Merriam-Webster Dictionary HD - Dictionary iPad app

Merriam-Webster Dictionary HD offers America's most useful and respected dictionary on the iPad. With voice search, you can speak a word into the microphone without having to spell it. If you are reference or education, this is a useful tool. The app is simple and can be used offline, just like Urban Dictionary. It features synonyms & antonyms, audio Pronunciations and example Sentences. I

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Tabbed Browsing on iPad iOS 5

Some 3rd party iPad browser apps have tabbed browsing. In iOS 5, the Safari app will bring desktop-like tabbed browsing to the iPad. You can get the experience with the latest beta of iOS 5. Tabs are much, nicer to work with. Tapping and dragging to move tabs around. I don't like the separate pages in Safari, because you have to click on the button to see the other windows I have open.

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Extra storage for iPad 2

My iPad 2 16GB is nearly out of space and I need to add more storage to it. Is that any way to add memory modules or USB Flash memory drives for adding extra storage?You can jailbreak your iPad and then hook a 1TB external drive to the device through the camera connection kit. If you don't wan to carry anything extra around, try using the cloud storage service to manage, such as dropbox or

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Slow down song on iPad with RiffMaster Pro

RiffMaster Pro is a music app that helps you learn how to play cover songs that you was struggling with on your iPad. You are able to slow down a song to find the changes without changing its pitch, set a section of a song to loop, and play any song from your iPad library back in real time. A must-have app for any guitar player.The RiffMaster Pro is as good as the PC version and works great. I

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Passcode Lock Works with iPad 2 Smart Cover

If your iPad 2 is using the Apple Smart Cover and you still wan to use a Passcode Lock whenever opening and closing the smart cover, here is a basic tip to do that.* On the Home screen, tap Settings > General.* On right panel, turn on "Passcode Lock" feature. Below the Passcode Lock entry, you need to also turn on "iPad Cover Lock/Unlock".

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NASA Visualization Explorer

NASA releases an iPad app for users interested in Earth science. NASA Visualization Explorer delivers real-satellite data, let you play with the incredible images captured by satellites and explore the Earth in a new way.I'm very excited to use this app for exploring stories of Earth's dynamic systems, the ocean food chain and climate change. The visuals look so amazing. The app will have 6

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How to relocate cursor between text on iPad

If you want to accurately relocate the cursor between text on your iPad, such as in Notes, Mail or Safari app, you can try the following steps.* Tap in a specific spot that you want to put the cursor and hold your finger down.* Then a mini magnifying glass will be brought up, you can move your cursor where you want it.

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MailShot - Email multiple recipients on iPad

I want to keep the contact list open for multiple email recipients when adding names on the list , but in the native mail app I have to clicking the + mark to do one at a time. Is that any app can do that?MailShot- Group Email Done Right! is useful app that lets you email groups of contacts directly from almost any app. With the app, you can create and email up to fifty different groups. Easily

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Running Mac OS on iPad 2

That is really very cool things where users get Mac OS 10.6.8 on the iPad 2 devices. There are lots of such silly videos on the YouTube and some people will believe that. The iPad should have been from the begining, but I think that the device can't run Mac or Windows system until now. User just uses remote desktop app to control the Mac from the iPad, and find it amusing to fool people.

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Brave Ghost HD - Incredible Adventures on the iPad

Brave Ghost HD is a physics-based iPad game that let you save as many baby ghosts from danger and bring them home with a single finger, similar to Angry Birds.Brave Ghost HD are adorable and fun. The controls are simple to use, but there are many obstacles. Your eye and hand must be coordination.Download Brave Ghost HD - Incredible Adventures (Free) from iTunes.

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How many books can an iPad 2 hold

I have an iPad 2 16G WiFi and am going to use iBooks app to read ebooks on it. How many books can an iPad 2 hold?Easily into the thousands. That depends on the size of the books and what else do you have on the iPad. I have about 213 pdf books that is 92 MB on my iPad.

