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Ok well I guess that's one case I can excuse ;)

No. For security and privacy reasons, iOS enforces a sandbox on all applications which prevents them from accessing data "owned" by other applications.

You need a mac to do iPad development, since it runs what is essentially version of OS X. The reason is the same as why you need a windows machine to develop windows apps.

Create your own UIView subclass (for use as 1), and override the layoutSubviews method, where you calculate the position in size of the table views and set their frame properties appropriately.

You can do this on the iPad, but be aware that it requires knowledge of Objective C and the iOS UIKit APIs. There is a class called UIWebView which let you embed a web browser view in your app (which you can run full screen if desired), and then you can package all your html and image files as...

No AntiVirus needed. iOS is designed with security in mind, and doesn't let apps interfere with each other or the system itself, which is the main cause of viruses on Windows.

Although its more expensive than the other options, I'm a big fan of OmniGraffle. I've used the mac version for years and as far as I can tell the iPad has the full set of features present on the desktop version.

This is why you want to be using a native app. CloudOn is essentially a remote desktop connection to a windows machine that has MS Office installed - it's not actually running on your iPad directly. And MS Office was never designed to work with the iPad at all, which you see integration problems...

None of the word processing apps currently available for the iPad give you this level of control over document structure... I recommend that once you've finished writing your document, you take it across to a PC/Mac and do the final layout tweaking there.

If you're writing maths textbooks, you shouldn't be using Comic Sans ;) Edit: If you're writing anything, you shouldn't be using Comic Sans

Both are fundamentally flawed in concept, because they're simply a remote access mechanism that lets you log into a windows machine and run the Windows version of office. They require a fast, reliable internet connection and don't integrate well with the iPad experience, as MS Office (at least...

It means that you shouldn't be relying on Apple-provided file storage services for your important documents. They have gone through several iterations of services like iDisk, MobileMe, etc. and iCloud could well suffer the same fate one day. Use Dropbox or another service that's designed to...

PDF is the only reliable way of ensuring consistent layout when sending documents to other people, because it stores the exact position of all the text on each page. Sending files as word documents, even if you check it first on word on your own computer, won't ensure that the page layout stays...

Microsoft Office won't run on the iPad (though you can access it remotely through CloudOn - *if* you have a fast, reliable internet connection and don't mind the lag still inherent in the process). What are you planning to use it for? Word processing, spreadsheets, or presentations? You may be...

AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript and XML) is a general technique used by web pages to communicate with servers without having to do a complete reload all of the time. All modern web browsers support it, including Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Internet Explorer. Safari on your iPad should...