Many times you may find yourself unable to connect to a particular web site or any website for that matter when using the iPad. There are other times when you will not be able to connect to a WiFi hotspot. In these instances, flushing the DNS cache or clearing the cache will fix the problem…
iCloud is a great way to make sure you always have a backup of your Calendar, Contacts, Mail, and more from your iPad or iPhone. However, there are times when your contact list in iCloud becomes polluted with multiple instances of the same contact. When this happens it can make your contact list almost unuseable. In…
I moved over recently to an iPhone from an Android based cell phone. All of the contacts I want are synced with Gmail, which made working with the Android device easy, but how do I correctly sync my iPad or iPhone with Google Contacts? You’ll notice if you setup your Gmail account on the iPhone…
With the addition of iCloud, you no longer have to worry about your contacts being lost forever. The contacts are backed up from your iPhone/iPad to iCloud for safe keeping and if you have to wipe your iPad or restore it to factory settings then your contacts are still safe. However, what if you have…
I’ve owned both an Android based cell phone and now an iPhone, and like a lot of people I use Gmail. One of the more annoying issues is the problem of duplicate contacts sneaking into the contacts list on the cell phone. There are times when I literally have 3 or 4 entries for the…
I was helping a customer the other day with their computer and they mentioned that they could not get ITunes to open anymore. Since they were using iTunes to sync music and pictures to their iPad it was vital that iTunes worked. When they tried opening it, the following error message appeared: iTunes was not…
One of the more commonly asked questions once you’ve had an iPad for a few days is “What is the Proper Way to Clean an iPad Screen?” Can you use a cleaner like Windex, a detergent, water, etc. to clean it. First of all, let’s start with what type of cloth you should use. To…
If you’ve had the unfortunate luck to have your iPad stolen, how do you track and report your stolen iPad. Let’s start with the basics. If your iPad was lost or very recently stolen and you’ve registered and installed the Find My iPad software on your device, then you could go to iCloud.com and track…
If your iPad is ever lost or stolen, you may want to look up the serial number for your iPad for a police report or insurance claim. You do have insurance on your iPad, right? If not, get some iPad insurance. Its worth it. The problem with the serial number is its on the device,…
One of the more common issues I see with customers that own iPads is they forget to update the free and purchased applications on their iPad. Updating apps on the iPad is similar to keeping your programs updated on your normal personal computer. An iPad app may have a problem, or it may have been…
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