1. GoodReader

their website | appstore link

Even though it costs, $4.99, this is my favourite reader, hands down, but more importantly this is my library on the ipad. This app is crammed with feature goodness, and I must admit I use less than half of them. You can store any format and view most in the app. You can also launch a file into any other app that’s on your device. I create folders and store magazines, comics, books, office docs and pdfs, than launch into the different apps when a format is not supported. You can also password-protect sensitive documents.

2. Kindle

their website | appstore link

Kindle wins as my online bookstore of choice because you can download and read your purchases on every device imaginable. You can continue reading your book whilst in a home affairs queue on your blackberry, and resume reading on your ipad when you get back home, or whatever whatever. You can also lend a friend a book to read.

3. iBooks

their website|appstore

The best pdf viewer, in my opinion. I just don’t buy books from Apple, I find them too limiting

4. Bookman

their website|appstore

I like to use bookman for reading comics.

5. Zinio

their website|appstore

A great place to buy and read magazines.

6. PressReader

their website|appstore

Otherwise known my Sunday Times, PressReader allows you to buy digital copies of a few newspapers/publications. Locally, you can buy the Citizen and Die Beeld and the Witness and a few others.

7. Zite

their website|appstore

This app creates you a personalise magazine based on, either your twitter, google rss feeds or keywords you like, e.g. gardening. It then crawls the web, presents you with articles and lets you tell it whether you liked the article or not. Over time, it learns what you like, getting ever more personalised.

8. ReaditLater

their website|appstore

You can’t read everything on the web right now, but you can mark articles to read later. That’s what read it later does. You can install readitlater on your browser, and later when you have the time, fire up the app and final read that article on your ipad. The app also stores your articles for reading offline.

9. Feeddler

their website|appstore

This is my favourite Google reader app. It presents all your rss feeds just like Google Reader does on the web. Simplicity wins.

10. FlipBoard

their website|appstore

This ipad killer app presents your facebook, twitter and google reader rss feeds in a magazine style view. It was all the rave, and is still a great way to read articles.

Puzzle Games

1. Words with friends HD

[app store link - free version]

If you like scrabble, you’ll love this game. You get to play one on one with someone in the world, and you get to play your next word at your convenience. I’ve had games last for over 10 days.

2. Touch Rummy HD

[app store link -$3.99]

Ever played rummikub? This one is in single player mode and is quite nice to practice shouting Rummikub, I hope they don’t arrest me on the gautrain.

3. Scrabble (+tile racks)

[app store link - $2.99]

[app store link - free tile rack]

Best played with ipods or iphones as tile racks. You use the ipad as a scrabble board, very high novelty factor.

4. Jigsaw Puzzles

[app store link - $1.99]

Make puzzles using your own photos and watch time go by. Up to 96 pieces.

5. Field Runners

[app store link - $7.99]

Not on the cheap side, but quite fun. More of a strategy game, really.

Kid Friendly Games

6. Soosiz HD

[app store link - $1.99]

This game is addictive, I love it. Ye olde jump-for-coins-and-land-on-monsters nintendo style game.

7. Angry Birds HD

[app store link - free version]

You haven’t heard about it??? Doesn’t it get damp under that rock?

8. Tesla Wars

[app store link - currently free, on promotion]

This game is quite addictive, squash the little people with your finger.

First Person Games

9. Infinity Blade

[app store link - $5.99]

You fight, you die, you fight, you die… Very nice first person sword slashing.

10. Real Racing 2 HD

[app store link - $9.99]

Not the only racing game, but the one i recommend above all the others. Hold on to the sides of your iPad and drive, baby… drive it like you stole it.

Honourable Mentions

Car Games – Asphalt 6, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit

Puzzle Games – Cut the Rope, Monopoly

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