Total iPad: May 2012

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Quicklytics (Review)

An easy way to access the status of your Google Analytics account. This app is probably the best app on the iPad for accessing Analytics, it is a universal application so you can also use it on your other iOS devices. It cost $1.99 and is available in the app store.

Features:

Real Time Data

Multiple Sites

Universal iOS Application

Custom Charts

Quicklytics - Google Analytics App - ESCOZ inc.

Developer Website

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Downcast (Review)

Downcast is a universal iOS application for streaming or downloading podcast. It is a very powerful podcasting application with a lot of integrated social features for sharing your favorite podcast episodes across your social networks.

Some of the features of Downcast:

Universal iOS App

Allows Downloading

Social Integration

Hi-Speed Scrubbing

Faster / Slower play speeds

iCloud Sync

Sleep Timer

Downcast is $1.99 in the App Store.

Download

Downcast - Jamawkinaw Enterprises

Compare it with Instacast

Developer Website

Talking iPad

Chatting with Brad from Techwebcast, Steve from Chatterbox Live and Jacob from The Podcast Overlord. Talking all about iPad. They were awesome filling in yesterday, I had a lot of fun doing the group podcast.

PS: My microphone was messed up, I am working on editing the audio and fixing it so I sound louder. Until then this is the un-edited version.

Snapseed for iPad (Review)

Snapseed is a photography editing application for iOS and OSX. It is a powerful tool on the iPad for photo editing on the go. It is $4.99 in the App Store and is a universal application that will run on both the iPad and iPhone. It is also available on the Mac in the Mac App Store for $19.99. I highly recommend this application. If you are looking for a powerful image editor on your iPad, this is a must have app!

For iPad/iPhone
Snapseed - Nik Software, Inc.

For Mac
Snapseed - Nik Software, Inc.

Developer Website

Thumbnail image via Snapseed website.

Converting image formats

Have you ever needed to upload a .jpeg image or needed a smaller size image to use on your iPad and the iPad only saves images as a .png file format? This is a quick little video showing you how easy you can convert images using Adobe Photoshop Touch by Adobe Systems Incorporated on your iPad from .png to .jpeg.

I am not a professional photographer or image editor and you do not have to be on either. This is a simple task that can be done in a few steps.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Share your photos using iCloud

With MobileMe Gallery disappearing soon many people have wondered how they would be able to share albums in iCloud like they are able to do with MobileMe Gallery. With the iPhoto app for your iPad it is possible to share albums/journals with your family and friends, share links or email them a web link to view your album online.

You can download iPhoto for your iPad or iPhone, it is a $4.99 universal application in the app store: iPhoto - Apple

Monday, May 28, 2012

Day One (Review)

Day One is a journal or diary application for the Mac, iPad and iPhone. It syncs beautifully between devices. It is a universal application for the iOS devices and it cost $1.99 for the iPad/iPhone. The Mac version is a little more expensive it is $9.99 but worth every penny. It offers password protection on both iOS and OSX platforms, it uses iCloud or Dropbox to syncs notes/entries between devices. In my opinion this is the best journal application in the app store.

DOWNLOAD -

Day One (Journal/Diary) for iPad/iPhone- Bloom Built, LLC

Day One for Mac - Bloom Built, LLC

Developer Page

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Setting up restrictions

In this video I show you how to enable/disable restrictions and what they do on your iPad. To get to your settings you will need to do the following:

Open the Settings application >

Tap on General >

Tap on Restrictions >

Enable Restrictions.

Setting up Home Sharing on iPad and iTunes

I will show you how to set up home sharing on your iPad as well as in iTunes on your Mac.

On your iPad you will need to open the Settings app > Music > Enter your Apple ID and Password and then tap 'Done'

In iTunes on your Mac, open iTunes > look for Advanced in the top menu bar > in the drop down select Turn on Home Sharing > enter your Apple ID and password and save.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

QuickAdSense for iPad (Video Review)

Download for the iPad:
QuickAdsense - Google Adsense App - ESCOZ inc.

