The best productivity applications for your shiny new iPad

Last week we tried to help anwser the question, if you need to buy Apple's latest creation in the iPad 2. Even though I'm a tad bit skeptical iPad 2, that such a big upgrade from the first-generation model, I can in no way to say that this is not the best tablet on the market at this very moment, especially for the price. And with long strings and sell outs of iPad 2 on Friday, it seems that many users think is the best too.

We also discussed a few weeks ago how pill can actually be a decent device performance, even with the absence of rapid typing full physical keyboard. I used my iPad 1 since its release and have to admit that it's my turn to drive to store My action lists, browse, and add the my calendar and review documents and records.

Thus a new iPad in hand, let's find some of the best productivity apps for the iPad and iPad 2, to get you started.

Toodledo iPad literally feels like extending a Web application that many fans regarded as a center of GTD systems. Sync fast and ways that you can manipulate lists is top notch.

Universal application: $ 99 2.

Things

Considered one of the best GTD apps many Mac-heads, things are smooth and easy to use actions and projects application for iPad, iPhone and Mac. It is situated on the side of the road, but many people say it's absolutely worth for your workflow.

Not a generic application: $ 19.99

The Mac is the best GTD application manager for Apple to iOS and Mac OS x. Omnifocus got some David Allen Beck and, of course, the premium application for iOS, you can tell by the price. One of the best features that I found this location-aware contexts. On a side note if you want full desktop sync on OS X, you're going to have to pay another $ 79.99.

Not a generic application: $ 99

TODO list is a great application that syncs with Todo Web application or with the Toodledo Internet. TODO does a good job of using the iPad screen real estate, giving the user a sense of using a paper planner. You can also change the appearance themes your planner that gives this app is a nice touch.

Not a generic application: $ 4.99

Pocket informant has been around for awhile, since its inception, with Windows Mobile. PI has done a good job, allowing you to hash your action lists and calendars in any way that you like. PI also syncs with Toodledo or even with Outlook loading desktop applications.

Not a generic application: $ 14.99

Notes and creating documents

We couldn't forget the iWork suite, Apple created for iPad launch last year. I must say that the page numbers, and keynote for the iPad to show me that developers can actually do when their tablet device. If you have to create or edit documents containing tables, formulas etc. iWork suite for iPad is the best.

Not a generic application: $ 9.99, each page number and main

Evernote is the most common tool for digital note-taking. Period. I'm not quite sure how any of my projects will have to do without this awesome tool.

Universal application: free

Simplenote is easy; an easy way to take notes. Simplenote allows you as much plain text notes as you want and then you can sync them to the cloud through their Web application. If you are one of those types of minimalist performance, Simplenote take note on your iPad.

Universal application: free

Catch notes (notes to 3Banana) of reminds one of Simplenote some additional features such as tagging and "hash references" notes together. I used to catch notes a lot back to Android, but decided to merge all into Evernote for simplification.

Universal application: free

If you do not want to give all of your money to Apple's iWork suite, buying them, but still need a way to edit Office documents, the following documents to go better. Documents to go has been around for a while now and has decent productivity suite on iOS at a decent price.

Universal App: documents to go $ 9.99 | Documents to go premium (includes Dropbox-synchronize, Google sync, email attachments, etc) $ 14.99

Miscellaneous

I have yet to find a better contact and calendar management than stock applications provided by Apple. In addition they are deeply embedded in iOS. This means that other applications will use this to add items to your calendar or use the contact information. Apple has done a great job using the iPad screen size to give you more information and better navigation when browsing.

Free comes with your iPad!

I and many others see Dropbox to completely change the way you keep your files, especially if you work cross platform. Dropbox uses iPad screen and also gives you previews of your documents, photos and media. You can open your documents in any application that you installed that supports this type of media.

Universal application: free

If you're like me, you think in ink. If so, the best software for mindmapping for OIOS is Mindnode. There's something visceral about creating handwriting on a large touch screen device; He feels much more natural than point and click, often leads to a more dynamic and loose brainstorm sessions.

Universal application: $ 5.99

This is the first app that I purchased for my iPad to read and studying documents and PDF files and can't say that I spent more than five bucks in my life. Goodreader is synchronized with just about any document based cloud service you can think of (Dropbox, Sugarsync, Box.net, Google Docs, etc).

Not a generic application: $ 4.99

Chris is a developer, writer, tech enthusiasts and husband. He is studying, MIS and computer science from Penn State Behrendt. Chris was also interested in personal productivity and creativity and how to use technology to get more things done. Check out his technique of writing at androinica.com where he writes about Android.

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