Sunday, February 6, 2011

tricks for ipad


The Soft Reset

The single most common thing people don't realize about the iPhone OS (from my experience) is how to perform a soft reset—which you'll find extremely useful in cases when the system freezes.
Just hold the top (power) and bottom front (home) button for a few seconds. Your iPad will restart. To force quit an application, just hold the home button by itself in a similar fashion.

Take Giant Screenshots

Another oldie but goody that many that many people don't realize you can do in the iPhone OS: screenshot anything you're looking at. And keep in mind, when this happens on the iPad, it's at 768x1024 resolution—making it potentially a lot more useful in the full-sized monitor realm than iPhone screenshots.

Super Fast Webpage Scrolling

So you're all the way to the bottom of a blog when you realize that you want to read a story back at the top. Don't do the whole repeatedly drag your finger across the screen thing. That's a horrible method for covering a lot of real estate. Instead:
Tap the title bar once. WOOOOSSHHH. You're right back on top of the page. (Making "wooosh" noises doesn't expedite the process, but it does wonders for general effect.)
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16 comments:

  1. Robert FünfFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Knowing how to force a soft/hard reset on any electronic device is always helpful.

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  2. Lendo KharFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Now I regretting getting an ipod 4 instead of an ipad... It's not I left home a lot or anything. Oh, and that super fast scrolling works in the ipod too.

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  3. WolfeFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Great tips, though difficult to read because of the colours

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  4. JackFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    I enjoyed the video, very informal.

    Following for interest.

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  5. AaronFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    gonna use some of these tricks

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  6. lee vidalFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    I love random weird stuff like this. Defo following :D Keep it up

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  7. Wolfgang FegeleinFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    This info is cool, but I don't have an iPad.

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  8. ArceeFebruary 6, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    People actually use iPads? D: That takes quite a high level of masochism. By the way, you should change your color scheme a little, it hurts my eyes. x.x

    Followed though :)

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  9. SportsGuyBrandonFebruary 6, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    Dude because of this post I actually want to own an ipad.

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  10. Gaming DayFebruary 6, 2011 at 6:49 PM

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  11. Choms1337February 6, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    good video I like easter eggs :D

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  12. BobFebruary 6, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Useful vid. Just got an iPad as a gift recently

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  13. Little Grey WolfFebruary 7, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Nice one man, im a PC fan personal but after watching this video i am contemplating a Ipad

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  14. Game ReviewerFebruary 7, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    Interesting video, learned a few things, thanks

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  15. the bloogerFebruary 7, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    thanks for the tips!

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 11:08 PM

    nice vids bro

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