The iPhone is coming

Apple issues vacation blackout from September 15th-28th for new iPhone launch

by Brad Reed, bgr.com

August 30th 2013

3:05 PM

We’re getting very close to the launch of Apple’s new iPhones. AppleInsider has obtained a leaked a document showing that Apple is barring its support staff from going on vacation between September 15th and September 28th so it can have all hands on deck to handle support for both of the company’s new iPhone models and for the final version of iOS 7. There has been a lot of evidence to suggest that Apple plans to release both the iPhone 5S and the lower-cost iPhone 5C on September 20th, including a BGR exclusive report on AT&T blacking out vacation days for employees on September 20th.

Apple is expected to officially unveil its next generation of iPhone models at a September 10th press event where it will show off both the iPhone 5S and the 5C. The iPhone 5S is expected to have a faster processor, an upgraded camera with a dual-LED flash and an embedded fingerprint scanner that will be used to identify and authenticate users. The 5S will also be the first iPhone model to come in a champagne gold color instead of just the traditional black and white.

The iPhone 5C, meanwhile, will be targeted more toward emerging markets and will be the same size as the iPhone 5S but will be made with a lower-cost plastic shell instead of the 5S’s aluminum body. The iPhone 5C will come in a multitude of colors and will likely be priced in the $400 to $500 range off contract. The device is being geared toward consumers in emerging markets and especially in China, where Apple will likely sell it through China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier.

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How can I print from my iPad/iPhone?

macworld.co.uk

Jul 18th 2013

Apple introduced AirPrint across iOS and OS X, a technology that enables Apple devices to print over WiFi to suitably equipped printers. The number of printers supporting the protocol is now quite high, but it’s always worth checking the specs to ensure that support is built in before you buy one...

With AirPrint, the option to print to from iOS will be available under the “Share” button in any application that supports printing, including Safari and Mail. As long as the printer is connected to the same network and configured correctly (according to the printer manufacturer’s instructions) your iPhone or iPad should find it without further prompting.

But what if your printer doesn’t support AirPrint? If you have a Mac (or PC), you’re in luck - as you can still share your printer with your iPad or iPhone and print via AirPrint through your computer.AirPrint support is built into a growing number of printers - including the streamlined HP Envy 120e.

The easiest way to achieve this is to use FingerPrint. It can be bought online (though not on the Mac App Store yet) for £14.65.

FingerPrint makes any printer connected to your computer and on the same network as your iOS device available as an AirPrint printer.With AirPrint, you don’t even need to have your printer connected to a computer. If it’s on your local network, your iOS device should find it.

Increasingly, even printers that don’t directly support AirPrint - but that do have network capability - offer alternative methods. Check out your printer’s documentation to see if, for example you can print by email or look on the iOS App Store to see if there’s a custom app for your printer.

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iPhone 5S Needs a Fingerprint Sensor

 

Why the Forthcoming iPhone 5S Needs a Fingerprint Sensor

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We keep hearing rumors that Apple's next iPhone, expected to be announced Sept. 10, will have a fingerprint sensor. The rumors say it will be a convex home button covered with super-hard sapphire crystal. The presence of related code found by developers in iOS 7 support these rumors. So assuming all this is true, what's the point? Security, of course. A helpful post on Macworld explains that passwords are fairly weak security, especially since so many people still do dumb things like use "password" as their password. Even two-factor authentication, in which a code is sent via SMS, still doesn't guarantee that the person with phone in hand is the rightful owner.

The ideal, they say, is biometric identification, which looks at some unique facet of you to determine that you indeed should have access. Apple's sensor will scan your fingerprint, translate it into a digital signature, probably encrypt it, and then upload it to their servers. An actual image of your fingerprint doesn't get uploaded, so you don't need to worry about thieves intercepting it.

The Macworld posting says not only will this make the data on your iPhone more secure, but it will also reduce theft. If thieves find they're unable to access the phones they've stolen, they'll be less likely to steal them.

Ideally, Apple will make this level of security available to app developers. If you use your mobile device for online banking, it would create greater security if, in addition to entering a password and other security measures, access to your account also is contingent on biometrics.

Plus, I suspect there are many people like me who haven't enabled password control on their device. I simply hate the bother of some kind of extra step to access my device. So I'd really appreciate a home button that lets only me turn on the device. There's no added step: I'm simply pressing the home button as I usually do.

If you want to learn more about the fingerprint sensor we'll likely see in the iPhone, check out a post on 9To5Mac, as well as the in-depth article they reference that goes into detail about this technology.

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Look what your iPad can do

 

I bet you didn't know your iPad could do that

by Dennis O'Reilly, howto.cnet.com

September 11th 2012

There has never been a "handier" computer than the iPad. Yes, that's a bold statement. Here are seven tips that back it up.

