Have you ever asked yourself, “Can I do that with this device?” It’s a lot of fun. For example, the iPad has become a bit of a boring tool for me, not because it’s hard to do things with it, but rather, because I feel like I’ve mapped out workflows for what I commonly do. Once you map out what you do normally, you start to ask yourself, “What else can I do?”

Some of the common tasks–and the quick solutions I use on each–I expect to be able to do include the following (I’ve indicated in parentheses the cost of each, if it’s not free):

1. Email
1. iPad: CloudMagic app (free and fantastic for iOS and Android!)
2. Chromebook: CloudMagic chrome app
2. Web surfing
1. iPad: Chrome, iCab ($1.99), Puffin (Flash friendly sites) browsers
2. Chromebook: Chrome
3. Curating content with ReadItLater’s Pocket, Evernote and Postach.io
1. iPad: Evernote, ReadItLater’s Pocket, EverClip2 (read my blog entry), Flipboard (read more)
2. Chromebook: Evernote and their WebClipper, Clearly, ReadItLater’s Pocket
4. Blogging
1. iPad: Posts, Blogger
2. Chromebook: Blogger web site
5. Reading and Creating ebooks
1. iPad: 
1. Create: Book Creator ($4.99)
2. Read: Readdle’s Documents, or Open in Nook
2. Chromebook:
1. Create: 
1. Create GoogleDoc, save as HTML/PDF then Convert using 2ePub OR
2. Create text in markdown using Writebox, then load it into dotEPUB‘s Create
2. Read: Readium (read this article on creating with iPad and reading on Chromebook)
6. Creating presentations
1. iPad: Keynote (easy to embed videos), Haiku Deck
2. Chromebook: GoogleSlides, Haiku Deck web
7. Encrypting emails and files with AES-256 encryption
   (Note: this is for light privacy…i wouldn’t trust it for serious stuff, whatever that is)
1. iPad: Encipher.It, oPenGP ($4.99), MiniKeepass 
2. Chromebook: MiniLock for file encryption, Encipher.It. Safeguard your logins and passwords with Keepass.info and BrowsePass Chrome add-on
8. Virtual Private Network
   (If you don’t have a VPN for your WiFi devices, then you need to watch this or read this)
1. iPad and Chromebook: Private Internet Access ($40 a year)
9. FTP/SFTP files to and from a web server, phone or location
1. iPad: Readdle’s Documents
2. Chromebook: sFTP Client ($2.99)
10. Audio Recording & Editing
1. iPad: 
1. Recording: Voice Record Pro, AudioNote ($4.99), Evernote (free)
2. Editing: Hokasai (Free but requires in-app purchases to do anything worthwhile)
2. Chromebook: 
1. Recording: MicNote (can record audio played aloud from Chromebook speakers…like AudioNote that allows you to take notes while you record! Free version records 2 mins but Pro version for $4.99 records for 2 hours with unlimited notes/recordings)
2. Editing: Twisted Wave, Audiee
11. Video Creation and Editing
1. iPad: Explain Everything ($2.99 works for iOS and Android), Pinnacle Studio ($13)
2. Chromebook: WeVideo
12. Screencasting
1. iPad: Reflector for your Mac/Windows computer and Quicktime for computer
2. Chromebook: Screencastify (makes HTML5/webm files), TechSmith SnagIt (need extension and app; makes MP4s) 

“He who does not move does not notice his chains.” 

Source: Rosa Luxemborg as cited by Glenn Greenwald

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