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Transfer Google books to iBooks

I have 600 Google books and I am just trying to have a single library for convenience on my iPad. How do i transfer my google books to iBook, instead of using the google app.I think the iBooks app doesn't recognize the Google books, so you can't do that.

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HUD Controls Plus for iPad

HUD Controls Plus is useful app that let you customize your Heads Up Display (HUD) with colors, artwork, time on the iPad.You can have this to change your volume from volume controls to brightness controls. And also open app by double-tapping, make the HUD transparent and play song with artist & picture. The last feature is app shortcuts that allow you to launch pre-selected apps.

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iPad Lesson: Painting a Sentence and Image Inspired Writing

This is a great lesson written by Lisa Johnson @ComputerExplore. It is interesting how she always gets her students to use a series of apps and that the apps are always just the tools and not the reason for the lesson. This is a good example of how a teacher uses the appropriate technology to get their students to delve into their own learning often using tasks that reference Bloom's Taxonomy as the basis for a deeper understanding. 

Read full lesson:
http://tw.neisd.net/webpages/ljohns22/files/ela_photo%20friday.pdf

This lesson would be just as effective in an Art class where instead of writing the students were asked to create a drawing, painting or mixed media work with the same prompts. It could be used in a History class or even a Social Studies class with images from a historical event or different cultures you are studying. This really is a versatile concept from Lisa.

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iPad 2 bluetooth connect to car stereo

How can I connect iPad 2 to car stereo using bluetooth? I can do it with my iPhone.Bluetooth protocol on the iPad doesn't support HandsFree, and the iPhone does. iPad is just music which is Bluetooth 2.0 A2DP, so you need a Bluetooth 2.0 A2DP sound system. But you can play the iPad through iPod adapter in the car.

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The Dark Meadow iOS Game Announced

The Dark Meadow, a new videogame for iOS devices, has been announced by Phosphor Games Studio. In this action adventure game, you will fight against fantastical creatures to escape a nightmare world. The Dark Meadow utilizes the Unreal Engine 3 and is scheduled to launch next month. It is exciting to play it on the iPad.

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Use Your Handwriting for iPad

Use Your Handwriting is awesome app that lets you create notes in your own handwriting. Without using the iPad popup keyboard, you simply write by finger in your customary style and the app will immediately feels.The handwriting app is simple, elegant and fully usable. Working the same as using a stylus. The app offers lots of formatting and text-editing options, but lacks any automatic sharing

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AirPlay mirroring for FaceTime with iOS 5 beta 3

The latest beta 3 version of the iOS 5 has new AirPlay mirroring for FaceTime functionality. For developers, you can wirelessly stream the video to an Apple TV via AirPlay while making FaceTime calls on your iPad.To do that, make sure your iPad and Apple TV have installed iOS 5 and are on the same Wi-Fi network. You also have to keep the iPad 2 in front of you.

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Paper Camera

Paper Camera is a fun photography app that uses the iPad 2 camera for taking your photos from reality to the fantastical world of cartoons and graphic drawings. The app paintes many stylish cartoon-style and beautiful effects on your camera video feed.Paper Camera is very easy to use. The simply user interface displays live camera image on wrinkled paper background. After adding effects and

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Can I set password protection in iPad pages

Is that a way to set a password protection on a word doc in Pages for iPad? So you have to enter correct password before it open.There is no way to do that in the pages app.

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Will iCloud sync Reminders between iPad and iPhone

The upcoming iOS 5 brings new reminders feature that lets you organize your life in to-do lists — complete with due dates and locations. Will iCloud allow you to sync data from iOS 5 Reminders app between iPad and iPhone devices?In iOS 5, reminders works with iCloud, iCal and Outlook, and all your iOS devices and calendars can be updated automatically.

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Hidden Control Panel accessed from your Screen

This is a quick and easy how-to from the guys over at How to Geek. It is a basic one but useful in its simplicity. Your students may not be aware of this feature. Enjoy!!!

If you upgraded to the latest iOS release on your iPad, only to figure out that the screen orientation lock doesn’t work anymore, here’s how to lock the screen using the new, annoying method.

