iPads

got a chance to acquire an iPad 2 [ WiFi only ] but for my own needs have some questions - remember me technoidiot


1) Can I install my present Office for Macs [ 2008 ] on it ? Have a lot of stuff in Neo Office and Office for Macs 2008

2) Can I put DropBox on it so I can access files when offline [ they are in Open Office , and as above ]

3) Can I put Aperture 3 on it

4) Will my present me.com email work when iCloud becomes the default soon ? Present MBP is still on Snow Leopard. I'm a bit twitchy about the move to Lion/Mountain Lion after the problems with printers at the time of Leopard [ have just bought a new HP Photosmart 6510 e all-in-one and it works wirelessly which is a joy]

Guesty - any others ? I need answers pretty quickly

Thanks for all help / advice

1. No. But Pages for iOS only costs a tenner and can import

2. Yes, no prob

3. No, but iPhoto for iOS has just been launched and costs about £3

4. When MobileMe closes you me.com will become avaialble to use on iCloud, if you do not just migrate them (which needs Lion, alas - am in a similar situation)


**Edit: sweeps error under carpet**

Edited by ian_c (Tue 13-Mar-12 14:07:07)

1. If this is Mac software, then no, you can't. Apple have got Pages, Numbers, etc specific apps for the iPad. Mac program's don't work on the iPad, you need iPad specific apps.
2. Dropbox have an app that works very well on the iPad, so yes.
3. See the answer to 1.
4. I don't see why not - the iPad has a mail program which works very well

In reply to a post by ian_c:

3. No, but iPhone for iOS has just been launched and costs about £3

iPhoto, shirley??

As others have said, no you can't use Office or Open Office on an iPad. (Well you can by remotely accessing another computer, but that's another matter.)

TBH, you wouldn't want to use an application on an iPad that needs a significant amount of keyboard input (unless you invest in a wireless keyboard).

You could always look into Microsoft SkyDrive if it's a matter of wanting to view Office documents rather than edit them.

Edit: The good news is that your printer works with an iPad!

Edited by deleted (Tue 13-Mar-12 12:57:12)

In reply to a post by Spasch:

In reply to a post by ian_c:

3. No, but iPhone for iOS has just been launched and costs about £3

iPhoto, shirley??

*cough*. Ooops

In reply to a post by goldenoldie:

2) Can I put DropBox on it so I can access files when offline [ they are in Open Office , and as above ]

OpenOffice format files aren't read by iOS versions of Pages/Numbers etc.

IBM has Lotus Symphony viewers for iOS (iPad and iPhone) for OpenDocument files.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibm-lotus-symphony-vi...

I'm starting to get a wee bittie concerned

Snag really is that the files I'll need to access from my DropBox are prepared [ mainly ] on a friend's PC using Open Office and then proofed by me on the MBP and returned to the dropbox folder [ which we share ] We both need to access this all the time - oh and stuff is in it in Cyrillic too .

The idea for a degree of shared use on the iPad is beginning to look a bit of a no-no

Edited by goldenoldie (Tue 13-Mar-12 15:38:32)

In reply to a post by goldenoldie:

Snag really is that the files I'll need to access from my DropBox are prepared [ mainly ] on a friend's PC using Open Office and then proofed by me on the MBP and returned to the dropbox folder [ which we share ] We both need to access this all the time - oh and stuff is in it in Cyrillic too .

No idea on the Cyrillic, but ODF format is the issue. (apart from IBM, hardly anyone uses it in business, so there is little to no money to be made in a cheap app).

Otherwise QuickOffice will do probably everything you want; apart from the ODF format!!

http://www.quickoffice.com/quickoffice_pro_hd_ipad/

Edited by jchamier (Tue 13-Mar-12 15:54:18)

I hope you didn't buy a brand new iPad 2.