As you progress, you'll unlock a variety of power-ups to enhance your game. But the real challenge in Noodlecake Studios's $3 app begins when you take on your friends in a fast-paced, frenetic free-for-all via Game Center or locally via Bluetooth: The goal here, unlike in real golf, is to be the first to sink your ball, no matter how many shots it takes. It's the most fun you can have on a golf course that doesn't have tiny windmills.

, a free Web service, lets you create a folder on your Mac that syncs automatically with whatever other computers you tell it to. (Image Caption: There's no easier way to access documents from your Mac on your iPad than with Dropbox.) ?

The free iPad app isn't beautiful, but it does afford you access to all the files and folders you store in your computer's Dropbox folder. You can upload your saved photos and videos to your Dropbox folder, or open saved files in compatible apps on your iPad--including word processing documents, PDFs, images, and MP3s.