iPad™ For Dummies®

Chapter 6. Surfin' the Web without a Board (or at Least without Safari)

In This Chapter

• Mapping your route with Maps

• YouTube and you

• Social media: It's even better on an iPad

In this chapter, you look at apps that require Internet access to function but don't rely on your iPad's Web browser (Safari). We call them Internet-enabled apps because they display information collected over your Internet connection — whether Wi-Fi, 3G, or EDGE wireless data network — in real time. These include apps for maps, YouTube videos, and social networking.

Maps Are Where It's At

In our other book, iPhone For Dummies (published by Wiley), we said that the Maps feature was one of the sleeper hits of our iPhone experience and an application we both use more than we expected because it's so darn handy. Since then, the Maps app has become better and more capable. With Maps, you can quickly and easily discover exactly where you are, find nearby restaurants and businesses, get turn-by-turn driving instructions from any address to any other address, and see real-time traffic information and a photographic street view of many locations as well.

Note

You won't be able to use the apps in this chapter unless you're connected to the Internet via either Wi-Fi or 3G.

Finding your current location with Maps

First you're asked ...