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Is There Native iPad iDisk Support Via MobileMe's Cloud?

boltjames

boltjames

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As the iPad quickly replaces our notebooks and becomes the travel companion of choice, there's going to be the need to store spreadsheets, documents, and presentations (what we Windows folks would call Excel, Word, and Powerpoint files) either on the device or on our iDisk accounts in the Cloud.

Am I missing something and this functionality exists natively, or must I really download a non-Apple app to accomplish this? Or must I run the Apple versions of those aforementioned Windows Office applications?

TIA

BJ
 
AppStore
MobileMe iDisk

There several other alternatives
Dropbox
Box.net
Uploadingit
And more
 
I've been messing with iwork.com (free).

its proven a bit awkward.


I'm using it with Apple's Pages app.
 
msavwah said:
AppStore
MobileMe iDisk

There several other alternatives
Dropbox
Box.net
Uploadingit
And more
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Thank you. Just downed Good Reader and it's great. Any Windows based file I up to MobileMe is readable and clear. Can't advance PowerPoint slides (you need to use your finger and swipe) but they say that's coming soon.

Tried the official MobileMe app but because it's for iPhone it makes all the files display blurry at 2x.

Thanks again.

BJ
 
Another vote for Goodreader

Goodreader has been a godsend for me as I am using my iPad more and more for work. I had not found a satisfactory way to move files to the iPad until I started using goodreader and the iDisk feature of MobileMe, and now I have uploaded over 100 presentations and lots of spreadsheets and documents. Apple will no doubt come out with something of their own, but for now I am able to get real work done to my satisfaction.
 
Retops said:
Goodreader has been a godsend for me as I am using my iPad more and more for work. I had not found a satisfactory way to move files to the iPad until I started using goodreader and the iDisk feature of MobileMe, and now I have uploaded over 100 presentations and lots of spreadsheets and documents. Apple will no doubt come out with something of their own, but for now I am able to get real work done to my satisfaction.
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Can you use GoodReader to read and write documents on a network share? I didn't see anything in the user manual, but could be blind...
 
GoodReader is way better than Apple's iDisk app for the iPhone. Don't bother with it.

GoodReader can read/write files off a local network share as long as it's set up as a WebDav resource.
 
Retops said:
Goodreader has been a godsend for me as I am using my iPad more and more for work. I had not found a satisfactory way to move files to the iPad until I started using goodreader and the iDisk feature of MobileMe, and now I have uploaded over 100 presentations and lots of spreadsheets and documents. Apple will no doubt come out with something of their own, but for now I am able to get real work done to my satisfaction.
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With Goodreader, do the files stay on the iPad's drive if you're disconnected from the internet?

For example, if I'm on a plane at 20,000 feet and trying to watch, ahem, a few "art" videos in the bathroom that have been pulled down from the MobileMe cloud, will they be there for me to view or must I be connected to the server in order for them to be available?

BJ
 
boltjames said:
With Goodreader, do the files stay on the iPad's drive if you're disconnected from the internet?

For example, if I'm on a plane at 20,000 feet and trying to watch, ahem, a few "art" videos in the bathroom that have been pulled down from the MobileMe cloud, will they be there for me to view or must I be connected to the server in order for them to be available?

BJ
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Yes, it actually downloads the file to the iPad/iPhone.
 
cbdoc said:
Yes, it actually downloads the file to the iPad/iPhone.
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Cool. And, as an added bonus, any pr0n you hide in Goodreader doesn't show up in Videos > Movies so there's no fear that the wife will use the iPad and discover a trove of questionable media so long as she doesn't hit the Goodreader icon.

Is that correct?

BJ
 
boltjames said:
As the iPad quickly replaces our notebooks and becomes the travel companion of choice, there's going to be the need to store spreadsheets, documents, and presentations (what we Windows folks would call Excel, Word, and Powerpoint files) either on the device or on our iDisk accounts in the Cloud.

Am I missing something and this functionality exists natively, or must I really download a non-Apple app to accomplish this? Or must I run the Apple versions of those aforementioned Windows Office applications?

TIA

BJ
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The iPad will never replace note notebooks, especially quickly
 
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