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Sync notes
We've already covered the mechanics of setting up the iPad to sync
notes—it's a checkbox in the Info pane in iTunes, or, for wireless sync, a
setting under Mail, Contacts, Calendars. But where do the notes go on
your computer? On the Mac, they show up in the Mail application. Under
Windows, you need Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007.
Share notes
Tap the Mail icon at the bottom of the note to send its contents in an
outgoing email message.
I'm a recent convert to a different note-taking app for the iPad:
Simplenote (simple-note.appspot.com). It has a clean interface for
writing notes, but its real strength is being able to sync its contents to the Web
wirelessly. When you make changes, they're reflected at the Web site and on
other devices you use that run Simplenote (such as the iPhone). I don't have to
wait to sync over the dock connection cable to get the notes on my computer.
For more bells and whistles, check out Evernote (www.evernote.com), a catch-
all app and Web service that can store text, images, and audio for later.
Work with Text
When we think of “productivity,” we most often think of documents:
reports, term papers, memos, résumés, and all sorts of word processing.
I write for a living, and yet I still think of those things as “grown-up busi-
ness stuff.” But as we've seen with the original iPad, a lot of businesses
are adopting the tablet. If you're already carrying a portable, powerful,
computing device, why not use it for business purposes?
On its own, the iPad can read—but not edit—Microsoft Office files, such
as those attached to email messages. With the addition of apps such
 
 
 
 
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