes on what I was saying, and guess which device he used�neither! He pulled out a paper notepad and started writing.

Regardless of how good a real or virtual keyboard may be, sometimes there�s no substitute for the immediacy and flexibility of pen and paper. So it should come as no surprise that quite a few iPad apps try to emulate the experience of writing in a physical notebook. And if you�re trying to remain inconspicuous in a meeting, �writing� on an iPad (perhaps concealed in a notebook) is less likely to attract attention than typing.

All these apps let you use your fingertip as the pen. However, you may find it difficult to write accurately with your finger, especially at smaller sizes, and your fingertip may block your view of what you�re writing. So you might pick up an iPad-compatible stylus, such as Ten One Design�s Pogo Sketch (http://tenonedesign.com/products.php?application=iPad, $14.99) or any of several models made by DAGi (http://www.dagi.com.tw/front/bin/rcglist.phtml?Rcg=2), which are notable in that many have transparent tips that make it easier to see what you�re doing. However, be aware that with any stylus, if you rest your hand on the iPad as you write, you can make stray marks or prevent the app from seeing your input. That means you may have to adopt an unnatural and uncomfortable writing position.

Examples of apps that let you write notes by hand include:

� Jot: Jot lets you write or sketch on a mini whiteboard, optionally adding typed notes, labels, and comments. You can also share your jots by email or show them on an external VGA display. (Tabula Rasa, $7.99)

� Penultimate: This app tries to look exactly like a plain notebook (with plain, lined, or graph paper). You can write or draw with the pen, erase, and delete�and show your work on an external VGA display. Interestingly, the app also attempts to filter out any stray marks made by resting your wrist on the iPad while you write, which is both uncommon and helpful. (Cocoa Box Design, $3.99)

� Write Now XL for iPad: Write or draw in a variety of colors and line widths, with any of several page backgrounds�and even change the offset so that your fingertip doesn�t cover what you�re writing. (JetWare, $2.99)

� WritePad for iPad: Unlike the others here, WritePad performs handwriting recognition�what you write is immediately turned into editable text. You can type in WritePad if you prefer, but you can�t draw�the lines themselves aren�t saved, only the text. In my brief testing both with and without a stylus, accuracy left something to be desired, although it�s supposed to improve with training. (Stan Miasnikov, $9.99)

Although these apps focus on handwritten input, scads of other apps support handwriting along with typing and/or audio recording.

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iPad To Don�t

One of the inexplicable omissions in the original iPhone OS�and still the case in iOS 4 on the iPad�is a lack of tasks. Sure, you can view and sync your calendars, but any to-do items on those calendars will be missing, and none of the iPad�s built-in apps displays or syncs to-do items from your Mac or PC.

I don�t know why this is, or whether Apple will ever provide an official remedy, but in the meantime, oodles of third-party developers will be happy to sell you (or even give you) apps that manage to-do lists ranging from simple to elaborate. For example:

� 2Do: A beautifully designed app, 2Do has tons of features and high ratings�but note that if you want to sync over the air with MobileMe, you must make an extra in-app purchase of $2.99. (Guided Ways Technologies, $6.99)

� BusyToDo: Although this app currently runs only at iPhone size on an iPad, it�s the only one of these that syncs directly and wirelessly to your iCal (or BusyCal) to do list via MobileMe. (BusyCal, $4.99)

� GoTasks: This easy-to-use app syncs to-do items between your iPad and Google Tasks. (Evgeniy Shurakov, free)

� OmniFocus for iPad: Many regard this app (along with its Mac counterpart) as the ultimate Getting Things Done-style task manager�expensive, but worth it. (The Omni Group, $39.99)

� Sorted: If you want a simple, elegant, and inexpensive task manager without lots of bells and whistles, this iPad app from Si may do the trick. (Si, $0.99)

� Task PRO: Among other features, this universal app lets you divide a task into subtasks, and view or edit tasks on your computer using a Web browser. (AlifSoft, $1.99)

� TaskTask HD: This app syncs tasks with an Exchange server. (RyanGregg.com, $4.99)

� Things for iPad: This somewhat pricey but well-designed task manager syncs with the software�s Mac and iPhone/iPod touch versions. (Cultured Code, $19.99)

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USE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS with iPad

If you�re used to using a Mac keyboard, most of the same keyboard shortcuts you�re already familiar with work the same way on your iPad with any physical keyboard (iPad Keyboard Dock or a Bluetooth keyboard). Here are some of the most useful ones:

� Undo the last action: Command-Z.

