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iPad Guides and Tutorials

Do you need help setting up iTunes home sharing on your iPad? Do you need a guide to set your iPad up to be kid-friendly? Did you know you can hook up your iPad to your TV? Or use your iPad 2 for placing FaceTime calls? There's plenty of secrets and tricks to using the iPad, and these guides will help you get the most out of your iPad.
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The iPad Guide: How to Get the Most Out of the iPad
The iPad Guide covers everything from how to pick out the right model when buying an iPad to how to get started with the iPad to tricks and tips on how to get the most out of your iPad. Included are some of the best apps for the iPad and some basic troubleshooting steps in case you encounter problems.

How to Connect Your iPad to Your TV
Would you rather see your iPad on your HDTV? It's actually rather easy to connect your iPad to your TV, though you may need a special cable to get the job done. And if you have Apple TV, you can even watch your iPad on your TV without the wires!

How to Save Space on Your iPad
There are a number of ways to save storage space on your iPad, including giving your iPad a good cleaning and utilizing the cloud for storage.

A Guide to iPad Home Sharing
Did you know you don't have to load all of your music and movies onto your iPad? Home Sharing allows you to share your music and movies from your PC to your other iDevices like the iPad. And when you read this guide, you'll be surprised at just how easy it is to set up iPad Home Sharing.

iPad Maintenance: Keeping Your iPad Clean and Running Efficiently
Did you know the iPad can back itself up on a regular basis? It's also a bad idea to use window cleaner on your iPad. These maintenance tips will steer you towards the best ways to keep your iPad optimized and running smoothly.

How to Launch an iPad App (Even If You Don't Know Where It Is Located)
Did you know you can quickly launch an iPad app using Spotlight Search? It is also a great way to find a specific song or search the web.

iPad Keyboard Help
The iPad has a lot of neat keyboard features such as auto-correct, shortcuts and alternative keyboard layouts such as the split layout and QWERTZ layout. Find out all about these settings in this basic guide for the keyboard settings.

iPad iCloud: How to Backup and Restore
It is always important to make sure you are backing up your iPad at regular intervals. Luckily, backing the iPad up to iCloud makes this very easy. Since you don't need to plug your iPad into your PC, the iPad can back itself up automatically.

How to Turn On the iPad's iTunes Match
It is easy to turn on iTunes Match on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. And once your music is the cloud, you can save storage space by streaming it directly from the Internet.

How to Delay the Auto Sleep Mode on the iPad
Have you ever been annoyed by your iPad going into sleep mode while using it? Find out how you can delay the auto sleep mode in the settings.

Using Multitasking Gestures on Your iPad
Turning on the new multitasking gestures in iOS 5 allows you to quickly and easily switch between apps on your iPad with a swipe of your hand, just as you might swipe your fingers across the screen to turn the pages in an eBook.

How to Enable Cookies, Turn On Private Browsing and Other Safari Settings
You can easily enable or disable cookies or turn on private browsing on the iPad, but you can't tweak these settings while in the Safari browser. Luckily, it is easy to turn these features on and off in the iPad settings.

Jailbreaking 101
Jailbreaking is the process of breaking the iPad, iPhone or iPod "out of jail" by removing limitations imposed by Apple. This article examines jailbreaking, including the pros and cons of jailbreaking your iPad.

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