Use your thumbs to type letters that have no keys

When it comes to entering text on an iPad, many of us are all thumbs. The device's split keyboard lets you type characters with your thumbs while holding the iPad with both hands. To activate the split keyboard, press and hold the small horizontal lines to the right of the minimize-keyboard button in the bottom-right corner, and then choose Split.

Split and shrink the iPad's onscreen keyboard by pressing and holding to the right of the hide-keyboard button.

The keyboard shrinks, undocks from the bottom of the screen, and splits into two halves appearing on the left and right sides of the screen. When you hold the iPad in two hands, you can use your thumbs to tap keys as you enter text.

If you favor one thumb over another, you can tap the split keyboard's invisible keys to enter in the vertical row to the right of the left edge and to the left of the right edge, as shown in the screen below.

Press to the right of the left edge and to the left of the right edge of the iPad's split keyboard to enter the "invisible" characters (shown in small boxes I've added to the image).

The "keys" on the iPad's split keyboard are even smaller than those on the standard keyboard that is docked in the bottom of the screen. Data entry using the onscreen keyboard is challenging to say the least. The thumbs-only approach using the two-hand grip isn't any easier, but two-thumb tapping is faster than the single-digit approach.

If you go the thumbs route, you might as well use all the keys available -- visible and invisible.

One emoticon is worth a thousand words

One way to reduce your reliance on the iPad's onscreen keyboard is to express yourself using emoticons. OK, I admit I feel like I'm back in junior high school whenever I see an emoticon embedded in a message, but the goofy characters certainly do help you make your point.

To add emoticons to the iPad keyboard, press Settings > General > Keyboard > International Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > Emoji. The first time you activate the onscreen keyboard after enabling a second keyboard layout, a message pops up instructing you to tap the Globe key to switch keyboard layouts.

The Emoji keyboard lists hundreds of colorful emoticons in six categories: those you've used recently; smilies, hand gestures, and hearts; animals and plants; common items; transportation and flags; and common symbols (such as clock faces, astrological signs, and Japanese Kanji characters).

Save key taps by creating keyboard shortcuts for repeated text

I wish I had a nickel for every time I've typed "I wish I had a nickel" on my iPad. (I have a thing for nickels.) Now I just tap "nkl" and a space to add my nickel aspiration in a note or document.

To create a keyboard shortcut that enters frequently used text automatically, tap Settings > General > Keyboard > Add New Shortcut.... Enter the phrase, press your preferred shortcut keys, and press Save. The entry is added to your Shortcuts list, which is shown just above the Add New Shortcut option.

Thereafter when you enter the shortcut, the phrase appears below the shortcut. Press the space bar to enter the phrase or press the X to the right of the text to retain the shortcut letters.

Enter repeated text more quickly on an iPad by creating custom keyboard shortcuts.

Set the iPad to recite selected text

If you'd like your iPad to read to you, press Settings > General > Accessibility, and in the Vision section, toggle Speak Selection to On. Use the slider control to set the speaking rate; the default setting is a couple of clicks to the slow side of the median.

Set the iPad reader's playback speed via the slider control, which is set by default a bit to the slow side of middle.

After you enable selection speaking, a Speak option appears when you select text. Press it to hear a Siri-like voice read the selection. At the default reading speed the voice seems hurried, although the pauses at punctuation are unnaturally long. But like the dancing dog, it's not that the iPad reads text well, it's that the machine reads it at all.

Select an entire paragraph with four taps

Selecting text on an iPad is crazy-making: tap the screen to select a single word (or press Select to highlight the word you tapped), and then grab and slide one of the little blue dots that appear in the top-left and bottom-left corners of the selection.

The fast way to select an entire paragraph is to tap it four times. Just like that, your paragraph is ready to be copied or read to you (if you've used the above tip to enable the iPad's text reader).

Swipe the screen to switch among open apps

Most people move from one iPad app to another by pressing the Home button and then pressing the new app's icon, which may entail a lot of screen swiping or folder opening.

A faster way to go from one open app to another is to swipe the screen left or right using four or five fingers. Alternatively, you can swipe up with four or five fingers to open the multitasking bar at the bottom of the screen, which shows all the apps currently open on the machine.

Double-tap to zoom the screen

You probably know that you can stretch the iPad screen with two fingers to zoom in and pinch with two fingers to zoom out. To get more control over screen zooms, tap the screen twice with three fingers. Repeat the three-finger double-tap to zoom out.

To control the zoom magnification, double-tap with three fingers and hold, then scroll up to zoom in and down to zoom out. Once you've got your preferred zoom level, navigate around the screen by swiping left, right, up, and down with three fingers.