� Redo an action after undoing it: Command-Shift-Z.

� Cut selected item, putting it on the Clipboard: Command-X.

� Copy selected item, putting it on the Clipboard without removing it: Command-C.

� Paste the contents of the Clipboard: Command-V.

� Select everything on the page or screen: Command-A.

� Move the insertion point: Press any arrow key.

� Move the insertion point by word: Hold down Option while pressing an arrow key.

� Move the insertion point to the beginning or end of the current line: Hold down Command while pressing the Left or Right arrow key.

� Move the insertion point to the top or bottom of the currently displayed text: Hold down Command while pressing the Up or Down arrow key.

� Select characters to the left or right of the insertion point: Hold down Shift and press the Left or Right arrow key.

� Select by word: Hold down Option and Shift and press the Left or Right arrow key to select the previous or next word.

� Select by line: Hold down Shift and press the Up or Down arrow key to select everything from the insertion point to the corresponding location in the line above or below.

Keep it going: When selecting text with the keyboard, the selection expands or contracts as you continue pressing the keys (or hold them down).

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Adopt the Right iPad Mindset - TAKE IT WITH YOU EVERYWHERE

You may be wondering, as many other people are, whether having an iPad means you can leave your laptop at home�at least some of the time. That depends, of course, on a lot of variables. But instead of trying to answer that question abstractly, you can gather experimental evidence to figure it out for real.

Try this.

For the next two weeks, take your iPad with you everywhere you possibly can. It�ll fit in any backpack or briefcase and many purses. It�s so light that if you�re already planning to carry pretty much anything else, you�ll barely notice having your iPad along as well.

If you think you might need your laptop too, no problem. Do as I do: slip your iPad into a spare pocket in your laptop case! But also make a point of carrying it when you go out without your laptop. One way or another, have it with you wherever you go. (Naturally, make exceptions when going to the pool, riding a rollercoaster, or running a marathon�common sense applies as usual!)

The point of this experiment is to make your iPad available to yourself in as many situations as possible. You can�t use it if it�s not there, but if it is there and you try to get some work done, you may find that your creativity kicks in, and novel uses or techniques occur to you. You may think to yourself, �If only there were an app that did such-and-such,� and then find that there is indeed such an app.

And, if you have your laptop too, try using the iPad first. See for yourself what�s possible, what�s awkward, and what�s out of the question. With a couple weeks� experience, you should have a good feel for when and to what extent the iPad can be the only device you need�perhaps with the addition of some software and an accessory or two.

Best of all, you may discover that you can now get �real� work done in places you never could before�on the subway, while waiting in line, or even (you know you�re thinking it) in the bathroom.

Do be careful not to get your iPad wet, though!

Source of Information : TidBITS-Take Control of Working with Your iPad 2011

Adopt the Right iPad Mindset - EXPECT CHANGE

I�ve already mentioned this a few times, but I want to be sure it sinks in: the iPad landscape is in a state of flux, and will be for some time. As I write the second edition of this book, the iPad has been shipping for over seven months, during which time the number of apps and accessories has burgeoned, iOS itself has had a significant makeover, and loads of other manufacturers have tried to copy Apple�s formula with their own tablet devices. Even so, this is just the beginning.

The iPad is still so new that the rules and expectations governing what it can and should do are in their earliest stages of evolution. Tens of thousands more apps will inevitably appear�and the ones that already exist will change dramatically. iOS will continue to evolve. And new iPad models (with, undoubtedly, additional hardware capabilities) will reshape the iPad landscape again and again.

Therefore, as I discuss or recommend certain apps�or complain about how certain things are hard to do�bear in mind that a better solution may appear at any time. The best way to do something today may not be best tomorrow. It pays to check the App Store regularly, to keep up with iPad news�on TidBITS (http://www.tidbits.com/)�and elsewhere, and in general to keep yourself apprised of the changing environment in which you now find yourself.

Whatever you do, don�t get into a rut. Be willing to change your mind about which apps you use and how you go about accomplishing various tasks. Expect that you�ll do things differently next week, and differently again next month. The iPad is a dynamic platform�and that means change is in the nature of the product.

