I have an iPad which I am constantly trying to figure out how I can use it for work.

Most of the time, I just take notes with Pages, meeting minutes with Pages as well and then later email it to my corporate account to be distributed.

I also use iBooks and Dropbox to sync, store and read PDF documents especially as reference during meetings.

I tried reading PPT files via Dropbox but I noticed that the alignment for some of the graphics, text boxes get screwed up so most of the time I convert them to PDF for reference purposes.

Since my work laptop is locked down, I can't install iTunes on it hence it gets quite difficult to fully utilize the iPad at work.

How about you guys? Any recommended applications or methods or working?

I had the same problem. In the end I sold off my iPad and bought a new laptop.

use netbook with ubuntu,colleague wont even know what u r using...no one touches my stuff...dont even know wth they r looking at

ipad not suitable for your working environment

if it for work, then company is the one should pay.
why u pay the toy to bring to work?

Yea..I feel typing on ipad is not faster than what i could do on hardware keyboard.. I only type for chatting session. Guess need more practise to get as good as like a keyboard. Its doable anyway.

It is a picture/document reference besides my working station...So i can fully utilize the whole monitor screen for programs.

I haven't found a way to replace my daily working stuff on ipad yet.

Until now, i still treat it as entertainment device instead of a getting my job done tool.

Gaming is so much fun on ipad..haha..
Now my life become more "works" to do now.. Aiks...

Well, for work, people normally use it for emails on the go. Check out financial news, magazines, newspapers and of course making notes. For making notes, with the stylus is much easier I think...
And also there's a super good organizer for planning as well as contact book...etc...

In the future, OS4.2, there will be wireless print, so you can print your documents wireless from the Ipad to a wireless printer.

Plus I am sure there are apps on the market which will definitely help in your work, you just have to search for it.

Maybe this article will help, showing how this person use it for work, and there's also a Top 20 Apps for Ipad...
But its is well known that Ipad CANNOT replace a pc, you still need a pc to do some of the more hardcore stuffs...

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=5941&tag=nl.e101

This article is also good: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=4137

This post has been edited by zhou86: Sep 22 2010, 01:36 PM

@Mavik: You don't need iTunes to take full advantage of your iPad unless you wanna sync your music/videos to your iPad. As for apps, you can download them directly into your iPad through the built-in App Store. Just my 2 cents.

Its not about getting Apps, e.g. iTunes is also used by the iWork suite to transfer files and documents from the PC to the iPad. Hence the workaround for me is to use Dropbox which does that over the cloud.

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Added on September 22, 2010, 3:10 pmI hate netbooks, I rather carry two laptops to work than use a netbook.

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Added on September 22, 2010, 3:12 pmIt's not only to be used for work, I also use it to show photos to my clients as well as use it personally. I am trying to get even more use out of it during work as well so I can eliminate the need to carry more notebooks (the paper versions) as well as documents about. Just figuring some methods to make things more efficient, reduce the need for printing materials and save paper wastage.

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Added on September 22, 2010, 3:14 pmPerhaps you can care to provide more facts first before just rubbishing it off as not suitable?

This post has been edited by Mavik: Sep 22 2010, 03:14 PM

Ppt is excel file rite? Mayb u wana try out goodreader?

PPT is powerpoint file. XLS is excel...

1 thing I have not figured out is how to keep my e-mail accounts in sync across platforms.

I have notebook, desktop (both windows) and iphone and ipad. What I have read in desktop shows up unread on ipad. To go through 100+ e-mail in order to clean up is no joke.
Anyone knows how to mark all e-mail 'read'.

as a photographer i mostly using my ipad taking pictures and directly transfer by using camera connection kits...i am also upload all my portfolio (images) into ipad to show to my client while my client was enjoy play with the ipad to look out the images

@Mavik: I would also like to recommend "Documents to Go". It's able to open most (if not all) work-related document file types created by Microsoft Office. Just my 2 cents.

How can you take pictures with your iPad? external camera ?

Your email accounts have to be IMAP then it will be synced. E.g. Gmail does that for me, company exchange mail as well

I've tried to use Document to Go, but the apps is not user friendly in iPad...
Wanted to get Quick Office HD but no charts in the spreadsheet...
Wanted to get Numbers but permanently stuck to iPad...
sigh... really no good office apps

I use it for:

Emailing at cafes
Meetings - referring to docs via documents to go
Presentation during one 2 one session
Manage my travels via trip it and flight track
Light documentation work using document To go

Fact of the matter, it does not replace the notebook but it complements it, especially for the road warriors.

