How to Add a Web Browser to iPad
The fabulously successful Apple iPad comes bundled with Apple's Safari browser. Unfortunately, Safari simply is not compatible with some Web servers. This frustrates certain buyers who cannot connect to their work computers or servers via Safari. There are other browsers that can be made to work on the iPad, which are available through the Apple App Store and approved by Apple. Atomic Web, for instance, adds tabbed browsing to Safari. iCurtain adds to that the ability to download files from the Internet for one dollar more from the App store.
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Instructions
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Turn on the iPad.
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Tap on the App Store icon on the desktop.
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Search "browser" from within the App Store. A list of approved browsers will appear for the iPad as well as a list of those available for the iPhone. Tap (or "click" if on a PC) "View All" to see all 172 approved alternative browser apps including iCurtain.
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Tap on “Buy App.” Enter your Apple password to buy the app. The app is charged to your registered credit card; charges range from free to $2.99.The chosen browser software installs immediately and places a shortcut icon on the desktop. The chosen browser software installs immediately and places a shortcut icon on the desktop.
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Tap the desktop browser icon to launch the browser.
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Tips & Warnings
iCurtain enables both tabbed browsing and downloads from the Internet for $1.99.
As of July 2010, a port called Frash will run Flash content on the iPad, but it requires jailbreaking the iPad. Jailbreaking is the process that unlocks the operating system and allows the user access to the root directory. According to Apple, jailbreaking voids Apple's warranty on the iPad, but the warrantied iOS can be quickly restored in iTunes.
The main rub against the iOS is that it does not support Adobe's Flash or Web content with Flash files,and that Firefox and Internet Explorer, the most popular browsers, cannot be installed on the iPad.
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