Apple iPad, Day 12: Taking Care of Business on the iPad

13.07.2011

Some of my projects are billed hourly, and even for projects that I am not actually billing on an hourly basis, there is value for me personally in keeping track of how much time is invested in them. On my PC, to keep track of it all. Freshbooks is a Web-based tool, so I can use it on the iPad just as I do on my PC.

What about when I am not connected to the Internet, though? Granted, the same issue exists with my notebook when I am on the go, but perhaps there is an app for that. Freshbooks had an iPhone app at one point. I have no idea why it .

There are other options--like MiniBooks Lite--which uses the Freshbooks API to connect and sync with the service. It is an iPhone app--which means tiny app that only works in portrait mode--but it is better than nothing if I need to keep track of my time and don't have a Wi-Fi connection handy.

Business Expenses

This is an area that I typically just use Quicken for on my PC as well. However, with the iPad--and its cameras--there are actually better options, like the .