iPad Academy

A colleague recently wrote about a problem with using iPad adapters for connecting to an HDTV or a projector. The HDTV uses an HDMI adapter and the projector uses a VGA adapter. An adapter and cable combination allows some freedom of movement, at least as far as the length of the cable. An Apple TV [...]

A few days ago I recommended using a free app to help you find free apps or apps that that had recently gone free. You can also try the aptly named app called Apps Gone Free. Apps Gone Free from AppAdvice tries to find the top daily app deals. With Apps Gone Free you get [...]

The free Appsfire app will help you find app deals including price drops and apps offered for free. Appsfire posts a selection of free apps and tracks apps that have been temporarily reduced in price. You can customize screens to choose favorite categories of apps and use the search feature to locate apps of interest. [...]

Announcing the iPad Academy Master Class Summer Sale! Now through July 31, you can save 35% on this valuable iPad training. The iPad Academy Master Class is a series of online video lessons based on hands-on activities from my on site introductory workshop. These videos address settings, navigation skills and app fundamentals. You’ll learn simple shortcuts and time-saving [...]

Here’s a short clip from a video lesson on extending the life of the battery on your iOS device.

A member of my Master Class recently asked this question: I’ m curious about the plastic type covers that adhere to the iPad screen. Are these beneficial to the life of it? Nancy These screen protectors can help to protect the glass. However, the Gorilla glass on the iPad is a tough product. With reasonable [...]

A reader recently wrote me concerning problems with iCloud storage space and playing a rented movie. Our edited email exchange appears below. Our discussion should help others to understand what gets stored in iCloud and why having gigabytes (GB) of iCloud space can still generate insufficient space errors on your iPad. From: Marion I am [...]

Mandy at LYNKtec contacted me a few weeks back, offering to send samples of the screen cleaning cloths her company sells. Before I reply to any vendor whose product might interest my readers, I spend a little time on the company site and check online reviews of their products. Then I decide if I’ll accept [...]

A member of my Master Class recently sent me a question about turning the iPad on and off. Here’s an edited version of our exchange. Message: Hi, I turn off my iPad with the slide bar. Then go to turn it back on with the slide bar. The passcode comes up but when I go [...]

From: Kathy Message: IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRANSFER PHOTO ALBUMS CREATED ON MY IPAD TO MY WINDOWS PC? If you are using the Photos app to create albums on the iPad – those albums will not transfer to the PC. Those albums do not actually contain the photos or copies of the photos. They merely [...]