Developers Website

Friday, May 25, 2012

Sync your gmail contacts via iTunes to your iPad

I see this question asked a lot on the Apple Support forums. I figured this may help someone searching Google for the answer.

Connect iPad to your computer > open iTunes > select your iPad in the left panel > select info at the top menu in iTunes > check mark "sync contacts" > sync Google contacts > configure > sign in to Google > apply

Screen Shot 2012 03 27 at 1 16 13 PM

Need help or have a comment? Try me on Twitter @iCrizzo

How to import your Gmail contacts into iCloud

If you are like me and want to use iCloud as your source for your email and contacts but you are currently using Gmail, you can easily import your contact data from Gmail into iCloud in a few easy steps. These instructions are for Mac users, sorry Windows users, I don't use Windows so I am unsure what you need to do. Bing the answer.

Step 1. Open Gmail, make sure you are logged in. Go to the top left of Gmail and you will see a drop down box, choose contacts.

Step 2. Select the contact group you want to export or choose All Contacts. Once you select your contact group you will see all your contacts in the middle of the screen. You need to tick the check mark box to "select all the contacts".
(sorry, I had to filter out my contact names)

Step 3. With all the contacts check marked that you are wanting to export you need to find the "More" button at the top, it is a drop down box, select export. You can export your contacts to anywhere on your computer, I would export them to the desktop for easy access.

Step 4. Now with your contacts exported > open your Address Book on your Mac > with the address book open > up in the top menu bar on your Mac > next to the Apple logo you will see "File" > Click on file and when the drop down menu opens select "Import".

Step 5. Now that your contacts are imported, if you want them to sync between your other devices using iCloud you need to make sure you have iCloud syncing turned on. Click the Apple logo icon in the upper left of your menu bar > System Preferences > Click on iCloud > Check mark "Contacts"

Step 6. Now if you want to sync another Mac computer just repeat Steps 5, if you want to sync contacts to an iOS device (iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch) you will need to navigate to the Settings App > iCloud > Contacts move the slider so it displays "ON".

As a side note you need to make sure you logged into the same iCloud account on all devices using the same Apple ID. If you are using a different Apple ID then the contacts will not sync.

If you need any help or have a question you can contact me via Twitter @totalipad

Printing from the iPad

If you own a printer but it does not support AirPrint, I highly recommend you check out Printopia. It is a Mac app (Sorry Windows users) and it works flawlessly for printing from the iPad. Printopia is a virtual printer app that runs on the Mac and your iPad connects to it the same as it would an AirPrint enabled Printer. I have been using it for a week now and I have not had the first problem with it. I have tested from my iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and my new iPad (3rd generation).

System Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.5 or newer

iOS 4.2 or newer

Before you run out and buy a new printer I would recommend you head over to the ecamm website and download the demo. A 7 day trial that may save you a $100+ or more on a new printer when your current printer probably will work running this software.

You can download the demo or purchase the app for $19.99 HERE

If you have any questions or comments you can try me on Twitter @totalipad

How to screencast with an iPad

A quick video showing you how I screencast my iPad and record it for videos.

Please note: Reflection is $14.99, not $9.99 as I say in the video.

Applications I use:

Reflection

ScreenFlow by Telestream, Inc.

How to hard reset your iPad

Need to hard reset your iPad? I will show you how in this video, it is very easy to do. If you do not want to watch the video, you just need to hold down the power button and the home button at the same time, ignore the "slide to unlock" message and continue to hold down both buttons until you see the screen go black and the white Apple logo appear. Once the logo appears you can release both buttons and your iPad is now resetting. You may want to backup to iTunes or iCloud before doing a hard reset just to be safe, but 99.9% of the time it is not needed and you will NOT lose any data.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Reeder for iPad (review)

Reeder is a Google Reader client that allows you to read your RSS feeds that you have subscribed to in Google Reader on your iPad. This is a beautifully designed application that allows you manage your starred items and notes, browse your feeds by folder or feed. It offers multiple sharing services such as Twitter, Evernote, Instapaper and many more. This is a great application and I highly recommend it if you are looking for a great RSS reader on your iPad.