We’re definitely irritated with Apple for making this change—the hardware screen lock was one of the best features of the iPad, and now it’s gone. At least you can still lock it.

Locking the Screen Orientation

Start by holding the iPad in the direction you’d like to lock it, and then press the Home button twice quickly, like a double-click.

The new task switcher will show up at the bottom of the screen, and then you’ll want to slide your finger over to the right to access the new screen hidden on the left.

Once you can see the new screen, click the button on the bottom left-hand side of the screen, and it will lock.

If you wanted to lock the iPad in landscape mode, you’d have to hold it in landscape mode before going through all of this.

Once in this Control Panel you also have access to your Screen Brightness, Volume Control and Play, Rewind and Skip buttons for your Music.

http://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-lock-the-screen-orientation-on-your-ipad/

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SiteToPdf - Create PDF from webpage on iPad

I am trying to integrate my iPad into my business use-case. Is there an app help you create PDF from a webpage, save and browse that PDF and email it to others.You can try the SiteToPdf for iPad, but that's unwieldy. * First open webpage in Safari and copy the link.* Paste the link in Site2Pdf app to create PDF file and save it.* Then you can use GoodReader app for reading, email the file.

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drchrono EHR - Medical records app

drchrono EHR is a low Cost, high quality medical records app, that let you access your electronic health record from an iPad. Doctors usually have indecipherable handwriting. The app contains "realtime medical speech to text" and digitizes all patient informations as electronic health records, so illegibility is not an issue.drchrono EHR app has many amazing features, such as H&P, SOAP, and

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Reading in an iPad Transmedia Universe: Five Real-World Issues

This is a comprehensive and thorough analysis of the issues with students using the iPad as a reader. It is written by Annette Lamb an educational consultant who has taught both at a K/12 and at a University level. There are some interesting points here that I had not considered prior to reading this article. It is one of the first academic referenced articles that I have come across that so clearly and concisely highlights the use of interactive books on the ipad in education.

Annette discusses the five main issues with students using the iPad as a reader. These include;

• Ease of use of the Devices
• A listing of Resources available
• Educational benefits
• Motivation
• Approaches to using Tablets.

This would be a must read article for anyone writing a proposal/grant submission for utilising iPads in the classroom or someone trying to convince their administrators of the educational benefits of using iPads in the classroom. We thank Annette for sharing this with us. Be sure to visit her site. It makes for interesting reading.

READING IN IPAD TRANSMEDIA UNIVERSE: FIVE REAL-WORLD ISSUES

Technology in the classroom is changing how children learn and how we teach. While some children are reading books about castles, others are using the DK Eyewitness App to explore castles.

In her article Digital Literacies, Lotta Larson (2009, p.255) points out the today's readers are "immersed in multimodal experiences and, consequently, have a keen awareness of the possibility of combining modes and media to receive and communicate messages. This awareness results in an urgent need for teachers and researchers to address the discrepancy between the types of literacy experiences students encounter at school (paper, pencil, and print texts), and those they practice in their daily lives outside the school environment (Web 2.0). One way to bridge such incongruity is to expand the types of texts students are exposed to and engaged with at school by turning attention to electronic books, or e-books".

Let's explore five real-world issues.

1 - THE DEVICES

The classroom of the future will be filled with devices that serve different purposes. There isn't one answer. Instead, there are many to fit different needs.

• Kindles. A group of advanced readers are reading novels independently.
• iPads. A reading group reads independently while the teacher works with another group.
• iPod Touch. Students refer to a dictionary, vocabulary game, encyclopedia while working on a project.
• Laptop. Students conducting research create a Glogster, interactive poster.
• Desktop. A group sits together at one computer with a large monitor working on a video production.

There are lots of ways to share Apps and e-books with the entire class.

You can hook up your device to the data projector. There are many foreign language books that are available as e-books. If you have the book on Kindle, use the Mac or Windows software to display on the big screen.

Barack Obama's Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters is available in the Kindle book format. For more examples, go to Amazon's Children's eBooks section. This book can be read on a Kindle, however it can also be read on an iPad or computer desktop. If you connect your computer or iPad to your data projector you can see the book in color.

