I have been looking over a variety of apps for the iPad. Here is what I have been playing with thus far.  If you have any suggestions I would appreciate you commenting below.

Browsers:
I have been looking at iChromy as an alternative browser for the ipad.  I like the tabs in the browser, instead of the window switch of Safari.  I also like the read later feature to view web pages offline.  If you are roaming though a school with spotty wireless coverage this could come in handy.  iChromy also has nice sharing features with diigo (who make iChromy) but also works well with twitter, Google reader and Instapaper which I am also playing with.

Note Taking:
I am also taking 5 note taking utilities for a spin; Penultimate, Audiotorium, Upad, Notebook and, Notability.

If you like to hand write notes and create diagrams – penultimate works great.  You can choose different pen styles.  I do not have a stylus but I borrowed one.  Writing is much easier and neater with a stylus less so with my finger.  You can email pages or a whole note book as a way to share your work. Personally I would not use this app.  My handwriting is so poor that its illegible to any one but me.   I know notes are primarily for personal use, but if I had to share them I would need to type them up for others. If you have half way decent handwriting this app would be pretty compelling.

Audiotorium allows you to record audio notes, as well as, type in text.  You can create categories for your notes and the recording or text entries are automatically given a date and time stamp.  I like the look of the app it is easy on these old, tired eyes. You can down load docs to Audiotorium and it can be configured to synch with your dropbox. As an avid dropbox user I find this feature appealing.

Upad allows you to hand write or type text.  It has a nice look and feel,  and there are different pen features including high lighting.  You can not record audio as you can with Audiotorium. You can export to PDF, email, twitter, and facebook.

Notebook allows you to type, draw and add stickers. Each entry is a text box on the canvas/page. I personally do not like having lots of little text/image boxes on a page, though I know many who love the flexibility.

Notability allows you to record and type in your notes.  It allows you to export your notes to email, itunes, dropbox, idisk, and webdav.

I wish there was one app that allows for all 3 options. type, draw and record.  Since my hand writing is so bad I will most likely use Notability or Audiotorium. I will have to play with them each a while longer to determine which will be my go to app.

More apps to follow.