To enable zoom, press Settings > General > Accessibility and toggle the Zoom setting in the Vision section to On.

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How To Improve Your Overall IPad Experience

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When used well, your iPad is a powerful tool that can make you rethink how you do things in life. The secret to success, however, rests mainly in the time and attention you invest in learning the intricacies of the device. Read these tips to use your iPad to full advantage. It is a great device that can be even greater.

You can access a remote server using a VPN. In order to connect to a VPN network through your iPad, navigate to Settings and select the Network tab. Then, select the VPN feature. Before establishing a VPN connection, you will need to provide credentials such as a username or server address. If you don’t have the server address, contact the network administrator.

Are you frustrated with your iPad because it wants you to join every wifi network it detects? Just turn the notifications off! If you don’t want further prompts, turn off the last option found on the page.

Is that app you just launched making too much noise? Mute the volume quick by pressing and then holding your volume down button. Do this until you can’t hear anything. If you need to mute often, you can set your lock button to mute, too.

If you are concerned about someone seeing private information on your phone, you may set a password to erase the data after several failed attempts. This feature erases everything recorded on your phone after someone has tried and failed 10 times.

If you are a person that needs to have a manual with whatever you buy, you need to download the iPad’s one should you need it. Apple changed to a downloadable version to stay green.

By using shortcuts, sending messages is easy. For instance, a period and space are added when you tap the space bar two times while typing a sentence. This can be a useful way of speeding up your messaging.

Are you annoyed by the battery charge display? Turn it off, then! Start out in the Settings menu. Go to General, then Usage. This allows you to turn off the battery percentage notifications.

It’s now possible to quickly mute the iPad. Originally, you couldn’t do this with a button. Prior to iOS 4.3 you had to use the lock switch to mute the sound or lock your iPad’s orientation. Now all you have to do is press the volume-down key and hold it for a few seconds.

If you often use the Internet, don’t forget the cloud functions your iPad offers. In this way, you can store information and save iPad hard drive space. Make sure your important documents are backed up on your device and the cloud.

Copying and pasting text the iPad is simple. Select the text you wish to copy after tapping the screen. Tap once more after the text appears in yellow highlight. Then select Copy. To paste, hold your finger where you’d like the text pasted and, when the menu appears, choose “paste.”

Auto-brightness can help you keep your battery charged. The iPad automatically senses the amount of light that is in the room, and it will adjust its lighting to the best amount. This is a great way to control the amount of battery being used with screen brightness, extending your iPad sessions without plugging in. This setting can be located in the section labeled “Brightness & Wallpaper”.

Are you aware of the fact that you don’t need to use the iPad keyboard? If you’re like many people, typing on a tiny keyboard is hard on your eyes and inefficient for your fingers. You can buy a Bluetooth keyboard and then use it with the iPad, easily. You will feel more like you’re using a laptop and be able to type more efficiently with the external keyboard.

Do you ever have the urge to snap a quick screenshot of your display? It is far simpler than you may have imagined. Tap Home and then tap Sleep/Wake. This will cause a flash, indicating that your picture has been taken. Every screen shot saves automatically, so you need not worry about then saving them.

Double tap the word you’d like to copy, it’s as simple as that! You can also copy an entire paragraph at once. Tap the text four times, you will copy the whole paragraph. This doesn’t just work for paragraphs, it works for the URL bar as well as addresses.

iPads are truly incredible. Learn all that you can to make the most of iPad in your daily life. You can maximize the potential of your iPad now that you have read this article.

 

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Apple let everyone with a Cloud account use iWork for iCloud..

Apple Launches iWork For iCloud To Everyone

by Bryan M. Wolfe on August 23, 2013

Anyone with an iCloud account can now use Apple’s iWork suite via the Web. Beta versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are now available at iCloud.com.

First introduced at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, iWork for iCloud is accessible from both PC and Mac computers, as well as mobile devices. Thanks to iCloud, any document changes made on the Web are automatically pushed to Mac and iOS versions of the suite, and vice versa.

I have used this on a PC as well as on my iPad, and it works really well.

