iPad™ Portable Genius

Chapter 4. How Can I Get More Out of iPad Web Surfing?

When Apple announced the iPad in January 2010, one of the presenters was demonstrating the iPad's Safari Web browser and summarized the experience with a terrific line: "It just feels right to hold the Internet in your hands." That's about as succinct a description of Web surfing on the iPad as you're ever going to come across, not just because it's perfect in its pithiness, but also because the iPad just might be the ultimate Web surfing tool. It's portable, fast, intuitive, and offers no compromises — it shows actual, full-size Web pages, rendered as each site designer intended. However, that doesn't mean you can't make browsing on your iPad even better. This chapter takes you through my favorite tools and techniques for getting even more out of Web surfing on your iPad.

Touchscreen Tips for Web Surfing 78

Juggling Multiple Web Pages 81

Filling in Online Forms 83

Using Bookmarks for Faster Surfing 88

Getting Even More Out of Safari on Your iPad 94

Touchscreen Tips for Web Surfing

The case in favor of crowning the iPad the best Web surfing appliance ever isn't hard to make: It's blazingly fast, it renders most sites perfectly, and the large screen means you almost always see a complete (horizontally, at least) view of the regular version of each page (rather than a partial view of the page or some ugly and dumbed-down mobile-only version ...