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Best Free iPad Apps of 2011, Pt. I


StumbleUpon

Free
Tired if visiting the same old online destinations? What to waste an entire DAY! The beautifully revamped Stumbleupon app lets you Sam Beckett your way through the Web, leaping from article of interest to article of interest. You can also check out the specific links that have been submitted by fellow Stumblers who you follow if you aren’t in the mood for randomness.  You'll never know where the time has gone!



StumbleUpon

Twitter for iPad
 
Free
Once (or if) you become accustomed to .Twitter for iPad's cramped composition box design, you'll find it hard to go back to TweetDeck for iPad or any other iPad Twitter client. It's not perfect, but it simply feels right in both horizontal and vertical orientations. It's obvious that Twitter spent a good amount of time in creating this app, and it was well worth the lengthy wait.

Twitter for iPad

Yelp

Free
Yelp's iOS app brings the Web site's reviews and recommendations to the iPad, but diehard Yelpers will miss a handful of features that didn't get ported to Apple's tablet. This app is an active dater's best friend.


Yelp

Citrix Go To My PC

Free
GoToMyPC for iPad makes it simple to control your computer while away from your work area, but the lack of multitasking support, and latency issues, may dampen the experience.


Citrix Go To My PC

Dragon Dictation


Free
Featuring very accurate voice transcription and the ability to share messages via e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter, Naunce's dictation app is both fun to use and immensely helpful—as long as you're connected to the Web.


Dragon Dictation

Dropbox for iPad

Free
Simple to use and extremely useful, this file synchronization app will keep all of your files in step, but the lack of built in file editing, and other limitations, may prove irritating.



Dropbox for iPad

Monster.com Jobs

Free
Monster.com, one of the leading online employment services, makes job-hunting couch-compatible with its fun, free iPad app.

Monster.com Jobs

WordPress

Free
One of the world's biggest blogging platforms has arrived on the iPad with many of the features that made it such a hit on the desktop intact. Bloggers can create, save, publish, and schedule posts and pages. You can even upload images directly from the iPad.


WordPress

TextNOW

This capable iPad SMS app is priced right, easy to use, and features the very cool ability to send free, unlimited texts, and embedded photos.


TextNOW


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