on 2012-04-08 8:35 Eric Weir wrote
Unrelated to photographic uses of the iPad, but I'm contemplating one primarily
for reading pdfs and note taking and composing and editing of simple text
documents, and I'm really puzzled about how this would be managed without
reliance on the cloud without a file system, which, as I understand it does not
have. [Though, cursory exploration of Goodreader suggests it does allow
creation of structured files, though perhaps that is only via the cloud.]
Sounds like you've solved this problem. Or maybe it's not a problem. In any
case, your thoughts would be appreciated.
iOS has a file system; it's basically a single level of folders (like the
original Macintosh 128K); most apps organize their own storage so you don't
have to think of files, but several give you a fairly raw view of the file
system (and you can see it from iTunes when/if you sync to your computer); some
apps like GoodReader can interoperate with the files of other apps, and
GoodReader can transfer files over wifi, bypassing the cloud
for notetaking, you can explicitly turn off syncing for the default Notes app,
or use something like Nebulous Notes, one of several plain-text tools for which
syncing (to Dropbox in this case) is selective; or you could use Evernote
without creating an Evernote account which means nothing will sync anywhere,
but you can still take notes and organize them; Evernote's UI is pretty nice,
though i wish it had a plain-text option (like Nebulous)
there are many more options i haven't mentioned; in short, you can choose to
stay off the cloud (or to be very secure and selective in your cloud use); if
your uses are strictly limited to those describe, however, a simpler tablet (or
"e-reader" may be an option)
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