Reeder is $4.99 in the app store, you can download it here:

Reeder for iPad - Silvio Rizzi

Developers Website

Setting up shortcuts on your iPad

In this video I will show you how to set up shortcuts so when you type "omw" iOS will spell out "On my way!" for you, this is great when using iMessages, increases your productivity and makes typing on the iPad much easier for short responses.

Total iPad Interview - Blogsy Team

This week we discuss the 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak getting released, does it matter? Strong enterprise numbers for the iPad and Flipboard was updated to add audio. A couple of hits and misses and we wrap up episode 11 with some special guest, the Blogsy App team joined us to talk about Blogsy and some new features to be added to the app that they broke the news about on our show, developing for the iPad, limitations of the app store, and a few other topics. The Blogsy team is offering 2 listeners of Total iPad a chance to win a promo code to download Blogsy,for more details listen to the show for your chance to win!

Show Links
I suck at Girls
Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard cover (Buy)
Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard (Review)
Procreate – Sketch, paint, create. - Savage Interactive Pty Ltd
Blogsy - Fomola
Blogsy Team
Blogsy App on Twitter

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Episode 11 - iPad Blogging

Listen to the podcast: EPISODE 11

This week we discuss the 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak getting released, does it matter? Strong enterprise numbers for the iPad and Flipboard was updated to add audio. A couple of hits and misses and we wrap up episode 11 with some special guest, the Blogsy App team joined us to talk about Blogsy and some new features to be added to the app that they broke the news about on our show, developing for the iPad, limitations of the app store, and a few other topics. The Blogsy team is offering 2 listeners of Total iPad a chance to win a promo code to download Blogsy,for more details listen to the show for your chance to win!

Show Links
I suck at Girls
Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard cover (Buy)
Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard (Review)
Procreate – Sketch, paint, create. - Savage Interactive Pty Ltd
Blogsy - Fomola
Blogsy Team
Blogsy App on Twitter

SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNES

Monday, May 21, 2012

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Free App of the Day - Knowtes

This is a unique notes taking app, it has a built in browser that you slide up from the bottom of the screen, you can also access stickies in a popup dock, write in HTML, translate webpages to your native language, email notes as .PDF, fullscreen mode,link with Dropbox, share with Evernote and Tumblr, lots of fonts to choose from. I could go on and on about this app but the best thing to do is go download it now and try it out for yourself. It is currently free in the app store.

Knowtes is an elegant, versatile and innovative text editor that includes a web browser with offline reading list, document and web page translator and a simple sketch tool. It’s an excellent way to write your notes, research papers, blog posts, articles, long emails, reports, poems, etc. Manage and capture with your iPad the online information and collect, organize, and share it quickly and effectively.

Knowtes helps you to grab those notes, thoughts, ideas, inspirational moments. With the Full Screen mode there’s nothing more, nothing less: only you with a blank sheet of paper and your words or concept drawings in your head. Knowtes is your blank sheet of paper that is always with you, in your home, office, on the go.

Download it here: Knowtes - knowtilus

Screenshots:

If you download this app let me know on Twitter what you think of it. @totalipad

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Blogsy for iPad (Review)

Blogsy is a powerful blogging application built for the iPad.

Supports multiple platforms:

WordPressv

Blogger.

Posterous.

TypePad.

Movable Type.

Joomla.

Drupal.

Tumblr.

more...

Blogsy is an iPad only application, it is $4.99 in the app store. You can download it here: Blogsy - by Fomola

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Episode 10 - Got Chrome (Audio)

In the News
iPad as standard in 2013 Cadillac XTS
iOS 6 showing up in app logs
Chrome browser coming to iOS?

