Power Surfing with iPad for Research Papers using WizFolio

[ifansay]

can you 'highlight' text with the PDF on iPad?

[wizfolio]

@ifansay the PDF reader on iPad does not allow highlight or annotation.

[eswolf84]

WHAT ABOUT THE PROGRAM CALLED "PAPERS" .. its the best on the market right now. For PC users try MENDELEY

[wizfolio]

@eswolf84 WizFolio is cross platform and will work on Mac and PC

[tgibbsma]

There seems to be some confusion between Flash and PDF. Flash is a proprietary format which requires a player from Adobe, and which is not supported by Apple on iOS devices. PDF is an open document format that Apple's software reads just fine. PDFs have been readable on the iPhone and iPad from the very beginning.

[wizfolio]

@tgibbsma

Excellent point. Flash is no no on iPhone and iPad but able to read PDFs very well.

[nomind7]

can u watch justin bieber in this application?

[FriedOaf]

@nomind7 Yes, Justin Bieber is everywhere. /watch?v=b0GjKiy3nSI

[caseychanmd]

Yes you can read PDFs on iPad via Safari and its email application. It is interesting that the iPad does not use Adobe technology to read PDFs.  Apple has its own PDF reader. The Apple PDF reader is much faster in downloading, displaying and scrolling! Apple has done a fantastic job of creating a superb reading experience for the reader.

[pattyboy70]

Re: "iPad cannot be used to read pdf files of research papers!" Yes it can. This feature is even on this video!

[Emmyblue5050]

iPad cannot be used to read pdf files of research papers! Only to surf and review abstracts of articles posted on line. iPad cannot load Adobe Flash player or reader and so no Adobe products can be used with this device. Boo!! I hope this can be added in the future to enhance the utility of iPad.

[mashix83]

@Emmyblue5050 i think you can read PDFs on the iPad if you're using its browser

[NDM53]

@Emmyblue5050

and now you can read pdfs directly in ibooks, too