iPad+Apps

//**Preview these great apps for educational or personal use!**//
- Air Sketch (FREE lite, $9.99 full) - annotate and project presentations. Includes whiteboard features with numerous drawing/creative options. - DocAS (FREE lite, $3.99 full) - PDF annotator, note-taking tool. Includes text tools, cut and paste, drawing/writing with a full palette of colors and sizes, zoomed writing, and audio recording. Can import and export with full version to various cloud networks. Can edit and create full notebooks or add pages to existing PDFs and import images to PDF or notes. Mr. Ripley's rating: **BEST** in category. - pdf-notes (FREE with ads, $9.99 full) - PDF annotator/reader, note-taking tool. Includes text tools, text boxes, limited color and size options, highlighter tool. Extremely easy to use and fast multi-function options. Mr. Ripley's rating: **GOOD**.
 * __Annotation, Writing, Note-Taking__**

- Remind101 (FREE) - Text-reminder system that utilizes features of remind101.com. Send texts to contact lists from one database without entering each number. Create "classes" to organize. Schedule future messages. Mr. Ripley's rating: **EXCELLENT**. - textPlus (FREE) - wifi texting/messaging app. Simple use. Some address book flaws. Mr. Ripley's rating: **POOR**.
 * __Connectivity/Communication__**

- Adobe Ideas ($9.99) - a digital sketchbook which allows layering and storing color themes, vector-based drawing. Easy to use, complex functions to learn. - Inkflow (FREE limited, $4.99 full) - create "books" and illustrate using pen, pencil, and paintbrush tool, limited color palette, selection tool (best feature) - resize, move, cut, copy, delete, rotate). Email books, email as PDFs, email as picture, save as snapshot, etc. Mr. Ripley's rating: **EXCELLENT**.
 * __Drawing, Creating, Illustrating__**

- Dropbox (FREE) - the go-to app for cloud connectivity and file storage. You will need to create an account. Transferring files between devices has never been easier! Allows for shared folders and a unique "email to folder" feature. Space is limited to 2GB for free (can purchase more). Mr. Ripley's rating: **EXCELLENT**. - Quickoffice Pro HD ($19.99) - create, edit, and store .doc/.docx, .xls/.xlsx, and .ppt/.pptx files. View PDF files. Processes files in a somewhat simplified version. Can connect to many cloud storage accounts, such as Dropbox and Google Docs, allowing for creation, storage, and editing of files located on the cloud. Can email or export multiple files, create folders, etc. Mr. Ripley's rating: **BEST** in category.
 * __File Storage, Organization, Processing__**

- Printer Pro ($6.99) - Prints documents of most file types directly from iPad. Allows for saving multiple printers. Includes calibration for accurate printing. Prints pages somewhat slowly. Mr. Ripley's rating: **GOOD**.
 * __Printing__**

- Audible (FREE app, account fees apply) - access to audio books. - iBooks (FREE) - standard apple pdf and ebook reader. Simple functionality such as text size, page orientation, page turning, and storage. - iBooks Author (FREE) - allows laptop/desktop users to "create" books and upload them to the iBooks server for download. Once created and uploaded, books may be accessed by all iBooks users.
 * __Readers, Reading, Audio Books__**

- Splashtop 2 ($1.99) - Remote desktop/laptop controller. VERY fast, allows for password protection, can set up network to control from any location. Allows for trackpad controls or touch screen controls. Mr. Ripley's rating: **EXCELLENT**. - Splashtop Whiteboard ($19.99) - Desktop remote WITH whiteboard function. Allows for simple and fast control of desktop with password protection AND added whiteboard function, including annotating on-screen, whether watching videos, viewing presentations, or browsing applications or the internet. Ease of use is unparalleled, and reliability is nearly seamless. Mr. Ripley's rating: **BEST** in category.
 * __Remote Desktop/Laptop Control__**

- Find My iPhone (FREE) - track, ping, remotely lock, remotely wipe any mac device by signing into itunes account. This allows users to locate lost or stolen items and possibly retrieve them through various measures. Mr. Ripley's rating: **EXCELLENT**.
 * __Security__**

- Splashtop Whiteboard ($19.99) - Desktop remote WITH whiteboard function. Allows for simple and fast control of desktop with password protection AND added whiteboard function, including annotating on-screen, whether watching videos, viewing presentations, or browsing applications or the internet. Ease of use is unparalleled, and reliability is nearly seamless. Mr. Ripley's rating: **BEST** in category.
 * __Whiteboard__**