10 Tips for using the iPad

Macworld has posted 10 useful tips for mastering the iPad. My favorite…auto correction is your friend. As a bonus, I have found that if I start typing larger words (greater than 5) iPad correctly guesses the word before you finish typing. When it does guess, I tap space and I have saved several steps in

Task Cards – Free This Weekend

For those who need to organize their life, this weekend, a free app called Task Cards may be just the thing to check out. A further review will be posted later. The basic idea is to organize tasks on note cards. Its a good basic approach. True GTDers may not think much of it…but, it

iBooks Updated to 1.2.1

Today Apple updated iBooks to version 1.2.1. The update contains a number of important stability and performance improvements. According to Apple, the improvements include: • Experience fully illustrated books, from children’s picture books to beautifully designed art books, available for download in the iBookstore. • Organize your books and PDFs into personal Collections. Swipe left

Share Board HD Free Today

An interesting app is offered for free today. ShareBoard allows up to 4 people to collaborate among iOS devices on a white board. (Think hi tech chalk board). If you have an iPad and someone else has an iPhone, you can share a drawing in real time. In order to work, one person has to

AppStore Search More Refined on iPad

Apple has updated the App Store for iPad to allow more refined searching for that special app you are looking for. You do not need to update the App Store app – the change is to the App Store itself. To invoke the categories, type something into the top right search pane (near the magnifying

PaperHelper Essay Writer – FREE Today Only

Another interesting app is on sale for free today only. This app allows you to have an open internet browser window on one side and a simple text editing program open on the other. You can then transfer or type information into your document without having to flip between to different apps. Additional features of

Dual Browsing with Duet Browser (Free – Right Now)

Right now, there is a price reduction on Duet Browser for the iPad. The app let’s you view 2 browser windows simultaneously in either landscape or portrait mode.   Additionally, there is tabbed browsing and bookmarking available. You can even drag the divider bar left/right or up/down to expand  the size of one of the

OneNote for iPhone Released – Free for Limited Time

Although not directly related to iPad, the OneNote program from MicroSoft has been released “free for a limited time.”  You can grab your copy here. . The description states that the program is “the easy-to-use, powerful note-taking application for all of your ideas.”  You can sync your notes with free Windows Live online storage and

Notes Plus on Sale today

If you were looking for a good note taking app, Notes Plus is on sale today. I will be doing a review of various note pad apps soon. Meanwhile, for $1.99, this is a good deal. Check out this application on the App Store: Notes Plus – Handwriting, Note Taking, Shape Drawing, and Sound Recording