How To Activate The iPad and Sync it Using iTunes

After unboxing your iPad, you will be need to activate it using iTunes running on a desktop or laptop. If you haven't got a computer, Apple Stores should be willing to do the activation for you. but you're better off activating your iPad on your own PC or Mac, because you can then add content and apps from the computer.

This tutorial walks you through the process of setting up an iPad. For now, the most important thing to note is that an iPad can only be linked to a single iTunes library, so link it with the computer you'll most often connect it to. Once you sync the iPad with another library, the content from the new library will replace the corresponding type of content already on the iPad, so you may want to proceed with care.

You'll notice that in the wakthrough, we don't recommend automatically syncing conten during set-up. That's simply because doing so can take a very long time. We suggest that having activated your iPad, you then select specific content (iTunes playlists, individual films, certain iPhone apps) to add to it.

Not that when you first check "Sync Apps", iTunes will try to add them all to your iPad, a process that may take several minutes. If you subsequently want to uncheck all apps, Command-click(Mac) or AltGr-click(Windows) any app in the sort list.

Finally, while you can fill your iPad to the brim, leave some space free (about 0.5-1GB), because without it larger apps may not update properly later on.

 

1. Name your iPad : Plug your iPad into your computer and you'll be asked to name it. Uncheck all of the checkboxes so you can manually define what to sync. Click 'Done'.

 

 2. Do the initial sync: Your iPad will sync your library, to which it is now linked. Not the options in the Summary screen, including downsampling of audio ('Conver ..') to save space on your iPad.

 

3. Sync content: Tabs within iTunes provide access to different types of content. Select each in turn, tap the 'Sync' checkbox and define which playlist, apps, videos or photos you want to sync.

 

4. Start using your iPad: Once your sync (or syncs) are done, your content is ready to use your iPad.

5 Things to Do Right Away on Your Android Phone

Want to extend that magic feeling of limitless possibilities you get when starting up a new smartphone? Pull off these little maneuvers and installations, and your phone will feel that much more capable, right from the get-go.

1 - Voicemail

Hit your phone's Menu button while on your home screen, choose Settings, tap the “Wireless & networks” category, scroll down to find “Mobile networks,” then check to see if “Data roaming” is disabled. It's generally the Android default, but some have reported otherwise, and others have noted it switching on at other points. When you're close to the Canadian border, or on an international trip, you'd really, really regret having it on if it wasn't intentional. But if corporate's paying your bill, and it's important that you're always available, you could click it back on and pay whatever rates the international data cartel is charging that day. 

2 - Add Frequent Contacts to Your Home Screen

Press your finger and hold it on an empty spot on one of your home screens. Choose Shortcuts from the pop-up menu, select “Contact,” then scroll and find your VIP person. Place that contact icon in a prime spot, and now you can call, text, email, view their Facebook profile, or even get directions to their place from anywhere. You could also pick “Direct dial” or “Direct message” from the Shortcuts list if yours is a one-medium relationship.

3 - Set Up Your Email

Open the Email app from inside your App Tray (the middle center button on the home screen), then give it your work email details, or ask the IT types for the details. You don't have to become attached at the umbilical cord to work messages though—you can disable new message checking and notifications in the settings (detailed in the Gmail/Email chapter). You'll be glad to have access, though, because most work email servers don't offer a web version that's friendly to mobile browsers.

4 - Setting Connection is on or off

Hit your phone's Menu button while on your home screen, choose Settings, tap the “Wireless & networks” category, scroll down to find “Mobile networks,” then check to see if “Data roaming” is disabled. It's generally the Android default, but some have reported otherwise, and others have noted it switching on at other points. When you're close to the Canadian border, or on an international trip, you'd really, really regret having it on if it wasn't intentional. But if corporate's paying your bill, and it's important that you're always available, you could click it back on and pay whatever rates the international data cartel is charging that day.

5 - Create a Link for Directions Back Home

Press and hold on an empty spot on your home screen. Choose Shortcuts, then pick “Directions & Navigation,” then enter your home address in the “Destination field.” Keep “Turn-by-turn navigation” checked if you want the talking directions to come up, or un-check it for the standard Google Maps text, and name the shortcut “Home” at the bottom. Now when you're at a loss as to how you got where you are, at least you can get home and explain how you got so lost.

The Basic Ways To Interact With Your iPhone

Your iPhone introduces a revolutionary new way to interact. It responds to the language of your touch. its vocabulary includes taps, drags, pinches, and flicks. With these, you control your iPhone as easily as using a mouse with your personal computer. And there’s a lot more to interaction than just drags and double-clicks. The iPhone offers multitouch technology. That means it can recognize and respond to more than one touch at a time.

Here’s a quick rundown of the basic ways you can speak to your iPhone:

1. Pressing the Home button

The iPhone’s Home button lives below the touch screen and is marked with a white square. Press this button at any time to return to your home screen with its list of applications. Double-press the Home button to jump to your music con-trols, when locked, or to your phone favorites or iPod application, when not.

2. Tapping

Tap your iPhone by touching your finger to the screen and removing it quickly. Tapping allows you to select web links, activate buttons, and launch iPhone applications. When typing text, you may want to tap with your forefinger or, if it’s more comfortable, your thumb.

3. Double-tapping

Double-tapping means tapping your iPhone twice in quick succession. Double-clicking may be important on your personal computer, but double-tappingis not actually used all that much on your iPhone. You can double-tap in Safari to zoom into columns and double-tap again to zoom back out. In Photos, use double-tapping to zoom into and out from pictures.

4. Two-fingered tap

The iPhone’s multitouch technology means you can tap the screen with more than one finger at a time. A few applications (including Google Maps) respond to two-fingered taps. To do this, separate your forefinger and middle finger and tap the screen with both fingers at once. In Google Maps, double-tapping zooms into the map and a two-fingered tap zooms out.

5. Holding

At times, you’ll want to put your finger on the screen and leave it there until something happens. Holding brings up the magnifying glass while you’re typing.

6. Dragging

Drag your finger by pressing it to the screen and moving it in any direction before lifting it. Use dragging to position the view in Google Maps or to scroll up and down in Mail.

7. Flicking

When you’re dealing with long lists, you can give the list a quick flick. Place your finger onto the screen and move it rapidly in one direction—up, down, left, or right. The display responds by scrolling quickly in the direction you’ve indicated. Use flicking to move quickly through your contacts list in e-mail.

8. Stopping

During a scroll, press and hold your finger to the screen to stop the scroll. Apple’s legal text provides a great place to practice flicking, dragging, and stopping. To get there, select Settings ➤General ➤About ➤Legal. Have fun with its endless content of legalese that you can flick, drag, and stop to your heart’s content. If you don’t want to stop a scroll, just wait. The scroll will slow and stop by itself.

9. Swiping

To swipe your iPhone, drag a finger from the left side of the screen toward the right. Swiping is used to unlock your phone and to indicate you want to delete list items.

10. Pinching

On the iPhone, you pinch by placing your thumb and forefinger onto the screen with a space between them. Then, with the fingers touching the screen, move the two fin-gers together as if you’re pinching the screen. Pinching allows you to zoom out in many iPhone programs, including the photo viewer, Safari, and Google Maps.

11. Unpinching

To unpinch, you perform the pinch in reverse. Start with your thumb and forefinger placed together on your screen and, with the fingers touching the screen, spread them apart. Unpinching allows you to zoom into those same iPhone applications that pinching zooms out of.