AirDisplay to Umbrella
AirDisplay 1.2 for iPad
$9.99
A second monitor can be a boon to productivity, as you can keep Outlook, Twitter, or other potentially distracting work element on a second screen. That's where Avatron's Air Display comes in: It turns your iPad into a wireless second LCD monitor for your Mac or PC.
Bento
$4.99
Bento is an extremely flexible organizational app that can get your business or your everyday life in order courtesy of 25 ready-to-use database templates.
Citrix Go To My PC
Free
GoToMyPC for iPad makes it simple to control your computer while away from your work area, but the lack of multitasking support, and latency issues, may dampen the experience.
Cubby (beta)
Free
Even though Cubby is still in beta, we feel confident giving it a four-star rating. It offers both the flexibility of letting you designate any folder on your system for syncing, while eliminating confusion that approach introduces in other products. Its DirectSync capability sets it apart from most competitors, letting you sync unlimited data among your own computers.
Dragon Dictation
Free
Featuring very accurate voice transcription and the ability to share messages via e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter, Naunce's dictation app is both fun to use and immensely helpful—as long as you're connected to the Web.
Dropbox for iPad
Free
If you're looking for an infinitely simple way to keep files in sync between your iPad, desktop, and phone, Dropbox for iPad is a must. It's simple to use, free, and offers offline file access. You still can't move files between folders, but that's a relatively minor complaint directed toward an otherwise excellent app.
eFax
Free
The eFax iPad app makes it simple to send and receive faxes from your tablet, losing very little in the transition from desktop to mobile. A free account lets you receive (not send) a handful of faxes, but upgrading to a Plus or Pro account opens the door to faxing freedom.
FileMaker Go
Free
FileMaker Go, which originally began life as a very solid $30 iPad app, should now be considered must-have mobile database software among desktop FileMaker Pro users. The database program's excellent design, multiple file layouts, integrated search, digital signature capture, and charting capabilities made it a compelling offer when it debuted, but FileMaker Go 12 ups the ante with enhanced multimedia capabilities, multitasking support, and best of all a new price: Free! A few niggles still linger—you still can't create new files—but FileMaker Go 12 is an iPad database app that can keep you productive while on the go.
GoodReader
$4.99
When it comes to reviewing, editing, archiving, and sharing text, it's difficult to top this excellent iPad app.
iSimplyConnect
Free to download, $15 per month
Small businesses that want an iPad VPN solution should consider iSimplyConnect, which is fast, easy to deploy, a snap to use, and quite affordable.
iWork for iPad
$9.99 each for Keynote for iPad, Numbers for iPad, and Pages for iPad
If you had any doubts regarding the iPad's productivity chops, look no further than Apple's own iWork for iPad. Comprised of three separate apps—Keynote, Numbers, and Pages—this mobile office suite is a must-have app getting work done on Apple's slate.
Mailbox
Free
Orchestra Inc.'s dedicated Mailbox iPad app, gives iPad owners the opportunity to try the much-hyped email management system. The app's philosophy isn't for everyone, but gives clear guidelines to people who struggle to feel in control of their inboxes.
Mercury Web Browser Pro
$0.99 cents
Featuring full-screen Web browsing, gesture support, ad blocking, and syncing with Firefox on the desktop, Mercury is the most feature-packed alternative browser for the iPad.
Mint.com Personal Finance for iPad
Free
Mint.com's iPad app allows the money-conscious to track, budget and manage their finances in one place, so they can see where they're spending and where they can save some chips. Simply create an account, add your bank, credit, loan and retirement accounts, and Mint will automatically import and categorize your transactions.
Monster.com Jobs
Free
Monster.com, one of the leading online employment services, makes job-hunting couch-compatible with its fun, free iPad app.
Network Toolbox
$4.99
There is a really cool app that turns your iPad (or other iOS device) into a network toolbox, and that app is named, appropriately enough, Network Toolbox for iOS. Not only is it chock full of networking utilities that can help analyze and troubleshoot a network, but it's also a beautiful app, and one that is well in-line with Apple's design aesthetics.
Note Taker HD
$4.99
Editors' Choice winner Note Taker HD is a great note-taking tool that does the job nicely, without denting your wallet. The number of features may overwhelm casual users, but anyone looking for a multi-faceted tool for making annotations, diagrams, and doodling will find a lot to like here.
OfficeTime
$47
OfficeTime, which records billable hours as you work and generates invoices and reports based on that data, is a small business owner's best friend, because it's inexpensive, highly useful, and downright practical. Every small business owner needs an app this good.
Penultimate
$1
Fast, flexible, and friendly, Penultimate is a first-rate handwriting app for the iPad that aims to replace your favorite pen with your index finger. The app features—besides basic notetaking—real-time presentation capabilities via VGA, wrist protection, unlimited notebooks, and plentiful sharing options. Who knew your finger was such an excellent pen?
Polaris Office
$12.99
Polaris Office significantly improves your ability to get work done and be productive with an iPad, as it's a three-for-one app for editing and creating word processing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
Quickoffice Pro HD
$19.99
Quickoffice Pro HD is light years ahead of Smart Office in terms of usability, and even boasts features that the Editors' Choice Award-winning iWork doesn't possess (such as IP file transfers). It could use some improvements—such as more templates and better file sharing—but it's a competent mobile office suite that's both easy to use and easy on the wallet.
Save2PDF
$9.99
This feature-rich PDF creation app will appeal to mobile professionals who want to edit documents and create PDFs while on the go.
SugarSync
Free
If you use SugarSync's excellent cloud-based file syncing service, adding the SugarSync iPad app to your tablet is a no-brainer. It could use a search tool, but SugarSync remains a great file-syncing choice for anyone who wants simple setup, a preserved folder structure, and an intelligent interface.
Umbrella
$25.00
IT administrators can use Umbrella to apply security policies and push out anti-malware and anti-phishing protection on all devices on the wireless network to protect users from potential threats. Location doesn't matter; once the administrator defines and applies a security policy on the device, that device is protected as long as it is connected to the Internet.
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