iPad Apps for the Workplace
Harness the power of the iPad at work! Sure, all work and no play makes a dull iPad, but there's a good amount of productivity apps currently in the iPad market that transform your iPad into a workhouse. Whether you’re managing tasks, building a presentation, or simply looking for a better way to be more efficient, there’s an AppList for that.
Price: $2.99
Need to take some quick notes during a meeting, but prefer the old fashion pen and paper? Look no further than Penultimate. Quickly jot down notes with your finger or use it to create simple graphs. Use it as the ultimate collaborative tool in meetings. Penultimate's simple, clean interface also makes it easy to send PDFs of your scribbles to any email.
Price: $2.99
Wondershare iDraft is a simple notebook App for your iPad that does a great job of making your finger-stroke look more like an actual pen-stroke. With a great interface, the ability to import photos from your library, and PNG and PDF support, iDraft is one of the better note-taking Apps for your iPad.
Price: $49.99
Looking for the ultimate app to make flowcharts and process graphs? OmniGraffle is a very powerful flowchart creation program for the iPad that offers a ton of different options to make any kind of flowchart possible. When finished, you can save it as an image or convert to a PDF. Email the finished product to your supervisor to look extra special!
Price: $0.99
Need a quick and easy way to carry your documents around the office? Good Reader will automatically store all your documents from email, web, or wireless sync with a desktop program. As for formats, Good Reader will display nearly any text, PDF, Office, or iWork format, and has the ability to display high resolution images as well.
Price: $9.99
The most annoying thing about working for any big corporation is the multitude of passwords and login names you'll have for the plethora of systems you'll probably be using. 1Password lets you store and organize as many passwords as you need. In addition, you can also store website logins, and notes. If you need even more security, 1Password also allows you to securely backup your list, or assign multiple passwords to protect your passwords (how meta!).
Price: $4.99
Looking for a way to keep track of projects, tasks and deadlines? Organize your work life with Todo. This task manager lets you sync to iCal, Outlook, or to its own online service. Add in a simple task entry system, tons of themes and multiple ways to be reminded of dates, and you’ll never be unorganized again.
Price: $9.99
Look no further than Apple's Pages to easily create work documents using a multitude of themes. Pages is one of the better apps on the iPad for use simply as a word processing program. In addition to that, Pages' good toolset combined with themes, means you can do anything from flyers to correspondence letters on the fly. The ability to easily export and email your work means that you'll always be ready to show your latest work to your boss.
Price: $9.99
Combined with the iPad VGA adapter, Keynote is a powerful presentation creation program that basically allows you to create a business slideshow on the go and then project it straight from your iPad. Keynote features most of the transitions and themes from its desktop sibling, meaning that you’ll be sure to make an impression at the next meeting.
Price: Free
Need a quick, simple way to take notes and have them sync across a variety of devices? Check out Simplenote, a free app that allows you to take notes on your iPad and access them on your iPhone or computer later. Simplenote has a variety of formatting and publishing features, and optional premium features further expand that functionality.
Price: Free
Need a simple way to do some brainstorming? Stickyboard utilizes rectangular stickies, text, and pen (finger) input to create simple mind maps, flowcharts or simply an idea repository. When you’re finished, Stickyboard lets you email your work as a text or PDF document, allowing you to share your creation with the rest of the team.
Price: Free
Similar to Penultimate, neuNotes adds a color palate and a more complicated pen stroke customization to create a hybrid note taking/art program. It may not look as ‘professional,’ but its price makes it a good alternative for those looking for a simple way to draw and take notes.
Price: $29.99
Assuming your company will allow its companion application to be installed on your work machine, LogMeIn Ignition will allow your iPad to take control of your work computer from anywhere with an internet connection. Now, if only you could convince your boss to allow some teleworking days!
Price: $9.99
Do you find yourself working with PDFs a lot at work? iAnnotate PDF will allow your iPad to directly manipulate PDFs (such as text notes, highlights, underline, free-form drawing, bookmarks, e.t.c.) while ensuring that your finished product is still compatible with other standard PDF readers.
Price: $9.99
Do you have the pleasure of working with a Mac OS X machine at work? If so, fire up Air Display and turn your iPad into a second display! Quite simply, Air Display connects to your Mac OS X machine via wifi to create an additional display for it. Increase your productivity by finally having that second display that you've been begging your boss for.
Price: Free
Recently updated with native iPad compatibility, Dropbox allows you to wirelessly access your Dropbox account from your iPad. This means documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more are instantly accessible to your iPad when you upload them to your Dropbox account from any computer. You can also download files for offload viewing, and send files via email, text message, or use in another app.
Price: $9.99
DocsToGo is an office suite that lets you edit (or create) Word and Excel files, as well as allows you to view PDF PowerPoint, iWork and other files. Pair it up with a desktop App to have a 2-way file sync using Wifi.
Price: Free
Looking for a robust calculator to fill that calculator void (why Apple didn't put in a simple iPad calculator App is beyond me)? TouchCalc is a free calculator app that offers three modes: Scientific, bit/integer, and statistics. The layout is not as nice-looking as one would expect, but TouchCalc is a good calculator App for folks needing a calculator on their iPad.
Price: $5.99
The créme de la créme of iPad calculators, powerOne Financial Calculator is a very powerful algebraic and RPN financial calculator that features nearly 60 calculator templates, along with the ability to program your own custom templates. powerOne also has a very clean, user-friendly interface and features the ability to email your template results to yourself or others. Widely recommended, powerOne Financial Calculator is a must-have for anyone working in numbers analysis in the workplace.
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