If you have a book like Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed on your iPad, simply point your document camera at the screen of an iPhone or iPad.

Portability. I take my ibird books with when I go bird watching. With my tracks app, I can easily identify animals. Larson (2010) noted that in early studies of e-books read on larger computers, participants often complained of discomfort. However no complains were logged with the new, smaller e-book readers.

Goldsborough (2010 , p.11) pointed out the new digital readers combine the portability of books with the "search and storage capabilities" of computers.

Read the full article:
http://eduscapes.com/fluid/3f.html

Annette Lamb's Website:
http://eduscapes.com/

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iPad Lesson Plans: Mathematics and Social Studies

Michele O'Dell of the Douglas Country School District has constructed two interesting iPad lesson plans as part of her ETIL study group. This is an excellent example of a classroom teacher, being given access to both the technology and the appropriate in-servicing so they can focus on the pedagogy. Michele has put together a couple of comprehensive lesson plans that could easily be used as a template for other teachers. 

ETIL is the state of Colorado's acronym for Educational Technology Information Literacy.  ETIL expectations are a part the requirements set forth by No Child Left Behind and C.I.T.E. (Continuous Improvement of Teacher Effectiveness). Michele has made good use of her time at the ETIL Academy.

ETIL Lesson 

Michele O’Dell 

Storyrobe with iPad

Your Name:     Michele O’Dell
Grade Level / Subject Area: Mathematics

1. Which essential question, content area GLE / Standard, or ISTE NETS for Students or NETS for Teachers was the objective of this lesson?  

ISTE NETS for Students
1. Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes
using technology. Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.

2. What resources (technology / information) did you use to help achieve this objective? 

Doc Camera
iPad
Storyrobe iPad App
Whiteboard App
Everyday Math Curriculum - Unit 6 Geometry
Coolmath’s Online Dictionary
morgueFile Photos

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Michele O Dell Lesson Plans

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Control iPad 2 with iPhone remotely

My iPad 2 is connected to a LED TV over HDMI cable. I want to use the iPad as a rear seat entertainment center and use my iPhone 4 to control videos, such as fast forward video or scroll through the playing content.To use the iPhone to remotely control iPad, first you have to jailbreak your iPad. Then install the VNC Server app called Veency on the iPad, and use a VNC client app from the app

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Track changes in iPad Pages

I have used Pages on my iPad, but can't figure out how to track changes and insert comments. The Documents to Go Premium app can display tracked changes and comments, but you can't edit and create new track changes.To get around this issue, you can try a remote desktop client on the iPad, such as LogMeIn, Splashtop. Then you can use Word on my computer remotely from my iPad.

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WiFi Printing from your iPad

This is from a website called Netputing and offers a way of WiFi sharing a printer. Hit your print button on your iPad from anywhere within the WiFi range. This is handy if you or your students are needing to print within the classroom. I know, I know, we shouldn't be printing anyway but every now and again there is something that just needs to be printed. Here is one option and it only takes about 2 minutes to set up. Enjoy!!!

AirPrint Activator: AirPrint is a small application that will enable a Mac OSX 10.6.5 + iTunes 10.1 hidden feature to allow your shared printer to be visible on your iOS 4.2.1 devices.  AirPrint allow you to print from new generation of Apple iPhones,iPad and iPod Touch to a printer shared over your personal WiFi network.

You only need to run AirPrint Activator once.  Once AirPrint has been turned on it will remain on even after a reboot.

Download:
Download the latest beta version compatible with OSX 10.5,10.6 and 10.7 (Lion) from the AirPrint Activator v2 web page.

Download the latest version: AirPrint Activator v1.1.3

              or

use version 1.1.2 if the latest version is reporting that it is not supported on your system: AirPrint Activator v1.1.2

Apple requested that I take down the AirPrint Hacktivator page as they stipulate that the application is distributing copyrighted source code and/or software. AirPrint Activator is now replacing the defunct AirPrint Hacktivator application.  It provide the same functionality without the use of any Apple files.

