Friday, April 29, 2011

Apple apps taking over the world!

With the new invention of the ipad, Apps are getting crazier and cooler by the minute. I decided to blog a little bit about some of the most common apps used on the ipad. One of the main reasons iPads and other Apple products are so successful is because of their applications. There are over twenty-one applications already installed in the iPad. They were “designed from the ground up” according to www.apple.com, in order to be utilized by the large multi-touch screen. They claim to be better then ever. All the apps are organized on the Homescreen, which can be designed anyway desired. The more apps added, the Homescreens become available. Multitasking is also activated through the Homescreen.. It allows iPad users to juggle more, sitch between apps faster, in order to listen while you work, read or play. Of all the built-in apps, Find my iPad very convenient. It needs to be enabled, but when it is iPad users can log into www.me.com and find their iPad located on a map. On top of the built-in apps, there are many that can be download off of the apple store, a built-in application. Of these applications the more popular ones are iWorks, which includes Keynote, Pages and Numbers. Keynote is the most powerful presentation app ever designed for a mobile device. It is capable of presenting photos, charts, tables, amazing animations and effects to really connect with the crowd. Pages is a word processor with an easy to use keyboard and layout tools, as well as  beautiful design templates. Multiple file formatting is available, making it easy to file share. Many applications are also available for a small fee. A small article written for Inc. Magazine mentions the top four rated business applications; OMNIGraffle, Flighttrack Pro, Logmein ignition and Apple’s Keynote (previously mentioned). OMNIGraffle allows you to create freehand drawings and build diagrams by dragging and dropping elements. FlighttrackPro shows zoom able route maps, real-time flight updates, and shows multiple flights on one screen. And conveniently, Logmein ignition is enables one to log into their computer from their iPad. WinAdmin and iTeleport allows iPad users to connect with remote Windows operating systems, for “non-mac” users in the business world, according to Tony Bradley, a journalist for PCWORLD.com. Among the many applications, some that I found particularly useful are the e-Banking and music producing applications. E-Banking is a secure way to back, because apple products are not acceptable of malware. In an article written for USBanker entitled “An e-Banking Touch-Up?”, Karen Epper Hoffman explains how banks, should develop applications. Users can click on a button and launch their personal online bank in seconds. Thus far, J. P. Morgan Chase is the only bank with it’s own application. Some music producing apps mentioned on PCWORLD.com include Synth, Korg’s iElectribe, and Groovemaker. Synth features over forty instruments, a keyboard, and assorted effects controls. Korg’s iElectribe is a full-on virtual analog synthesizer with tons of effects, sound banks, and a step sequencer. And Lastly, Groovemaker is a popular “beatmaking” loop sequenizer. iPad applications are endless. From music, to business, to baby-trackers, applications have capability to uncover continuous information., and can only get cooler from here!

www.apple.com/ipad/from-the-app-store/

www.bestipadappslist.com/

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