iPad Observer » apps http://ipadobserver.co.uk News and views about the world of Apple iPad Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:33:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Markup App For iPad http://ipadobserver.co.uk/2010/06/03/markup-app-for-ipad/ http://ipadobserver.co.uk/2010/06/03/markup-app-for-ipad/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:29:13 +0000 greg http://ipadobserver.co.uk/?p=152 Now that the UK iPad’s have finally been launched it is time to start looking at some or the new apps that are available. As I have an interest in web design / development I have been looking forward to being able to do some of my work on an iPad instead of using a desktop computer all the time. In my next two posts I am going to be looking at two web development tools. Before I begin I think it is only fair to say that I am a big fan and regular user of Coda from Panic on my Mac so I am really wishing for an iPad version of Coda, so my opinions are based on that wish as I try out these other two apps. For those of you not familiar with Coda it is an all in one development application that  has six main areas two of these (terminal and books) I can do without so that leaves site management and ftp, code editor, preview without switching to a separate browser, and finally a css editor would be nice.

The first app is called Markup the developer is also working on a site at markupapp.com. The app costs £5.99 GBP.

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This app has some of the ftp features of coda in that it has thumbnails for sites but it lacks in the editor area as it does not yet feature syntax colour coding or code suggestions.  A handy menu at the top when in the editor enables fast access to the < and </ etc and the editor also auto closes tags for you. Once you have made your additions or changes a single touch uploads the file and another allows you to preview the file on the web. A third touch allows you to switch back to editor mode, so work flow can be quite quick when working on a single file and testing changes. The file manager / ftp section allows the creation of new files and folders and has the facility to upload images from the iPad photo application.

Overall I feel the application is a useful tool to have particularly with multiple sites configured for fast access, when you need to make a quick alteration to a site, but I don’t feel that the editor is feature rich enough to take on coding sites from scratch.

]]> http://ipadobserver.co.uk/2010/06/03/markup-app-for-ipad/feed/ 0 iBooks App Now Available. http://ipadobserver.co.uk/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-now-available/ http://ipadobserver.co.uk/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-now-available/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:01:06 +0000 greg http://ipadobserver.co.uk/?p=117 The Apple iBooks App is now available for free download from the App Store in the USA. The App is for the iPad only which is a shame for a iPhone users using existing ebook reader apps like Stanza as they will have to swap between two apps if they own and wish to read on both devices. The good news is that the app will support the importing of DRM-Free ePub format documents through iTunes version 9.1.

iBooks App for ipad page at the App Store

]]> http://ipadobserver.co.uk/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-now-available/feed/ 0 1 Password coming to iPad http://ipadobserver.co.uk/2010/03/04/1-password-coming-to-ipad/ http://ipadobserver.co.uk/2010/03/04/1-password-coming-to-ipad/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:59:29 +0000 greg http://ipadobserver.co.uk/?p=71 Agile Web Solutions have announced that they are working on an iPad version of their 1Password application. They already produce the application for Apple Mac computers running OSX and a couple of versions for the iPhone / iPod Touch with syncing between the versions enabled. The application stores all your passwords and other important information in one place and helps create secure passwords in the first place. Once you start using 1Password it is hard to imagine life without it so the iPad version to many users will be a must have application. News was received via their email newsletter with further information and iPad screen mockups available from a blog post.

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1password for iPad

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