@AiRBooM: You can't take pictures with your iPad. He takes pictures with his camera and he transfers it immediately to his iPad for his clients viewing pleasure via the camera kit.

Hi, i'm about to plonk my money down for an ipad but i was just wondering if some kind souls here can help me. I did read quite a lot regarding ipad but i thought comments from its users are the most relevant ones. Here goes, i will use the ipad when i travel and my work requires me to review reports that are in MS Word (docx format) with charts and all. My question is, is there any apps in the market today that has the "track change" function because as far as i'm concerned, Pages doesn't have the function and it's critical for me to have that function. How about any other word processing apps, and will these apps display the formatting properly or will it "run" a bit?

thank you in advance!

yup...i am using nikon d700 (external camera) for sure and link directly to the ipad by using camera connection kits

As of yesterday Number & Keynotes can export to MS Excel & MS power point already.

I have been heavily promoting the iphone & ipad to the MIS staffs. One guy even says he can allow itune to be installed in my office PC. THats great, but I tell him it still needs to be connected to my account. He says he'll look into that next time. So far I have gotten them to soften up about WIFI around the emails, calander & wireless file transfers in the office. I try not to push it too damn far.

We'lll see what happens when the MIS boss starts using iPhone 4.

Hi. Just wondering if anyone had used Keynotes for presentation? I have to give a lot of training and carrying the Ipad with a VGA cable to link to the projector will really help a lot

I have been using my Ipad mainly for work, for almost 2 months now. So far my experience has been pretty pleasant. I mainly use my ipad for:
- referring to price list/ PDF/ Office documents
- jotting down notes during a meeting
- go online whenever i need to (especially when i need extra information other than those i have prepared beforehand)
- emails on Exchange Server 2010
- presentation to clients (via Keynote)
- occasional gaming during travel

To be frank, all things listed above can be achieved with a normal net book or laptop... But one thinf is for sure, my ipad can run for 3 days on 3G until it needs a recharge... This is not achievable on any other computing device.

Hi. in your presentation to clients via keynote, do you link it to the projector? hows your experience with it? is it like using a notebook?

I wish iPad have a dedicated Documents/my documents folder so that i dont need to copy for each app

@nickygin: When you hook your VGA-cable to your iPad via the adapter. It's just as simple as plug and play.

Yeah, saw the latest release already ... now evaluating whether to buy Numbers...

hahahaa... Once bosses uses iPhone 4, then the company's policy start to become friend with Apple's product

Thanks.. will definitely be getting the connector and Keynotes now

Guess Ipad is a entertainment gadget rather than a "workstation". I have Iphone & Macbook Pro, I was trying to get an replacement for my Macbook as it is heavy for me to carry around during work. But lately I notice, ipad is not an replacement at all. Dropbox will incur additional cost, hmm... may be just use ipad as a diary and "note"book..

@nickygin: No problem, glad to help.
@jazcah: Steve Jobs has already stated that the iPad is NOT meant to be a computer replacement. Just take it as a tablet-based portable media player.

Dropbox at least gives you free 2Gb worth of storage which I find very useful especially since I only keep documents. Now I have 3.2Gb thanks to the referrals I have

Hi, I was contemplating whether to get the Ipad because of Documents to Go since my company uses a lot of PPT files for our work. Could you please elaborate more why is it not user friendly in the Ipad?

how good is this Ipad for sales presentation?

much better than a notebook in terms of size or battery life?

ease of use?

trendy, ofcourse

guys, opinion please. although i have mbp 13'' but after seen videos and reviews i think ipad are enough for my requirements.
-surfing,presentation,pdf file,ebooks.

should i get 1?

hey people, i got an ipad but does it have like microsoft power point and all ?? can i but the app??

yes u shud.
bcoz i have a mbp 13 and 17.
still i got myself an ipad!


u can use a few apps that supports those formats such as office(2) HD or documents to go...
or u can use apple's version of microsoft office...
iworks which consists of pages(word), keynote(powerpoint) and numbers(excel).

