Suggestions and discussions on how to better exploit an iPad (or iPhone) in the academic world.

• Adaptor VGA Apple (to use the iPad with a projector during conferences/presentations)
• AmazonBasics Adjustable Tablet Stand (several of those, to keep it while recharging, not yet available for iPad Air)
• Apple Smart Cover (to protect it while in the backpack)
• Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad 3 (unmissable to work seriously, also available for iPad Air)
• Rechargeable battery Battery Pack RAVPower Portable Charger 22000mAh (to avoid risking while on the go)
• Wacom Bamboo Stylus iPad pen (really effective for note taking or drawing)

• PDF Expert 5 and its companion Documents (use it as the main document reader/editor; syncs with cloud services and svn; annotating PDF in a sophisticated and elegant way)
• LiquidText Annotate & Excerpt PDF documents in a flexible way
• Pocket (Read It Later) (to accumulate readings while offline or commuting or…; iPad/iPhone/Mac in sync)
• Newsify (the best RSS Reader Client; iPad/iPhone/Mac in sync)
• Google Chrome browser (alternative browser to access sites in desktop format; iPad/iPhone/Mac in sync)
• Pressreader (read newspapers and magazines using the UniBZ Library subscription)
• ACM CACM (the ACM CACM magazine online)

• GoodNotes - Write notes (the most sophisticated note taking app, using stylus, drawings, text, photos, annotating pdf/images, etc; syncs with cloud services)
• Apple Notes (take quickly text notes, capture photos, create to-do lists, record voice reminders; iPad/iPhone/Mac in sync)
• 2Do (GTD-style simple, effective and elegant management of to-do lists; iPad/iPhone/Mac in sync)
• MindNode (mindmapping app, simple, effective and elegant to structure notes; iPad/iPhone/Mac in sync)
• PlanBe best calendar app for iPad & iPhone

• iRepoEditor (SVN manager, not very intuitive, but it is the best around so far)
• Scanner PRO (scan documents/whiteboards via the camera, OCR to recognise text; iPad/iPhone/Mac in sync)

• Pages, Keynote, Numbers from Apple (the office apps from Apple; iPad/iPhone/Mac in sync)
• Microsoft Word and companion MS Office apps
• Textastic (text editor with syntax coloring, LaTeX, etc; syncs with cloud services and svn)

• Texpad (LaTeX: edit and compile locally or remotely, with package manager, built-in editor and preview)
• PocketBib (powerful BibTeX manager, compatible for BibDesk Mac and JabRef)
• TeX Equation (typesets math equations/formulas with built-in TeX engine)
• DeTeXify (draw a symbol on the iPad and get all the LaTeX symbols close to it)

• Zotero with its iPad client PaperShip (search/read/annotate and share with colleagues research literature database; iPad/Mac in sync)

• SpringerLink
• SciVerse ScienceDirect
• Scopus Alerts (institutional subscribers version)

• PostgreSQL Database client (better than some Mac counterpart…)

• 2Screens - Presentation Expert (presentation manager with integrated whiteboard, pointer, timer, etc)
  • 2Screens Remote (iPhone app acting as a remote for 2Screens)
• Presentation Clock (when you are the session chair…)
• Air Sketch (turn your iPad into a wireless whiteboard and PDF annotator: anybody with a HTML5 browser in the local network can follow the presentation)
• Doceri Remote (turn your iPad into a controller of your mac/windows desktop - connected to a projector - superimposing a whiteboard with a pointer)
• AirServer (An AirPlay receiver for Mac and Windows: can stream content or mirror the display from an iPad/iPhone/Mac)
• Air Display (turns your iPad into a wireless display, to extend the mac/windows screen)
• eBanner Pro (scrolling banner application; it displays your messages like LED dot matrix board - for iPad and iPhone)

• TeacherPal (enables the teacher to organize classes, to track the attendance, grades and behavior of students) (I'm not using it)

• iDraw (the most feature-packed vector drawing app; also with a Mac app)
• Grafio (graph drawing app)
• SketchBook Express (drawing app)

• Google Maps
• TripIt travel organiser (iPad/iPhone/Mac in sync)
• it Taxi (book any taxi everywhere in Italy)
• SkyScanner (best flight planner)
• trivago (best hotel booking via comparison)
• Wi-Fi Finder (to find wifi hotspots around the world even when offline)

• Soulver (structure calculator for easy calculations, reports, budgeting; iPad/iPhone/Mac in sync)
• 1Password (password manager; iPad/iPhone/Mac in sync)
• Fing - Network Scanner
• zaTelnet - SSH client
• Colloquy - IRC client
• Jump Desktop (remote access to Macs and Windows; iPad/iPhone/Mac in sync)
• join.me (Share Mac/Windows/iPad/iPhone screens and host online meetings on the fly)
• Microsoft Lync 2013 (complete Lync client for iPad and iPhone)
• Bria (VoIP SIP Phone with Video and Messaging for iPad and iPhone)
• Skype
• Citrix Receiver (Citrix client for Microsoft Windows applications served by UniBZ - for iPad)
• Cisco AnyConnect (VPN standard Cisco client to access UniBZ networks - for iPad and iPhone)
• Letter Opener (email infamous MS exchange Winmail.dat Viewer - for iPad and iPhone)
• Archives (unarchive pretty much any archive file in existence - for iPad and iPhone)
• Doodle (Doodle easy scheduling client - for iPad and iPhone)