Every day, new apps pour into the App Store, so to avoid cluttering up your iPad, resist the temptation to keep downloading the latest free and commercial apps. Since you can easily delete and re-install apps, you could always pick those apps you need right now, such as installing a bunch of children’s apps so your kids can play them on your iPad during a trip, and then delete those apps after you get back home and can retrieve your iPad from your kids again.

By deleting apps you don’t need and selectively installing and removing apps you may not need temporarily, you can keep your iPad lean and uncluttered so you can actually get your work done and have fun at the same time. As an alternative to deleting apps, consider combining multiple apps into a folder as explained in Chapter 6.

To turn your iPad into a productivity tool, download and install the iWork office suite for the iPad, which will allow you to transfer files between iWork on your iPad and iWork on your Macintosh, as described in Chapter 29.