iPad applications
A few people have asked what applications Im using on my iPad, here is the current list:
Allows you to save articles to read later, presents them sans website junk. Just the text on an off-white background, a most compelling way to read. Just Lovely.
PDF viewer - allows you to upload PDFs and other file types. I have all my technical books on it. Displays them nicely. Not sure it will be needed once iBooks supports PDFs, will see.
My twitter client of choice.
Photo from the Guardian each day with a "pro tip". Wonderfully built app, do one thing and do it well.
Nice to be able to watch telly without having to bother with a laptop.
Drawing tool, think finger painting for 3 year olds if you have my ability.
ssh terminal tool that supports keys. Useful if you need to check your servers and don't want to leave bed.
This is a wonderful game to showcase the interface. It was pointless after level 20 or so. They have since updated it and added a load more fucntionality. Probably not to bad to start now.
This is another wonderful showcase of the iPad interface, try playing with with a mouse and keyboard.
Current an iPhone app, it scales okay on the iPad. Is meant to be a free upgrade later this year. We play the board game at home, so it is nice to have a electronic version.
Native client, runs on the iPad and iPhone.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary & Thesaurus.
Twitter client, minimal twitter client. a few too many querks for me. This maybe a little unfair, it could be that it is different to my beloved echofon.
Google reader client, wonderful and minimal, unfortunately requires linear reading habits. I'm not linear in my reading.
Sort of like the website except crippled.
RSS reader, a little average. This maybe a little harsh, I've not spent a long time playing, it is mean to support google reader, I couldn't get it working. I still prefer google readers website, it allows me to move quickly through feeds.
Final thoughts
Waiting for iOS4 and mail that works, multitasking, folders and native skype. I've loosely ordered the apps according to how much I like / use them.