Tuesday 7 June 2011

iWork "Numbers" app for the iphone

The numbers app for the iphone is here, bringing spreadsheets to the iphone. This year, I wholeheartedly embraced the GoogleSpreadsheets / OffiSync solution described previously. Numbers seems to have additional functionality and seems a little easier to use (from watching many youtube videos).

My one concern is that it may be difficult to sync with my PC. Options include:

  • uploading to iwork.com (although I think this will only allow a download to PC option, rather than sync). Or a sync via iTunes (having to plug in a cable) - this may have all changed with the announcement in iOS5 of wireless sync.

  • Emailing the file to myself, but if I use it regularly, this may be annoying.

  • Integrating with dropbox via dropdav (although this costs)

  • Get a mobileme account with iDisk (which cost $100 p.a. until now - maybe with iCloud this is free? They did not mention iDisk in the WWDC keynote


I am now close to paying the hefty $12.95 (about a third of the cost of OS X lion at US$29.95).

Further thoughts in the iWork for iOS suite are for pages - would be quite useful and keynote - which I don't think I would have any use for.

Update: after watching WWDC keynote in full, it looks like you can sync with PC. No charge for this 5GB of storage!

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