learning to use an ipad
 

I find the best time to visit an Apple store is round 10 in the morning just as it opens. I avoid weekends and after 4PM. I bought an iphone the last week of August and could barely get in the door. There were so many college kids getting mac books and iphones before the school year started.

Also, for those in TV, visit the Macintosh user group http://www.thevillagesmug.org/that meets at Saddlebrook Rec Center on the 4th Wednesday . I know they have an iphone SIG (Special Interest Group) that overlaps with the touch and probably the ipad, but not sure how active they have been this summer. The SIG leader is Carole M.
There is a rumor that Target will start selling ipads later this month. I haven't heard about Best Buy or Walmart. The Apple store would provide much better support.

I'm pretty sure there are videos on iTube. There are how to books coming out for the ipad. If you do buy one there is a free 398 manual on the ipad in the iBooks app.

I don't know if this was mentioned earlier in the thread. You really need iTunes whether you use a Mac or a PC as it helps with downloads, syncing, and backups.

My favorite Apps
 

I have two favorites that I use often:

#1 Calorie tracker (free) My wife and I have lost 11 pounds in about six weeks with this app. You put in your weight and your desired weight and it sets a calorie level to follow. Then you track everything you eat in a very simple manner. It works for us, might work for you.

#2 Cyclemeter GPS cycling computer (4.99) This is a fantastic App. Works for cycling, Hikeing, running, Walking.
Gives: TIME, Distance, Speed, Avg. Speed, Calories burned!
You can store routes and time yourself against previous times! It also draws a map of your track. Highly reccomend this one if you into exercize or cycling.

Bob

I mentioned this in an earlier post but AppShopper is a great tool for keeping up with the latest apps. I check it every day for "What's New"...first new Free apps then new Paid apps. Also, all may not realize that many of the IPhone apps will also work on the IPAD ... just look at the technical requirements for the app and see if it works on IPAD.

Here's some other recent IPAD app finds.

Tectonic (free) ... shows real time/recent earthquake activity around the world. Yikes, never realized how much is going on.

Lose it (free) ... tracks calories, exercise, weight, goals. Nice interface. I looked for Calorie Tracker mentioned elsewhere in this thread but it is no longer free.

Biorhythm-Free (that's the specific name) - an iphone app that works fine on IPAD. Store yours or others birthdays and it plots out your emotional, physical, intellectual biorhythms.

Go Skywatch Planetarium (free) - point the IPAD at the night sky and it plots out the planets and constellations you see.

NFL Livesport24 (free) - real time box scores and recaps of NFL games. Still trying to find a live streaming site for NFL games. Couldn't watch my favorite team yesterday!!!

I also recently paid $1.99 (on sale!!) for World Monopoly game ... the traditional monopoly game with great graphics and animations.


Anybody else have any recent/neat apps to share????

New York Times
 

For those, who like the NY Times, there is a new iPad version available. Appears to be the entire edition.

One caution....you have to register your email address and they say they will begin charging for access sometime in 2011. However, there are times some developers will "grandfather" current users without a charge. You can always delete the App, if they begin charging...or pay the subscription.

Enjoy....

ipad club
 

Has anyone started an Ipad club?

a less crowded time to visit the APPLE Store
 

There are times when the Apple Stores are less crowded.

You have to be bold, quick, and experienced.
Don't worry about your 'do' either, you'll be dressed for the occasion.
We will stick with the crowds for now, but do avoid malls during the last 6 weeks of the year.

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Hope there's an app for preventing this or helping with recovery and apprehension

L and L

A number of the EA Sports/Games apps are "on sale" for .99

Many of these are regularly 2.99-9.99

Includes Scrabble, Tiger Woods Golf, NFL Madden, Tetris, Sim City, Trivial Pursuit.

Some are IPAD only, others are Universal (iPad and iPhone).

Don't know how long the sale is good for or which are particularly good apps. Just an FYI.

Here's a new free app:

Auryn Ink -- it's a free hand watercolor drawing/painting program; I'm no artist but it was fun to play with and produced some nice results.

