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anonymous_abc
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Thanks, just took the first one.
Jayayess1190
Member
Google's Search app has been finally approved and updated with voice search.
I've had voice search on my Google App for a long time... I just launched it and it says "Try our new voice search". confused
anonymous_abc
Member
Yes, especially if you have other apple products to utilise the sync capability.
And yes you can save to your Dropbox with it.
anonymous_abc
Member
I use it to mark and grade papers my students send in.
And to read LARGE PDF files, as it is more stable than anything else in my experience.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
I'm very indecisive in what Word/Powerpoint app processor to get. I was thinking Docs2go, but I don't know of good it is.
The Aaple apps look good, but they are separated (I think Pages is Word and Keynote is Powerpoint). However, they match the same price as Quickoffice HD. If they are good I'm willing to pay that price.
Do they allow Dropbox uploading? Pages and Keynote that is.
The Aaple apps look good, but they are separated (I think Pages is Word and Keynote is Powerpoint). However, they match the same price as Quickoffice HD. If they are good I'm willing to pay that price.
Do they allow Dropbox uploading? Pages and Keynote that is.
anonymous_abc
Member
yes they do.
I have all three of them and use them over all my devices to organise stuff.
SlowRevolution
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For anyone who doesn't like Jasmine/the mobile site/other apps you've found, McTube is awesome for YouTube videos; it's a lot closer to the original YouTube app than Jasmine. I know a lot of people hated that one and probably don't mind that it got removed, but anyone who misses it should have a look. Only annoying thing about the free version is an ad pops up whenever you open the app.
Chrome is great. The syncing with Chrome on my desktop alone is worth it, but I also like its tab system better (including quick incognito tabs
. The only aspect I don't like is at least on an iPhone the refresh button is buried in a dropdown menuWhat device are you using though? On older devices Chrome runs slower than Safari because it can't use the nitro engine. On my speedy iPhone 5 though the difference is negligible. Unless you can jailbreak your older device
Which means you can also set Chrome as your default.I've used WeatherBug for a long time now. It's not the prettiest app, but it functions well. On my iPhone 4 it loaded much faster than other weather apps I tried which is why I started using it. While I'm sure it's not the only app, it uses multiple weather stations. This way I can tell if the temperature is 10 degrees cooler near the lake...
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
So do you advice me to get the Apple apps instead of Docs2Go?
RedNalgene
Member
Chrome is great. The syncing with Chrome on my desktop alone is worth it, but I also like its tab system better (including quick incognito tabs
What device are you using though? On older devices Chrome runs slower than Safari because it can't use the nitro engine. On my speedy iPhone 5 though the difference is negligible. Unless you can jailbreak your older device
Ahh, interesting that it's as speedy as Safari on the 5. I love the bookmark and search syncing with my desktop, but it's so slow on the 4 and it seems to crash a decent amount. I haven't switched back to Safari though....yet.
Chrome is great. The syncing with Chrome on my desktop alone is worth it, but I also like its tab system better (including quick incognito tabs
What device are you using though? On older devices Chrome runs slower than Safari because it can't use the nitro engine. On my speedy iPhone 5 though the difference is negligible. Unless you can jailbreak your older device
iPad 3rd Gen and iPhone 4S. It runs fine on both, I think.
Jailbreaking is another thing I'm looking into. I used to do it for my iPod touch, but I think I could get more mileage with it on an iPad and iPhone.
Jayayess1190
Member
On my Touch 4G it is slow too, but on my 4th Gen iPad it seems as fast as Safari. The only real issue I have is that it seems to refresh pages too often.
anonymous_abc
Member
I cannot compare them as I only use the iWorks apps.
They are especially good if you have multiple apple devices to sync between.
ChackanKun
Member
Only problem with iWorks is that all 3 are around 1Gb, and apps like QuickOffice are aroung..60Mb? lol
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Thanks. I got Pages and Keynote now.
At least they aren't ugly. I'm serious, I hate how Quickoffice looks from the previews.
Gamecocks625
Member
Yeah, Pages and Keynote have been great.
n64coder
Member
I use it from time to time. It works well. If you want anonymous browsing, Chrome has that feature. I don't think Safari has it (I can't seem to find it).
Safari's private browsing mode takes a few extra steps.
Settings > Safari > Private Browsing (switch to ON or OFF).
Ok, I'va had it with Pulse for iPad.
Each update has been sucking more and more.
What I liked the most about the app was that I coul read a news/feed in half screen, and keep on seeing the rest of the feeds in the other half.
This changed some time ago when they decided that feeds could still be seen in half screen, but not webpages through links (the view changed to full screen).
Then tap to top stopped working a few updates ago.
And with the recent 3.0, I can't even see a single feed in half screen, it's always fullscreen now.
The app has lost all the appeal it had to me.
Can anyone recommend a good rss reader for iPad? I used to love Pulse style, but Flipboard doesn't cut it for me. (If that's what you were gonna suggest.)
Each update has been sucking more and more.
What I liked the most about the app was that I coul read a news/feed in half screen, and keep on seeing the rest of the feeds in the other half.