haha..sure u poison me =)

thinking of getting 3g or not. i want to make sure that ipad fulfill my requirements first. if not just stick with mbp

ipad 16gb is good enough ka? ...

i need more "racun" why i should buy ipad

now i already have mbp n iphone 3gs

get at least 32 or 64gb. the thing needs space for books, music, videos, etc.

both of u no need think la.
buy first.
try it.
dun like sell here.
sure a lot of ppl want.


i agree. 16gb will be filled in no time!

bought readitlater n now menyesal
apparently it cant view page with tabs in it

actually im also having same dilemma... what you all really use when using ipad ? movie,music, games ?
Isnt iphone can do so ?
i surf the page here, movie also need to spend time download & transfer to ipad.. hmm.. wanna buy but dont know what to do with it..
have laptop, iphone on the go if plus ipad, what really can i do with it ?
any comments bro n sis which been using ?

Check out "Sundry Notes", there is a free lite version to try. Really worth the USD4.99 with embedded pdf, word or excel files inside a scrollable window. Sync to Dropbox, Evernote etc. I have 3 to 4 notes app and this is awesome.

im using ipad to remote connect to my office machines and servers. ( using itap rdp or logmein). Everyone in my dept was provided an ipad . so, we all carry the ipad when we walk into a meeting.

I keep some files on goodreader to read and refer during a meeting

i've written sql queries using the ipad as well. but simple queries lah. anything funky and i wait til im in front of my laptop...

Wow. Your company is great. We don't even get iPhone.

small company ma.. easy lor. my friends office. her boss all into mac, so they all using macs and iphones and ipads.

sounds like a dream come true to most of us i think

found new use recently with sketchbook which i intially use for drawing tool.

i use screencap function to capture docs and tech drawings then draw/anotate over them. project schedule, i screencap calendar and diagram over it.

blue ocean at work

I use iPad to replace my office notebook when meeting clients. With 3G connection, it makes my presentation so much easier when I want to propose new solutions since information is just a click away. Yesterday my Day 2 using iPad at work, and it helped me closed a deal, faster, although not a big ones. My customer was very impressed with iPad, asked me where can she get it cheap lol.

Is the processor and page turns fast? Thinking of trying it out.

yes. to me its very fast. of course depends on what app you are using la...

Download and use Zinio. The free magazine previews are limited but interesting for casual browsing of some tech, business magazines, etc. US and UK-oriented but interesting casual browsing content. I like the Economist. Malaysian must teh reading more! Then our England more powderful one! And hopefully brain better too, instead of working like dogs for the "ruling class".

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Added on November 29, 2010, 11:48 pmAlso, you should try out RageHD if you haven't. Bl**dy nice shooter, and bloody too. Best shooter graphics on iPad at this point in time. Also, Cut The Rope on iPad. Nice. Fruit Ninja I hear is awesome but haven't tried yet.

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Added on November 29, 2010, 11:51 pmAcceptable speed in iBooks application for reading books and PDF.
In Zinio, acceptable as well. Not super-smooth, but alright.

This post has been edited by nvidia2006: Nov 29 2010, 11:51 PM

Found this thread very helpful as i too have been compiling strong reasons i should get one as i do travel on peak times of the year but i use my iphone to check emails and surf the net, hence do i really need an ipad?.. since the official ipads are now launched and the prices are pretty interesting, will need to sit down and mull over it..

yeah me too, just got my ipad yesterday...i read thru this thread b4 i decided to get one... i'll mainly use it to surf net at home (wifi connection on desktop not very strong so i can sit anywhere i want with the ipad, plus start up is faster than desktop, very convenient for casual surfing), read ebooks, check emails, now gonna explore how to use it for work, mainly presentations, will def store documents on it thru dropbox and bring them along when i travel for work... and then there's games and movies...

Anyone has any idea what word processing app has the track changes function? It would be great for report editing.

The iPad for me is an entertainment gadget rather than a device to replace laptops or even netbook. Each device is targeted for a particular purpose. If we try to carry out tasks that other devices are meant for we will be disappointed. I use mine for reading ebooks and pdf format magazines and books and the screen display makes reading a great experience. I own a Nook and an iRiver ebook reader and the iPad makes reading more enjoyable. Web browsing is an additional experience. But seriously if you want iPad for serious work, better get a lightweight laptop. My opinion.