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Apple Takes on Radio

by Dan Servantes, thembj.org

When Apple held its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference in San Francisco on June 10, it launched a new operating system and a new Mac Pro. However, it was the promise of iTunes Radio that caused the real stir. The company had been negotiating streaming licenses with the major labels since the fall, and an agreement was finally on the table.¹

The value of streaming music is apparent to Apple. iPhone and iPad users already access apps like Pandora and Spotify in great numbers from its App store. Both companies opened a new market for recorded music and Apple can now move in, extoll its own power of being one of the most valuable companies in the world, and use its extraordinary large cash holdings as leverage with the record labels.

iTunes Radio is to feature 200 genre-based stations and allow users to make their own custom station based on a song or artist, similar to the Genius feature in iTunes. Siri would also be a part of the iTunes Radio experience. For example, users could ask Siri, “who plays that song?” and start a station based on the song by further telling Siri to play “more like it.” ²

iTunes Radio is to come in two forms: a free, ad-supported version and, if the user pays $24.99 a year, an ad-free version including the Apple’s iTunes Match cloud storage service. Additionally, iTunes would allow the recording of songs that have recently been streamed on iTunes radio. This would enable users to see their recently played tunes and easily purchase them from the iTunes store.

Dealing and Weaving

For the service to see the light of day, Apple had to acquire the music rights from the three majors, Warner, Sony, and Universal, as well as their associated publishing companies. A recent trend has been for the larger labels and publishing companies to pull their music from performance rights organizations and look for a direct licensing agreement with the streaming services. As this results in long negotiations, for, among other things, companies try to second-guess the deals that their competitors are getting, negotiations for Apple iRadio had been in development for a while.

Apple initially offered the majors $0.0006 per stream, which was approximately half of what Pandora paid. In addition, it promised them an undisclosed percentage of advertising revenue and a guaranteed minimum sum if the service did not produce revenue as expected (in fact, Sony had an issue with Apple’s request to eliminate payment for songs that users skipped or did not listen to in their entirety). ³

It appears that when a settlement was reached, the majors felt it was not the best deal they could get. It also came with a special caveat: the majors would likely have to explain in Congress why the agreed to such special rates from Apple but not from the other Internet radio services. Still, Apple won the day: Universal Music Group’s recording arm was the first to sign a contract and was followed quickly by Warner Music Group and Warner/Chappell publishing; ⁴ the final holdouts, Sony Music and Sony/ATV, signed with Apple shortly before the Developer’s Conference.⁵

Regarding the independent labels and publishers, Hypebot and Digital Music News report that Apple sent a non-negotiable “take it or leave it” contract . It offered indies $0.0013 per “royalty bearing performance” plus 15% of net advertising revenue, a figure that would increase above $0.0013 and 19% of net ad-revenue in the second year.⁸

On the face of it, the terms were not bad. But Apple would not pay royalties under the following circumstances: (i) during the 120-day beta period; (ii) on “Heat Seeker” promotions that are approved at iTunes discretion; (iii) on “Complete My Album” plays, which are defined as “a performance of a sound recording identified for a given listener or a remaining track” and “rendered for such listener in order to promote the relevant CMA offer”; (iv) on listener matched content, or music that is already in the user’s collection; and (v) if two songs are played in an hour and the songs are already in the user’s cloud collection.⁹

The heaviest iTunes Radio users would likely chose stations that match their tastes and would probably have some songs already in their collections. Therefore, its is likely that the “no royalties on two songs per hour” rule could, in particular, work heavily to Apple’s advantage. Hypebot estimates that it could cut royalty payments by 10-14%.

In the meantime, is still possible that Apple will try an “all or nothing” move that will punish iTunes Radio holdouts by removing their music from the iTunes store.⁹ But this could have mixed results. The Merlin Network, a global rights agency for independent record labels that had no part in negotiations with iTunes Radio, believes that iTunes cannot be a dominant force in the streaming market without the support of most indie labels and their publishers. Charles Caldas, Merlin’s CEO, has argued that indie products perform 12 to 20 percent better on streaming services than in download markets, a fact that may not be lost on Apple.¹⁰

The competition

Other streaming companies have already made a name for themselves, and Apple will be faced with the task of pulling customers away from established competitors. The task may not be easy.

For instance, Pandora, iRadio’s direct competitor, maps a song’s “genome” and its non-interactive radio on it; it has over one million songs in its catalogue and the service features two different user models: the free, ad-supported model, and the $3.99/month or $36/year ad-free model. Spotify, on the other hand, has over 20 million songs in its catalogue, supporting two different user models: a limited use, ad-supported model and a $9.99 per month, unlimited music subscription, free of advertisements; it offers both interactive streaming and a custom radio feature.¹⁰ Newcomer Google All Access has 18 millions songs, and is a subscription-based service charging $9.99 per month: subscribers get unlimited access to Google’s catalogue and may also create custom radio stations. ¹¹ Other threats to iRadio would be Deezer, Rdio, Xbox Music, Daisy, and Grooveshark.

