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GoodReader. Ana - & Annie – s3285585. What is it?. PDF reader for iPad Allows you to read books, movies, pictures and even maps! This app was invented by Good.iWare Released April 2010 $5.99AUD. What else?. MS Office .doc . ppt . xls iWork ’08/ ’09
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GoodReader Ana - & Annie – s3285585
What is it? • PDF reader for iPad • Allows you to read books, movies, pictures and even maps! • This app was invented by Good.iWare • Released April 2010 • $5.99AUD
What else? • MS Office • .doc • .ppt • .xls • iWork ’08/’09 • HTML and Safari web archives • High resolution images • Audio and video!
Review on Youtube • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsXy2lNQg_M
Features • Allows you to edit your files! • Sticky notes • Handy for group assignments or workingin a team
Features • Managing files: • Folders & subfolders • Possible to rename, duplicate and move files • send your files to other apps
Features • Files transfer: • Through computer via a USB • Through WiFi • Email attachments • Can integrate with iDisk & GoogleDocs • Text Search • Easy to find what you are exactly looking for in the PDF file
Features • Highlighting • Freehand drawings • Lines, arrows, rectangles, ovals, cloudy shapes • Text underlines • Strike outs
Features • Hyperlinks: • quickly jump back and forth within the document • ‘Go Back’ button • Zoom: • 50x zoom • Great for PDF maps and drawings
Features • Page Layout • Single pageor double page
Student Use • Allows students to annotate lecture slides • Easier than carrying pile of notes
Useful? • “Good Reader is everything I need as a student..” • “It’s a genuinely useful PDF app..” • “I originally thought this app would be everything I needed for annotating unilecture slides, but then I took it into a lecture and realised I was wrong…” • “GoodReader has a beautiful soul.” - Mobilitysite • Would you use it?
Ratings • no.1 selling non Apple app • It receives pretty good ratings • 4 – 5 star ratings
Requirements • iPad, iPhone and iTouch • 12.5MB • Update of iOS3.2 or newer • Separate versions for iPhone/iTouch and the iPad
Similar Apps • iAnnotate • PDF Reader • PDF Reader Pro • Air Sharing • Stanza
Good.iWare • Who are they? • GoodCalculator • 4.5 star rating • 0.99 • http://www.goodiware.com/index.html
References • http://unlocker.ws/itunes/goodreader-for-ipad-good-iware-ltd • http://www.goodiware.com/ • http://www.goodiware.com/goodcalculator.html • http://www.goodiware.com/goodreader.html • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goodreader-for-iphone/id306277111?mt=8