What should I install on my new iPad?

[oldvarnish]

If your manuals are PDF you put them into Ibooks so you don't need to access internet.

Interesting. How do you do that? (Haven't got my iPad with me so can't fathom it for myself)

 

[shatnersbassoon]

Interesting. How do you do that? (Haven't got my iPad with me so can't fathom it for myself)

There's an app called "Goodreader" that's excellent for downloading and viewing docs, especially pdf's. It's not free though, but worth it.

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

Here is a few from my list as a starter for you.

I also stall all my manuals and a comprehensive set of photographs of all the engineering on the boat


For sailing
Boatie
Navionics HD
Ship finder
Tidesplan1

For weather
Aeroweather
XcWeather
WeatherproHD

For productivity
Dropbox
FilesHD
ACT printer

Others
google Earth
Star walk
Train Times
Tom Tom
Print to PDF
Speedtester HD
Wififofum
Feedler RSS

 

[Vara]

Interesting. How do you do that? (Haven't got my iPad with me so can't fathom it for myself)

I send them as an attachment to e mail account, tap on attachment and it gives you an option of opening in IBook.

I believe that you can drag and drop into ITunes on pc but haven't tried it.

 

[Elessar]

I've been putting it off for months, but it was my birthday yesterday so I treated myself to a iPad.
What apps do forumites recomend I install?

whatknot to do
all the imray stuff
atomic web web browser
ebay
bbc news
links to your local area on your fave weather sites eg xc weather, chimet etc.
the moron test
drop box

 

[Elessar]

Kindle 4 will be colour. Expected soon.

In any case, monochrome is a tradeoff worth making for the ability to read it in daylight. The Kindle is specifically designed as a reader, and as such it far outperforms any kind of general purpose "pad".

he asked what apps should he get for his ipad.

I guess he would have considered the kindle when buying it the ipad
I guess he chose not not to buy one because of it's limitations, it does not do the same job as an ipad
even if he didn't it's too late

Any way - colour kindle. That will kill it. Removes it's raison d'etre.

The kindle is the best thing if you only want a reader. The ipad is far more than that, and can be a half decent reader as an aside.

Why do people feel the need to knock rather than answer the question or just ignore the thread?

 

[BlueChip]

he asked what apps should he get for his ipad.

I guess he would have considered the kindle when buying it the ipad
I guess he chose not not to buy one because of it's limitations, it does not do the same job as an ipad
even if he didn't it's too late
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I've already got a Kindle, android smart phone, two notebooks, 3G dongle and Alfa high powered wifi adapter on board - I am no stranger to gadgets

 

[BlueChip]

I should add, they all come home with me when I leave the boat.

 

[elton]

he asked what apps should he get for his ipad.

I guess he would have considered the kindle when buying it the ipad
I guess he chose not not to buy one because of it's limitations, it does not do the same job as an ipad
even if he didn't it's too late

Any way - colour kindle. That will kill it. Removes it's raison d'etre.

The kindle is the best thing if you only want a reader. The ipad is far more than that, and can be a half decent reader as an aside.

Why do people feel the need to knock rather than answer the question or just ignore the thread?

My post was in response to

US Airline has just replaced 38 volumes of its aircraft for use by flight engineers by an I pad.

iPad is a feeble alternative to Kindle as a reader.

 

[Cappen Boidseye]

Dropbox on Linux maintains an Rsync local backup. Similar on iPad?

Yep, Dropbox keeps a local cache on my Iphone, re-syncs when it can but accesses local copies the rest of the time.

I don't have an Ipad but I have full UK charts available off-line on my Iphone, great wee programme and I thing it was about 12 of your earth pounds. Can't remember the name, but I have mentioned it in several other threads, can't check cuz I at work just now.