As with the last article, I've divided the apps up into three categories: apps on my iPad, apps on my iPhone, and apps that I use on both. Let's start with the apps I use on both my iPhone and my iPad.
Both (iPhone and iPad)
- Twitter (Free) - I still use this app to view my Twitter feed but Flipboard (keep reading) has become my app of choice of consuming nearly all of my social and news feeds.
- Tumblr (Free) - You might think Tumblr is just another blog site like Blogger/Blogspot and you wouldn't be wrong. However, Tumblr kills as a photo blog and that's exactly what I use it for. All the blogs I follow on Tumblr are photo blogs (including my daughter's).
- Instapaper (Free) - Have you ever been in the situation where you just discovered a really interesting article but you just doing have the time to read it right now? Services like Instapaper and Read It Later solve this by installing a small script in your browser that you can click to "read it later". Then use the iOS app to read the article at your leisure (even when offline).
- 1Password ($9.99) - I commented on 1Password in What's on your Mac. The $10 cost for the iOS app is well worth the convenience of having your usernames and passwords accessible from your devices.
- Netflix (Free) - If you're a Netflix subscriber then get this app. You know what to do with it.
iPad
- Flipboard (Free) - Flipboard is well known to all but new iOS users. Basically Flipboard incorporates your news feeds (like Google Reader), social media (like Facebook and Twitter feeds), and curated news content and presents it in a book-like interface. Next to Mail, Flipboard may very well be the second most frequently used app that I own. It even integrates with Instapaper for those times when you've found something interesting but don't have time to read it just now. What it really needs next is support for Tumblr!
- Keynote ($9.99) - Apple's presentation app. I find making presentations is easier on the iPad than on a desktop. The forthcoming iCloud integration will iron out the one remaining wrinkle of getting content to and from your iPad.
- Numbers ($9.99) - Apple's spreadsheet app thoughtfully designed for touch interfaces. This isn't just a port of a desktop app. The user interface has been redone in every detail to take into account touch interfaces.
- iAnnotate PDF ($9.99) - I'm not sure this one is worth $10 but it is a good application for not only reading PDFs (many apps do that) but also for making complex annotations like highlighting, notes, underlining, tabs and bookmarks and more. I used this app during the Executive Program to read my cases.
- ComicBookLover (Free) - I had previously loaded the Marvel and DC comic book readers but each is limited to just those publishers. CBR (and CBZ) are now the standard formats for distributing comics so why not just use a generic reader like ComicBookLover.
- Epicurious (Free) - Recipe viewer and search tool with a beautiful user interface.
- GarageBand ($4.99) - This is a fun one but I don't know if anyone is going to make any serious music with it. My youngest loves just tooling around in the app and making cool sounding song snippets.
iPhone/iPod
- Skype (Free) - It's unclear what Microsoft is going to do with Skype but for now it is a great way of making free phone calls.
- Samsung Remote (Free) - If you have a Samsung TV with a wifi or internet connection then you might want to try this remote.
- Groupon (Free) - If you are a Groupon user then get this app and stop printing your Groupon receipts.
- JotNot Scanner Pro ($1.99) - Anyone who works in an office environment has learned that the best way to take notes is to snap photos of the whiteboard, flipchart, etc. JotNot not only snaps the photo but crops out the irrelevant edges and then increases the contrast to make the photo much more readable. Well worth the $2 cost.
- Hipstamatic ($1.99) - Cool retro photos using interchangeable vintage lenses, flashes, and film.
Cases
I thought I'd throw in a special mention for some iPad cases that I've taken a shining to as well. First is the DODOcase that I have for my original iPad. Thanks to Ken Drouillard for giving me this hand-me-down after he upgraded to an iPad 2. This case never fails to get commented on once people realize that there's an iPad inside what looks like a regular black hardcover notebook. The bamboo construction is light, sturdy, beautiful and pro-eco.
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| DODOcase (closed) |
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| DODOcase (open) |
The second case I'll mention is a wooden iPad 2 case by Miniot. This gorgeous cover uses the same magnetic mechanism used by Apple's smart covers. The instant-on feature even works with it. When I eventually move on to an iPad 2 (or 3) this will likely be the cover I get. Again, a big thanks to Ken for discovering this one.
As always, if you have apps that you think are fantastic I really want to know about them. Please comment!
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