E-Cards for Mothers Day

Mother’s Day is quickly approaching and it is time for us to show our love and appreciation to that very special and unique person in our lives.

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I did some research and found some nice e-card Apps for Mother’s Day. All the Apps are free

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Safari search in page

There is so much information on the Internet and that is one of the reasons why we rely on search engines such as Google or Bing to help us find what we need. But once we get to that particular website, sometimes we want to narrow down our search even further and search for a specific word or phrase without having to read all the content on the page.

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Using a web browser like Safari on a Mac or Windows computer we can do this by pressing

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Presentations and fun with Haiku Deck

Many times we are required to prepare presentations for school or for work. But let’s face it. Our presentations are often an edited copy of an older presentation with images that many in our audience may have already seen or pure B.O.R.I.N.G text that has everybody yawning and wondering when it is going to end?!

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I learned in school that a good presentation has to be creative

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Remote Desktop on an iPad

Do you travel often for business or for pleasure? Have you ever needed to access your home computer while away on business or on a vacation? Perhaps you were searching for a file, picture, or document. Perhaps you wanted to upload and backup some pictures from your trip.

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Amazingly, you can control your home computer (PC or Mac) from your iPad! You can also see your computer screen, share files, access programs, or even browse the web of your home computer through your iPad.

It is easier than you think

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iPad for University

I enjoyed my time in university. Well… mostly. I always dreamed about visiting the most prestigious schools around the world and spontaneously attending classes in different topics. It’s just a dream, I said to myself after looking into tuition fees, lodging and travel costs.

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Who would have thought that the most renowned universities would come out looking for me and offer me courses for… FREE!

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Kindle App How to

Some time ago, I published a post about iBooks. But iBooks is not the only way to download and read ebooks on your iPad. There are other options such as the Kindle App for iPad.

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Why would you want to use another App to read ebooks? Maybe the book you are looking for is not available yet on the iBookstore. Maybe you are sharing a Kindle device with your spouse and

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Calculator on the iPad

It is an unclear omission and kind of strange. I have not been able to determine or to learn thus far the reason why there is no Calculator App included with iOS on iPad even though there is a Calculator App on iOS for iPhone.

But do not despair my readers, as I am proposing to you in this post various options. There is an English proverb that says “Necessity is the mother of invention”. Many App developers have noticed the need and as a result, there are different Calculator Apps available for downloading

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How to download and install iPad apps

It was a gift. Or maybe, you saved for a while and finally were able to buy it for yourself. Either way, you got a new iPad and are looking forward to see all the great things you can do with it. You’ve seen some cool apps out there and want to give them a try.

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Weather is cold and grey outside and you want to play some games with your kids. Your iPad is great but how do you download and install new apps?

The process is very simple

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iPad Safari

Digital GlobeOn a previous post we saw how to connect your iPad to Wi-Fi. On this post we’ll discuss how to use iPad to browse the web.

The iPad comes with a web browser called Safari. Although it is a similar version to the one found on Mac and the one that can be downloaded for Windows, the tablet version has some differences.

To open Safari, tap on the following icon on your Home screen.

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