Things that make work easier are great. People that work the land usually call them tools, but in today’s technological business world you’re more likely to hear the word app. The beginning of the New Year is a time to look forward and plan how to do things better than the year before, and an iPad could be the just the thing you need things to change the way you work. To unlock the potential of your business will not require any locksmith training . Instead, iPad apps could hold the key. All of these apps have the potential to transform the way you work, whether you’re a stockbroker, secretary, greengrocer, filmmaker, band scout, or movie journalist, to name just a few occupations.
Splashtop Remote Desktop
This app effectively allows you to do everything that you would normally be able to do on your regular desktop or laptop. The app works be accessing your other computer remotely, and giving you full access to whatever programs, files, music, videos, and games that you have installed and saved on it. If you are always on the move and use your iPad as your mobile device, this app will transform it into your usual PC or MAC. All it needs is to connect to a 3G or Wi-Fi network and the app will open up your desktop for real-time use. It’s a powerful and surprisingly cheap app that is an essential for anyone that hates having to drag their laptop around while travelling.
QuickOffice Pro HD
To give your iPad the functionally of the universally used Microsoft Office suite this is the app for you. Create, edit, view, and save Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files using a user-friendly interface. Everything is presented in High Definition for your viewing pleasure, and the advanced touch control makes it enjoyable to use. What’s more, access to remote services is completely integrated into QuickOffice Pro HD, so that you can get hold of all the files that you need. Just to top it off, the apps makes it easy to share files using social media networks like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, SlideShare, Yammer, Scribd, and Docstoc.
Square
The Square app transforms your iPad into device that can accept credit card payments. Somehow the technology for credit card transactions has been transferred to the iPad through an app, and a small plugin device. So now a business can accept credit card payments without having use special card reading machine. To add to that, Sqaure don’t ask for any monthly fees, or charge you for the app or iPad card reader. All they ask for is 2.75% of each transaction, and you are guaranteed the cash is paid to your account the very next day.
iMovie
iMovie brings HD video editing to the iPad. While iMovie has long been bundled with MAC’s over the last few years, now they have released a version of the iPad that brings video editing capability to the tablet device. With both rear and front facing cameras, you can record messages from yourself, film holidays, meetings, events, or pretty much whatever you want. Then open the iMovie and start editing. You can even import video files and transfer movie projects form you iPhone to edit on you iPad too. While this isn’t a replacement to Final Cut or Avid video editing software, it lets you edit on the move and has a multitude of great features to get the most out of your videos.
Aweditorium
Aweditorium takes music back to what it used to be before downloading took control. Back to a time when you would have to buy a CD or Tape, when music was more of a physical object than just a file on your computer. Discovering good new music can be hard, but with Aweditorium it’s not. Load up the app and flick through the hundreds of photos of artists. Tap one and their music will begin to play. To find out more about the artist go to their profile, and next link to YouTube and watch an interview or one of their music videos. Once you’re bored, just go back to the grid and find another artist to listen too. It’s an easy and fun way to find new music, and the app is free.
Netflix
Watching movies has never been easier thanks to the new Netflix app. Ok, so you do need to sign up to the service before you can actually get the app to do its job, but once you have it’s worth it. The app transforms your iPad into an entire video rental store, where you can watch the video as soon as you rent it. You favourite video is never out on loan, and you can watch it instantly by streaming it directly to your device. Never get bored on a long trip again.
