Whats on My iPad

I know its been a long time since I have posted on this blog, but in my defense I have been very busy. I recently took a one month trip to India to travel around and see some family. I am back now and will hopefully be posting more frequently.


Today I wanted to talk to you guys about what is on my iPad. I often see posts on the net about the "coolest" apps for the iPad, but most of the times the apps they feature are interesting but not always great for everyday use. So without further delay here are some of my most useful iPad apps.

Twitter - This app doesn't really need much of a description. The official twitter app for the iPad is great. If they ever introduce unread syncing with the mobile app it would be even better.
Friendly - For some strange reason Facebook has decided that the iPad isn't important enough to warrant having its own app. Thankfully we have "Friendly". This app makes using Facebook on the iPad a whole lot better.
Netflix - If you have a Netflix subscription then you need to download this app. If you don't have a Netflix account...Get a Netflix account.
Global Video, CityTv, CBC Video - Unfortunately for those of us living in Canada, we don't get access to Hulu. Thankfully most major networks have released apps for the iPad that allow us to watch our tv shows for free(with ads of course).
DropBox - This is probably one of the most convenient apps/services I have ever used. For more information check out the dropbox website. www.dropbox.com
Wikipanion - The best Wikipedia app for the iPad in my opinion. Get it.
FlipBoard - This is my most used app. Flipboard is like a personal magazine for all your social websites. Import your Twitter, Facebook, and Google Eeader feeds and FlipBoard will magically turn them into a magazine. Best of all it marks your Google Reader feeds as read which makes this app both "cool" and useful.

That concludes my must have apps for the iPad(some apps are also available for the iPhone/iPod Touch). I know I didn't talk about games in this post, but I wanted to save that for later on. If you have any suggestions as to some apps that should be added to this list let me know in the comments.

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From iPhone to Android

I have had an iPhone since the very first one came out in America. I remember having to get my dad to buy it for me when he went down to the states and having to unlock it when he brought it back. Since then I have upgraded my iPhone every year. The latest iPhone, the iPhone 4 is an amazing piece of hardware. Great build quality, great design, and an amazing battery life. Yet for some reason i was starting to get sick of it. This is because of all the restrictions that the iOS has. I wanted to customize my experience on my phone, but unfortunately this wasn't possible. So about a week ago I did something a little crazy...I sold my iPhone and bought my very first android device.

The android device I chose to go with is the Samsung Galaxy S Captivate. I chose this device for a couple of reasons. First off, I knew I had to stick with a rogers device since I was still on a contract. Secondly, the screen. This device has a gorgeous 4inch Super AMOLED screen. It may not have the same pixel density of the iPhone 4, but it makes up for it with its amazing contrast ratio and brightness.

Alright so now its time for some pros and cons of switching from the iPhone 4 to the Samsung Captivate.
Pros - customizable home screens, much brighter screen, no restriction on apps, ability to download apps from places other than marketplace, ability to change default apps.
Cons - Battery life is nowhere near as good as the iphone 4 but it still lasts the day, not as many apps as App store, lack of quality games.

Overall I am very happy with my move to android, but who knows what will happen when the iphone 5 comes out.

Welcome

Welcome to my first personal blog. I've had a couple of blogs before this one, but none of them have really been personal. On this blog I will mostly be talking about things that interest me. This includes software, hardware, general internet related stuff and maybe some other random geeky things. If you have any questions just post a comment under this post.