Thursday, October 21, 2010

Beginning with Apps for the iPad

An important tool for everyone in the ICCARS Project is an iPad.  It serves many purposes:
1.  Field Data Collector
2.  Anytime/Anyplace Interface to the eCollaboratory.
3.  Reference Library
4.  Toolkit

In order to use the iPad, most effectively, it requires a set of apps (applications).  As of October 21, 2010, we are recommending the following apps:


Arc GIS
Free
Calculator
?
Climate Change News
$2
Clinometer HD
Free
EMD PTE
Free
Emerald Observatory
$1
Facebook
Free
Gaia GPS
$7
GIS Roam
Free
Global Warming
Free
Go Green
Free
Google Earth
Free
iRecycle
Free
Keynote
$10
Kindle
Free
Knots Guide
$3
Motion X GPS HD
$3
NASA
Free
Negotiator
Free
NFB Films for iPad
Free
NPR for iPad
Free
Numbers
$10
Pages
$10
PDF Reader Pro
$1
Satellites
$1
Science Friday
Free
Science Glossary
Free
Soundnote
$5
TED
Free
Timer/Stopwatch
?
Twitter
Free
VLC
Free
Web Albums for iPad
$3
Wolframalpha
$2
Wundermap
Free

The first purchases should include:  Gaia GPS; Keynote; Knots Guide; Pages; PDF Reader Pro; Soundnote; and Web Albums.  All free apps should be downloaded for use.

What Apps do you think are the most valuable?  What Apps do you recommend? Please add your review and comments on Apps.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Welcome to the ICCARS Project Blog

On behalf of Andy Henry and myself (David Bydlowski), welcome to the ICCARS Project Blog.  A blog allows users to reflect, share opionions, and discuss various topics in the form on an online journal, while readers may comment on posts.  Welcome to the community!