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iPad Tip: How to Change the Name of An Album in the iPad Photos App

11 March 2013

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A student in my Master Class asked this question: I recently created an album and moved some pictures into it. I now realize that I misspelled a word in the album title. I can’t figure out how to edit the album title? Here’s how to change the album name: Go to Albums tab in the [...]

My Favorite iPad Photo App Doesn’t Take Pictures or Edit Them… It Moves Them

9 February 2013

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I often need to move iPad screenshots from my iPad to my computer so I can edit or use them in my training materials. For this I use the app called PhotoSync ($1.99). PhotoSync connects to a free companion program installed on your computer. With this program and the app active, you can wirelessly send [...]

New Free iPad App Offers Handy Set of File Utilities – Documents by Readdle

7 February 2013

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GoodReader ($4.99) is one of my favorite utility apps for the iPad. Like a Swiss army knife, you can use it for a number of tasks on the iPad. But a new app may be serious competition and it’s free for a limited time. Documents by Readdle is an update to their older ReaddleDocs app. [...]

iPad Tip: Summon A Set of Music Playback Controls in Autolock

6 February 2013

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Chances are your iPad is set to autolock after a few minutes, that is, to go to sleep to conserve the battery. If you have music playing, the song will continue even though the screen is blank. You can summon a set of playback controls at the top of the screen without waking the iPad. [...]

Quick Fix for iTunes 11 – How to Turn the Sidebar Display View Back On

28 January 2013

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Apple’s iTunes 11 offers a number of improvements. It also comes with a feature that may be confusing. When you start up iTunes 11 on your computer, you’ll notice the sidebar is missing. This is the column on the left where your library, the store, connected devices and playlists should be. You can restore the [...]

iPad Shopping Tip: Make It An Appy Holiday! How to Send the Gift of an App

18 December 2012

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Just in time for the holidays, you can send the gift of an app right from your iPad or other iOS device running iOS 6. Here’s how: Launch the App Store Select an app that costs at least $0.99 Tap the sharing icon (box with arrow) in the upper right Tap the Gift button Enter the email [...]

iPad Tutorial: How to Create, Arrange & Delete Bookmark Folders in Safari

17 November 2012

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1. Tap the Bookmarks button (open book icon) in the Safari menubar in the upper left 2. Tap the Edit button 3. Tap the New Folder button on the upper left 4. Enter the title of the new folder 5. Tap the Bookmarks button, then tap Done. Your folder will appear in [...]

YouTube on the iPad: Options for Watching YouTube Videos – Jasmine App

29 October 2012

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A few days ago, I wrote the first post about playing YouTube videos on your iPad. That post described visiting the YouTube mobile site with the Safari browser. This post offers another option for playing YouTube videos on your iPad. The official YouTube iPad app is no longer available in iOS 6. Until Google offers [...]

iPad App Tip: How to Set a Home Page in the Safari Browser

10 September 2012

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A reader recently asked “How do you set your Home Page on an iPad when Safari first opens?” Easiest way to do that is to create a homepage web clip. Navigate to the page in Safari you want to use as your home page, then make a web clip (add to homescreen). Tap that icon [...]

App Review – PressReader Offers 2100 U.S. & World Newspapers on the iPad

13 June 2012

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I’ve had the PressReader app on my iPad for some time, but never really used it. The folks from PressReader recently got in touch with me and offered a trial subscription. PressReader isn’t a news clipping service or article aggregator. Rather it delivers full, digitized newspaper pages that mirror the printed copy. The home screen [...]