Another recent freebie is "Me and I" ... this app lets you take any photo or image file and duplicate any portion of it. You then twist and turn to manipulate the symmetrical image. It can produce some very interesting effects (3 eyes, chicken neck,etc). A fun app. You can save the manipulated image to another file name.

Have fun!!!

iPad Question

How do you rate an App, or write a review?

Absolutely hooked on Angry Birds and Cut the Rope. You can now Video call with Skype (Iphone 4) to any Skype users on any PC which is very cool

Is their a app for the IPad that allows you to print wireless from Safari and Email?

You can print wirelessly from your Ipad: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/printcentral-for-ipad/id366020849?mt=8
This app might save you the need to buy a need printer as older printers are not Ipad wireless capable. Check the reviews to see if the app is something that would meet your needs.

OK I have a computer, a kindle and I just purchased an iphone; I'm trying to figure out how it works and I'm loving it.:eek: Now I'm hearing about Ipads and I'm wondering why I need one. I perked up when I heard that there are apps for artists that allows you to sketch on one. Is this true? What are the benefits of owning an Ipad? Thanks

Free Apps
 

Thanks for this thread. I just discovered Unblock Me and I have been addicted for the past few days. Never thought I would become a gamer. BTW does Whistle work in Canada? Thanks for all your info.

LW888

Angry birds
 

OK I give up. Can someone tell me what the object of Angry Birds is. I can't figure out what I'm suppose to do. Managed to figure out Cut the Rope though! Feel free to PM so we don't hijack the thread. Thanks

LW888

A long as you're on a WiFi connection, Whistle will work anywhere in the world. We just returned from Germany and I used Whiste all the time to call friends and family in the US. You might also want to check out Google Voice, which also lets you make free phone calls to the US.

Cheers..... Mike

ME Mason, are you out there? I need to know how to rate an App.
Thanks.

Hi Barefoot.... I'm here, actually in TV finally!

To rate an app, just go back into the app store and go to the app you want to rate...just like when you downloaded it the first time. Scroll down and you'll see "Write a review". Take that option and you can give the app 1 to 5 stars and write and few comments for future users.

Happy rating.....

Flight Tracker Pro
 

I recommend "Flight Tracker Pro"..It cost $9.99 but is worth the price.
You can track any flight in detail, (e.g. Time left, Time of arrival, how
far the flight has traveled, how far to go, altitude, speed, gate of
departure, gate of arrival, % on time, % late by 15 min., etc.etc.)
It will also show a map of the flight path and where the plane is at that
time.

I SO want an I PAD! Grandson said to check the refurbished through Apple. Do I want 3G?

Avista.... I love my iPad; I am just amazed at what all it can do.

3G or Wifi only? Depends on how you plan to use it. 3G is about $100 more and you have to pay a monthly access fee. It gives you access anywhere. Good if you're on the move, in the car, etc.

Wifi is built in and gives you internet access wherever you can sniff a signal. Lots of free spots.

ebooks, many games, and other types of apps don't require a constant internet connection to use them.

There are rumors of iPad version 2 (with cameras) coming in April'ish timeframe. Maybe that'll put version 1 iPads on sale/clearance.

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iFavorites
 

iPhone favorite is Diabetes Pilot, I use it to count carbs and calculate my insulin needs...it has been a great help.
For iPad I use iAnnotate to read, markup and print PDFs This is handy for business use as well as used by many students to take notes and write "on top" of their e textbooks. USA Today has a great app for both as well

An alternative web browser to Safari is "Atomic Web" ... A 99c app that is noticeably faster than Safari, enables true tabs for new pages, and allows color scheme customizing.

Not an app, but an accessory I bought is a Jensen iPad docking station. I found it at Target on sale for $59, regularly $79. Has much improved speakers, a nice tilt and swivel that that let's you position the tablet in just about any direction ... Horizontal, vertical, and typing mode. The docking does the battery recharge. It has a video out port that let's you hook up iPad to a TV to show YouTube, streaming Netflix videos.

I use it on my desk when I'm multitasking between the iPad and my desktop. Vertical is great for ereading

Some buts... It does require a plug, not battery operated. The iPad has to be removed from any case or cover to insert it into the dock.