Hits and Misses
Instapaper - Marco Arment
Pocket (Formerly Read It Later) - Idea Shower
Boeing Milestones (Review)
Boeing Milestones - The Boeing Company (Purchase)
Weather Live - (Review)
Weather Live - Apalon (Purchase)
1TapHTML - (Review)
1TapHTML - View Web Page Source HTML Code - MaPaCoPa (Purchase)

Tips:
Sign out of Twitter
Fastest way to delete a large number of photos from iPad Camera Roll

Share photos between iPad and iPhone

Last week I posted a video showing you how to beam photos in iPhoto, well everybody does not own the iPhoto app. Today I will show you how to share photos via iCloud and Photo Stream sync on your iPad and iPhone.

First you are going to need to turn on iCloud on your iPad and iPhone, open the Settings application on your device, once that opens on the left side you will see a list of Settings, tap on iCloud. If iCloud is turned off or you have not set up iCloud you will need to do so. iCloud is free to use on any iOS device that is running iOS 5 or later, Apple gives each free iCloud account 5GB of storage. You can also purchase additional storage if you feel you need more storage on your device.

icloud

With iCloud turned on you will need to tap on the Photo Stream tab and when it opens you will need to slide the button to the right to turn Photo Stream "ON".

After you have turned Photo Stream on, navigate to the Settings menu on the left and slide down a little bit until you see the Photos option, select that. With that open you will see another option to turn on Photo Stream. Slide that to the right so that it is "ON".

photostream

After you have your iPad set up you will now need to do the same on your other iOS device (iPhone/iPod Touch/another iPad).

iphone

Once you have this set up, photo you take will automatically appear in your Photo Stream tab section of your Photos app. You will also see this appear in other applications that have access to the photos on your device. A few things to note, Photo Stream only allows up to 1000 photos. After 1000 photos the oldest photos are replaced by the newest photos. This does not delete the photo off of the original device, they still will still appear in your Camera Roll on your iPhone or your Photos tab on your iPad.

Have an iPad question? Ask me anything on Twitter @totalipad

Weather Live (Review)

Weather live is a universal application for iPad and iPhone, it is $0.99 in the iTunes App Store. It has an awesome live wallpaper of the current weather outside, you can open the app and set it to stay on and use your iPad or iPhone as a bedside clock. You can try the application for free but the free version limits you to 1 location and will also display a banner advertisement at the bottom of the app, you can then purchase the "Pro" version and it will remove the ads as well as open it up for more locations. You can set up different widgets in the app in the settings menu of the application. This app also has a neat little feature that allows you to turn the badge icon on and it will display the current weather on the badge icon.

One downside or annoyance with this app is the popup "please rate" and "download my other apps" that appear randomly in the paid version, I rated this 3 stars in the app store because of that. If I pay for an app do not give me more ads that I paid to remove, that is a no-no for me! Other than that, the application is beautifully designed and I do recommend it.

You can download the app here: Weather Live - Apalon

Have an app you would like me to review? Contact me with promo codes on Twitter @totalipad or you can email me.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Remove your Twitter account from iOS

Some people are having a problem with deleting the Twitter app on an iPad or iPhone but they are still logged into Twitter. WIth iOS, Twitter is now integrated. So you must delete your account in the Settings app.

Downloading files in Safari on the iPad

To download a file in Safari you will need a 3rd party application to download it to as well as unzip it if it is a zipped file, in this video I am using GoodReader for iPad by Good.iWare Ltd.. Simply click on the download link, wait for the file to download in Safari, once it has downloaded you will be prompted to choose to "Open In" or as seen in this video "Open in Good Reader". Please note that you must already have Good Reader open (or whatever application you are using), I have noticed that if you select an application that is not open in the dock Safari seems to crash, even though the application is not technically open as it is suspended in the dock, this still happens a lot, or at least it did for me when choosing Good Reader. Other applications may not have this problem though, maybe it was the file type? Either way, this is a quick tip to help those that may not have realized this was possible. Another thing to note is this does not work with torrents, and you can only open files that the 3rd party app you selected supports.

