How to Create an Apple ID Account on Your iPad

by May 10, 2011

When you first setup your new iPad you will quickly find that Apple wants you to create an Apple ID which will be used for purchases on the App Store, iTunes, and other features. In this guide I will show you how to create a new Apple ID account on your iPad. Software/Hardware used: iPad…Continue Reading

How to Setup Email Accounts on the iPad

Apr 03, 2011 243 Comments

Are you trying to figure out how add email accounts to the iPad? If so, you’ve come to the right place. The iPad’s Mail App allows you to access your MobileMe, Microsoft Exchange, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL and other IMAP and POP3 email accounts from the iPad. Once you’ve added your account to the iPad…Continue Reading

How to Send Emails on Your iPad

Feb 28, 2011 4 Comments

So you have just added an email account to your iPad and you are ready to start sending messages, but wait – how do you go about it? Check out the guide below that will show you how to send email messages with Mail on your iPad. Before you proceed make sure that you have…Continue Reading

How to Shut Down and Reboot the iPad

Jan 25, 2011 2 Comments

If you find yourself trying to conserve as much battery life as possible on your iPad you may want to shut it down rather than placing it into sleep mode. However when you shut down the iPad it will not be able to send/receive messages or display notifications like it does while on sleep mode….Continue Reading

How to Close Running Apps on the iPad

Dec 22, 2010 13 Comments

Is your iPad running slow? Then you probably have a ton of apps that are still running in the background. In iOS 4 for the iPad, Apple introduced multitasking which allows you to quickly switch between apps, but in order to do this the app is placed in a “paused” state while you access another…Continue Reading

How to Multitask with the iPad iOS4.2

Nov 22, 2010 44 Comments

One of the biggest requests iPad users have had since the device was first announced earlier this year is the ability to multitask. Today, the wait is over. The latest version of iOS brings many new features to the iPad, including multitasking. If you are not familiar with  multitasking make sure to check out the…Continue Reading

How to Create and Organize Folders on the iPad iOS4.2

Nov 22, 2010 13 Comments

Did you just upgrade your iPad to iOS4.2 and don’t know how to create, delete, and organize folders on the iPad? You’ve come to the right place. I’ve covered folder organization on the iPhone in previous posts, but I thought that this upgrade on the iPad was significant enough to merit its own guide, so…Continue Reading

How to Add a Hotmail Account to the iPad

May 27, 2010 20 Comments

Looking for a way to add a Hotmail account to your iPad, but don’t see the option? Don’t worry, you can still add a Hotmail account to the iPad even if it’s not listed as an option. The iPad gives users the option to add Other accounts which we will use to add the Hotmail…Continue Reading

Feature: How to Sync Your Gmail, Google Contacts, and Calendar with the iPad

Apr 14, 2010 65 Comments

I recently posted a how-to that walked users through the steps necessary to set up a Gmail account on their iPad. In this tutorial I will show you how to add your Google Account, that is Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts to your iPad using the Exchange account type on the iPad. This will allow for…Continue Reading

How to Customize Your iPad’s Picture Frame Feature

Apr 04, 2010 23 Comments

If you’ve been using the iPad for the last couple of days you’ll soon find out that while using your computer, the iPad makes for a heck of digital photo frame. Luckily Apple has given us a set of options that we can use to customize how those pictures are displayed. The how-to below will…Continue Reading

How to Enable the Bluetooth Radio on Your iPad

Apr 03, 2010 No Comments

Want to connect your wireless headphones or the Apple Wireless Keyboard to your iPad? You will first need to enable the Bluetooth radio before you can do any of that. The how-to below walks you through the steps necessary to enable the Bluetooth radio on your iPad. I’ve tried connecting other Bluetooth keyboards and mice with no…Continue Reading

How to Join a Wireless Network with the iPad

Apr 03, 2010 1 Comment

Your iPad probably arrived with the Wi-Fi radio turned off and no way of getting onto the Internet. If you want to get online then you will have to enable the Wi-Fi radio and join a network. The how-to below will show you how to enable your Wi-Fi radio and how to join a password…Continue Reading