Steve Jobs once theorized that tablets would, at some point, reach normal desktop computers and supplant the laptop market. At that moment it seemed the declaration of a madman: pebitcarchè give up a real PC to use a small portable device with which it is impossible to work "> On Amazon you can find cases with integrated keyboard from 30 Euros for Galaxy Tab or iPad.
Most of these keyboards connect to the tablet via Bluetooth connection, wirelessly, without configuration difficulties.
Alternatively, only on Android can you use the normal keyboard with USB adapter which costs no more than 5 Euros.
A tablet like the Microsoft Surface already includes a keyboard / cover that can be detached and attached quickly.
3) Applications and programs
Once you are comfortable, the next step is to install the programs.
As for smartphones, there are also applications on tablets, different depending on the operating system: iOS on the iPad, Android on Samsung Galaxy, Nexus and other models and Windows 8 on Surface (unless you buy a Microsoft Surface Pro which has Windows 8 Pro also with desktops and programs).
The only thing to know is that the same application can have a version for mobile phones and one optimized for tablets; generally these bear the name the suffix HD.
In this regard, you can look at the article on the best applications for Android tablets .
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4) Only on Android tablets is it possible to open applications in windows as on a Windows PC that are ideal for transforming the tablet into a true multitasking computer.
5) Office
To take quick notes, write documents or write a blog, there is always a specific app.
To work on the computer the most important program is Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
Well on Microsoft Surface there is regular Office 2013.
In another article, however, it is explained how to install Microsoft Office on iPad and Android tablets.
There are also suites of free alternative programs such as Kingsoft Office and Google Drive for Android to create documents also in collaboration with others.
6) Browser
Most browsers that are used on normal computers are also available on tablets: Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari (mobile) and Opera are available for both iOS and Android while on Microsoft Surface there is Internet Explorer 10.
If you use Chrome on your computer, you can also synchronize the same browser on your tablet to have the same favorites and the same settings.
For Android tablets there are also other browsers such as Maxthon HD, UC Browser and others.
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7) Social Networking and communication
One of the easiest things to do on a tablet is to connect to social networks.
All the major sites have official applications: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram to give some examples.
On tablets, an app like Skype also works wonderfully, which becomes easier to use than a desktop computer because the microphone and the camera are integrated into the screen.
8) Music and Video
You can listen to all kinds of music with a tablet through various applications.
In this regard, I refer to the updated lists of:
- Best apps to hear music on iPad
- Best Apps to watch videos and movies on iPhone and iPad
- Best apps to hear music on Android
- App to watch videos and movies on Android phones and tablets
9) Cloud
A big difference between regular computers or laptops and tablets is the internal data storage space or, in plain English, the disk space.
Tablets are always sold with limited memory and, in many cases (on iPad), it is not even possible to expand it with USB sticks or SD cards.
For this reason, the use of cloud storage services that offer a free space to save data becomes indispensable on a tablet.
These are Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, Onedrive, pCloud and there are also many others of which the app exists to upload and open files, documents, photos, videos, music and so on.
19) Additional space
As seen, a USB mini-pen can be used on Android as extra OTG memory on smartphones and tablets
11) Connect to the computer from the tablet
In the end with a tablet you can't do everything, so if you really need some specific program, you can always connect to your computer in remote desktop and use it from the touchscreen.
Splashtop and Teamviewer are among the best applications for connecting to a computer from a tablet.
In this way we have transformed the tablet into a real computer, without excessive costs and easily.
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