You can use AirPrint Activator as a replacement of the previous generation Hacktivator application.  If present, it will take care of cleaning any Apple files installed by the previous generation Hacktivator when you “deactivate” AirPrint. It will only inject a single line in a CUPS configuration when you select to “activate”AirPrint.

System Requirements:

• OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.5,10.6.6 or 10.6.7 (Not currently supported under OSX Lion 10.7 beta)
• iTunes 10.1 +

HOW TO activate AirPrint:

1. Launch AirPrint Activator:

2. Click on the togle switch:

3. Enter the admin password:

4. A window will appear instructing you to remove/add/share the printer you want to use with AirPrint:

Click OK.

5. Open System Preferences/Print &Fax and:

• Remove
• Add
• Share

the desired local printer.  The following youtube clip will show you how:

Original Article:
http://netputing.com/airprintactivator/

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Quick edit Videography with iMovie for iPad

This is a How-To-Article written by Wes Fryer over at Speed of Creativity. It is a great resource for classroom teachers who are using the iPad to edit video with their students. If you do have access to iPads and have been unsure how to proceed with iMovie than this is a fantastic resource.

Wes has a great blog about 21st Century Digital Learning. He has a comprehensive list of articles that are worth reading. Make sure you take the time to visit his site. Enjoy!!!

Quick Editing with iMovie for iPad:

The following steps are included in the "Video" chapter of the forthcoming EPUB eBook, "Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing." This is an example of "quick-edit" videography, which can compliment "no-edit" videography in support of the "ethic of minimal clicks." This final video, "Learning About NASA Mission Control in Houston," is available on YouTube.

After recording a series of videos using an iPad, the iMovie app ($4.99) can be used to edit and combine the videos into a single file. That video file can then be directly uploaded to YouTube from the iPad, using an available wifi Internet connection.

1. Start an iPad iMovie by clicking the “+” icon at the bottom of the screen.

For the full article:
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2011/07/09/quick-edit-videography-with-imovie-for-ipad/

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Using AirPrint from iPad on mifi

There is an HP Officejet H470 Printer with the wifi adapter in my car. Can I host a mobile hotspot on my iPad 2 and connect to printer, then airPrint from iPad on mifi?I think it is impossible. You can't act the iPad as a mobile hotspot and the portable printer must be AirPrint compatible with.

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Spyglass - Great navigation app for iPad

Spyglass is a great navigation app that blends together milspec compass and sextant features on your iPad 2. You can using it as an optical range finder, angular calculator,GPS tracker, stars and maps.The app turns my iPad into a digital spyglass with heads-up display. Track positions of the Sun, and stars with arc second precision, and works great. Waiting for adding the video recording feature

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Google art project on iPad

The Google Art Project is really a wonderful site, but it requires Flash to be able to view it. The iPad does not support Flash. How can I see Google art project in my iPad 2.It seems thare isn't a art app that offers access to the Google Art Project. You can try to use the flash-compatible browser called Skyfire. I have not tried it yet myself.

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1080p HD video playback with iPad iOS 5

The upcoming iOS 5 brings 1080p HD video playback feature to the iPad 2, quite likely Apple TV 2. Playing the 1920×1080 movies will get 1080p playback support. Although the iPad 2 has small screen, you will able to use AirPlay video mirroring from an iPad 2 to an Apple TV 2 with 1080p playback.

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Anti-virus protection for iPad

Antivirus software is must-have protection for Microsoft Windows computer. Does my iPad 2 also need anti-virus software protection?There are no Anti-Virus apps available or required for the iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. And there are no antivirus apps available in the iTunes App Store. So you don't need antivirus on apple products.

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Accessing Tumblr on the iPad

Tumblr is a blogging platform that is perfect in the classroom. Tumblr is a tool that allows students to reflect on their processes and to articulate the learning that has occurred in a lesson, within a unit or across the year. 

I find blogging a particularly good activity for boys. Boys do not always reflect naturally and this is a good habit for them to develop. From my experiences many girls develop better language skills and an emotional intelligence at an earlier age and find blogging a natural extension of their work.

