3 Must-Have iPad Apps

Going into an important meeting? Sitting in a lecture or exam review session? AudioNote allows you to take notes and also record the audio for later. You can attach the audio to the notes and fill in the blanks later. And we all know how frustrating it is not hearing an essential part of a lecture or meeting because we were too busy taking notes! This is a $4.99 app on iTunes.

Want to apply basic editing tools to your photos before uploading them to Facebook or other social networking sites? Photoshop Express is a free app on iTunes. These are the primary features of a photoshop program without the double or triple digit price tag.

Browsing for new recipes? Want to get some culinary inspiration? Epicurious is a free cookbook app. It allows you to browse recipes and automatically sync the shopping list with your smartphone. There are multiple apps out there that are very similar to Epicurious such as My Cookbook, which allows you to create your own digital cookbook. Some apps even offer incentives such as coupons and discounts for the items you need.