Here's a link to the product on buy.com, $63, no tax, and free shipping, so about what I paid at target.

http://www.buy.com/prod/spectra-jips...216746369.html

DirecTV App for iPad
 

DirecTV has a new app for the iPad that is really cool. Lets you control your TV from the iPad over your WiFi network. Allows you to setup lots of favorite channels, which you can either browse or change the TV to those channels.

Just got it today, so not too much testing yet.

Cost is FREE on the app store.....

Try PenUltimate app. Free and loads a notebook where you write with your finger. You can then e-mail to anyone. You can write, erase, change font, colors etc. Pretty neat.

I DID get my iPad and just love it. Got the 3G and it is great while traveling in the car. Since we are mentioning our favorite Aps, I will mention a few:

I have Barnes and Noble, Kindle and iBooks for reading. Twitter, Ancestry, Pinochle XL Hand and Foot, Netflix, Spider, CNN, FarkleDice, Typing Test (free version--gives tips on typing with iPad, Scrabble $2.99 my favorite, Time Mag is free since we have a subscription, Google Earth. Flipboard.

Just thought I would "tickle" this post again, since it's hurricane season. It's a very nice app for tracking tropical storms --> hurricanes. Works great on the iPad...

later.....

Broke down and bought an iPad2 last week. Downloaded a bunch of apps. Some of my favorites:

The Good
PhoneBook: Search businesses, it returns their location on a map, with choices to get driving directions and add to your contacts. If you enable "locate" services, it automatically gives the directions from where ever you currently are with your iPad. Choose "add to contacts" and it automatically populates all the relevant fields (bus. name, address, phone, email, etc.)

Discovr Apps: Know of an app that does something you want, but don't know if it's the best app your your particular style or needs? This apps for you. Type an app you are interested in and tells you other apps with similar features. You can click on any of the suggested apps to learn more about them in the App Store before deciding which one to buy.

FlightTracker: Just key in the airline and flight number of your flight (or someone coming to visit or whatever) and it will track the flight's real-time path.

NASA App, National Geographic and Google Earth all look mighty good on iPad. Star Walk: Take it outside and it identifies everything you see in the sky.

Radio, TV and Movies: So many good apps for streaming TV, radio and movies. Most are fee so help yourself to as many as you want.

Zino: About 400 leading magazines included.

Dropbox: Cloud sharing. Drop a document or photo in a Dropbox folder from your iPhone, iPad or computer, and the doc will show up on all the other devices without the need to wire sync. (In addition to installing the app, you download a folder to your computer from the company's website.)

TapTrack: Among many good sites for tracking weight goals, calories and nutrition and exercises.

Atomic Web: Better browser than Safari. Has tab browsing and is faster.

Flex Search: Simplifies searching from a number of leading online reference sources. You can also call up a website and do a keyword search. Great for finding old threads on TOTV!


The Better
Wikihood: Learn about the sites to see, geography, history, companies, people, landmarks, schools, the local media and anything else you might want to know about home or anywhere else on the planet you are visiting or planning to visit.

Fax Print & Share: If the only reason you keep a land-line is to fax, you can ditch your land line and fax from this app. Also prints to any wifi printer (no added software needed) and has document management features. Can also send docs directly to Fedex Office (formerly Fedex-Kinkos). $8.99 but great app.

News360: Actually, I have quite a few news apps that I enjoy. This one is different in that it is organized by subject rather than by source. Click on a category (World, U.S., Bus., Tech, Arts, Health, etc. etc.) and it will bring up many articles. For each article, it shows dozens of news sources that covered the same story. So, if you think one source is biased, you can easily see how a different new source covered the same story.

Notes Plus: Several note apps let you take notes on the iPad with your finger or a stylus. This is the best of these I could find, putting Penultimate for example to shame. Notes can be drawn, handwritten, voice recorded and/or typed, all on a single page. Best adjustable palm rest for hand writing and drawing. Draw something that looks like a geometric shape and it will automatically make the shape perfect. Easily erase. Good filing, printing, sharing and exporting support. If you export a page with any voice recordings, it adds the play, pause, etc. commands on the exported page. Very cool app!

