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…
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…
Sometimes DNS server issues will cause your iPad to lose the ability to surf the Internet, read email, etc. In these cases, changing the DNS servers can help restore connectivity. This recommendation will only work for WiFi connections, not cellular connections. One of the most recommended DNS servers to use is Google’s. Follow these steps…
With the introduction of the new iPad, 3rd generation, and the retina display, apps are being updated by their authors to take advantage of the better graphics. Unfortunately, one of the disadvantages of better graphics is the fact that applications may double or triple in size. For this reason, the 16GB iPad may have fulfilled…
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…
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…
One of the more common things to do in a browser is to delete the history, cookies, and cache that has been left behind by your browsing. Generally this is done within the browser tools option. However, there is no such option in the Safari browser built into the iPad. So, how do you actually…
One of the coolest features on an iPad is the Find My iPad service. This feature is powered by Mobile me at http://www.me.com. Its a feature that hopefully you will never have to use, however it can be a lifesaver if you need to find a lost iPad. For these reasons, setting up a Mobile…
Since the iPad is a mobile device just like a cell phone and it may have some very important and private information, its a good idea to place a passcode on it. This will allow anyone that knows the passcode to access it, however if the iPad is lost or stolen, the culprit will not be…
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