Editor’s note: This article was reposted from techrepublic.com.
I have said that the Apple iPad is only good at two things, but it’s really good at those two things and I’ve compiled a list of my 20 favorite apps for taking advantage of the iPad’s strengths.
The best way to view this is the gallery of screenshots. However, you can also view it as a text-based list below.
1. Flipboard
It’s amazing how quickly this has become my most used app on the iPad, since it was just released in July. It displays news stories based on them being shared via Twitter or Facebook and auto-formats them in a newspaper-like column format. You can scan the headlines and first couple paragraphs and then click through to the site to the open the full story right in the built-in web browser in the app. (Tip: search for TechRepublic or Jason Hiner and you can set us up as one of your sections in Flipboard.)
2. Kindle
The best way to read books on the iPad is the Amazon Kindle app, mostly because it has a large selection of titles available and it does the best job of syncing between multiple devices — iPad, iPhone, Android phone, PC, Mac, and more.
3. Documents to Go
The best way to collect, manage, and read business documents on the iPad is with Dataviz Documents to Go, which not only allows you to sync local files from your computer but also connect to cloud services such as Google Docs, Dropbox, Box.net, SugarSync, and iDisk.
App Store Links:
Flipboard
Kindle
Documents to Go
ToDo
Twitter
Analytics HD
Evernote
Pulse
SkyGrid
ProPublica
NPR
The New York Times Editor’s Choice
USA Today
The Guardian Eyewitness
The Weather Channel
NASA
Netflix
Hulu Plus
Angry Birds
Scrabble
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