Incredible iPad Apps For Dummies

243 Pages·2010·7.27 MB·English

by  Bob LeVitus

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About the Authors
Bob LeVitus, often referred to as “Dr. Mac,” has written or
co-written nearly 60 popular tech books, including iPhone For
Dummies, 4th Edition, Mac OS X Snow Leopard For Dummies,
and Dr. Mac: The OS X Files for Wiley Publishing, Inc.; Stupid
Mac Tricks and Dr. Macintosh for Addison-Wesley; and The Little
iTunes Book and The Little iDVD Book for Peachpit Press. His
books have sold more than a million copies worldwide.
Bob pens the popular “Dr. Mac” column for the Houston Chronicle
(and has since 1966) and has been published in dozens of com-
puter magazines in several countries over his 25-year career as a
tech writer.
In his copious spare time, Bob heads up a team of expert techni-
cal consultants who do nothing but provide technical help and
training to Mac users via telephone, e-mail, and/or their unique
Internet-enabled remote-control software, which allows the team
to see and control your Mac no matter where in the world you
may be. If you’re having problems with your Mac, you ought to
give them a try. You’ll fi nd them at www.boblevitus.com or
408-627-7577.
Prior to giving his life over to computers, Bob spent years at
Kresser/Craig/D.I.K. (a Los Angeles advertising agency and mar-
keting consultancy) and its subsidiary, L & J Research. He holds
a B.S. in Marketing from California State University.
At the end of the day, Bob is best known for his expertise, trade-
mark humorous style, and ability to translate techie jargon into
usable and fun advice for regular folks.
Bryan Chaffi n is the cofounder, copublisher, and sometime
editor of The Mac Observer at www.macobserver.com,
where he has pontifi cated at length about all things Apple for
more than thirteen years. He also cohosts The Apple Context
Machine podcast with Jeff Gamet, and can often be heard on
the MacVoices and MacJury podcasts (just listen for the word
“Balderdash!” being yelled out and that’s likely him).
In addition to his online work at TMO, Bryan has contributed to
MacAddict and MacFormat magazines, and he was pleased-as-
punch to tech edit GarageBand For Dummies for Bob LeVitus,
as well as to contribute to Incredible iPhone Apps For Dummies.
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Most recently he penned the “Must Have Apps” section of iPad
All-In-One For Dummies, by Nancy Muir.
Though Apple has consumed his professional life since Bill
Clinton was president, Bryan also loves music. He is lucky
enough to play guitar in The Macworld All Stars with Bob and
some other great Mac people, and one of the achievements of
which he is most proud is having recorded the album Let It Burn
as part of The Atomic Love Bombs in 2009. He is currently in the
process of putting together a new band even as he writes this.
Dedication
Bob: This book is dedicated to my wife of more than 25 years,
the lovely Lisa, who taught me almost everything I know about
almost everything I know that’s not made by Apple, Inc. And to
my children, Allison and Jacob, who love their iPhones almost
as much as I love them (the kids, not their iPhones).
Bryan: I’d like to dedicate this book to my business partner,
Dave Hamilton, for all his hard work and friendship at The Mac
Observer over the years. In addition to being the best drummer
East of The Mississippi, Dave has done an incredible job of
making The Mac Observer a viable business all these years.
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Authors’ Acknowledgments
Big-time thanks to the gang at Wiley: Bob “Is the damn thing
done yet?” Woerner, Pat “Low Key” O’Brien, Andy “Big Boss
Man” Cummings, Barry “Still no humorous nickname” Pruett, and
anyone and everyone else at Wiley who was involved in any way
with bringing this book to market.
Bob: An extra-super-special great big thank you goes to Bryan
Chaffi n. Not only did he pitch in when I really needed help, he
was a pleasure to work with and an all-around great guy I’m
proud to call my friend.
Thanks also to super-agent Carole “Swifty” Jelen, for doing what
she does best. You’ve represented me for over 20 years, Carole;
I hope you’ll represent me for at least 20 more.
Eternal gratitude to my family and friends, for putting up with
me during my all-too lengthy absences while this book was
gestating. And big-time thanks to Saccone’s Pizza, Rudy’s BBQ,
Taco Cabana, the Soda-Club System, and HEB for sustenance.
Bryan: I hate to turn the Acknowledgments section into some
kind of big mutual admiration society, but I simply have to
thank Bob LeVitus for all the help and friendship he has offered
me over the years! He has given me more opportunities than I
could tell you about, and he has been an amazing mentor from
the moment we fi rst met.
I’d also like to thank Jeff Gamet, Managing Editor of The Mac
Observer, for his help throughout this project. From showing me
some cool iPad apps to covering the news desk for me after an
all-nighter For Dummies writing session, Jeff has had my back
every step of the way!
And of course, I have to thank my mother for all her help and sup-
port along the way – thanks, Mom!
Bob & Bryan (in unison): And fi nally, thanks to you, gentle
reader, for buying this book.
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Cover Credits
Air Display © Avatron Software, Inc. Motion X GPS Drive © Fullpower
Bill Atkinson PhotoCard © Bill Technologies, Inc.
Atkinson Photography OmniGraffle © The Omni Group
Bloom HD © Opal Limited PrintCentral © EuroSmartz Ltd.
Calculator XL © Luke Campbell Prompster © Danté Varnado Moore
Comics © Iconology, Inc. SoundNote © David Estes
Corkulous © Appigo, Inc. StockSpy HD © Calvin Schut
EyeTV © Elgato Systems Things © Cultured Code
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Table of Contents
Introduction .....................................................1
