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Sorry, but this list does not come close to the needs my wife and I have. The only one of these apps we have -or need - is Netflix.

danmusician, on 17 March 2012 - 07:19 AM, said:

You're doing yourself a disservice by not having Flipboard installed. If I had to pick one app to show off the iPad, that would be the one.

"Should own"? I have only two of them, PC Calc Lite and Drop Box. The only reason I have Drop Box is to sync 1Password files, and I rarely use PC Calc. I have no need or interest in the other eight.

MrMcLargeHuge, on 17 March 2012 - 07:30 AM, said:

Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't use Twitter or Google Reader. My Facebook world is limited to family members (for sharing pics), so I don't spend a lot of time there. Not sure Flipboard has much to offer me.

Since the version of iOS used by iPads doesn't include a calculator, the suggestion of PCalc Lite is a good one. There are many other fine and free calculator apps available, too.

iPads also lack a clock or timer. The best one I've tried is Alarmed by Yoctoville. Yoctoville also has a very fine to-do app called Errands, which has iCloud syncing and can completely replace the Calendar app if desired.
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iPads ought to be equipped with a way to place and receive calls, as well as send and receive texts. For Google Voice users, the combination of GV Mobile + by SK Dev Solutions LLC and Talkatone by TalkMe.IM is nearly perfect. For everyone else, TextFree Voice + VM by Pinger is one of the best choices, and is a good supplement for those using Google Voice, too.
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Instapaper and Dropbox are practically obsolete now for the basic user. Reading List and iCloud do the same thing with less work. Super Stickman Golf is one I would recommend though.

I prefer FeeddlerPro for RSS.

Quite frankly there are so many other incredibly useful apps that carry much more weight for me. I am not sure the author is giving us a list based on a complete view of the apps. Here are two to add to the list: Splashtop Remote and iCatcher. Splashtop Remote lets you access you PCs remotely from your ipad. Screens are perfectly resized for the ipad, you can run your pc programs with touch naviigation and sound is routed to the ipad. iCatcher is simply the best designed podcast player I have ever used.

2stepbay, on 17 March 2012 - 10:12 AM, said:

I comletely agree. It keeps all the folders and subfolders I have, Reeder does not.

j1h15233, on 17 March 2012 - 08:38 AM, said:

Reading List is essentially a folder of bookmarks. Instapaper does far, far more. Similarly, iCloud is a simple document-sync service that works only with a limited number of applications–and it doesn't work between applications. Dropbox is a true data-syncing service. Reading List and iCloud are like the training-wheel versions of Instapaper and Dropbox.

That's not to say that you're wrong about them being sufficient for some basic users. But they definitely don't "do the same thing."

j1h15233, on 17 March 2012 - 08:38 AM, said:

Is Reading List available on Safari on the iPad? I don't see the icon as I do on my Mac.

martinrice, on 17 March 2012 - 01:13 PM, said:

Tap Bookmarks. Reading List is the first item in the menu.

"... every iPad user should own..."? Hmmm, "every"?, lets see...

Reeder, maybe those who use Google Reader, but not every iPad user.

Instapaper, hmm again maybe those who use the service, but not every iPad user.

Tweetbot, wow again, maybe those who use Twitter, but not every iPad user.

Netflix, this one has issues, in that Netflix is not available everywhere, so suggesting it for every iPad user is just bad, because not every iPad user can get it, therefore it's not just maybe those who use Netflix, but also only those that can get Netflix.

Flipboard, as one of the first apps I got, a year ago, I've used it twice, I think, so not every iPad user.

PCalc... well there are plenty of calculator apps available, and several of them look nicer and feel nicer to use than PCalc, so while I do agree that a calculator app is for every iPad user, PCalc itself is not going to be for every iPad user.

CNN, news app, definitely user choice here, the english may prefer BBC's app, users from other countries may prefer apps from local news sources, like PCalc, while I agree that a news app is for every iPad user, CNN is not for every iPad user.

Super Stickman Golf, game, lots of games out there, even games in general are not for everyone, so this can't be for every iPad user.

Dropbox, and now back again to maybe those who use Dropbox, but not every iPad user.

Toontastic, app for kids, really this is like the game, not for everyone, so it can't be for every iPad user.

Clearly this is an opinion piece, and as someone that has to give recommendations to fellow staff (I work in IT, where it's my job to dish out new equipment to staff, including iPad's), at best I would only recommend three of these ten apps (thats including being able to recommend games), and the rest I really have to let the user to decide for themselves. Those 3 are Flipboard, CNN, and Dropbox (the first 2 clearly being news apps, and Dropbox is heavily used at my workplace).

In the end though I find it very hard to justify "every" in the title of this article.