iPad Tips: Getting Started with the iPad

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Have you just got a shiny new iPad as a holiday gift, or maybe just bought one for yourself? Here’s an easy Getting Started Guide that will help you get the most out of your new favorite tablet:

The iPad has been a huge hit ever since it first hit the market back in 2010. It’s an amazing and powerful device, and a joy to use – whether for work or play. I’m hoping this short guide will give you a good jump-start on getting the most out of your iPad.

This guide is divided up into short sections covering key topics, so you can dive in and out of them as needed for subjects you are interested in. Hit the Read More link to get started …

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Best iPad Apps of 2011

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It’s been another great year for the iPad, and for iPad apps. There are now over 170,000 iPad apps available in the App Store (as at 12/21/11). And as Apple’s TV ads for the iPad so nicely illustrate, there are now iPad apps for just about anything you care to do with your favorite tablet device.

Great iPad apps play a huge part in making the iPad such a massive success and the leader in the tablet arena. Just as I did in 2010, I’ve tried out scores of iPad apps this year – and once again some are mediocre, some are poor, and happily many are outstanding. So I’d like to share my choices for Best iPad Apps of 2011 here. I should mention that there are a number of repeat choices here – as in, apps that were on the 2010 list that are still worthy of being in this year’s list too – but of course there are plenty of new ones too. Any apps that are repeat choices for 2010 and 2011 will be marked with an asterisk next to the their names.

Best iPad App of 2011

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore: If this app doesn’t soon make it into an iPad TV commercial I’ll be shocked. It is the epitome of what makes the iPad live up to its ‘magical’ billing. A wonderful story about books and the love of reading, full of gorgeous illustrations, animations, and fun interactive bits, rendered perfectly for the iPad. This is truly an app that makes the iPad feel magical.

Our review

Price: $4.99

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How To Make AirPrint Work with Just About Any Printer

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A quick rundown on How to Use AirPrint Hacktivator to Make AirPrint Work with Any Printer:

I’ve talked a lot here recently about how hugely disappointing the much-hyped new AirPrint feature has turned out to be in the recent iOS 4.2 update. Apple originally promised it would support a wide range of wireless printers and virtually all shared printers. On release, it supports a very small handful of HP wireless printers and no shared printers at all – making it unusable for the vast majority of iPad users.

The good news is that now there is an easy and free way to get AirPrint working as it was originally intended, and use it with your shared printers on your network. Read on for the very easy steps required to use the AirPrint Hacktivator app to get AirPrint going …

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Yes, You Can Print from the iPad

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Most of you may be well aware of the fact stated in this post’s title – but I get asked this a lot and see lots of people talking about how it’s not possible to print from the iPad. 

So I thought I’d do a quick post to confirm that yes, you absolutely can print from the iPad – and in fact if you have the right type of printer and a decent app, wireless printing from the iPad works very well.

I’m no expert on this subject (yet Smile) but I’ve been giving it a go at home with a couple of wireless printers – and finding that it’s quite easy if your setup is right.

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How To Save Images in the iPad Safari and Mail Apps

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Here’s another basic but very handy tip for those of you who are new to the iPad.  You may often receive a photo in an email that you want to save and keep on your iPad – or spot an image in a web site that you’d like to save.

It’s very easy to do this on the iPad – hit the lovely little read more link to see how …

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