Apple iPad Help from Ask Dave Taylor

How do I remove unused devices from Find My iPhone?

I’ve been reading along on your series about the Find My iPhone [iTunes link] application and its slick remote security features [ed: start with How to use Find My iPhone on an iPad, then read How to Remote Lock your Apple iPhone] but for reasons I don’t reall understand, when I signed in to my Mobile Me account to use the service, it listed a bunch of devices I no longer have. I want to clean the list up, but I just don’t see how to do it on my iPhone??

December 3, 2010

How do I use “Find my iPhone” on my Apple iPad?

According to Apple, I can now use the “Find my iPhone” feature to make sure that I never lose my new iPad. Nice, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out how to turn it on, even with the latest iOS iPad firmware updates. What’s the secret, Dave?

November 30, 2010

How do I update my iPad firmware iOS operating system?

Just heard on the news that there’s a new operating system firmware release for my beloved Apple iPad but don’t see how to get the update downloaded and installed. When I try with the App Store, it doesn’t report that there are any updates? How do I update my iPad to the latest iOS release?

November 23, 2010

PDF files on my Apple iPad are blank! How can I fix them?

I read your earliest article on copying PDF files and reading them on an iPad and promptly downloaded some PDFs and copied them onto my iPad, just to find that they were blank when I tried to read them. What the heck?? How do I fix the PDF files so they aren’t blank?

September 20, 2010

Can I copy and read PDF files on my Apple iPad?

I have fallen in love with my Apple iPad. It’s so much more fun and interesting than a Kindle, but there’s one thing I haven’t figured out yet: how can I copy and read PDF files on the iPad? I know you can do it, I just can’t figure out how to copy and read PDFs?

September 18, 2010

Can I really win a free iPad?

I keep getting email from different organizations claiming that if I join their auction I could buy an iPad for $20 or less, or even win one for the cost of entering the sweepstakes! Tempting, but do ya think it’s legit, Dave?

September 7, 2010

Review: iSSH for the iPad/iPhone

If you’re running an online business like I am, there are times when you need to connect and log in to the server to tweak or check things. It can’t be helped and while the Cpanel solution and related are often splendid, sometimes I just like to get bits all over my hands as I “go old school” on my server and use a command line.
In those instances there’s a nice solution on the Mac called “Terminal”, included with Mac OS X, and there’s a rudimentary terminal window app for Windows too, but once you move onto mobile devices of any nature, nothing’s available.
That’s why I was so interested in iSSH [iTunes link], a low-cost iPad application that lets me connect directly to my Web server via a secure, encrypted connection (SSH = secure shell, it’s the secure alternative to “telnet’) from my iPad and, in case of a crisis, even my iPhone.

September 2, 2010

How do I update the firmware on my Apple iPad?

A friend who also has an Apple iPad told me that there’s a software / firmware update to the iPad, but when I go to the App Store on my iPad and check for updates, I don’t see it’s available. How do I update my iPad’s operating system firmware?

July 16, 2010

How do I reset my Amazon Kindle DX to factory defaults?

As a happy new iPad owner, I don’t really need my Amazon Kindle device any more, so I plan on selling it on Craigslist for whatever I can get for it. Honestly, I think that the Kindle instantly obsoleted once they released the Kindle app for the iPad, but that’s another story. My question is: how do I reset my Kindle DX so that the new owner can’t buy things against my Amazon account?

July 13, 2010

Review: Apple iPad cases

Buying any sort of modern electronics device typically includes buying a case or holder for it, and while laptops can easily go into a computer bag you might already own, just about everyone I’ve seen with an Apple iPad has opted for an iPad case too, whether it’s the black Apple case or from one of the increasing number of third parties offering a solution.
I’ve had a chance to try out a number of different iPad cases and compare them. Generally, I have my iPad in a case for protection, then mostly carry the entire unit in my computer bag or otherwise protected from the elements.
I started out with the Apple iPad Case, then switched to a Newer Technology iFolio and a Waterfield Designs iPad Smart Case, then a Macally Bookstand case and an Incase Nylon Sleeve, and have now settled on… well, read on to find the answer!

July 10, 2010

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