About This Book ........................................................................1
How This Book Is Organized ....................................................2
Conventions Used in This Book ...............................................3
Icons Used in This Book ...........................................................4
A Note about Project Gutenberg .............................................4
Where to Go from Here .............................................................5
Chapter 1: Art and Artistry ...............................6
Art Authority for iPad ...............................................................6
Brushes .......................................................................................8
Color Splash for iPad ...............................................................10
Photogene for iPad ..................................................................12
Strip Designer ...........................................................................14
Adobe Photoshop Express .....................................................16
ArtStudio ...................................................................................16
The Guardian Eyewitness .......................................................16
Reel Director ............................................................................17
TiltShift Generator for iPad — Fake DSLR ............................17
Chapter 2: Book-Related Apps .........................18
Audiobook Player HD ..............................................................18
Comics ......................................................................................20
Green Eggs and Ham ...............................................................22
Kindle ........................................................................................24
Stanza ........................................................................................26
Free Books — 23,469 classics to go ...........................................28
iBooks ........................................................................................28
Self-Help Classics .....................................................................28
Shakespeare .............................................................................29
Wattpad ....................................................................................29
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Chapter 3: Business ........................................30
iAnnotate PDF ..........................................................................30
OmniGraffl e ..............................................................................32
Pages .........................................................................................34
PrintCentral for iPad ...............................................................36
Quickoffi ce Connect Mobile Suite for iPad ...........................38
FileMaker Go for iPad ..............................................................40
Keynote .....................................................................................40
Numbers ...................................................................................40
OmniGraphSketcher ................................................................41
Prompster .................................................................................41
Chapter 4: Entertainment ................................42
Acrobots ...................................................................................42
Bloom HD ..................................................................................44
EW’s Must List ..........................................................................46
EyeTV ........................................................................................48
NPR for iPad .............................................................................50
Air Video ...................................................................................52
IMDb Movies & TV ...................................................................52
Koi Pond HD/Koi Pond HD Lite ..............................................52
Netfl ix ........................................................................................53
Uzu .............................................................................................53
Chapter 5: Finance .........................................54
Bloomberg for iPad .................................................................54
Daily Stocks ..............................................................................56
E*TRADE Mobile Pro for iPad ................................................58
StockSpy HD .............................................................................60
Stockwatch — iPad Edition ....................................................62
Pageonce Personal Finance ....................................................64
SplashMoney HD ......................................................................64
Thomson Reuters Marketboard ............................................64
The Wall Street Journal ...........................................................65
XpenseTracker .........................................................................65
Chapter 6: Food, Cooking, and Nutrition ..........66
Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List ...........................................66
Grocery IQ ................................................................................68
Urbanspoon for iPad ...............................................................70
Weber’s on the Grill for iPad ..................................................72
ZAGAT TO GO ..........................................................................74
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