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Technology Tips: How To Best Utilize Your IPad

What can you say about the iPad that has not been said already? If you think the iPad is a tool you’d like to use better, the piece that follows can really help.

If you want to stream movies, listen to music and play games on your iPad, consider that your battery life will be much shorter. Adjusting screen brightness can help to lengthen your battery life. You will discover that the brightest settings are rarely necessary.

TIP! When you use your iPad for listening to music, playing games, or streaming movies, your battery life will be significantly decreased. A simple way to get more play time out of each charge of the battery is to use a low screen brightness setting.

The iPad’s iOS supports folders. To start, just tap and hold the tap on your desired application, drag that app on top of another icon, and then let it go. This will create a single folder. You can then rename this folder.

You can access to remote servers through a VPN network. The network tab will have all of the options needed to configure a VPN connections. You will then be asked for both your username and a server address. If you don’t know what the address is for the server, talk to your network administrator.

The iOS on the iPad now supports folders. You can start by holding down on your app until it jiggles, and then place it on top of a related app. You will then have a folder with both applications together, sporting the same of the application category. If you would like to name the folder yourself, that can be done as well.

Currently Running

Be watchful of all the apps that are running on your device. A lot of iPad apps on your tablet can keep running while you work on other things.Double-click the Home to see what’s currently running. The apps currently running are going to show up near the bottom of your screen. Swipe in a downward motion to close the window.

It is easy to access all open apps. Double clicking on your Home button will bring up a bar along the bottom of the screen displaying all of your currently running apps. Tap on any of these apps to access it. To get rid of this bar, swipe the screen in a downward direction.

TIP! You can get to all the running apps on your tablet. By double-clicking on your Home button, you will see every running app in a bar near the bottom of the screen.

Is a noisy app you just launched making too much noise? You can quickly turn the sound down by pressing the “vol -” button until it is muted. The lock orientation can also be configured to mute button as well.

You need not press the film roll icon to look at pictures. Just swipe to see your finger to the right to find the video or video. Swipe left in a continuous motion to see photos you took earlier.

Are you getting annoyed every time your iPad asks you if you would like to join a wifi network it detected? By going to settings, you may switch this feature off. Pick the Wi-Fi tab. The very final option on this page can get disabled, should you want to avoid anymore prompts.

TIP! Does your iPad continually ask you to join different networks? This prompt can be totally eliminated by checking your device settings. Select Wi-Fi and then turn the Ask option off.

The iPad shows the first two written lines from each email prior to you selecting it. It might be desirable to view more before opening it. Just click on Settings and the select Mail.

Search Engine

If time is of the essence, avoid charging your iPad with an iPhone charger. The wattage is different, causing a delay. If you charge with your iPhone charger, it will take a lot longer to get a full iPad battery. Instead, use the charging cables that came with your iPad.

TIP! The iPhone charger isn’t ideal for quickly charging your tablet. All iPhone chargers uses only 5 watts, while an iPad charger uses 10 watts.

You can change the default search engine to something besides Google if you are not fond of Google.Just navigate to the Settings button, then Safari and then Search Engine. You have the choice of switching the search engine if you would like.

There is finally a quick and easy way to mute your iPad very quickly. The first iPads did not have a specific mute button.

Your iPad’s default setting lets you see two lines of a new email prior to you selecting it. Sometimes, you may want to have a larger preview. Just visit SETTINGS and tap MAIL. Go to Mail, Contacts, and Calendar to adjust Preview Mail Options to add more lines.

TIP! Your iPad is defaulted to show the first two lines of an email in preview. You may want to have more text available to preview.

The cloud function is very useful if you get online a lot. This is a great way to store information without using up valuable hard drive. Make sure to keep important information on both your iPad and iCloud as well.

Do you download podcasts are? These are actually radio shows that last from 2 minutes to 2 hours about any type of subject. If music is something you have had enough of lately, see if podcasts are for you. You will definitely be able to find a topic of interest to you.

iPad care is imperative. Never leave your iPad in your car or in direct sunlight. The heat will damage the battery. Also, never put the iPad in a place in which liquids may damage it. A cover is key to longevity, too.

TIP! Make sure that you take care of your iPad at all times. Make sure it’s never in direct sunlight, or in very hot conditions.

Use tabs to multi-task your browser at once. You don’t have to leave the website you are currently on just follow a link. Hold the link rather than tapping will take you to an options menu. Then just click on the Open in New Tab option, which will not cause your current page to close.

Your iPad is more than just piece of gaming equipment; you can use it for practical purposes. The piece above is simply the beginning of your iPad education. The iPad isn’t that complex, so it you do a bit more research, you’ll be an expert relatively quickly.

An iPad isn’t cheap, so take care of it well. Screen protectors are often used on iPads. This thin protective sheet provides additional protection for the oil-resistant coating on the iPad’s screen. To clean the screen, be sure to use a lightly water dampened, soft cloth. Avoid using window cleaners or household cleaners for cleaning the screen of your iPad.