I Agree with you

Try to use Mac Air as your lightweight laptop .

It is very convenient if you want for a serious work and carry everywhere . It it very light ! almost only 1.06kg.

For me, its depend on you & your job type. But see this, how they do it;

http://www.citrix.com/tv/#videos/2781
http://www.ipadsatwork.com/

yeah i think ppl who always deal with client shud use ipad.. i'm planning to get mine too.biznes and leasure come together

basically i'm using my ipad for 2 main purpose:
1. my part time study. put all my classroom slides inside the ipad so i dont print it and save environment. ehem.

2. for work. as a marketing guy, i use the ipad to do presentation to sales guys, shows application video to customers, check tools functionality compare to schematic diagram in ipad, put the price list inside so i dont need to bring the thick price list book anywhere... the list is unlimited....

but still on editing part on Powerpoint/ excel, still need laptop for it. ipad makes it easy for me to show the file, not to create it.

just my 2 cents.

+ 1

ipad/iphone only win from the apps store perspective....

Hello guys,

iPads at work? Hmmm.. I use Penultimate with Elago stylus for minutes taking and jotting. I use Dropbox a lot to sync files from my Mac to iPad so no USB needed. Created quite a decent presentation file using KeyNote in one of the seminar i've attended thanks to the beautiful templates provided.

Now i dont have to print any slides for my own copy. Just convert to .pdf and view it using iBooks apps. No printed version needed if i want to view it at my own convenience.

But please, bear in mind. iPad is still not a Laptop replacement. If you are thinking of getting a Laptop or an iPad, get an Laptop. MacBook Air to be exact. If you are thinking of getting a Netbook or an iPad, get an iPad.

I have an iPad for about 3 months now and I really want my company's Outlook to work on my iPad... Got damn frustrated, tried for 3 months and it cannot work on mine!

My colleagues have no problem on their iPhone and iPad, we entered the same info too! Why me?

It keeps on appearing "Unable to verify account information". Does anybody have solutions for me? Or any way which I can reset the mail settings?

Your company's email server is on Exchange 2003 or 2007?

Have you configured all of the required details into your iPad?

I mainly use my iPad to carry all my documents around and jot down notes in meetings, but thats it. If I need to write a memo or something I'll just run back to my desktop or borrow someone's laptop.

Portability is one of the best feature, as I need to be connected all the time and bring documents around. Also, my department is 1 of the top ten in the company who waste paper a lot...

Are you on firmware 4.2.1? How about checking with your Exchange admin? Some need to enable passcode in order to download mail.

Edit : Just got to know it is Exchange setting.

This post has been edited by mitodna: Dec 22 2010, 09:04 PM

i am looking to use my ipad at work but not sure which data package to take as i am not sure how much data usage is required.

since its my own effort and most likely not claimable so im checking those cheaper packages, after some survey here and there, i am looking at rm38 digi discover day and yes

any advice or comments?

how you intend to use YES? they don't have SIM card. you have to get the Huddle.

yeap, looking at getting the RM1200 package which will give the device for free and IF im disciplined enough, will have 40 months of access

Heh bro ,


My iPad whole night charging also not fully charge. Do u facing same problem?


Regards
Cm_Mu

no... if i cud recall, a full charging takes 2 - 3 hrs

Dude, wrong thread

bro..where did you purchased the Elago stylus? and how much?

Good question. Or any other stylus is good enough.

Just to share my experience using it for work. I was contemplating buying a laptop initially for my wife to work. Basically she just needs to make entries in a spreadsheet for her accounting purposes. Then when the iPad came out, I thought that buying it would make more sense, since we do not need a powerful laptop to use Excel right?

So I tested some office softwares. I have only the wifi version, and my wife's place dun have internet. So need to edit documents offline and sync them back when she got to a wifi.

Here are the softwares tested and my feedback:

Apple Works : Numbers - Pretty graphics, allows to export to Microsoft Excel format, but I never try that. The deal breaker is that I can't export to cloud storage. Need to use emails. YUCK!!

QuickOffice : Pretty graphics, tabs that actually looks like tabs. Remembers your last page viewed. Can store to cloud storage, BUT it cannot edit the content offline. Dealbreaker I'm afraid!

