Accessibility options are a pretty cool feature of tablets and smartphones. They’ll speak the words on a web page or app to you, enlarge or zoom in the screen, show large text, invert the colors and more to make it easier for individuals to use the iPad, phone, or other devices. However, there are times…
I received an Apple TV3 for Christmas this last year, and I absolutely love it. I can take my DVDs and rip them into iTunes on my PC, then stream them wirelessly to my AppleTV connected to the big LCD flat screen TV in the living room. When you rip a DVD and import it…
Although I have an iPad and love it, my wife owns a Nexus 7 and is just as passionate about it. The other day she plugged her Nexus 7 into charge at night and when she woke up and tried to turn it on there was no response. The screen was black and the Nexus…
Many of my clients are users over 50 years of age. In fact most of my clients are in this category, and unfortunately as you age your eyesight may diminish as well. So, one of the complaints I see from my clients regarding the iPad is the small text on it. Luckily, there is a…
One of my customers gave me her iPad to fix today. She was afraid water damage or something else had destroyed the iPad. When she tried to open an app by selecting it with her finger, a border would appear around the app but it would not open. If she double tapped on an icon…
One thing that most people want to do when they get their new iPad is to import their contact list into it. However, the real question is HOW do you do this? If you setup your iPad without connecting it to your computer, which is now possible with iOS 5 and iOS6, then how exactly…
With the introduction of iOS6, Apple replaced Google Maps with their own mapping program. The new mapping app has turn by turn directions among other added features, however in many cases it lacks the detail that Google Maps offered. In fact, in December 2012 it was reported that travelers using Apple Maps and trying to…
I ran across an error while attempting to update an iPad 2 from iOS 4 to iOS 6. The error happened as it was backing up the iPad before starting the upgrade of the iOS. An error occured while backing up this iPad (-5000). Would you like to continue to update this iPad?Continuing will result…
Every once in awhile blank emails may appear with No Sender and No Message may appear on your iOS device. The date of these messages is usually 12/31/1969 or in some cases 1/1/1970. Generally these emails cannot be deleted through normal means. This anomaly has happened throughout the various iOS upgrades from 3, 4, 5,…
I tried updating the apps on my iPad tonight since I had neglected to do any updates for awhile. There were 45 apps that needed to be updated. That would be almost a quarter of all the apps I have installed on the iPad. Unfortunately, when I tried updating them I was met by this…
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