This changed some time ago when they decided that feeds could still be seen in half screen, but not webpages through links (the view changed to full screen).
Then tap to top stopped working a few updates ago.
And with the recent 3.0, I can't even see a single feed in half screen, it's always fullscreen now.
The app has lost all the appeal it had to me.
Can anyone recommend a good rss reader for iPad? I used to love Pulse style, but Flipboard doesn't cut it for me. (If that's what you were gonna suggest.
)Is thus the de factor non-game app thread now?
Just curious what apps people have purchased for the design of the app over any real utility. For example, I want to buy weather dial, even though I don't really have a use of a second weather app.
And for some reason I bought "Lighty", a very basic LED flashlight app.
Just curious what apps people have purchased for the design of the app over any real utility. For example, I want to buy weather dial, even though I don't really have a use of a second weather app.
And for some reason I bought "Lighty", a very basic LED flashlight app.
Jayayess1190
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Jayayess1190
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Quote the post.
Ape Gone Insane
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Outline (paid version: Outline+) is a fucking great app. It's basically OneNote for the iPad, and miles better than the shitty Microsoft app.
Is it better than Evernote?
I'm planning to go to Tokyo this spring (March~April) for around 7~10 days & will be staying/visiting only around the big 4 (Akihabara, Shinjuku, Shibuya & Chiyoda).
Is there any good Tokyo offline maps for iOS US Store that I can use? Preferably one's with a working GPS & location tagging for stores of interest. Updated train guide to get to those places would be great too.
Go! Tokyo looks like it fits but the train info is quite old now as there are new lines added since its last update of July 2010, also no location tagging.
Is there any good Tokyo offline maps for iOS US Store that I can use? Preferably one's with a working GPS & location tagging for stores of interest. Updated train guide to get to those places would be great too.
Go! Tokyo looks like it fits but the train info is quite old now as there are new lines added since its last update of July 2010, also no location tagging.
Mecha_Infantry
Banned
Is there the iPad version of this?
And why is it when I search in the App Store I can't find the app? The AppStore does this too often, I can't search for apps I know are in there
The new Evernote update made it a lot nicer to look at and use.
Just downloaded Outline yesterday and it seems a lot more flexible for taking notes. Both Evernote and Outline suck for quick notes. As for detailed notes I have to try them out a bit more.
Using my iPad mini in Tokyo for the past fee weeks, but not offline. I couldn't find any decent apps anyway so you might be better off getting some Internet.
Actually this has been quite the experiment in terms of me using maps. I never ever used maps prior to this trip, but now I've had to use both google maps and ios maps a lot. Google maps in the browser has been kind of buggy for me (connection issues maybe) with my location loading but the actual map textures not loading. I also have to sign in every 5 minutes and nothing will come up in search results if I'm not signed in. That being said, google maps business/etc listings are clearly superior to ios' and also include train info (the fare too!) but the map textures not showing is quite annoying.
iOS maps on the other hand are inferior in most other ways, but it at least always loads, and the feature that shows that direction you're facing is great. Mostly what I've been doing so far is to find a location via google maps then find the same position on iOS maps, drop a pin, then just use that to get to my end location. Works well enough.
Just use splashtop.
Don't think it is universal though.
Logitech make a free one for iOS and it is fucking amazing.
You just download the server program on to your PC and then the app on your device and away you go.
This looks like it should work great, thanks!
So, Camera+ for the iPad is actually pretty awesome. I bit the bullet and bought the iPhone version a couple of months ago, but haven't really used it much (swiping my lock screen up gives me quicker access to the default camera).
Having the ability to cloud sync my lightbox between iPhone and iPad, along with easily understandable controls (looking at you, iPhoto) now makes Camera+ my go-to camera app. If only I could legitimately change the default camera app to this.
Both versions are currently 99 cents each.
Having the ability to cloud sync my lightbox between iPhone and iPad, along with easily understandable controls (looking at you, iPhoto) now makes Camera+ my go-to camera app. If only I could legitimately change the default camera app to this.
Both versions are currently 99 cents each.
iDisplay Mini (an app similar to AirDisplay, that allows to use your iDevice as a second screen) is free (at least today).
"Mini" means it's only iPhone compatible, no iPad.
I haven't tried it, but I've always been curious about this kind of apps, so I'll check it out once I get home.
AirDisplay is more expensive than what I'm willing to pay for that.
"Mini" means it's only iPhone compatible, no iPad.
I haven't tried it, but I've always been curious about this kind of apps, so I'll check it out once I get home.
AirDisplay is more expensive than what I'm willing to pay for that.
I'm using papers, dropbox, iannotate and icabmobile (for web uploading). Works great but not as versatile as using a computer of course.
Thanks man, don't believe this was made in 2009 and I totally missed it!!!
Will be using this lots, thanks
P.s. Not available on Android LOL
Hey, so there's quite a few scientists on Gaf? Nice
iAnnotate seems cool, I may buy it in a few days since I plan on buying a stylus (Wacom Bamboo) for taking note/schemes and now, editing PDFs.
I prefer reading publications on the iPad; less straining than on the laptop. Of course, reading on paper is better, but after a while, you've got a big pile of sheets.
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