Phil Resch posted:

I do download things using GoodReader's browser sometimes, but more than that I use the app to get local files onto and off of my iPad without having to go through iTunes.

GoodReader has a built-in webserver that you can enable on the fly, and turn off when you're done. As long as you're on the same network (with WiFi for the iPad), it will give you a local URL to plug into your browser, and that webpage that comes up will have links to all of the files you've got stored in GoodReader. You can download them again, directly from your iPad instead of over the Internet.

That same webpage will also have a field for uploading a file into GoodReader. You can either upload all of the files you want individually, or you can zip them up first, upload them, and then unzip them in GoodReader.

KillTrash posted:

I was messing with Goodreader last night, and I found that option to be awesome, but even more so, it allows you to Map it as a Network Attached Disk, as shown here. Makes it really easy to transfer full folder structures back and forth.

This app is really awesome. It would be perfect if it directly supported CBR/CBZ files though. I hope they add that in the near future.

SimpleCoax posted:

In Goodreader I read 300MB PDFs which are pictures of book pages. I love that app. Like the thread title, Goodreader is the app you get right away when you get an iPad.

CaptainCaveman posted:

Just get GoodReader. You can't lose.

I almost never use the annotation features in GoodReader, but I still find it worth it for organizing and reading my PDFs. You can sync it with a Dropbox folder so I just put my PDFs in a folder on my computer, then sync GoodReader and have them all ready to go.

SolGrundy posted:

Turns out GoodReader is every bit as awesome as people here are claiming. I really had no idea that you could download files from within the app; now I don't have to take my laptop with me to download Rifftrax for the plane flight home!

WithoutTheFezOn posted:

Don't know the specifics for your situation, but it sounds like GoodReader will do it, if anything will.

Goodreader has a built-in browser that lets you download web pages, or download what's pointed to by a web page link. This will get the file onto your iPad.

Two ways to do the second step:

For the real nerds, Goodreader will ship files to any FTP server on your local network.
For the not so nerdy, it'll also upload them to your Dropbox account, which will be synced to your PC.

The thread title isn't joking around!

Paradoxish posted:

For just reading? No. I'm a huge fan of Goodreader for a variety of reasons, but I'd actually say iBooks renders PDFs faster and more smoothly anyway. That said, if you ever start to get annoyed with managing your PDFs through iBooks and iTunes, then Goodreader is what you want.

hypersleep posted:

I learned all of the app's functionality by simply reading the manual: http://www.goodiware.com/goodreader.html

Nobody likes reading manuals but discovering everything GoodReader can do is worth it.

HOmega posted:

Thanks, I should have listened when everyone said to get Goodreader immediately.

benitocereno posted:

Okay, followed your advice and got goodreader - you're right, it is completely awesome. The google docs piece really rounds it out for me, not to mention the server option. Also got icab and find it much better than safari overall. Now my only remaining thing to find is a chat client with customizable smileys, if one exists.

Thanks for the help all, I think I'm starting to "get it."

eightysixed posted:

I agree, and I've used both pretty extensively. GoodReader is my goto app anything PDF related.

randyest posted:

Yeah I'm not looking for a "better" PDF annotation solution or anything, as goodreader seems pretty close to perfect, but I'm super curious about how iAnnotate might be a better/easier option. Maybe there's something I don't know I want but will want when I know about it, if you know what I mean. So what's the deal, eightysixed?

Martytoof posted:

But yeah, I use goodreader to watch videos where I'm not really connected to wifi, like the train or whatnot. Even if I had a 3G iPad I'd still probably just use goodreader instead of streaming my videos when I'm not home.

hypersleep posted:

I mostly use it for its file system features, and to upload/download/manage files on my Dropbox and FTP accounts. I use it to download files a lot, and being able to open files in other apps is handy.

Nihiliste posted:

I'm consistently impressed with how often the answer really IS "just get GoodReader."

hypersleep posted:

I bought both the iPhone and iPad versions of GoodReader on a whim ("This might be useful someday") and they ended up being some of my most-used apps. Considering how awesome it is and its amount of functionality, the devs really should change the name to GreatestApp.

I mostly use it as a makeshift file system along with my Dropbox account.

Banana Yaya posted:

nthing the Goodreader love. I recently discovered that it also features a very good freehand writing mode with a zoom function that rivals those of the more expensive handwriting apps. I'm annotating and highlighting the poo poo out of PDFs with my stylus and it feels great.

GoodReader=GreatestApp.

randyest posted:

settings -> accessibility -> triple click, set to black/white. Then triple click the home button to invert colors in any app.

Also the thread title is not a joke

vikingstrike posted:

Goodreader can play the files, yep. I've actually synced over a few television shows, gone to a friends house, played them in Goodreader and streamed them to his AppleTV over AirPlay.

CaptainCaveman posted:

At first I thought it was just a funny thread title, but it's amazing how frequently it really is the answer.

