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iPad Display Projection. VGA, HDMI & Connecting Wirelessly to a Projector
I recently wrote about the best new feature of the iPad 2 - full video mirroring. That is, the external display will show the same content as your iPad 2 screen. One week ago, I led a hands-on workshop on using the iPad as a display device. During the past two weeks, I’ve connected my new [...]
Continue reading...New! Video Tutorials for the iPad. A Guide to the iBooks App Update – iBooks 1.2
Monday, December 20, 2010
I’ve published a number of tips and brief tutorials on using the iPad, many with images or screenshots. You can find the entire collection under iPad Tips. Starting today there’s a new way to learn about the iPad on iPad Academy – with video. Apple recently updated the free iBooks App to version 1.2 and [...]
Continue reading...Conference Pad – Show PDF Presentations on the iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Wirelessly
Monday, December 13, 2010
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As an educator and presenter, I’m always looking for apps to support these activities. A few weeks ago, I read about an app called Conference Pad which takes a different approach to sharing PDF files with groups small or large. Conference Pad ($4.99) allows you to simultaneously present a PDF file to other iPads, iPhones [...]
Continue reading...Navigating iBooks on the iPad – Tap to Flip Pages and Setting Page Flip Preferences
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
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Looking Forward Some applications have their own unique preference settings. One of these is iBooks. Flipping pages in iBooks is easy. You tap the left margin to go back a page or tap the right margin to go forward a page. No need to swipe to change pages. If you think about it, most of [...]
Continue reading...Another Tip on How to Process Your iPad Mail More Quickly – Find Mail Just for You
Friday, November 26, 2010
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Just For You Here’s another setting that can help you process your mail more quickly. Set Show To/Cc Label to “On.” This will add indicators before each message in your inbox. When you see “To” you know the message was sent directly to you. (Your name appears in the “To” field of the message.) If [...]
Continue reading...Quintura Kids Offers App to Help Children Learn Search Skills
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
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Quintura Kids is an interactive web searching and browsing tool made for children. In addition to a search box, the app features a dynamic word cloud (search cloud) that changes based on your search. You can tap any word in the word cloud to begin searching. (similar to the Topics tab on my blog). Quintura Kids [...]
Continue reading...How to Make the iPad Mail App Tell You More About Each Message
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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Choose Longer Lines You can set Mail to preview more than the default two lines of each message. Being able to preview more lines for each message can help you to decide whether to open the message or not. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts and Calendars. Select Preview and increase the number of lines [...]
Continue reading...High Resolution Life Magazine Photos in Free iPad App
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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A picture is worth a thousand words…and for decades Life Magazine spoke volumes to readers in memorable photographs. Those historical photos and a contemporary gallery are now available through a free app at the iPad App Store. The app includes an Explorer view that allows you to find photos based on where they were taken.
Continue reading...Free App Offers TED Talks on the iPad
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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TED is a nonprofit group that seeks to spread good ideas through a number of talks. TED stands for Technology – Entertainment – Design, and most of the talk topics address one of those categories. TED offers hundreds of the best talks and performances at TED.com, and now the TED app is available for the iPad. You can [...]
Continue reading...Keynote for the iPad – How to Add Presenter’s Notes to Your Slides
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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Apple’s Keynote presentation program for the iPad was recently updated. The update includes a number of improvements but two features are still missing – a good size slide preview and the ability to include presenter’s notes. Edwin Lam, developer of the app 2Screens – Presentation Expert, shows how you can add these features. The process requires a [...]
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