Posts Tagged ‘ipad’
MobileRSS HD: Google Reader on iPad
I don’t know about you, but I use Google Reader to manage my RSS feeds. Google Reader works great on Windows or Mac, but I am not quite satisfied with its performance on my iPad. Thankfully, there is an app for everything in iTunes. That includes a Google RSS reader client too. MobileRSS HD is an attractive RSS reader that lets you keep up with your favorite blogs on your iPad and keep your account synced up with Google Reader at all times.
MobileRSS HD lets you read your RSS feeds like you would on Google. It gives you the tools you need to save, share, and mark your stories. You can also add your favorite stories to Twitter, Facebook, and Delicious. Read more »
GoDocs: Manage Google Docs on iPad
The iPad is a life saver for anyone who reads or surfs the Internet for hours each day. It’s much more than capable of replacing laptops for short trips. It does help that there are thousands of apps available for it too. Take GoDocs for example. It’s a powerful application that lets you take advantage of Google Docs on your iPad and sync your work with your online account in a flash. Google Docs’ interface may not be optimized for iPad just yet. With GoDocs, you won’t have any issues browsing through your online documents.
While I do not use Google Docs to manage sensitive documents, I do store ideas, lists, articles, and spreadsheets online. It’s just a wonderful way to share information among our team members. With GoDocs, accessing all those documents takes just a couple of taps. The app has a very attractive interface and is quite fast. It lets you view all your Google Docs documents and even download them to your iPad without having to go through iTunes. Since you can download documents, you can view them offline as well, which is especially nice for WiFi iPad owners.
Get More Out of Your iPad with iAnnotate PDF
The iPad has been a huge life-saver for me. I truly believe that all serious bloggers need to clear at least 2 books a week to enhance their knowledge and keep on the top of their niche (we are not talking about romantic novels here). Before getting an iPad, I used my Kindle to accomplish that. Unfortunately, Kindle is just an e-book reader. You can’t expect to get anything more out of it. The iPad can not only be an e-reader, it can do a whole lot of other things too. Who can forget about all the handy iPad apps that are available in iTunes. iAnnotate PDF is one of those apps that can open e-books and lets its users modify their PDF documents on the go.
I have never been a fan of using a marker to highlight things in my paper books. After all, those marks are permanent. With iAnnotate PDF, I don’t have to worry about that. It not only opens PDF files, it lets you add your text notes, highlights, and drawings to your e-books. You can also bookmark sections of your book for future references. Read more »
7 Ways To Develop a Killer iPad Strategy for Your Blog
The iPad is one shiny, powerful tablet. It can be used as an entertainment device, a gaming tablet, or an e-book reader. Apple has already sold hundreds of thousands of units, and it is expected to sell millions of more in the near future. What does that mean for you as a blogger? It’s all simple really. The iPad is going to be another channel for you to connect with your readers in and gain more followers for your blog. If you own a small blog, chances are you are not going to have enough resources to build a killer iPad app for it. Those of you who do have a strong team behind your blog and have the resources to focus on yet another channel should not ignore iPad.
When you build an iPad for your blog, you don’t want to offer just the same old content through your app. You need to offer extra value for iPad owners to truly care about your app. If your app is going to be a paid one, you better give people a reason not to regret their purchase. Here are 7 ways to do just that:
- Offer High Quality Content: this goes without saying. If your content is crap, for the lack of better term, people are not going to use your app or read your blog. It’s really a no brainer. That’s why I talked about having a resourceful team. iPad is a tough channel to master. You’ll need to have your “A” game to have a chance.
- Interactive Content: Wired.com’s iPad application shows exactly how iPad is different from all other e-book readers. Developing interactive content can be costly, but if you have a paid iPad app, you are better off offering this type of content.
- Don’t Forget Multimedia: this is much easier to do than the previous item. Exclusive videos and audio commentary is not that hard to add to an iPad app. Read more »
5 Best iPad Apps for Bloggers
The iPad is truly a revolutionary device. The device is shiny and very attractive. There is no doubt about that. But it can offer real value to bloggers and business professionals. It certainly beats taking a laptop to conferences and for longs trips. There are tons of applications available in iTunes which can help bloggers become more productive and stay on the top of their blogs. Besides, keeping up with the latest news and developments in a niche could not be easier on iPad.
If you have invested your hard-earned money to get an iPad, these 5 iPad apps can help you get more out of your device as a blogger:
Kindle for iPad: gives you an easy way to download books from Amazon and start reading them wherever you are. As long as you have an Internet connection, you can download the books you have purchased quickly on the go.
Things for iPad: a super task manager for iPad that enables you to keep on the top of your everyday tasks and become more productive when you are on the move. Read more »
Track Your Blog Niche on iPad with The Early Edition
The iPad is one heck of a life saver if you are a blogger. Blogging and keeping track of the news on iPhone is fun, but it’s not exactly ideal as the screen is small and typing and reading is not that easy on the eyes. The iPad can not only act as an e-book reader, it can also help you keep track of the latest news and feeds in your niche. Tools such as The Early Edition make the process much easier. The Early Edition enables you to make a daily newspaper out of your favorite blogs, websites, forums, and Twitter streams. So it’s a news tracker on steroids.
The Early Edition checks for the latest news and updates based on the items that you have added to track, and it will gather the data and presents it in form of a newspaper. You can then skim through pages to find stories that interest you or get a sense about what the web is buzzed about.
Blog Like a Pro with Wordpress for iPad
Wordpress is one of the most powerful blogging platforms around, and it is being used by a whole lot of bloggers as their content management of choice. Wordpress platform enables bloggers to blog from their PC, Mac, and even their smart-phone. Thanks to latest upgrade made by the people behind Wordpress, you can now blog like a pro on your iPad as well. Since the iPad comes with a super large screen, bloggers are going to find it much easier to use it as a blogging tool for the road. Wordpress for iPad allows you to write posts, upload photos, and everything else you would do if you were behind your desktop computer.
Wordpress for iPad is a universal app. That means you can not only use it on your iPad but its smaller cousin the iPhone. The app is designed to help you manage your blogging life on the road much more effectively. It enables you to write posts on the go, manage your comments, and add photos to your posts as well. You can also preview your posts and make final changes before submitting them.