KillTrash posted:

I did the same thing too, earlier today. I hope they get a lot of people requesting this, because everything else about the app just rocks.

CaptainCaveman posted:

Finally bought GoodReader and of course it does a ton of stuff I've been wanting. I should've bought it a while ago. Only question I have: is it possible to get it to show the first page of PDFs like iBooks does, instead of just the generic PDF icon?

(I mean in the list of files. I already enabled Preview so I can tap to see the first page before I open the file. I'm guessing the answer is "No" but I wanted to check. I guess I sort of wish I could get a 'large icon view' in a folder.)

Martytoof posted:

"I'm actually not 100% on that being why it's so highly recommended, if someone could confirm, that'd be good."

It's recommended because it's not just a reader for your comics, it's a reader for EVERYTHING. Plus it can connect and sync to things like Dropbox, WebDav, SFTP, etc. It's literally a one-stop app for anything you'd need to read on your iPad that isn't DRM'd.

LPG Giant posted:

Teamviewer should be in Desktop Withdrawal, it's free, works fantastically and requires no bullshit port forwarding.

Also, I'm a big fan of Comiczeal for reading comics, maybe something for the eBook readers section? I haven't tried many others so my opinion can be flawed.

^^I don't think save games work that way, they'd need to add some kind of support for it work like that. I'm not sure in the case of Infinity Blade, but I have a lot of universal games, and saves never synchronize.

Atomic Edge posted:

2) I have been playing a few games on my iPhone, for example Infinity Blade. Is there any way for me to get my save game from the iPhone to the iPad? It uses the same app, so will I be able to just sync my iPhone onto iTunes, then sync my iPad and have this work?

ante posted:

Some games support uploading save files to a cloud, but if Infinity Blade doesn't you'd have to use iFile to manually transfer the save file. You may or may not feel comfortable doing that.

toxick posted:

I don't use Facebook but there's an app for it called Friendly which comes highly recommended.

Wikipedia Brown posted:

As far as I can tell, Friendly mainly stretches the mobile site to fit the iPad. It's a decent way to use Facebook, but a real app could potentially do a lot more (like the official app for the iPhone).

Most of the Facebook apps you'll find are basically the same as Friendly I think.

There's a proper app called Friended which gets a bit closer to what I want to see, but it leaves out events which are the main thing I use Facebook for, so .

randyest posted:

ante posted:

Thanks, mang, I've dumped everything in there.

ante posted:

Audio

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ante posted:

As of this writing, the latest iOS version (3.2.1) can be jailbroken, but this isn't the thread to talk about it. You want this thread.

Krakkles posted:

Pretty sure that's not the latest version of iOS.

ante posted:

As of this writing, the latest iOS version (3.2.1) can be jailbroken

Atomic Edge posted:

1) I use VLC on my iPhone and like it a lot. I use AirVideo when I'm at home, and VLC when I am away from home. However since VLC got pulled from the App store, I can still use it, but it's never going to see an update. So what video app should I be using for the iPad that will let me play (pretty much) any video type I throw at it?

Zachack posted:

Does Goodreader support cbr/cbz files? I'm currently using Bookman which supports those, lets me download from dropbox, and lets me ftp into an existing file structure (very slightly tedious to set up but ftp sees folders I can dump directly into). Have the iphone comiczeal app and don't like it too much in comparison.

japtor posted:

I don't think it does cbr/cbz. I did find another free comic reader recently, ComicFlow. Not sure how it compares to Bookman since I haven't used that in a while, but it seems decent enough for a free app. I think the thing that bugged me about Bookman before was that the UI seemed a bit busy or convoluted, like too many buttons or options or something. ComicFlow is pretty simple but clean, nice for just dumping a bunch of files on there to read, but perhaps too simple for long term organization.

FAG posted:

If it doesn't do cbr/cbz, what makes it any good for comics? Any comics I have that aren't scans of paper have drm.

Pissflaps posted:

I have atomic browser and icab mobile and i spend hours agonising over which one is better I just can't decide!

One thing I don't understand about Stanza is the way it deals with files you've given it. So, if I get one from Goodreader or Dropbox and send it to Stanza, or copy the files within itunes, when I go to open it it says 'downloading'. I just don't know what it's doing.

FAG posted:

If it doesn't do cbr/cbz, what makes it any good for comics? Any comics I have that aren't scans of paper have drm.

Sarcasmatron posted:

For note taking I really like Simplenote - I have notes synced across 2 iOS devices, my desktop and my laptop. http://simplenoteapp.com/downloads/ has information on applications across different platforms that synch with Simplenote. This is probably my #1 must-have app - even more so than Mail, Safari, etc.

I can't speak to any of the Windows applications, but I use Notational Velocity on my Macs - the sync is flawless and now I get tags.

CelestialScribe posted:

I've heard good things about QuickOffice.

randyest posted:

QuickOffice Connect plus a free DropBox account is pretty sweet. It also does Google docs apps all up in that cloudy thing.