Chapter 11

App-solutely!

In This Chapter

arrow Getting a handle on the different types of apps

arrow Searching for specific apps

arrow Getting apps onto your iPad

arrow Managing iPad apps

arrow Deleting and reviewing apps

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One of the best things about the iPad is that you can download and install apps created by third parties, which is to say not created by Apple (the first party) or you (the second party). At the time of this writing, our best guess is that there are more than 1.6 million apps available and over 100 billion apps downloaded to date. Some apps are free, and other apps cost money; some apps are useful, and other apps are lame; some apps are perfectly well behaved, and other apps quit unexpectedly (or worse). The point is that of the many apps out there, some are better than others.

In this chapter, we take a broad look at apps that you can use with your iPad. You discover how to find apps on your ...

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