My Five Favorite iPad Apps

One of the things I've learned about the iPad this past week is that it's really all about the apps.

While some, in the buildup to the eventual iPad 2, will focus on the new hardware specs, which include dual cameras for FaceTime, the iPad would be absolutely useless without the apps from the App Store. While I am still searching, I have chosen five apps that really highlight the awesomeness of this device.

BlogPress

If you are a blogger, then this app is a must-have for you. It supports HTML tags, picture embedding, and is an all-around great word processor. I had been using it with my iPhone and loved it then, but it is a just a completely different experience on the iPad

Flipboard

When you're a developer and you have the iPad's gorgeous 9.7 inch screen to work with, it's expected that the interface of whatever app you make needs to be astonishing. The creators of Flipboard definitely set the bar with their app, which turns your Facebook and Twitter accounts to an interactive magazine, which you can also update. Using it is a lot of fun, especially flipping through all of the pages of your social life. It makes maintaining your Facebook less of a chore and more entertaining, and I can't wait to see what they can do next.

Angry Birds

Angry Birds is the best game on iOS. Period. You can call it stupid all you want, but flinging birds at mean, egg-stealing pigs has never been more entertaining. With the bigger screen size, Angry Birds is not only grander in scale, it allows for better strategy, since you can zoom out to see the full layout of the level.

NetFlix

One of my best friends let me use their NetFlix account so I could try out the iPad app. Honestly, I would pay $8 a month for this service, just so I could use this app whenever I wanted. Their streaming options continue to improve, and over Wi-Fi, the quality is pretty sweet. In fact, I just finished watching the complete Trinity Blood anime series today. Absolutely amazing.

Penultimate

I bought a stylus for the sole purpose of this app. It allows you to turn your iPad into a notepad, where you can write out and draw whatever you want, storing it into notebooks for your convenience. I actually cannot wait until I get back to Trinity so I can try it out, taking notes in class. No more heavy notebooks! Yes!


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