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10 indispensable apps for iPad...

The Ipad is my lounge computer. No need to turn on the work notebook unless I want to see something in Flash.

My top 10 apps/games are:
1. Pages
2. Dictionary.com
3. Twitterrific
4. System Activity Monitor (for freeing up memory)
5. Speed test (Cisco) (to check home wireless as some ups slow it down)
6. F1 Live Timing
7. GT Racing
8. We Rule
9. IMDB
10. Goodreader


Top websites:
http://www.padgadget.com/
http://www.freeappaday.com/nipad.php
 
stuartmeyers said:
The Ipad is my lounge computer. No need to turn on the work notebook unless I want to see something in Flash.

My top 10 apps/games are:
1. Pages
2. Dictionary.com
3. Twitterrific
4. System Activity Monitor (for freeing up memory)
5. Speed test (Cisco) (to check home wireless as some ups slow it down)
6. F1 Live Timing
7. GT Racing
8. We Rule
9. IMDB
10. Goodreader


Top websites:
http://www.padgadget.com/
http://www.freeappaday.com/nipad.php
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What's your thoughts on System Activity Monitor?
 
Tobster3 said:
What's your thoughts on System Activity Monitor?
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It costs but it does seem to clear up excess memory. That is all I use it for.

I have had apps that not connect properly (like We Rule and Godfinger), i run speed test and see its slow. I run system monitor, it frees memory and I run speed test again and it's back to normal. if that doesn't work, I reboot the modem.

It doesn't fix things always but it helps and lets me understand the performance of the Ipad to make sure its running as best as possible.
 
1.Reeder
2.Instapaper
3.Evernote
4.Dropbox
5.Documents2Go
6.Discover (Wikipedia App in Magazine Style)
7.Netflix
8.Hulu+
9.Compression HD
10.Digital Americana (.99n cent really really well made digital magazine)
 
General:

Print Central
Atomic Web
Dropbox
IBooks
Kindle
Weatherbug
Flipboard
TweetDeck
Netflix
Good Reader

News:
BBC
NPR

Games:
Scrabble (awesome)
Angry Birds
Plants vs Zombies

If you Jailbreak:
Backgrounder
Categories

btw - If you have kids, my girls are 8 & 4, then you should get the Dr. Suess
apps. Fruit Ninja as well.
:D
 
I've only got 5, I'm not such an app-a-holic....but:

1. Echofon - Taken pride of place on my homescreen!
2. BBC News - I trust no one else for my news.
3. Flipboard - Sometimes I don't want to read a line of tweets and the graphical nature of this program appeals to me
4. Moodboard - Great program for designers.
5. 10 Pin Shuffle - Fanastic game, even my wife likes it.
 
3rd party Top 10
1. Flipboard
2. Omnifocus
3. Evernote
4. Goodreader
5. Reeder
6. Instapaper
7. Dropbox
8. Osfoora HD
9. Airvideo
10. IM+

Special Mentions
- Pages
- Epicurious
- Simple Note
 
i0Nic said:
3rd party Top 10
1. Flipboard
2. Omnifocus
3. Evernote
4. Goodreader
5. Reeder
6. Instapaper
7. Dropbox
8. Osfoora HD
9. Airvideo
10. IM+

Special Mentions
- Pages
- Epicurious
- Simple Note
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Awesome list there. My list would have been the same and I'll add:

LogMeIn Ignition
Articles
Bento
Chapters - Notebooks for Writing
Photogene
WebMD
 
Air display
Skype (not iPad native, still works)
Goodreader
Dropbox
Atomic Web Browser
Google Earth
Twitterific
IGammon
TeamViewer
Netflix
 
1. Pandora
2. Jump (remote login to PC).
3. Air Video
4. WSJ
5. Netflix
6. Dropbox
7. iBooks
8. Hulu Plus
9. iWork
0. 300 Bowl

Not in any particular order but I use these the most.
 
My most used apps on the iPad varies particularly with duplication of some of them on the IPhone 4 but in general, the most useful for me (in no particular order) are:

iBooks - few hundred books imported already - keeps me occupied while away from home.
FlickFootball - great for an instant pick up and play game
Dropbox - I use this to sync and view documents across my PCs, laptop, iPad and iPhone
Goodreader - used to store (offline) PDF documentation and manuals for work
TVGuide - does what it says on the tin, recent update allows me to remotely record programs from my main Sky HD box
AtomicWeb - My browser of choice - shame it's not possible to set as the default browser from link (without JB).
CineXplayer - Only started using this but allows me to play DivX/Xvid videos on the Ipad without conversion.. bit hit and miss with codecs at the moment though.
BBC News - Fantastic app for getting the UK and world news wherever one has an internet connection - would love some kind of offline cache mode but it's unlikely.
WeatherProHD - The only weather app I've liked so far on the iPad - doesnt always agree with the native iPhone weather app though.
Pulse - Great for condensing my feed list into one nicely presented layout.

Wish List:

TripIt - love this on the iPhone - currently I use the web site on the iPad because i refuse to use iphone apps on an iPad screen.

Monopoly/Battleships - why o why can't EA make native iPad versions (a-la Scrabble)?

Platinum Solitaire - one of my iPhone faves, not found a suitabl replacement yet on the pad.

GeoDefense/Swarm - still my favourite TD games, still no iPad versions.
 
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