Originally Posted by
MrDigital
There is no untethered jailbreak for the new ipad or iOS 5.1 afaik. You can use dropbox to easily move files to the iPad, but as to what to do them once they are on there you're on your own. The whole thing is a clusterfunk when it comes to file operations.
GoodReader is a fantastic app with built-in dropbox (and a lot of other stuff) support. I think even FTP, but can't vouch for how it works. The last I heard even the Air Force was using GoodReader for all of its content.