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scottjl · 06-12-2010, 11:18 AM

http://www.ecamm.com/mac/padsync/index.html

For those who don't like using iTunes to sync applications from their Mac to their Pad, there's an application called PadSync that replaces the small window in the Apps tab of iTunes. Available for the Mac only it sells for $9.95 and also has a free demo version available so you can "try before you buy."

It works similar to the Apps tab in that it allows you to drag files in and out of your iPad apps with drag-and-drop from your Mac files. It maintains a full-copy of your iPad files on your mac (stored in ~/Library/Application Support/PadSync) which can be a handy backup to have. You can run the Mac app and drag file into it even without your iPad connected, the next time you connect it will upload those files into your iPad. You can drag files out of the apps onto your desktop to make a local copy, with or without your iPad attached (since it syncs and stores them locally). Interestingly, you can not use it to delete files out of iPad apps, you apparently must do that within the application itself, but iTunes also works this way so it isn't really a limitation of the app, just how the iPad file management works.

You can view your files in a thumbnail view, or a list view, clicking on column headers sorts the view as expected.

Interestingly, PadSync showed me applications that were not available in iTunes such as GPS HD and Masque, allowing me to edit the graphics and sample files directly in these two apps! Probably not a good idea unless I want to break the app. The iWork applications were all present, DocsToGo, GoodReader, iCab Mobile, SketchBook and Stanza, all behaved as expected when importing files. Obviously the application has to be able to understand the file you're importing to it, while I could drop a Numbers spreadsheet into Stanza, Stanza could do nothing with the file on the iPad.

If you dislike the iTunes interface, have $10 to blow, and want a file-backup of your iPad's documents you might want to look into this app. This app is iPad only for the time being, I suspect it will be updated to work with the iPhone with iOS 4.0.

eCamm also sells another application, PhoneView, which allows you to import and export files directly into the iPhone and iPad.

06-12-2010, 11:18 AM	#1
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	PadSync (Mac) http://www.ecamm.com/mac/padsync/index.html For those who don't like using iTunes to sync applications from their Mac to their Pad, there's an application called PadSync that replaces the small window in the Apps tab of iTunes. Available for the Mac only it sells for $9.95 and also has a free demo version available so you can "try before you buy." It works similar to the Apps tab in that it allows you to drag files in and out of your iPad apps with drag-and-drop from your Mac files. It maintains a full-copy of your iPad files on your mac (stored in ~/Library/Application Support/PadSync) which can be a handy backup to have. You can run the Mac app and drag file into it even without your iPad connected, the next time you connect it will upload those files into your iPad. You can drag files out of the apps onto your desktop to make a local copy, with or without your iPad attached (since it syncs and stores them locally). Interestingly, you can not use it to delete files out of iPad apps, you apparently must do that within the application itself, but iTunes also works this way so it isn't really a limitation of the app, just how the iPad file management works. You can view your files in a thumbnail view, or a list view, clicking on column headers sorts the view as expected. Interestingly, PadSync showed me applications that were not available in iTunes such as GPS HD and Masque, allowing me to edit the graphics and sample files directly in these two apps! Probably not a good idea unless I want to break the app. The iWork applications were all present, DocsToGo, GoodReader, iCab Mobile, SketchBook and Stanza, all behaved as expected when importing files. Obviously the application has to be able to understand the file you're importing to it, while I could drop a Numbers spreadsheet into Stanza, Stanza could do nothing with the file on the iPad. If you dislike the iTunes interface, have $10 to blow, and want a file-backup of your iPad's documents you might want to look into this app. This app is iPad only for the time being, I suspect it will be updated to work with the iPhone with iOS 4.0. eCamm also sells another application, PhoneView, which allows you to import and export files directly into the iPhone and iPad. Last edited by scottjl; 06-12-2010 at 11:21 AM.