But Pandora is Apple’s most immediate concern. Apple, it is true, has sold 600 million iOS devices globally with its iTunes service and boasts 575 million user accounts—a trump card. It has the lump share of the US paid downloads market, and it made $4.3 billion from its music downloads in 2012 (of which $3.4 billion went to labels)¹². Pandora, for its part, has over 200 million users, with a number of them in Australia and New Zealand (for now, iRadio will launch only in the US). Pandora is beginning to develop a global presence, but if Apple goes global with iRadio it may be no match for Pandora.¹³

Pandora, though, does have some wind in its sail. It will make $600 million in ad sales in 2013, and has recently won spots on popular radio-ad platforms to tap the $15 billion market for terrestrial radio ads. Apple still has to conquer that space, although it may care less about selling ads than Pandora does if its goal is to tie users to its platform and sell more devices.

Still, Pandora can also be used across mobile platforms, including Android. It is also the second most downloaded iPhone free app of all time, which means that Apple users already adopted Pandora for personal taste-based streaming^. Finally, unless Apple releases a browser-based streaming platform for iTunes Radio, it is unlikely to capture those users that do not use iTunes.

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What to expect from Apple's next iPhone event

by Lex Friedman, macworld.com

August 12th 2013 9:32 AM

Signs point to Apple holding another of its trademark special events next month. According to a report from AllThingsD published last weekend, and confirmed on Monday by The Loop, Apple will launch the next iPhone on September 10. So mark your calendar, get excited, and start coming to grips with the fact that your currentiPhone is about to look seriously outdated.

On the face of it, that September timing makes sense: Apple launched the iPhone 5 on September 12 of last year, and the company has been pretty consistent about a once-per-year revision of its smartphone line-up. The lone exception to that pattern was the iPhone 4S, which the company announced in October 2011, officially shifting the product line from a summer release schedule to a fall release. That release window better positions the smartphone for sales in the company’s usually blockbuster holiday quarter.

If past years are any indication—and in the field of Apple tea-leaf reading, what else is there?—a launch event on September 10 would suggest that pre-orders for the phone would open on the Friday of that week, the spooktacular September 13. The phone itself would likely go on sale the following Friday, the much less spooky September 20. Those intervals would be consistent with Apple’s behavior in the cases of the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 4S.

Of course, those dates will probably apply only to select markets around the world—likely, the U.S., UK, Canada, Germany, France, Australia, and Japan. Last year, with the iPhone 5, Apple added both Hong Kong and Singapore to the launch list; while the company would no doubt like to tack on mainland China, which CEO Tim Cook sees as a growth opportunity for the iPhone, issues of supply chain and regulations may prevent such a day-and-date release. Even so, expect Apple to proclaim a quick international rollout—perhaps, its quickest ever.

One date likely to be consistent across the globe, however, would be the release of iOS 7. If prior years are any indication, that latest update to Apple’s mobile operating system would appear a couple days before any new iPhone debuted. Based on the September 10 launch event, we’d ballpark iOS 7’s release on September 18.

The plural of iPhone

Unsurprisingly, the tech press has of late been chock-a-block with iPhone rumors. While we obviously won’t know with certainty what new hardware Tim Cook and company will announce until they, you know, announce it, we already have a clear picture of what announcements many folks expect.

There are, for example, rumors that new iPhones could come in different colors—and reports that iOS 7 includes options for the software to match the color of the iPhone it’s running on. Some rumors also suggest that these colorful iPhones might actually be a new, cheaper version of the iPhone 5, perhaps made with a plastic casing instead of aluminum.

And if that’s true, that might mean that said new, cheaper, colorful iPhone is released in addition to a new “full-price” iPhone as well. What’s less clear—and we regret the implication that iPhone rumors really have much in the way of clarity—is precisely how a cheaper iPhone might be priced: If history is a guide, a hypothetical new iPhone 5S would start at $199, making the iPhone 5 $99, and the iPhone 4S free, albeit with two-year contracts.

A new, cheaper iPhone (which some have dubbed the iPhone 5C) would presumably alter that pricing equation. The 4S, for example, might drop out of the line-up entirely, with the new 5C supplanting it. Alternatively, the 5C could be positioned at a $50 price point, with the iPhone 5 becoming the new free phone, and the iPhone 5S costing just $100. Or any of a variety of other dollar-based permutations.

But the truth is that only Apple knows. And it will tell us—and you—come September.

Another rumor surrounding the new iPhone: It could feature an integrated fingerprint sensor, perhaps even built right into the device’s home button. That would potentially offer applications for security, authentication, or … giggles?

As long as we’re going out on a limb, here’s one thing we’re willing to predict with supreme confidence: No, Apple won’t be changing up the Lightning connector. Last year’s shift from the 30-pin dock connector of old to the Lightning port of the future was a long-in-the-coming change, and Apple clearly sees Lightning as its connector for many years to come.

