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iPad Tips & Apps

Sync it to a computer once in a while if you don't use "the cloud" thingie. That way, all of your stuff is backed up.
 
W.E.L.D.E.R is a fun word game and Paprika is an awesome recipe app if you like collecting recipes of the internets.
 
Download War of Words and play with me!

Scrabble with bombs! I love it. :)
 
Orphia Nay said:
I got an iPad2 this week. What advice can you give me on using it?
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Lay it flat on a table.
Place a large glass of beer on it.

For every technical use suggested take a large drink of the beer.

When the glass is empty go lay down for a while.

When you wake up you will wonder what that strange thing is on your table.

V.

Rinse; repeat.
 
Go to settings->general->keyboard->shortcuts and set some up. I have it that if I type kg in any field it auto fills in my gmail addy. Big time saver.
 
You can load your own e-books using iTunes if they are in epub or PDF format. Callibre is a free program that can convert lots of e-book formats. Google for "free e-books" to find lots of sites although almost everything is old and out of copyright. I also have an app called Free Books that gives access to those same type of out of copyright content.
Get the Kindle reader app in addition to iBooks. Amazon has quite a few free books as well.
 
If anyone is in to reading comics on their iPad "comic Zeal" is the best reader there is.
 
Zax63 said:
You can load your own e-books using iTunes if they are in epub or PDF format. Callibre is a free program that can convert lots of e-book formats. Google for "free e-books" to find lots of sites although almost everything is old and out of copyright. I also have an app called Free Books that gives access to those same type of out of copyright content.
Get the Kindle reader app in addition to iBooks. Amazon has quite a few free books as well.
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Calibre with the right plugins can strip DRM as well. It's the principal of he thing - I hate format lock-in.
 
Put owners manuals on your iPad, especially for gadgets you travel with like a digital camera. PDF files dropped on iTunes will show up in iBooks. Grab the free iPad Owners Guide from the iBooks store.

Your local library may have ebooks that can be checked out using the OverDrive Media Console app.
 
Kestrel said:
Put owners manuals on your iPad, especially for gadgets you travel with like a digital camera. PDF files dropped on iTunes will show up in iBooks. Grab the free iPad Owners Guide from the iBooks store.

Your local library may have ebooks that can be checked out using the OverDrive Media Console app.
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I have done something similar with bus timetables. I have had them on my computer in pdf format for several years. Now I can put them onto my iPod and refer to them whenever I want.
 
carlitos said:
Sync it to a computer once in a while if you don't use "the cloud" thingie. That way, all of your stuff is backed up.
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How is Cloud and syncing different? I've had an Ipad 2 for a few months and I'm just now getting around to figuring out how to sync it. Does sync-ing it mean I'll have everything on my Ipad 2 backed up, just in case my Ipad 2 should break or I should get a new one? And then when I get a new one I can just download everything from the Cloud or the sync or whatever and I will have lost none of what I had on my old Ipad? Is that the idea?

In an effort to begin this the other day I download Itunes onto my home computer. I think my Ipad manual (which I read on my Ipad) said that was the first step to sync-ing.

BTW, I've bought two e-books so far from the I-store or whatever you call it...I bought them from Apple rather than Kindle. Now that I have them is there nothing I can do with them other than read them on my Ipad? After I've read them and I have no need for them I'd like to be able to give them away (or at least one of them...the other I want to keep, although it would be nice to be able to loan it out). If I can do nothing but read them on my Ipad then my appetite for buying e-books is going to be dampened, unless e-books become much cheaper.
 
Number Six said:
How is Cloud and syncing different? I've had an Ipad 2 for a few months and I'm just now getting around to figuring out how to sync it. Does sync-ing it mean I'll have everything on my Ipad 2 backed up, just in case my Ipad 2 should break or I should get a new one? And then when I get a new one I can just download everything from the Cloud or the sync or whatever and I will have lost none of what I had on my old Ipad? Is that the idea?
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You can 'sync' with a local computer via itunes, or sync certain data in the 'cloud' (or both) - the data in the 'cloud' will be available to you via the internet whenever you have connectivity, whereas data on you local pc may only be available if you you are at that pc.

And yes, you can restore a back-up from one ipad to a new one, say.

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BTW, I've bought two e-books so far from the I-store or whatever you call it...I bought them from Apple rather than Kindle. Now that I have them is there nothing I can do with them other than read them on my Ipad? After I've read them and I have no need for them I'd like to be able to give them away (or at least one of them...the other I want to keep, although it would be nice to be able to loan it out). If I can do nothing but read them on my Ipad then my appetite for buying e-books is going to be dampened, unless e-books become much cheaper.
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Welcome to why DRM and ebooks can still suck. You have no right of first sale, and can't lend your book (from apple). I believe Barnes and noble and amazon both have some ability to 'lend' books. You can also remove the DRM from amazon and BN ebooks.
 
Number Six said:
How is Cloud and syncing different? I've had an Ipad 2 for a few months and I'm just now getting around to figuring out how to sync it. Does sync-ing it mean I'll have everything on my Ipad 2 backed up, just in case my Ipad 2 should break or I should get a new one? And then when I get a new one I can just download everything from the Cloud or the sync or whatever and I will have lost none of what I had on my old Ipad? Is that the idea?

In an effort to begin this the other day I download Itunes onto my home computer. I think my Ipad manual (which I read on my Ipad) said that was the first step to sync-ing.

BTW, I've bought two e-books so far from the I-store or whatever you call it...I bought them from Apple rather than Kindle. Now that I have them is there nothing I can do with them other than read them on my Ipad? After I've read them and I have no need for them I'd like to be able to give them away (or at least one of them...the other I want to keep, although it would be nice to be able to loan it out). If I can do nothing but read them on my Ipad then my appetite for buying e-books is going to be dampened, unless e-books become much cheaper.
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If you back up to the cloud it saves all your settings, bookmarks, photos, documents on Apples servers.

You can always re download your purchases from Apple for free so don't ever worry about losing those.

Syncing syncs what is on your iPad or iPhone with your computer. If you want to put music, movies, pics, etc. from your computer onto your iOS device you sync.

Also whenever you buy something from iTunes or the app store it will automatically appear on your computer and iOS devices.

You can't share ebooks purchased from Apple except for ios devices authorized by your iTunes account. I could put books on my wife's iPad but not on my friends as we have different accounts.
 
One hears that vast numbers of books are available on BitTorrent. Of course, that's naughty.
There are a number of art/drawing/ painting apps available; I use "layers". A stylus is a good idea for art programs.
 
I'm looking for cheap music creation apps, photo manipulation/editing apps and coloring/art apps (no stylus, digits only). Tips?
 
MoeFaux said:
I'm looking for cheap music creation apps, photo manipulation/editing apps and coloring/art apps (no stylus, digits only). Tips?
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IMO, you are MUCH better off on a computer for graphics, the touch screen is not accurate enough for fine work. Or maybe it's my big fat fingers.

Adobe Photoshop Express(free) for photo manipulation.

I have Brushes($7.99) and Sketchbook Pro($4.99) for drawing and Sketchbook is much better. Sketchbook has a free Express version you can try.

It's probably not what you mean by music creation but Virtuoso Piano(free) is fun to play with.
 
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