DocsToGo : Worst graphics among the trio, tabs needs some page switching. But it can store to DropBox and edit GoogleDocs directly! And the best part is, when you are offline, you will still be able to edit it! Once you have wifi, you can sync back the changes! Perfect!

i am new to ipad. I am thinking to buy a netbook or ipad, hope can get some advise from here. Below are some activities i will do after i get either netbook or ipad.

1)surfnet, like reading newspaper, reading blog, facebook game, online banking, IM and checking email.

2) watch video,play some small game, read pdf book.

3) Minor editing/creating the MS words/PowerPoint file from others person pendrive/email.

so, according to above activities, which one is more suitable to me??

FYI it can never replace net book/notebook

Of the above, facebook game is not possible, since iPad does not support flash. Editing from other person's document via pendrive is tough, you will need to use a lot of workarounds, like use a camera connection kit, put in cloud, send via email, etc.

Otherwise, the rest works beautifully.

erm.... ..so whiche tablet is more suitable for my case?

Errmmm ...... Samsung Galaxy Tab? A bit expensive though for a 7 inch screen. But it has front and rear facing cameras and expandable storage via microSD. You still need to copy your document via the microSD though....

Anybody else has any other recommendations?

hi, i have Quickoffice too. It can sync with Dropbox and i usually trasfer it to my ipad for editing offline. After editing and i get to a place with wifi, i just drag it back to Dropbox to sync. In Dropbox, when you label your file as a favorite, you can still access it when you're offline. How does DocsToGo amend files from Dropbox when it's offline?

For insurance agents - when you come out quotation for your client, transfer it to your iPad, then when you meet up , show them the quotation via iPad, some will be impressed lol

how about View pad from view sonic??

Better go for galaxy tab, vewsonic viewpad android version is just the same as csl spice mi700. The spec is not that good... The best current alternative tablet is galaxy tab.

If u can live without facebook game and able to change ur life to use cloud storage rather than usb thumbdrive or sd card, ipad is the way to go.

This post has been edited by calmshot: Jan 14 2011, 10:11 PM

erm... galaxy tab is abit expensive to me...
Facebook game is not the "must" to me, surfing internet and viewing document from my friend will b more important, because sometimes when i meet my friend outside, i can take n view a file from my friend ( although this is not alywas happen).. so if it can read from pendrive will be a great thing...hehe

Nowdays no one use pendrive liao. Try dropbox.

Convenient and fast

Unless you want to share movie.

ya.. i heard about drpbox before..but many of my friend stil using pendrive..

i saw some one are using the camera kit to read the USB drive, who try it before? is it really work??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-fumAV69dc&feature=related

Im doing some freelance website development project... Currently im using dropbox and html editor (capable to upload via ftp) apps... So far so good. I can write html, javascript and a bit of php on the go. Now i dont need to bring my laptop and charger to mcD.. Just bring my ipad to start editing the website.

This post has been edited by calmshot: Jan 17 2011, 09:26 PM

hi all
i have a question , i understand ipad doesnt support Java, any other share trading software can suppport ipad, so can view the live trading ?
steven

if not mistaken CIMB has ipad ver...

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Added on January 18, 2011, 10:38 pmThis is the situation i want with ipad... portable, and able to do some minor editing..

This post has been edited by sin2010: Jan 18 2011, 10:38 PM

thank u

Considering myself a half student n half working

Once in a month, i need to made presentation via my power point

Most of my note is under microsoft one note (.one)

I study most of the time, from computer, from internet n read ebook n made many note via onenote

Question : is IPAD suitable for me?
What is the pro n cons for me?

This post has been edited by seijiseimura84: Mar 19 2011, 12:29 AM

a netbook or notebook with windows would be better

so....generally people use ipad for what?

to play games

btw yeah in my opinion it would be hard for ipad to replace netbooks

Ipad is cheap now.ask yourself what u CANNOT do with the iPad?

Typing docs can be done,slides,ebooks,awesome net surfing experience.

No it won't replace the net book,but hell,u get good batt life,quick on/off on-the-go convenience.no start ups.

U decide.

Personally, I think that the iPad is good as long as you don't have to do any complex work like creating charts and power point presentations from scratch... Or at least I have not learnt how to do those yet

However, my iPad was more than sufficient to sustain me during a 1 week work travel in which I used the iPad to prepare and edit documentations, communicating with office, reading reports and others. Best was I didn't have to carry my heavy office laptop to do all these