What is likely to change are the under-the-hood technologies that Apple improves annually: the iPhone’s camera, processor, and Wi-Fi capabilities. In the last category, the iPhone could gain support for the newer 802.11ac standard, which has already been rolled out to the latest Macs.

Somewhere, beyond the phone

Last year, Apple unveiled a slew of iPod updates at its September event. The iPod nano seems to get makeovers more often than Joan Rivers. The iPod classic has evaded death for years; might this be the year Apple finally retires the only iPod still using a conventional hard drive, or will the little iPod that could keep on keeping on?

The surer iPod bet is that a new iPod touch will debut alongside any new iPhones. It will likely incorporate many similar improvements as the iPhone, though potentially lower-power variants of those features. We can, however, say with authority that many people will continue to wrongly refer to that device as an iTouch.

Last year also saw the premiere of iTunes 11. Apple reportedly already has a newer version of iTunes out for testing amongst developers, integrating the iTunes Radio feature that the company announced back in June. New iPhones almost always come with iTunes updates at the same time, so announcements on that topic seem fairly likely, too.

Often, the most exciting Apple announcements are the ones that we’re not expecting at all. Just a couple years ago, no one expected Siri, with the only rumors about that technology appearing within hours of that Apple event’s kickoff. So while we know what we’re expecting, perhaps the single thing to anticipate most eagerly from Apple on September 10 is the unexpected.

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How To Use An IPad: Tips And Advice

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iPads are great for people of all ages. The activities and tasks it can do is almost limitless. However, to really learn how to use this device, you need to educate yourself. The following article can help give you some helpful information.

The iPad can use VPN networks for accessing servers in a remote location. The network tab is where you can change anything related to VPN connections. Before establishing a VPN connection, you will need to provide credentials such as a username or server address. If you are not sure what the server address is, you should contact the person who administrate the VPN network.

You can access a remote server using a VPN. The networking tab will have all of the options needed to configure a VPN and establish a connection with your preferred network. You’ll be prompted to enter a username, as well as a server address. Get in touch with the network administrator if you do not know the server address.

TIP! Try to keep track of what apps you leave running when you are not using them. A lot of the apps on your iPad can run behind the scenes while you work on other things.

Be watchful of all the apps that are running on your iPad. A lot of the apps on your tablet can keep running while you work on other things. If you aren’t sure what you have left open, push the home button twice. These active apps will show up at the very bottom of your display in a bar. Swipe down in order to eliminate the bar after you finish.

Is a noisy app driving you nuts? You can quickly turn the sound down by holding down the “vol -” button until it is muted. You can also set another button to do this in the Settings menu.

Have you ever mistakenly opened a noisy app? Press volume down for a few seconds to mute quickly. If you are using iOS 4.3 or later, it is possible to make the toggle switch near the volume control mute your iPad.

TIP! You don’t need to click the camera icon on your screen to view your photos. All you need to do is swipe your finger to the right.

Ipad Charger

Your iPad will charge slower if you are using your iPhone charger. This is because it has a different wattage than an iPad charger. It will take much longer to fully charge your iPad if you use the iPhone’s charger. Use the proper iPad charger.

If you want to charge your iPad quickly, avoid using an iPhone charger. All iPhone chargers uses only 5 watts, while an iPad charger uses 10 watts. If you charge the iPad with an iPhone charger, it can take double the amount of time to charge. To save time, charge your iPad with the included charger.

TIP! The alert every time you have an incoming email can be very annoying. Did you know you can turn off this annoying feature? Go to the settings and tap on general.

The email app will show you the first two lines of an email’s text unless you change this setting. You may wish to view more of each message before you open it. Head to “settings” and hit “mail.” Under Mail select Contacts, then Calender to change the Preview mail options for more lines.

It is very important that you know how to take care of your iPad. It should never be left in a hot car or in direct sunlight. The battery life can be cut short by exposure to heat. Also, be sure to avoid placing your iPad in places where its electronic components could be damaged by liquids. Do yourself a favor, and buy a padded cover that will protect your precious device.

Screenshots are simple to take. All you need to do is press the Home button and the Sleep button at the same time. You will then find the photo in your normal photo album.

TIP! If you want to quickly mute your iPad, just follow this simple step. Just depress the volume button for a couple of seconds.

Default Search Engine

If you would rather not have Google as a default search engine, that can be changed. In the Settings menu, pick Safari, then Search Engine. Then you can change your default search engine to one of the options provided.