Source of Information : TidBITS-Take Control of Working with Your iPad 2011

Adopt the Right iPad Mindset - ADOPT THE PIONEERING SPIRIT

Apple would like the gadget-buying public to believe the iPad is a magical device that will forever change the way people interact with digital media, the Internet, and each other. It�s not merely a big iPod, a keyboard-less laptop, or a tablet computer that just happens to be running iOS instead of the Windows, Linux, or Android operating systems. It is, in fact, an entirely new category of device that will break old paradigms and spawn new ones.

And you know what? Apple may turn out to be right about all that. Years from now we may all look back on the introduction of the iPad as the moment the world changed. But if that happens, it won�t be because of a chunk of aluminum, glass, plastic, and silicon. It will be because of the clever apps developers came up with, the novel uses iPad owners discovered for their devices, and the ways in which those two factors influenced the development of hardware and software� including future generations of the iPad, competing products, and spin-offs from Apple and other manufacturers.

My point is this. Even though Apple has sold millions of iPads and developers have shipped tens of thousands of iPad apps, this platform is still in its infancy�and you, as an early iPad owner, are a pioneer, a trailblazer. You are among the people who will figure out what the iPad is best for, and who will create the demand for new and improved apps, accessories, and iPad models. What you do will help determine what the iPad is, and what it becomes.

As a pioneer, you should not expect that the solution to every problem will be neatly packaged and readily available. Everyone�Apple, app developers, other iPad users, and writers�is still figuring this stuff out, just like you. I�ll share with you what I�ve discovered so far, of course, but I don�t pretend to offer definitive solutions.

Instead, I encourage you to think of using the iPad, especially for work, as an adventure. It�s like going camping�you�re not entering entirely uncharted territory, but neither will you have all the conveniences of home or the familiarity of your normal surroundings.

Be prepared to improvise, and to embrace odd solutions. You�re on the cutting edge, and with all the excitement and advantages of that comes some uncertainty. Go with the flow. You may have to employ some unusual workarounds to do what you want to do right now, but in the future, almost everything about the iPad will get better. And in the meantime, you�ll still be more productive than your coworkers, and the envy of your iPad-less friends!

Source of Information : TidBITS-Take Control of Working with Your iPad 2011

Adopt the Right iPad Mindset - DON�T THINK OF IT AS A COMPUTER

Let�s get this out of the way right up front: the iPad is no substitute for a conventional computer. It may be tempting to think of it as a computer�after all, it has the same kind of display, processor, and networking capabilities; uses an operating system derived from Mac OS X; and runs applications you normally see on a computer, such as Web browsers, email clients, and word processors. You can trick it out with a full-size keyboard and other accessories to make it look and act very much like a computer. And yes, of course, if you want to get picky about it, technically the iPad does meet the definition of �computer�!

But if you think of it as a computer, you�ll assume it should do everything your Mac or PC can do, in the same way, and that simply isn�t so. Sure, the iPad can do lots of things better than a computer (owing mainly to its multi-touch display), but that doesn�t mean it can replace your computer. Even if the iPad could entirely meet your work needs, you�d still need a computer for a few important tasks�setting up your iPad initially, installing firmware updates, backing up your data, and syncing large media files, for example. So, let�s be clear that the iPad won�t replace your computer�it most likely won�t become the main device with which you get most of your work done. Instead, it will be a supplemental device that you use for certain tasks, or in certain situations, instead of your computer.

Source of Information : TidBITS-Take Control of Working with Your iPad 2011

The 5 Best Apps for Business

These apps have the greatest potential to improve your business!

Apple has achieved 80 percent penetration of the FORTUNE 100 and has demonstrated that the iPhone can provide powerful capabilities to business. And as the iPad continues to gain momentum in the marketplace, it is being embraced faster and even more openly than the iPhone has been.

This collection of the best five business solutions highlights the apps that have demonstrated a strong capability to extend business information, data, and systems to information workers wherever they might be. As small businesses and larger enterprises continue to embrace the iOS platform, this application segment will continue its explosive growth and deliver even more powerful solutions to the mobile worker.



5 � Keynote (iPad)
$9.99, iPad only, app2.me/2481
Even though Keynote is more of a productivity app than business app, it is popular with road warriors everywhere, allowing them to create, view, import, and make presentations on the go. Keynote turns the iPad into an incredibly elegant presentation tool that can be connected to a projector or simply display a series of slides on the iPad itself. With instant on, Keynote transforms the iPad into a living, breathing presentation that allows you to simply forget about the technology and get down to business.



