Sync your saved passwords and encrypt your data

When you backup your iPad or any iOS device that has saved passwords you need to make sure you have "encrypt backup" check marked in iTunes. If you restore from that backup your saved passwords will not sync if you do not have that box checked. I backup my iPad to both iCloud and my Mac via iTunes, I figure it can't hurt to have a backup in multiple places.

 

To configure your iPad to backup with encryption turned on you will need to do the following:

• Connect iPad to your computer


• Open iTunes


• Select your iPad in the left panel


• Select the Summary tab (it is default so it should be selected when you launch iTunes)


• Scroll down to the Backup section


• Checkmark 'Encrypt local backup'


• Create a password and verify that password (you can also store in the Keychain if you are on a Mac)


• Your iPad will now start backing up with your data encrypted

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Safari on the iPad

A quick little video showing you how to sync bookmarks between Safari on your iPad and Safari on the desktop. Also I will show you how to clear browsing data, what private browsing is and how you can tell if you are using it or not along with a few other tips about mobile Safari on your iPad.

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.



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".




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).







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.


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