(MIS750) Personal Experience 2: GoodReader

GoodReader Logo

Hello readers,

In my previous post of “Personal Experience”, I had shared the Apple products that I used. You know what? Those Apple products are useless without applications that help us to do our tasks. So, in this entry I will sharing my experience of using a similar application just like in the Windows for transferring and storing files or document which is called GoodReader. This application was really convenient and help me out to do a lot of my tasks. Let’s we get to know of this apps (Especially to those that do not know about it).

What is GoodReader

GoodReader® is the super-robust PDF reader for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. With GoodReader on your iPad/iPhone, you can read virtually anything, anywhere: books, movies, maps, pictures. GoodReader not only supports massive PDF and TXT files, but also handles the most popular file types:

1. MS Office - .doc, .ppt., .xls
2. iWork
3. HTML and Safari webarchives
4. High resolution images
5. ZIP and RAR archives
6. Audio and video

Source: http://www.goodreader.com/

How to use it?

Interface
After downloaded the apps, it will look like below:

GoodReader Icon

Inside look of the GoodReader

 We can create a folder to any document of files that we want to gather in 1 place. This apps also enable us to re-name the folder in our own accords.

Transferring files

Files and documents can be transfer into the ipad through GoodReader in 2 ways (as far that I know and used). I commonly use wifi transfer because it is very easy to do so. Usually, the files or document that I would like to transfer is from my laptop. So, I need to sync both device (Ipad and laptop) in the same network in order to establish the network for the transfer.

After that, we simply upload any files or document we want. That files will appear and stored in GoodReader for me to use.

 Linking to other supporting apps for editing

As you can see, GoodReader is an apps that enable user to “read” the files or documents that we store in it. For editing, we need to use another apps which is called “Keynotes” (Powerpoint in Windows), “Pages” (Words in Windows) and “Numbers” (Excell in Windows). I often used Keynotes in my teaching process. InsyaAllah, I will sharing to all of my reader about my experience in using Keynote in my next entry. Not to forget, musics and videos store in the GoodReader will be playing by using the application provide by Apple.

Phewww. Hope this simple with illustration "how-to-use" a GoodReader will help you guys out. See ya later!

(MIS750) Personal Experience: Iphone + Ipad

Assalamualaikum dear all reader,

It’s been a while since I logged in my blogspot account. At last, my course of MIS750 (UiTM Master) brought me here again. Guess what, in this entry, I would like to share my personal little experience in IT and technology related stuffs.

I am an 80’s generation but quite late to discover or catch up with the technologies where all of my friends already know and used. Eventually, due to the necessity, im changed!

2012, the year that I have my 1^st Iphone and Ipad. 

What is that?

IPhone:

An Internet-enabled smartphone developed by Apple. The iPhone combines mobile phone capabilities with a wireless Internet device and an iPod into one product. The iPhone also includes a 3.5-inch multi-touch screen (4-inch Retina Display on the iPhone 5), rather than a keyboard, that can be manipulated by users with by two finger touches. The iPhone runs on a special version of Apple's Mac OS X operating system.

*Source: Vangie Beal, Webopedia.com - http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/iPhone.html

Ipad:

A new handheld tablet computing device from Apple Inc. that first launched in January 2010. The iPad is designed for consumers who want a mobile device that is bigger than a smartphone but smaller than a laptop for entertainment multimedia. The iPad device is roughly the size of a sheet of paper and weighs 1.5 pounds. iPads run the Apple iOS, a mobile operating system.

*Source: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/iPad.html

What are the differences between Iphone with Sony Xperia Ray?

Source: http://www.jawal123.com/publicpages/compare/apple-iphone-5-and-sony-ericsson-st18-xperia-ray/en-us

Difficulties that faced by me during Iphone and ipad first used?

1. Apps need to purchase using credit card (that time don’t have any)
2. Storage are limited
3. Imessage not everybody can use. Only an apple user
4. Very sensitive screen and body part

Advantages of using Iphone and Ipad.

1. User friendly
2. easier to bring anywhere
3. surfing internet faster
4. And many other advantages.

Summarization

The uses of these 2 products of Apple had make me realize that there is other mean of teaching method that can attract young generation in class. Personally, I bought an Iphone and Ipad not just for a show off, to message or call and surfing internet etc, i can see from that products, it can help me in my daily life whether in teaching process, personal used, gathering information, capturing best moment in my life and many others.

My Gallery

My special thanks to:

1. Mr Azrul Abd Ghani
2. Mr Muhammad Maarof

Note: This 2 guys (Colleagues) introduce to me Apple product and teach me how to use it.