4 � Citrix Receiver (iPhone/iPad)
Free, iPhone/iPod touch version: app2.me/3024, iPad version: app2.me/3025
Citrix Receiver lets you access virtual desktops, applications, and data, giving you the ability to extend existing line-of-business applications to the iPhone and iPad. It�s a very simple and powerful solution that works very well with applications that are easily used with a touch screen and in environments where there are fast and reliable internet connections. This makes it a very good solution for many, but not all situations. Organizations should seriously evaluate it if their solutions can leverage Citrix, especially if the organization already has an investment in Citrix infrastructure.



3 � Cisco WebEx
Free, iPhone/iPod touch version: app2.me/3022, iPad version: app2.me/3023
WebEx has helped mobile workers bridge the distance between the conference room and remote work sites, allowing them to participate in meetings wherever they are. It transforms your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad into a mobile Web conferencing portal that lets you view shared content, chat, voice conference over VoIP, and more. It�s a powerful app, but it�s not perfect. We eagerly await the day that Cisco enhances this app to allow mobile users to lead meetings.



2 � Salesforce Mobile
Free, (requires a salesforce.com account), iPhone/iPod touch only, app2.me/3021
Salesforce.com mainstreamed cloud computing for large and small businesses, and the mobile companion to the Web-based service is fairly revolutionary in its own right. The app lets you access sales information stored in your salesforce.com account and provides significant and powerful out-of-the box functionality for accessing and editing CRM information. It also provides the ability to extend the application with your own custom data objects and functionality.



1 � Roambi Visualizer
Free, iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad versions, app2.me/2428
Businesses have been waiting for nearly a decade for a useful Mobile Business Intelligence solution, but it wasn�t until Roambi launched Visualizer for the iPhone that a powerful, usable, and beautiful one became available. The more recent iPad version gives business executives a taste of the iPad�s potential. Visualizer is a cloud-based solution that can be used by individual workers who need to visualize spreadsheets, data, and other corporate information as well as remain fully integrated into business solutions deployed by their organizations. If you want to know where your business is at wherever you are, Roambi Visualizer is the app for you.

Source of Information : IPhone Life November-December 2010

What about an iPhone or iPad?

Apple�s mobile devices are designed to sync perfectly with your Mac

Both the iPhone and iPad have a touch screen, come with email and web-browsing applications and are capable of running third party apps that you can get from Apple�s App Store. But the iPad isn�t simply a bigger iPhone. The iPhone is first and foremost a phone, and like all mobile phones, unless you buy it on Pay as You Go (which makes the device itself much more expensive) you�re going to be tied into a phone contract.

If you want all the features of the iPhone but without the phone part, then consider getting an iPod touch instead. If you�re looking for a phone then you�ll find the iPhone is designed to cover all your data needs while you�re on the go, and fits in your pocket.

In contrast, the iPad is a device that sits somewhere between an iPhone and a Mac. It also comes with a 3G data contract option, but that doesn�t include phone calls. The only phone calls you can make with it will be digitally, using VoIP apps, such as Skype. While a lot of people find the iPhone perfectly acceptable for home use, if you just need to check your email or do a quick bit of web surfing, the iPad is positively designed to be used from your sofa. It has built-in Wi-Fi, which means you can check emails and browse the web on your wireless network at home. Here it would fulfill most functions of a laptop, but don�t fall into the trap of thinking of the iPad as a replacement for a home computer. It�s fundamentally designed to be an accessory. You�re meant to keep your data on your Mac and sync your iPad with it, not the other way around.

It does have some big advantages over a Mac laptop, though. For a start, because it uses solid-state memory it�s pretty-much instant on. There�s no waiting around for it to boot up. It�s also lightweight, extremely portable and the perfect size to be used as an eBook reader.

The iPhone currently comes in two versions, the 3GS and iPhone 4. The latest model, the iPhone 4, features a stunning new 960x640 high-resolution display, making it much easier to read on-screen text. The screen itself is now IPS (in plane switching) for great viewing angles. However you hold it, the colors won�t shift. There�s also a front-facing camera for video chat and HD video recording using the rear camera.

The iPad comes in three capacities, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB, and is available in Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + 3G versions. The 3G version costs �100 more initially and comes with data plans from either O2, Orange or Vodafone. Prices start at �429 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version, and go up to �699 for the top-of-the range 64GB Wi-Fi + 3G iPad.

�The iPad sits between an iPhone and a Mac. If you just need to check your email or do a quick bit of web surfing, the iPad is ideal�

Source of Information : Mac Format November 2010 (UK)