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Episode 9 - iOS Wish List

Tonight we discussed the iOS 5.1.1 update and few things we would love to see in iOS 6. The iPad shipped time has been shortened, the iPad is also launching in 30 new countries. Retina updates - Parallels Mobile and Photo Transfer and i.TV App.

Listen to episode #9: iOS 6 Wish List

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iPad Insight Site Survey

App picks of the week

Parallels Mobile - Parallels, Inc.
iShare+ - for Google+ - Ryan Peggs
Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomy - Touch Press
I Heart Etsy - Gesture Theory

Tips of the week

Over-the-Air iOS updates
Maps - Live Traffic

You can also subscribe in iTunes:

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Targus - Citygear Mini (Review)

I have been using this Targus bag for about a month now, it is a messenger style iPad bag made of Nylon. This is a great, inexpensive day to day bag. I do recommend it if you want something durable as a second messenger bag. It is probably not ideal as a main messenger bag do to the comfort of it and it is nylon so the design is not the greatest, but this is all opinion, I prefer leather myself.

It has quite a few different storage compartments and plenty of room to store more than just your iPad. A netbook would fit in this case along with your iPad if you needed to carry both.

Dimensions of the bag:

Interior - 10.62" x 1.5" X 7.52"

Exterior - 10.75" x 3.8" x 8.75"

Targus

The strap on the bag is decent length, I measured it at about 4ft. long. The shoulder pad is not very padded and it may be uncomfortable after a while, but the bag does have a carrying handle on the top of it so if it starts to get heavy or rub against your neck you can carry the bag as well.

Targus

The compartment on the front has a couple of slots for either pens or maybe a stylus. It also features a compartment for your iPhone as well as another slot for cables or maybe your camera connection kit. Be aware though this open slot is not ideal, I noticed that if you tip the bag upside down or sideways you may risk losing any of your items that are in there, it is probably more ideal for a cable or two.

Targus

I found the iPhone compartment to be very snug as well, my iPhone only has a bumper cover on it and it barely fit in the slot. If you have a case on your iPhone you may find that it will not fit into the phone storage area. Also, if you have a larger phone such as an Android phone that will most likely not fit either since they tend to have larger screens and are wider phones.

Targus

On the front of the bag there is another pouch with a zipper that is more ideal for your camera connection kit or Square adapter. There is not a lot of room in this front pouch but it will fit the camera kit and Square card reader nicely, the Apple headphones will fit in there also.

Targus

Will 2 iPads fit? Yes they will, matter of fact I was able to fit 3 iPads in this bag. It was snug but I fit my iPad 1, iPad 2 and new iPad (3) all in this case. There is only one slot that is designed for the iPad, it is a padded compartment and is designed to protect the iPad against scratches and bumps. The divide in the bag allows for storage of other items or a netbook, but if you have more than one iPad it will fit nicely in there. The padded compartment fits the iPad nicely with the Smart Cover on it, I am not sure about a case on the iPad though. It may fit depending on the case and how thick it is, but you might have to work it in there as the iPad is pretty snug with just the Smart Cover.

Targus

On the back of the bag there is another pouch that seals with velcro, this is probably an ideal place for more cables or maybe even the 10w iPad charger. You could keep it in the front pouch or the empty slot in the area where I was putting my other iPads. But this feels like an ideal slot for it.

Targus

Last but not least, the keyboard. Yes I was able to fit my Apple bluetooth keyboard into the bag although it was not an ideal fit, it does fit in there but barely, it was very snug.

Overall I am happy with this as a second bag, I can see myself using this in many different situations such as going to the beach or if it is raining outside. I would rather bring this bag since it is nylon and it will not get ruined if it gets a few raindrops on it. It is a very inexpensive bag, I paid $30 for it so I can be a little rougher than normal with it and save my main iPad bag for more professional situations or when I go on vacation. This is a great day to day bag that I can put all the wear and tear I want on it.

