There are several iPad apps with built-in support for cloud storage (most commonly Dropbox ). Indeed, Dropbox's website lists more than 130 applications that integrate with this service in many ways.
There are many Dropbox-compatible iPad text editors, including Elements for $ 5 (~ 100,000 VND), iA Writer for $ 1 (~ 20,000 VND), and Textastic for $ 10 (~ 200,000 VND). With those editors, synchronization seems to be done smoothly; Your changes are saved directly to Dropbox; The changes you make on your Mac are instantly received on the iPad. No need to connect iPad to Mac; This process is very easy to implement.
In addition to text editors, a list of Dropbox-compatible applications includes word processors like DocumentsToGo for $ 17 (~ 340,000), QuickOffice for $ 15 (~ 300,000), and Office2 for 6. USD (~ 120,000 VND); file readers like ReaddleDocs cost 5 USD (~ 100,000) and GoodReader costs 5 USD (~ 100,000 VND); Note applications like DropVox cost 1 USD (~ 20,000 VND), Audio Memos cost 1 USD (~ 20,000 VND), Mobile Recorder costs 1 USD (~ 20,000 VND), and Smart Recorder costs 3 USD (~ 60,000 VND), with many other applications. When the application allows you to open and save documents directly to Dropbox, you can easily manage files normally.
Apple's iPad apps are not integrated with Dropbox, but still work with MobileMe iDisk. Unfortunately, the combination with this application does not work well compared to the best application among Dropbox apps. Publishing to iDisk is very similar to file sharing (File Sharing) of iTunes; You can copy your file to a remote server, instead of having to keep a single copy that is always synchronizing.
But what iWork software suite of Apple lacks in synchronization quality, this application tries to compensate in many ways in sync. In addition to iDisk, you can share iWork documents via iWork.com website, send documents to iTunes, or copy documents via WebDAV. None of these options are simpler than Dropbox apps. The DropDAV service mentioned above can help you a little, but lacks all the sophisticated features that Dropbox integration applications can provide.
Unless and until Apple and other vendors build two-way synchronization features into their applications, email is the second best way to apply.
Of course, email is not like the real-time synchronization feature over iTunes File Sharing; You still have to send the file copy back and forth, and you have to make sure you are always working on the final version. But the method of using email has several advantages over the way iTunes does.
First of all, you don't need to connect your iPad to your Mac. Secondly, the email has a date stamp, so you don't need to find out if you're working with the latest version; You can know exactly when you sent the document.
If you plan to use file transfer via email, you should also create special rules in the mail application you choose to handle this particular type of mail. For example, in Gmail you can create a filter to find messages sent and received, and which messages have attachments. These messages are tagged with Files and included in the archive (archive); In this way, the Mail app on the iPad displays these messages neatly in the same folder.
The former FTP file transfer protocol is fine, and is also another option for transferring files to the iPad. There are many FTP applications for iPad in the App Store, including FTP On The Go Pro for $ 7 (~ 140,000 VND), FTP Deluxe HD for $ 1 (~ 20,000 VND), and FTP Write for $ 5 (~ 100,000 copper). These applications allow you to connect to a remote FTP server, and then edit the files you store there.
If you can access the remote FTP server (via a company that provides network servers or by other means), both your Mac and iPad can connect to it. But you will have to download the file to your Mac when you want to work with that file. Instead, you can configure your Mac to be an FTP server. To do this, select the " Sharing " system option and enable " File Sharing ". Then click " Options " button (option) and select " Share Files " (file sharing) and " Using FTP Folders " (folder using FTP). System options (System Preferences) will tell you the FTP address of your Mac. Please note, unless your home has a static IP address and your router is configured correctly, you may or may not be able to connect to your Mac that is used as an FTP server, if the iPad Your device is not in the same wireless system.
The method of using FTP from the iPad is usable, as it ensures you can work on just one copy of a file at a time. But if you can't access the file when you connect to the network outside of your home, that's a serious problem.
There are many applications - including iFlashDrive for 2 USD (~ 40,000 VND), and Briefcase for 5 USD (~ 100,000 VND) - allowing you to use the iPad as a virtual USB drive, so you can transfer files from the iPad. These applications and other similar applications can often connect to a Mac (if you enable file sharing) via the local Wi-Fi system; Some other applications can also connect using Bluetooth. Some of these applications also support remote access, including SFTP (Secure FTP) server connectivity.
But this method still seems like the iTunes File Sharing feature used over the wireless system. You can copy files back and forth, but this process must be done manually.
Sadly, managing files on iPad is difficult. You can see what real two-way real-time synchronization really means, when you use one of the many Dropbox-connected text editors that can be used for iPads. But the file synchronization solutions used for other types of applications are not suitable for iPads. Until Apple provides a better solution, you will probably still use text editors when possible, and use email to transfer other files.