10 iPad Apps you should have

KingIsaacLinksr · June 09, 2011, 04:02:04 PM

Quote from: Rico on June 09, 2011, 03:48:54 PM
I did try a resync, but it didn't show them. I had to basically close iTunes and start it again. It eventually showed the items. And hopefully this will get smoother in the future. Wireless transfers are just too slow for me. Especially with movie files and big things like that.

hmm....odd. Guess something to keep an eye on.

And yes, big movie files tend to nom nom wireless, I'll grant that.

King

Jobydrone · June 09, 2011, 08:22:42 PM

Hm, for me the items show up immediately, at least with Cloudreaders, which is the only app I use that has a different kind of system for adding files. I've noticed that if I have the app open and running on the iPad while I'm adding files to it thru iTunes, sometimes it won't recognize or find the new files in the app itself until I shut down the app completely and restart it.

By the way Rico, a weird thing about apps/iOS you might not know is that simply closing an app doesn't actually shut it down completely. Try double clicking on your home button, and you should see a little toolbar pop up on the bottom of your screen that shows you all the apps you currently have running in the background. If you touch and hold on one of the icons in the toolbar you'll see all your icons start to shake and an "X" will appear in the corner of them. Tap the X to completely close the app. I've found that not having a bunch of apps running in the background all the time helps conserve the battery, so I try to shut them down all the way when I know I won't be switching to them anytime soon.

RickPeete · June 19, 2011, 06:34:57 PM

Okay everyone, you have to download Icab Mobile's web browser for iPad. This browser is fully functional AND supports the ability to upload files via the web "browse" button!

So now, iPad users can upload photos from their photo albums to the forum!!!

And, the browser has built-in support for DropBox and upload/downloading of files!

For $1.99 it is well worth the price.

Rico · June 19, 2011, 06:45:09 PM

Quote from: Jobydrone4of20 on June 09, 2011, 08:22:42 PM
Hm, for me the items show up immediately, at least with Cloudreaders, which is the only app I use that has a different kind of system for adding files. I've noticed that if I have the app open and running on the iPad while I'm adding files to it thru iTunes, sometimes it won't recognize or find the new files in the app itself until I shut down the app completely and restart it.

By the way Rico, a weird thing about apps/iOS you might not know is that simply closing an app doesn't actually shut it down completely. Try double clicking on your home button, and you should see a little toolbar pop up on the bottom of your screen that shows you all the apps you currently have running in the background. If you touch and hold on one of the icons in the toolbar you'll see all your icons start to shake and an "X" will appear in the corner of them. Tap the X to completely close the app. I've found that not having a bunch of apps running in the background all the time helps conserve the battery, so I try to shut them down all the way when I know I won't be switching to them anytime soon.

Holy Frak! Joby, thanks for letting me know about all those apps running in the background. I mean I knew they kept running but I had a TON open - some multiple times I think. Hey, is there a quick way to shut them all down at once (besides powering down)?

And Rick - I'll check out that alternate browser real soon. Sounds great!

KingIsaacLinksr · June 19, 2011, 06:45:46 PM

I've used iCab, I wonder if it still has that forum login problem...

King

KingIsaacLinksr · June 19, 2011, 06:55:39 PM

Looks like the login problem I had is fixed, which is good. But yeah, iCab Mobile is a good alternative browser. :).

King

turtlesrock · June 20, 2011, 06:28:08 PM

i just got ninjump and it is really fun! :)

Jobydrone · June 21, 2011, 06:25:02 AM

Quote from: Rico on June 19, 2011, 06:45:09 PM
Holy Frak! Joby, thanks for letting me know about all those apps running in the background. I mean I knew they kept running but I had a TON open - some multiple times I think. Hey, is there a quick way to shut them all down at once (besides powering down)?

And Rick - I'll check out that alternate browser real soon. Sounds great!

No problem...I'm not really sure about the impact on the battery I but I would guess that having all those apps running in the background would have to have an affect on performance. I really don't know how to do a mass shut down, I just kind of got in the habit of closing everything manually two or three times during the day.

Jen · June 21, 2011, 07:23:14 AM

I downloaded these apps for my 11 month old. He has a blast playing with them on my iPad:
Baby Finger (a hand eye coordination game for babies)
Animal Fun
Animal Sounds
Baby Touch (Peekaboo) A really cool interactive story for babies.
Pocket Frogs is fun...for a while. But my niece and nephew love it.

I tried Tiny Vox for recording...so far I haven't had very good results with it. I tried to send Rick an audio comment using this ap and it was never sent, even though it said it was

I have the Skype ap on my iPad, though I haven't had time to try it out

Well Done! is a great "To Do" list ap. I use it a lot for work.

I also downloaded the "Azul" video ap. Supposedly you can watch a variety of video formats but I haven't had the chance to review the tutorial to see just how you can import those movies. I have a plethora of divx Trek episodes that I'd like to watch on it.

I also use iCalendar. You can tie it into Google Calendar, which is really cool. We are currently using Google Calendar on our web site to update our show schedule.

Feathers · June 21, 2011, 09:22:01 AM

Generally, nothing's actually "running" in the background since Apple doesn't allow it. There are seven tasks (I think) that apps can perform while they don't have the focus so there will be some impact but not as much as you might imagine.

KingIsaacLinksr · June 21, 2011, 10:30:07 AM

Quote from: Feathers on June 21, 2011, 09:22:01 AM
Generally, nothing's actually "running" in the background since Apple doesn't allow it. There are seven tasks (I think) that apps can perform while they don't have the focus so there will be some impact but not as much as you might imagine.

To build on this, apps are "frozen" in the background and then eventually get pushed out of memory when you run out. You are using a slight amount of battery usage, but it is a negligible amount. Its way less than some devices (Laptops, Droids, etc). There are only a few apps that truly run in the background: music players, GPS-related activities, clocks and a few others that I can't remember. But these activities are very noticeable.

King

Rico · June 21, 2011, 11:18:34 AM

Well, I do think things seem to "sort of" run in the background. I'm playing this MMO game and I can hit the home button and pop out of the game and check email, the forum, etc. and go back to the game. Now, the game has to stay connected to the internet and get updates since it's an MMO. I'm not just "pausing" the game. I was just shocked at how many apps. were sort of going. Plus it seems to let you open multiples of certain apps too. I just had no idea I had so many still "open or running."

Feathers · June 21, 2011, 11:24:57 AM

I'm surprised at the 'multiples' thing. I've never seen or heard of that.

billybob476 · June 21, 2011, 11:27:35 AM

I've never seen multiples on my iPhone. I think Order and Chaos does keep running in the background. Basically apps that run in the background have a kind of "background mode" where they're not fully running but are still maintaining some degree of activity. In this case it might be maintaining a connection to the game server.

The multitasking on iOS devices isn't really multitasking as we know it on "desktop" OSes.