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iPad displays battery percentage while charging, even if that setting isn’t enabled

22 May 2013
David Chartier
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battery, charging, iPad
When you charge an iPad, it will display its battery percentage in the status bar. This happens even if you don’t have the option enabled
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iTunes 11 shows more details about what’s stored on your iPhone, iPad

19 Feb 2013
David Chartier
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device management, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, iTunes 11
If you plug your iPhone or iPad into iTunes and mouse over the colored storage bar at the bottom of the device details page, you’ll see
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Swipe right in Mail for iPad in portrait to get to your messages, folders

08 Feb 2013
David Chartier
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gestures, iPad, Mail, portrait
When viewing Mail on your iPad in portrait, you can swipe right to show the message list. If you’re in the inbox and you swipe right again,
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If you need hi-res wallpaper for your hi-res iPad 3, here’s a whole bunch

20 Jul 2012
David Chartier
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iPad, Retina, wallpapers
​Lots of gorgeous wallpapers at 2048×2048 pixels for the iPad 3 with Retina display. ​
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iPad, awesome multitasking gestures, and you

17 Mar 2012
David Chartier
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gestures, iPad, multitasking
On your iPad, go to Settings > General and scroll down a little. Enable Multitasking Gestures. Now you can do some slick stuff for getting
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09 Mar 2012
David Chartier
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audio, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, iTunes, iTunes 10.6, music, tech
iTunes 10.6, released after Apple’s iPad 3 announcement on Wednesday, now allows you to pick a bit rate when converting songs for your i-devices.
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The iPad’s split keyboard has phantom buttons

03 Feb 2012
David Chartier
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iOS 5, iPad, keyboard, split keyboard, submission
The iPad’s split keyboard has phantom buttons. If you want to make it easier to reach all keys while typing with two hands in portrait mode, but
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Lion displays a Personal Hotspot icon when using an iPhone for internet access

04 Aug 2011
David Chartier
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icons, iPad, iPhone, OS X Lion, Personal Hotspot, submission, Wi-Fi
If you connect to a wifi network created by your iPhone, Mac OS X Lion shows the Personal Hotspot icon (similar to an iPad) in the menu bar,
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Preview can import directly from iPad, iPhone, others

18 May 2010
David Chartier
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Apple apps, images, import, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, photos, Preview
For some time, Preview’s File menu has offered an “Import from…” option that should recognize most devices that Mac OS X
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