Sync music from iTunes to your iPad

A quick iPad tip showing how to sync music to your iPad or remove music that you currently have on your iPad and replaced it with music that you do not have on your iPad but do have in iTunes on my computer.

I know that Apple has tried to make managing media on the iPad a tad bit easier recently but I get asked quite a bit about managing media, particularly music on the iPad. I thank Irene Koehler for giving me this idea. Hopefully it helps someone who doesn't understand about syncing music from iTunes to the iPad. I will be honest, with iTunes 11 I have gotten lost myself a few times.

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Why developers should focus on iOS

The App Store℠ has over 500 million active accounts

Yesterday Apple released a press statement with some very impressive numbers attached. I am rather impressed at how well Apple has done but I am not surprised in the least. I think this year we will see the 1 millionth application in the app store. Currently that number resides at more than 775,000 app in the App Store.

"The revolutionary App Store offers more than 775,000 apps to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users in 155 countries around the world, with more than 300,000 native iPad apps available. App Store customers can choose from an incredible range of apps in 23 categories, including newspapers and magazines offered in Newsstand, games, business, news, sports, health & fitness and travel."


I wonder if any other "App" store can claim 500,000 active accounts? 500,000 active accounts with credit cards on file? Okay so maybe not 500,000 credit cards but I am assuming most of the 500,000 have credit cards attached to them.

iTunes - 12 Days of Christmas

Be sure to grab this today, it is well worth the freebies.

You and your friends can download a fantastic selection of songs, music videos, apps, books and TV episodes for free. Each download will only be available for 24 hours. Get our 12 Days of Christmas app to make sure you don’t miss out.

Don’t have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? Don’t worry. Come back December 26 to download gifts from your computer.

Download from the iOS App Store.


Update: The link is for Canadian iTunes store. (Also available in the UK - Europe)

Give the gift of Apps this holiday season

Now you can gift iTunes credit and applications right from the iPad. This feature was removed and recently added back to iOS devices just in time for the holiday season. You can also choose a date in advance to send the App or iTunes Credit, so if you buy today your gift can get delivered on Christmas if you choose December 25th as the day you want the recipient to receive the gift.

This is a great feature and I am really happy Apple has decided to add it back into the iOS App Store. I always send my daughter applications and it is much easier to send these applications right from the iPad vs. having to open iTunes on my computer and send the app.

Episode 30 - iCloud Overages

This week we discuss me (Christopher) going over my iCloud limit on-air. MobileMe customers who received the 20GB of iCloud storage, that is coming to an end or did we get extended until 2050? iTunes Match is nearing it's 1 year anniversary and it is time for us to renew our 1 year contract for Match. We also noticed that in iOS6 some of the stock wallpapers were removed from our iPad's.



Show Notes:
iCloud until 2050

Less Wallpapers
Doodle Jump HD
Bad Piggies
Camera+ for iPad
Glam Rock for iPad
Cygnett
Google Voice - Google, Inc.
How to enable Emoji

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Restoring your iPad via iTunes

If you need to restore your iPad from a previous backup stored in iTunes the process is very simple. I will keep this short and sweet and hopefully you will be on your way to restoring your iPad in a matter of minutes.

• Connect your iPad to your computer via the USB cable.


• Open iTunes on your computer with your iPad connect via the USB cable.


• In the left panel of iTunes select your iPad, it should be under ‘Devices’.


• Right click on your device in the left panel, in the dropdown menu select ‘Restore from Backup’.


• A dialog box will appear with a list of previous backups, choose your backup.


• With your backup selected press the ‘Restore’ button.

Note:

If you have been backing-up your iPad to iTunes and you restore it from a previous backup, if you did not have ‘Encrypt Local Backup’ checkmarked then your passwords will not be restored. For more information please see this post on Total iPad.

More information can be found on the Apple website.

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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Launch+ for iPad (review)

Launch+ is a fantastic universal app for iPad and iPhone. It allows you setup your most used applications or features of those application or the people you email the most in one convenient location, preferably the dock on your iPad. You can also set up notification center alerts and events, tweet right from the app, tweet what you are currently listening to (a feature not currently available in iOS) right from this app. I use this app as a convenient way to access OmniFocus or Byword to add a new note from text I have copied from my clipboard. If you have several pages of apps and you are tired of scrolling through those pages looking for  apps on your iPad then you should check out Launch+. It does so much more than what I have just listed and if you are wanting a tool to speed up your workflow on your iPad then this is the app you want to help accomplish those task.