Size 4/5

Design 3/5

Durability 3/5

Weight 4/5

Storage Space 5/5

Purchase on Amazon ($30.57 USD) Targus Citygear Mini

Formatting text in Mail on the iPad

Bold, Italic and Underline formatting options in the mail app on the iPad. Yes it is possible and in this video I will show you how.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Maps for iPad - Live Traffic

You can see live traffic in the Maps application on your iPad. To turn on live traffic tap the page curl on the bottom right of the screen, under Overlays you will see Traffic, turn that on. Now tap on the screen any place to close the open page curl. You should now see your map populate with colors.

Red - Slow moving traffic (0-25 MPH)

Yellow/Orange - Medium moving traffic (26-50 MPH)

Green - Fast moving traffic (50+ MPH)

How to turn on and use Emoji

How to activate Emoji on your iPad:

1. Go to the Settings app on your iPad and open it
2. Navigate in the left panel General
3. Under the General tab scroll down and find Keyboard, tap that to open it
4. Find International Keyboards, tap that to open it
5. Tap on Add New Keyboards, tap that to open it
6. Scroll down and locate Emoji and tap that to set it

How to use Emoji on your iPad:

1. Open an the Messages app or Email (any app where you can type in it)
2. Tap the text box area to bring up the keyboard, next to the .?123 you will see a Globe icon, tap that
3. Scroll the options and pick your Emoji icon and tap your choice(s)
4. To get back to the keyboard just tap the Globe icon again

Have an iPad question? Try me on Twitter @totalipad

Monday, May 7, 2012

Beam photos in iPhoto

OSX Daily had a very handy tip today about using iPhoto to beam an image from one iOS device to another iOS device. I just wanted to follow up that post with a video demonstration of beaming a photo from one device to another. I also wanted to mention that when you make edits to a photo in iPhoto and then beam them to another iOS device your edited photo will also be beamed as well as the finished photo which is placed in your "Beamed" album. If you open the edited album you can revert the edited image back to the original unedited image. If you are using PhotoStream to send photos from device to device you only get the finished image.

You can download iPhoto here: iPhoto - Apple

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Using the iPad as an external storage device

GoodReader USB

GoodReader for iPad - Good.iWare Ltd.

GoodReader for iPhone - Good.iWare Ltd.

Delete photos from your iPad

In this video I will how you how to delete photos from your iPad.

Please note, if you are syncing with iTunes and you have the photos tab check marked it may put photos that you have deleted back on your iPad, you will need to either uncheck the tab in iTunes or do not sync that folder with your iPad.

Photos in iTunes

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Learn Pilates (Review)

Learn Pilates is a universal iPad/iPhone application. $1.99 in the app store.

Each chapter features lessons on 10 poses with a workout series at the end. You'll learn the proper technique for popular poses like the hundreds, roll ups and twists. Additionally, you'll benefit from STOTT pilates expert Jaime Rutt.

Learn Pilates - Mahalo.com Incorporated

AirPlay from your iPad to your Mac

In this video I will show you how I record the iPad screen to create these tutorial videos.

You can download Reflection and ScreenFlow here: http://bit.ly/In8Cu5

Note: Reflection is $14.99 now, not $9.99 as mentioned in the video.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

How to change your default email signature

This is a Total iPad Tip.

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Episode 8 - Spotified

Today we discuss the iPad in Education, Spotify now available on the iPad, Google Drive is already supported on iOS devices and Newsstand - Stop the Press or Walk on By?

App Picks of the week:

Screenshot Journal - UI Forge LLC
Album Art - Home Screen Wallpaper - More Blu Sky
Spotify - Spotify Ltd.
Order & Chaos© Online - Gameloft

iBook pick:

George Harrison: Living In the Material World - Olivia Harrison

Tips of the week:

How to setup automatic downloads of apps
How to manage newspaper and magazine subscriptions

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