Because your iPad is a huge investment, it’s smart to care for it well. Many people buy screen protectors for use with their iPads. This is plastic which adheres to the screen and protects it. When it’s time to clean the screen on your iPad, take a water dampened soft cloth and wipe it off. Avoid using any cleaning products on your iPad’s screen.

TIP! Go to your apps that you keep running quicker and easier! By double clicking the home button, the apps will come up immediately on the bottom of your device. Use this to avoid scrolling around to find what you need.

It is really easy to make a screenshot with an iPad. All you need to do is press the Home button and the Sleep button at the same time. Instantly, a screenshot will be taken and stored with the rest of your images.

There is an interesting way that you can turn off the sound on your device. Just depress the volume button for a couple of seconds. This is a fast solution when you need the iPad to be silent for whatever reason. Hold it down again when you are ready to return the volume to its original level.

Sync the pages you have with iTunes and you can share the documents you have stored on a Mac or PC. Sharing the documents you have isn’t that big of a deal anymore because there’s the ability for iTunes to work with any platform. You can add even more ease by emailing documents and downloading them.

TIP! A way to extend the battery life of your iPad is to lower the screen brightness. This is very useful if you are out and waiting for an important email.

Take the time to set up your contacts in FaceTime. FaceTime, by default, will use the email address that was used when registering your iPad. If you have more that you want set up, you can do it under settings.

If you’re constantly online, don’t overlook the iPad’s cloud function. Doing so can save your information without running out of HD space. Store documents that are important on both the iPad and the cloud.

You can use your iPad to listen to the iTunes music you have. If you do not want to duplicate your songs, there is an alernative way to listen to them. Use the “Home Sharing” mode on iTunes and your iPad. Select your iPad Music icon, go to More and, finally, tap Shared. Enjoy your favorite sounds!

TIP! Getting an iPad security feature is more important than you may think. You have no idea when or where you might misplace your iPad or get separated from it, and it has a lot of personal information on it.

If you sync with iTunes, you can share documents with a desktop or laptop computer. Sharing documents isn’t a pain anymore and being able to interact with nearly any home computer using iTunes is incredibly helpful. It is also quite easy to send your PDF’s over the Internet and then download them from a remote system.

Your new iPad comes preloaded with a lot of apps that you might not wish to use. But, lots of them cannot be deleted. Drop them in a folder that is moved to a spot far away from your usual screen haunts. This ensures your home screen is full of apps you actually need.

Have you ever tried hooking your iPad up to your television screen? It really isn’t that hard. You just need to buy an adapter to do so. You can use a VGA Apple adapter or also a digital AV adapter. Either works for your purpose.

TIP! Have you noticed that your iPad doesn’t have the snappy navigation that it once had and that loading apps is not as speedy as it once was? Even after clearing out information that you no longer use or need, is it still taking longer than you would like it to when you are trying to get things done? Think about putting pictures and media in iCloud to free up more space. For a lot of iPad users, this can speed up the machine.

Double click the home button to see a list of apps that are currently running. After doing that all of the apps that are running will pop-up on the bottom of your screen, and from there you just need to click the appropriate icon. When you close those you’re not using down, your battery will stay charged for longer.

By turning down the brightness, you increase battery life. This can give you the battery longevity that you require and need. Just press Home twice and choose the “sun” icon.

Are you interesting in reading PDF files on the iPad? Email yourself PDF files you want to read within the iBooks function. If you can access a computer, you may sync PDF’s with the iPad by selecting the book tab in your iTunes app.

TIP! Apple TV and the iPad get along like bread and butter. The Airplay icon lets you know what can be streamed, just tap it and whatever you’re viewing, be it a photographic slideshow or a video, will appear on your TV screen in seconds.

You do not have to do this if you are in a different place, this is why you can do it this way. Just hit the Home button two times and swipe to the brightness adjuster. Then you can adjust things by hand to suit the environment.

Are you interested in connecting the iPad to the TV so you can watch the content on a bigger screen? There is an adapter you can use to do this with newer TVs. You can either get a VGA adapter or a digital AV adapter from an Apple store. Either will do the job for you.

Viewing PDF files are hard anywhere you look, but it’s actually pretty easy to access them using your iPad and its various applications. You can easily move PDFs and Word documents back and forth from the iPad to a computer, too. This is great for many reasons.

TIP! If your iPad is not charging when you plug it in the front of a computer, try to plug it in the back. Not all USB powers provide high power, and those on the front of a computer tend to be lower powered than the rest.

To copy text on your iPad is simple; you just need to double click any keyword. It will be difficult to copy entire paragraphs this way, though. Tap your chosen editable text four times and you will have copied out the whole paragraph. That works for addresses, paragraphs and the URL bar.

