On Jul 17, 2013, at 9:15 AM, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@icloud.com> wrote:
>> Is there a way for the iPad to see pdf items in Dropbox without an internet or WiFi connection.
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>> I have a pdf file, Lab Tests, that I am continually updating. It is stored in Dropbox. When I go to Dropbox on the iPad I get the message "No Internet Connection".
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>> Is Dropbox on the iPad only accessible via the Cloud?
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> Dropbox consists of cloud storage, iOS apps, and MacOS apps (and Windows, and Linux, ...) that work together almost seamlessly to synchronize a document collection.
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> If you do not want to use "the cloud", then you do not want Dropbox.
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>> Can't I get local storage on the iPad other than an iBook pdf?
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> There are a number of apps for iOS that can present PDF files, and a few that can edit them. In general, they are accessed using iTunes and a cable connection between the computer and the iOS device.
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> There are also Wifi-enabled hard drives that can function as intermediate storage.
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>> Ideally I would like to have an editable file on the iMac that will update automatically to both the iPad AND my MBP.
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> *AUTOMATICALLY* ?
> I doubt it.
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> Why, exactly, do you desire to avoid the cloud?
The cloud is not accessable everywhere to a WiFi only iPad. Especially when there is no WiFi.
Robert Poland
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