My sister Pat and her husband Don are the happy owners of a brand new iPad. My brother Dan and his wife Irene just got one too. Seems I’m a good influence (grin). Well, yesterday I got this e-mail from […]
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Seizing and Freezing iPads rarely freeze up. But occasional malfunctions or misbehaving apps can render your iPad catatonic. Here are three methods to get things going again. Try them in this order. 1. Force quit the app. Press and hold […]
iPad Frozen? How to Force Quit an App, Reset or ...

You can take a snapshot of any screen on your iPad by pressing the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button at the same time. You’ll see a white flash on the screen, confirming the picture was taken. The screenshot is […]
How to Take Screenshots from Your iPad: Saving and Sharing ...
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

In earlier posts I wrote about Apple’s free iPad User Guide and video tutorials for the iPad. Apple has additional resources devoted to particular functions of the iPad. Apple’s iPad Assistant page offers help with Mail, iTunes, Applications and Wi-Fi. You can also learn more about optimizing […]
Learn More About Your iPad at These Apple Sites
iPad4Edu encourages visitors to ask and answer questions about using the iPad in education. The site is run by Fraser Speirs, an educator and software developer from Scotland. Geekspeak: Yes, that’s the same Fraser Speirs who in late 2008 created quite a […]