How dumb is iPad for changing “lol” into “laugh out loud”? This is twitter! We limited on the character count! Jeez!!

• Question was asked by: MissAGbaby
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• Category: Consumer Electronics
• Tags: how dumb is ipad for changing &quotlol&quot into &quotlaugh out loud&quot this is twitter we limited on the character count jeez
• Question was asked at : 2012-09-05 00:30:02
• Question was first answered at : 2012-09-05 20:19:12

Already bored with playing games and browsing internet through your iPad? The iPad has endless capabilities other than just being a game and video device. You can just run your imagination and get more ways for using your iPad which can transform the way you and others perceive this wonderful gadget.

1. As A Book Or Magazine

Although you already know this, the iPad is ultimate in portability and hence you can take advantage of it by doubling it as a book or magazine. You can carry thousands of books in the iPad and actually read it when you are commuting or waiting at the station.

2. As A Second Computer Display

You can install the air display software in the iPad and use it with your Mac computer as a second display. This will especially be helpful if you open lots of applications and constantly switch between them. You can also work on one display while watching the recording of your favorite band on the other screen.

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3. To Access Your Computer Outdoors

You can install various ‘Remote PC’ softwares and access the data on your computer or just about anything while sitting far away in a café.

4. Use It As A Restaurant Menu

Restaurant and fast food owners can use the iPad as a menu. You can create a customized menu with great detail on the food items and show other details which you think will attract the customer.

5. As A Presentation Device

You can use the iPad for your office presentation simply by inserting the HDMI jack. Also you can pass on the iPad directly to the audience if the need arise to explain anything in more detail.

6. Use It As A GPS

You can use the iPad as a GPS device by installing Google Navigation. Never get lost again when you are outdoors or are looking for a great restaurant.

7. As A Laptop Replacement

You can use the iPad as a laptop replacement as it can easily do lots of task which a laptop does. It can especially come handy when you are on a long journey and with no electric outlet to charge your laptop as the iPad can easily give you 10 hours of productivity without the need for charging.

8. Learning Tool For Children

There are various applications for iPad which can help in learning alphabets and drawing. A perfect home teacher for young children and grownups alike.

9. Use It As A Photo Frame

While you are not using your iPad, you can always use it as a photo frame. One great advantage it has over theusual photo frame is that you can make the picture keep on changing and hence display more pictures.

10. Form A Band

There are many applications on iPad which emulate various musical instruments viz. A microphone, guitar, piano, DJ etc. You and some of your friends can bring your iPads together to create a band and even go for stage rock shows!

The author is a tech blogger for bloghug.com and has written various articles on technology and gadgets and loves to share tips and ideas on tech products and troubleshooting.

We have written why we thought the new iPad is just a waste of time and now we are writing what tips would make your time iPad a worthwhile experience.

1. Make folders to arrange apps on iPad. To create folders following as per below;
1. Hold a app icon for 2 sec
2. When all the icons start to dance
3. Drag and drop the app icon on another app icon
4. Name the folder as applicable

2. Access the currently running apps by following steps
1. Press the home button twice without interval
2. The running app are show below
3. Lock orientation of the screen by going to Settings > General to choose between Lock Rotation
4. Go to setting and navigate to each application to control the settings of notification for each application
5. Make WIFI auto-connect to make it easy for joining the Wifi connection.
6. Quickly mute using the lower volume button for 3 second
7. Take a screenshot of the iPad screen by pressing the home button and the sleep/wake button simultaneously.
8. You can reach the search box by doing the following
1. Swipe on the dashboard to go left
2. Keep doing the above until you reach the search box
9. Now you can restrict the search by going to Settings > General > Spotlight Search.
10. If you are opening pdf remember that iBooks can open your pdf’s now and it makes it lot readable too.
11. Buy the iPad Camera Connection kit from Apple to easily transfer photos from camera to iPad
12. You can use the .com key on the keyboard or instead type the website name and press go to search Google.
13. Bugged the new email sound just Go to Settings, then General, then Sounds and turn off the New Mail sound.
14. Configure iTunes on your PC or MAC to take backups which helps when
1. Your iPad is stolen
2. Your data gets erased if you enter the passcode wrong for ten times.

15. If you are not planning to us the iPad for long time best is switching it off by pressing the home and sleep/wake button for a long time.

For Safari:

16. If you are not happy with Safari not playing the games and flash content go for flash supported apps there are lot of choices believe it or not.
17. Go to the safari setting to enable bookmark and other options.
18. To open link in new tab on safari just click and hold the link for sometime.
19. Get Google maps and Google Earth both are really worth for the MB’s the come with
20. If you are fond of writing with your handwritten there are app which take input as handwriting and convert to digital text.
21. Now you don’t have to go to the second screen of the keyboard every time you want to type an apostrophe just tap and hold on the ! key and a hidden apostrophe option will appear.

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