Apple has excellent quality control and often ranks at the top in customer satisfaction surveys. Still, a few units with pixel problems have been reported. Shortly after purchase you should examine your iPad screen for dead or stuck pixels. First, […]

How To Check Your iPad for Dead or Stuck Pixels


Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus recently expanded its initial iPad pilot program. All full-time incoming freshmen and undergraduate transfer students received iPads at the start of the fall semester at no cost. The university is now offering iPads at a […]

University Expands Initial iPad Rollout



I spent last Thursday in Savannah. I went there to learn more about two of the world’s first 1:1 iPad initiatives from the architects of those ambitious projects. We met at St. Andrew’s School, the site of one of the […]

Going One-to-One with iPads: Learning on the Leading Edge


For those who’ve been with us before, thanks for following us here! To newcomers, thanks for dropping by! You’ll find all the previous posts from the former site and much more, all better organized. Click on the About item on […]

Welcome to the New iPad Academy!




Pete Mortensen, writing for Cult of Mac, tells how he depended on the iPad while traveling overseas for nearly a month. In his first article, he tells what tasks worked well on the iPad, comments on the gestural interface, and assesses […]

Traveling? Consider Taking the iPad and Leaving the Laptop