I have had students resist using tumblr and then within a month or two be using it daily - without any prompting from me. One in particular now posts so often that I  struggle to keep up. I do love it when students get so passionate.

Tumblr lets you effortlessly share anything. You can post text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from your iPad, phone, desktop, email, or wherever you happen to be. You can customize everything, and change it as often as you like. I have never seen two of my students have the same theme.

So what apps are available to access Tumblr on the iPad:

Tumblr:

Tumblr is blogging site that is very popular with students and teachers. Tumblr says it is home to the most creative people in the world. Tumblr allows you to post anything: share photos, video, audio, quotes, links, and text. You can manage multiple blogs Advanced controls include save drafts, queue posts, customize tweets, and more! 

itunes: tumblr

Tumbletail for Tumblr:

A Tumblr client with thumbnail display like Mega-Editor as well as separate Photos and Texts mode. It includes slideshows, easy Reblog or Like and auto refresh. Allows you to Follow / Unfollow, post to Twitter and manage multi-accounts. It has a passcode feature and allows you to save to Dropbox or Evernote or Read It Later.

itunes: tumbletail-for-tumblr

Readlr: A Tumblr Client:

The latest 20 posts for each tumblelog you add are downloaded locally, so sync in the morning and enjoy a full day of Tumblr without an internet connection. Turn heads on the subway when you zip through photos with no signal! Tumblr is down? No problem! Sync in the morning when the server load is low and avoid those annoying server outages.

itunes: readlr-a-tumblr-client

TumbleDoor:

A sophisticated Tumblr Browser. Cool optional interfaces like default 'Photo' app. You can also set passcode so others cannot see your dashboard. You can change its brightness so your eyes never get tired, and you can avoid your dashbaord being glanced at by others. Of course you can reblog, like, and save the images to your photo album!

itunes: tumblr-door

Tumblita for Tumblr:

A vey popular app for Tumblr viewing. Easily post content immediately, add it to your queue, or even save as a draft for later! Tumblita makes it extremely easy to post text, photos, quotes, links, audio, and video. It's everything you would expect from a Tumblr client designed exclusively for the iPad!

itunes: tumblita-for-tumblr

Tumbleroo for Tumblr:

Tumbleroo was the first full-featured iPad client for Tumblr. Big colorful photos, full-screen videos, and all the liking and reblogging you can handle. With Tumbleroo, your dashboard comes to life with text, link, chat, question, photo, audio and video post support. A built-in browser let's you explore links outside the dashboard.

itunes: tumbleroo-for-tumblr

Tum Tum:

Ever wanted a way to cut out all the extras and enjoy tumblr on your iPad with no distractions or messy options? TumTum was created with ease of use and quick actions in mind. A simple and delightful way to browse, like, and reblog photos on Tumblr.  Load your content, get a preview & reblog. TumTum was created with ease of use and quick actions in mind.

itunes: tumtum-for-tumblr

Tumblr Gear:

Tumblr gear is a fully optimized application to browse your tumblr dashboard. You have no need to flick the screen or tap the link to go to the next page anymore.Tumblr gear also enables you to do reblog and use the like operation directly. It also features, easy dashboard browsing, auto paging and quick reblog.

itunes: tumblr-gear

TumblrFrame:

The "tumblrFrame" is a tumblr digital picture frame. View your favorite tumblr with slideshow pictures. Reblog by double tapping on the slideshow or pause and show information with a single tap and swipe right to rewind picture. It has file cache mechanism and an auto composition match. TumblrFrame also has multiple tumblr account support for viewing.

itunes: tumblrframe

TumbLiking:

With TumbLiking, you can view your favorite Tumblr blogs and access the core Tumblr features that most of us would use when on the go. TumbLiking enables you to easily and seamlessly post photos and quotes. And, you'll enjoy viewing your "likes" and "home" just like with the Dashboard. With one touch, you can reblog, like, delete, and unlike.

itunes: tumbliking-tumblr-client

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