If your children browse the Internet with the iPad, take action to keep them safe. Go to Settings, General, and then Restrictions. Once in the Restrictions, tap the Enable Restrictions option. This will protect your child from content that is beyond their age range. Access to adult content in both websites and videos will be forbidden.

Make it easier to go to a bookmarked page. Just have your Bookmarks bar open at all times. In Safari Settings, choose the option to keep your bookmarks bar open all the time. This will help you visit your favorite sites without doing a lot of clicking.

TIP! Buy a screen protector to go on your iPad. Screen protectors are just pieces of clear plastic used to protect the screen on your iPad.

Undoubtedly, iPads are amazing devices that many people love. But, in order to optimize your experience, you must spend some time learning new things. When you are alert to the information laid out here, you are ready to use all the potential of the iPad.

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Calibrating my battery will help preserve battery life

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‘Calibrating my battery will help preserve battery life.’

As you leave the house, you check your phone and see that you have 4 hours of battery life remaining—but 3 hours later, you run out of juice. If this has happened to you, your iPhone or iPad might need a battery calibration. Apple recommends that you periodically drain your iPhone or iPad’s battery completely and then charge it until it’s completely full. This process, called calibration, helps your device estimate its remaining battery life more accurately. Calibrating your battery will ensure that you know when to charge your battery, but it doesn’t make your battery last longer.

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How To Improve Your Overall IPad Experience

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When used well, your iPad is a powerful tool that can make you rethink how you do things in life. The secret to success, however, rests mainly in the time and attention you invest in learning the intricacies of the device. Read these tips to use your iPad to full advantage. It is a great device that can be even greater.

You can access a remote server using a VPN. In order to connect to a VPN network through your iPad, navigate to Settings and select the Network tab. Then, select the VPN feature. Before establishing a VPN connection, you will need to provide credentials such as a username or server address. If you don’t have the server address, contact the network administrator.

Are you frustrated with your iPad because it wants you to join every wifi network it detects? Just turn the notifications off! If you don’t want further prompts, turn off the last option found on the page.

Is that app you just launched making too much noise? Mute the volume quick by pressing and then holding your volume down button. Do this until you can’t hear anything. If you need to mute often, you can set your lock button to mute, too.

If you are concerned about someone seeing private information on your phone, you may set a password to erase the data after several failed attempts. This feature erases everything recorded on your phone after someone has tried and failed 10 times.

If you are a person that needs to have a manual with whatever you buy, you need to download the iPad’s one should you need it. Apple changed to a downloadable version to stay green.

By using shortcuts, sending messages is easy. For instance, a period and space are added when you tap the space bar two times while typing a sentence. This can be a useful way of speeding up your messaging.

Are you annoyed by the battery charge display? Turn it off, then! Start out in the Settings menu. Go to General, then Usage. This allows you to turn off the battery percentage notifications.

It’s now possible to quickly mute the iPad. Originally, you couldn’t do this with a button. Prior to iOS 4.3 you had to use the lock switch to mute the sound or lock your iPad’s orientation. Now all you have to do is press the volume-down key and hold it for a few seconds.

If you often use the Internet, don’t forget the cloud functions your iPad offers. In this way, you can store information and save iPad hard drive space. Make sure your important documents are backed up on your device and the cloud.

Copying and pasting text the iPad is simple. Select the text you wish to copy after tapping the screen. Tap once more after the text appears in yellow highlight. Then select Copy. To paste, hold your finger where you’d like the text pasted and, when the menu appears, choose “paste.”

Auto-brightness can help you keep your battery charged. The iPad automatically senses the amount of light that is in the room, and it will adjust its lighting to the best amount. This is a great way to control the amount of battery being used with screen brightness, extending your iPad sessions without plugging in. This setting can be located in the section labeled “Brightness & Wallpaper”.

Are you aware of the fact that you don’t need to use the iPad keyboard? If you’re like many people, typing on a tiny keyboard is hard on your eyes and inefficient for your fingers. You can buy a Bluetooth keyboard and then use it with the iPad, easily. You will feel more like you’re using a laptop and be able to type more efficiently with the external keyboard.

Do you ever have the urge to snap a quick screenshot of your display? It is far simpler than you may have imagined. Tap Home and then tap Sleep/Wake. This will cause a flash, indicating that your picture has been taken. Every screen shot saves automatically, so you need not worry about then saving them.

Double tap the word you’d like to copy, it’s as simple as that! You can also copy an entire paragraph at once. Tap the text four times, you will copy the whole paragraph. This doesn’t just work for paragraphs, it works for the URL bar as well as addresses.

iPads are truly incredible. Learn all that you can to make the most of iPad in your daily life. You can maximize the potential of your iPad now that you have read this article.

 

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