In case anyone cares and is looking for a little bit of guidance as to what kind of Apps you might want for your iPad, here are a list of all of the Apps presently on mine. If you have any questions about any of the apps please feel free to send me a note. These are in no particular order.
Calcbot - Beautiful calculator application that comes with a “paper tape.” Also makes satisfying clicking sounds when you press the buttons.
Pandora - Great music program, especially with the annual subscription. Especially like the fact it “syncs” my music preferences between my PC, my Ipad and my phone.
GPS Drive HD - Great GPS application. I signed up for an annual subscription. It is very easy to use, very easy to save locations you visit frequently, and has the capabilities to “simulate” your drive before you go. Also allows you to select playlists and play music without leaving the application.
Livestrong – Diet and exercise program that integrates with the online version of the same software. Has almost any food or exercise you can imagine and a nice interface (although it could stand to be made a little less labor intensive).
Notably – A very attractive Notes replacement.
WordPress - In theory, it allows me to create and edit posts from my iPad. I haven’t really tried it yet though. Kind of hard to do much editing on my iPad.
Tweetdeck - Beautiful interface for monitoring multiple searches and streams of Twittering. I also have the Twitter application, but I’ve rarely used it.
Friendly - Facebook viewing and editing application. It was very highly rated, which is why I bought it. But frankly it seems just as easy to visit the site directly. There is a little latency whenever you run the app that slows you down whenever you want to get a quick update. So while I have it, I rarely use it.
iBooks - I’ve bought a few books. It has a beautiful interface for a reading application.
Kindle - iBooks is prettier, but it is a lot easier to find books that I’m interested using from Amazon.com that are in the Kindle format, and since I used to own a Kindle I already own a number of books in the Kindle format. So I generally switch between the two readers depending on the content.
GoodReader - Amazing application for reading Acrobat PDF files on an iPad. Can read the files from multiple sources including Dropbox, has a very easy to use interfaces, and is very flexible. If you’re looking for a good PDF reader, this is the right application for you.
Cut the Rope – A fun puzzle game.
Angry Birds – Everyone’s favorite puzzle game. Got kind of bored with it and haven’t plated in a while…
Solitaire Classics – This is a really attractive solitaire game from Electric Oyster. Games include Klondike, Freecell, Spider, and a bonus game. Cards all look like real cards. It is truly a joy to play.
Lux USA – Risk for the iPad. Time consuming, challenging fun.
Cogs HD – Another puzzle game for the iPad.
Skee-Ball HD – Not quite as exciting as the real life game, but fun sometimes.
Harry Potter Sceneit – A fun game for the family. Not really all that hard, and once you’ve played each of the levels its pretty easy to answer the questions. But not very expensive, and fun to play with friends who are Harry Potter fans.
Uzu – Simply hypnotic particle simulator. This is especially fun to play with in the dark, and great if you’re looking for a completely mindless activity that lets you control thousands of tiny particles of light with your finger tips.
Flipboard – I reviewed this application a while ago. It’s still a great way to monitor Twitter, Facebook and other news sources.
NYTimes – We have a subscription to the NYT, but this really delivers most of what I need to know (except for Sunday, when you really need to have the real paper).
Alien Blue HD – Fantastic Reddit reader. Good syncronization with the web site, and generally easier and more fun to work with than the real web site.
AppAdvice – Provides reviews of iPad applications. This is sometimes a great source for news about iPad related stuff.
Reeder for iPad – Fantastic newsreader for iPad. I’ve tried several newsreaders including Pulse (which is also on my iPad) but I enjoy Reeder the most. The interface is very easy to use, and it is a very attractive program too. Make reading newsfeeds go very quickly, and it syncs with my Google Reader account.
Huff Post – Fast and easy way to read the Huffington Post. Much easier than using the web site when it comes to reading on the iPad.
Bloomberg – Good application for reading stock quotes, but I’m kind of in the market for a better one that does a better job of integrating news.
Dictionary – A dictionary. Free and easy to use.
OpenTable – I think I’ve used this three times — so pretty rare. But Opentable is a handy service if you’re going out and like to plan ahead. Plus it is free.
Wikihood – This ought to be useful. I’ve tried to use it a couple of times and never really found it to tell me anything that I really needed to know. But it should so I’ll keep trying.
Urbanspoon – This was a hot program for the iPhone. And it is a neat program for the iPad, but I’m just not really sure I could ever bring myself to randomly select restaurants in this way. It’s a cute concept though.
Free Wi-Fi – Not sure why I have this application — my iPad has unlimited 3G. But it was free and doesn’t take up much room, and maybe someday I’ll be glad that I have it if I’m in a cave and lose my cell signal.
Flixter – Movie information.
Ted – Educational, interesting short talks. It’s great that they put this stuff online.
FlightTrack – Neat program for tracking flights. Shows you where the flights are on a map, and tells you information about gates and takeoff/landing times.
Google Earth – Always fun to play with.
Wikipanion – I nice application to read Wikipedia with. I’ve tried some others but this is generally the easiest to use and most attractive. There is a “Plus” version that costs money, but I can’t seem to convince myself that the added features are necessary.
ToDo – Great Todo list manager. I’ve tried a few others, but this one is the easiest to use.
VLC – Video viewing application. This program lets you view videos without having to first convert them into iPad format, so it saves a lot of time.
Live Cams HD – Great for viewing traffic cameras. It doesn’t cost very much, but it is surprisingly useful (when you’re worried about traffic, or just want to see what’s happening on the other side of the planet)
RDP Lite – Useful for logging into remote computer systems if you need to check something. Not great for lots of long term work.
VNC Viewer – Allows me to work on my home computer (or at least access it) from anywhere in the world. Has a great easy to use interface, and it can handle multiple monitors (some other programs cannot). Also encrypted for high security.
SpeedtestX HD – OK program to measure the speed of my iPad’s internet connection. That’s pretty much all it does…
TimeronFire – It’s a countdown timer. With huge numbers. Occasionally very useful, definitely the best time application I’ve found.
GesturePlay – This is an OK application if you want to be able to control your music without having to look at the screen. Lets you use big gestures to move forward a song, backwards a song or change the volume. Requires that you keep the iPad on though so it isn’t perfect.
Dropbox – Amazing program that I use on my computer to back up all my stuff. But also good on my iPad so I can download and use any of the stuff.
Outliner – OK program for making outlines. I feel like it could be easier to use though, and I wish someone would come up with a really good, simple outlining program.
StumbleUpon – Great for randomly browsing the web within the context of topics that you find interesting. Plus it is free.
Numbers – For editing spreadsheets. I wouldn’t want to edit a lot of spreadsheets in this application, but for quick projects it can be handy.
Zillow – This was particularly useful when looking for homes. Especially when you’re driving around — you can just look up the houses as you are driving. And it shows you a number of houses that are for sale. We used it to find our current house.
DirecTV – Allows me to program my DVR from my iPad. Wish they would make a real iPad app though — this is an iPhone app. It gets the job done.
Amazon Windowshop – What an amazing way to shop! It really does help me to find products I never would have thought of. Very easy to use too — almost too easy to make purchases. I guess that is the point.
Fuze Meeting – Great remote conferencing application that integrates very well with their web site. If you are looking for audio/webcast conferencing software, this is definitely a system you should consider. Easy to use, and very attractive and professional looking.
Kayak -For finding flights and making travle plans.
And of course the traditional Photos, iTunes, Calendar, Contacts and Safari!