Features:

• Full scheduling support for Notification Center*


• Launch actions, apps and websites


• Call, Text, Email, FaceTime, Skype your favorite contacts


• Create new Events, Contacts, Emails and Messages


• Tweet with Photos, Clipboard and Music info


• Map routes to favorite places, like home or work


• Search Clipboard in web


• Music control


• Screen Brightness control


• Volume control


• Flashlight with SOS and Strobe Mode

Launch+ is a $1.99 in the iOS App Store. You can download it here: Launch+ - devarty.com

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iPad File Sharing

This is a just a quick tip on how to use File Sharing on the iPad via iTunes.  "How do I share files from my iPad or to the iPad?" - I see this question asked a lot on Twitter and on the Apple.com support boards.

 

File Sharing:

1. Connect your iPad to your Mac or Windows PC


2. Open iTunes


3. Select your iPad in the left panel


4. Select Apps in the top menu


5. Scroll down to the 'File Sharing' area


6. Select your App


7. Drag and drop your document or file (to or from)


8. If you are dragging to the iPad, tap sync

 

You can share any type of file to the iPad, just remember not all applications will support all file types. A great example would be iMovie, you can easily import your videos to iMovie but the video file needs to be the correct file format or iMovie will not recognize it.

 

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How to authorize and transfer purchases from iPad

If you have a new Mac or Windows computer and you want to transfer your iOS purchases from your iPad or iPhone to iTunes on your new computer, you will need to authorize you new Mac or Windows PC first. This is a quick tip on how to authorize and transfer your purchases to your new computer.

To authorize on your Mac:

1. Connect your iPad (or iOS device) to your Mac


2. Open iTunes


3. Click on Store in the top menu bar


4. Click 'Authorize This Computer'


5. Log in with your Apple ID

 

To transfer purchases from your iPad to  your Mac:

1. With your device still connected to your Mac right click on your iPad (or iOS device) in the left menu under 'Devices'


2. Click on 'Transfer Purchases from 'device name'

 

For more information you can visit Apple.com for a more thorough explanation.

Huffington Post magazine

The popular news site Huffington Post released a new iPad magazine. Huffington Post boast almost 500 editors who produce between 70 and 80 original reported stories each day. The magazine has some great early reviews, at the time of this posting it has 12 '5 star' and 2 '1 star' ratings in the app store. The magazine also has some built in sharing features enabling you to send stories to Facebook, Twitter and email. You can also share comments on the article you are reading. The application is free to download but to view the content it has in-app purchases for subscriptions. You can subscribe for 1 year for $19.99 or per month for $1.99. Downloading the app will give you 1 free trial issue.

If you are a reader of the Huffington Post I recommend you download the app on your iPad.

Huffington's content will emphasize the rich -- and richly rewarding -- interactions that come from uninterrupted time spent in the company of creative minds. Within these pages are stories to be savored, passed among friends and family, read -- and re-read -- in bed or in sunny rooms over a late breakfast and multiple cups of coffee. Because, as with books and print magazines, there's something about tablet reading that frees you from the push and pull of the news cycle.

FEATURES
• Weekly, curated and exclusive content from The Huffington Post
• Share Huffington content via Twitter, Facebook and Email
• Download Huffington Issues and read them offline
• Navigate between Huffington articles via swipe or in the convenient Article Viewer
• Find specific Huffington pages via the Issue Page Viewer
• Browse Huffington Issues via the Bookshelf or Cover View


Subscription Pricing:
• A single issue for $0.99 (non-subscription)
• 1 month subscription for $1.99, automatically renewed until canceled. Subscription starts after your one month free trial.
• 1 year subscription for $19.99, automatically renewed until canceled. Subscription starts after your one month free trial.
• Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase.


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You can download Huffington here:

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.

Automatic Downloads

This is more of a general iOS tip rather than just an iPad only tip, since the iPad is the focus of this site I will be using it to demonstrate how to get apps to automatically load onto your iPad. If you own an iPhone or you like browsing the apps store in iTunes on your desktop vs. iTunes on your iPad, you can easily install the apps you download on your computer or another iOS device without the need to sync your iPad. Follow these instructions:

Open Settings > Store > Automatic Downloads > Apps = On

Anytime you download an app on your iPhone or download an app in the iTunes store on your computer it will also appear on your iPad if it is able to run on the iPad. A couple things to note though:

• You must be using the same Apple ID on both devices or signed into same account in iTunes on your computer


• If you turn automatic downloads on your iPhone, iPad apps will not install on the iPhone of course


• Some apps may not install over 3G, any App over 50MB has to be downloaded over Wi-Fi

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