iPad guide, tutorials, tips and app reviews
Traveling. What a fantastic experience!! Who doesn’t love to get away from home, explore new places or relax by the pool or beach somewhere? Whatever your destination of choice, whether for adventure or relaxation, vacations are always a nice change from the everyday.
I have said it before. The iPad is a great travel companion. To make it an ideal travel companion why not load it with Travel related Apps?
Software is constantly changing. People discover and report new bugs (software problems) or technology improves and the software developers decide to add new features to existing Apps.
This is why the iPad operating system (iOS) allows you to update the Apps you have installed. Note, this is different from an iOS update where the whole operating system is renewed. Updating an App only changes that particular App
‘What’s the weather like tomorrow?’, my wife usually asks. It is as if all of a sudden my job is to be her personal weather man… Luckily I have become an expert on the subject. Of course, I have the help of some weather Apps for iPad ;-)
We all know that in certain places winter can be very harsh and knowing in advance how to dress or prepare for it, is a must.
Most weather Apps allow you to view forecasts
I like listening to music on iPad while I work, prepare a meal in the kitchen or get together with friends. Oh, yes, I do cook and people seem to like it… But that’s a story for another blog post.
If I’m busy doing something else, then I don’t want to get distracted and spend time selecting or changing songs.
I know. It’s called radio. There’s a million radios out there.
But what if there is another option? Like a personal DJ. Someone that plays music according to my mood, time of day or my taste…
The App exists! it’s called
The iPad comes with a default wallpaper or background image. Sometimes you get bored of it and want to change it. Sometimes you are sharing the iPad with somebody else and you can’t stand the background image your partner chose. Other times the wallpaper might be great for you while on vacations but inappropriate to show at a business meeting or presentation.
Today, I’m going to share with you how to change the iPad wallpaper
During the summer we had some water damage at home. Putting aside all the pains of dealing with the insurance company, getting estimates from different contractors and fixing the cause of the water damage, we discovered we could use the iPad to help us throughout the renovations stage.
On this post, I’ll be discussing some ideas on how the iPad helped us with the process of fixing up our house and the renovations involved
If you bought your iPad from an Apple Store, chances are that the person helping you took the time to introduce you to the iPad and the multi touch gestures. Chances are that you forgot some of the details or you didn’t get the introduction at all…
Touch gestures are different ways (and shortcuts) to interact with the iPad touch screen that allow you to scroll, switch between apps, close running apps, etc.
Some gestures are available only from within applications. Others can be used
Many years ago, I used to buy cards for the holidays, take the time to write meaningful messages, look up the postal addresses and send them out to friends and family. As I grew up and time became scarce because of classes in university or work, there was a period of time when I stopped doing it. It was just too time consuming and other things had higher priority.
I was not the only one suffering from lack of time. But then, one day, I got my first eCard by email. It was not a very elaborated card but the idea was great! I loved it. Soon the eCards started replacing (partially) the mail cards. It was just too convenient
My friend Eric was asking me the other day how to backup his iPad onto his computer. It’s a fairly simple process but before you can do it, you need to have iTunes installed on your laptop or desktop.
If you don’t have the iTunes program, it can be downloaded from the Apple site for free.
One important reason to backup your iPad is to keep a copy of your important stuff (Contacts, Calendar accounts, Calendar events, Camera Roll, Network settings, Notes, Safari bookmarks, etc) in case you need to restore it later. Another reason
The holidays are coming and I’m sure the iPad will be present on everybody’s wish list. Parents, kids, grandparents are hoping to get their hands on one… But which iPad should I get? That is the burning question this year!!! How do I know which one to choose?
iPad 2, iPad Mini, iPad with Retina Display… Why so many models? Which one is the right one for me?
The answer is…
Skype is a software application that allows people to make free voice and video calls over the Internet.
It also allows to make (paid) phone calls from the Internet onto a regular landline or mobile phone. I have been using Skype for quite some time. On the Mac or PC, also available on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Skype comes very handy when you travel and you want to call your folks back home. It’s also very popular among families that have relatives in other states, provinces or countries. If your kids left for college in a different state or province, or your grandkids are living abroad in another country
On a previous post we discussed the basics of the Camera app and its functionality when taking pictures or recording video.
On this post, I’ll be discussing further how to edit pictures on iPad.
Imagine it was your niece’s birthday and you took plenty of pictures and recorded some video too. You go back home, want to do some basic editing and then share the outcome with your friends and family
