BACKGROUND
Wanting to do more with my HTPC Mac Mini, I installed Mavericks Server. After setting up standard services (dns, file, time machine), I decided to see about adding the video files already on the box, to the mix. I ended up finding an ios app (nPlayer) that can play files directly off the server, without conversion. A few taps and its playing any file, within seconds, right over the LAN/network. A different tap and it copies.
QUEST
So back to my original mission, I set up my file services to include WebDAV. This allows macs and pads to read the same files. But Pages and Numbers are a bit clunky outside of iCloud. Instead of opening and closing/saving on the server, you must copy/open/close/copy for every session and are left with two copies. Spoiled by nPlayer, im looking for the same experience but with documents and spreadsheets. Macs have iWork and Office, so the particular format is not set in stone.
SUMMARY
Looking for an ipad app that can open a server based document (SMB/webdav), allow changes, and save back to the server. In word processing and spreadsheet formats, compatible with equivalent Mac apps. Failing that, a management app that conduit files back and forth with apps that do the actual editing.
Wanting to do more with my HTPC Mac Mini, I installed Mavericks Server. After setting up standard services (dns, file, time machine), I decided to see about adding the video files already on the box, to the mix. I ended up finding an ios app (nPlayer) that can play files directly off the server, without conversion. A few taps and its playing any file, within seconds, right over the LAN/network. A different tap and it copies.
QUEST
So back to my original mission, I set up my file services to include WebDAV. This allows macs and pads to read the same files. But Pages and Numbers are a bit clunky outside of iCloud. Instead of opening and closing/saving on the server, you must copy/open/close/copy for every session and are left with two copies. Spoiled by nPlayer, im looking for the same experience but with documents and spreadsheets. Macs have iWork and Office, so the particular format is not set in stone.
SUMMARY
Looking for an ipad app that can open a server based document (SMB/webdav), allow changes, and save back to the server. In word processing and spreadsheet formats, compatible with equivalent Mac apps. Failing that, a management app that conduit files back and forth with apps that do the actual editing.
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