The Gorgeous
iMuscle: 3-D tour of all the muscles in human body and a huge reservoir of exercises for each muscle with animated demo. Same developer has several other gorgeous educational apps, but this is only one I downloaded (so far).

Is there a app for iPad to find my way around the golf cart ? Would be like a GPS I can't find one.I get loss on the golf cart there I need HELP

Added gas buddy and around me on my iphone.

Gas buddy shows you the price of gas at all stations near you. Price variation will amaze you. Best if in a strange area as we all know the usual low price places near us. I used it last week in The Villages when I was headed out to fill up my pickup and 3 5 gallon gas cans. Of course the place across from Wal-Mart is always the lowest, but there were two places on 27/441 that matched that price.

Around me brings up a menu of items to select. Includes restaurants, hospitals, banks, ATM's, hotels, theaters, etc. Select the category and it will show all those things near you. Again best if not in an area you already know.

Am trying a few different golf apps to find the best one to replace the sky caddy. Tried golf logic and golf gps so far. Anyone have a favorite they like that has all The Villages courses?

Favorites
 

Word Feud is killing me. Scrabble with unknown players. I have found seven and we play all day, every day.
Twitter. Again I follow a large variety of celebs.
IMDB..reviews and bios.

The Villages Mobile App
 

For those who may have not added this to your phones it will be very handy here in The Villages. It has all the local phone numbers of many of the things we use in The Villages. Link below.


Are there any new apps that you are using?

http://www.thevillagesmobile.com/

Quick update on DirecTV app: With the latest upgrade, you can actually watch live TV on your iPad, as long as you are on your WiFi network. Now all channels, but around 30 different channels. DirecTV app is a free app. Caveat: you need to be a DirecTV customer to use this app.

TuneIN Radio... This is an app that will allow you to listen to radio stations all over the world. I have SiriusXM in my car, but will not renew. I use this app on my phone, plugged into the car stereo system to listen to music, comedy, news, etc. from whatever worldwide location I like...hundreds and hundreds of radio sources. You can try out the service [free] on your computer at http://tunein.com/

App is $.99 for Apple
Free for Android

MeMason...how do you hook it up to the car stereo? Only on newer cars?
Thanks!

Other apps you might want to check out in app store
 

Most (all??) of these are free!

• Evernote -- use it almost every day; must have for those with CRS
• Swing By Swing - free golf GPS that is more than accurate enough for MY game!
• Photography related:
  • Color Splash
  • PS Express
  • Instagram
  • Hipstamatic -- really cool-:)
  • FlixLab
• TED - inspiring videos
• Zite - news stories you want to track
• Spotify - find new music similar to what you already like
• AudioGalaxy - stream your local MP's across your network
• Rmaker - ringtone maker
• IMDB and Fandango, of course
• Epicurious
• Amazon PriceCheck
• Bloom - inspiring reminders
• Beat The Traffic -- for travelers

MEM ... We want to use our iPad to listen to audio books while we travel to Florida. The 26 hour drive seems shorter with talking books. How can we hook up the iPad to the car stereo system. Our Toyoto SUV is 2 years old, perhaps not new enough?

Hi Barefoot.... All your car needs is an AUX plug for the car stereo. You simply plug one end of the cable into the headphone plug on the iPad and the other into your car stereo. Some car stereos have the white/red plug, like your home stereo. If that is the case, you can buy a cable for that too. One end is red/white; the other is the headphone plug.

Let me know if this works for you...

Here's another option: Go to a Bestbuy or other similar electronics store. You can purchase a pair of small speakers that plug into your iPad headphone plug. Will not be as good as your car stereo, but will be better than nothing. These speakers have nothing to do with the iPad and they will work with any device that has a headphone plug...iPhone, MP3 player, Smartphone, etc.

Have a good trip back to the bubble!

I like the app ---text plus --
ABCPlayer---
GPS DRIVE ---

Pandora radio is in my wife's new IPAD (thanks to ljones) It is great. If you for instance type in The Beatles, of course you'd get songs by the Fab Four, but also songs from bands like Badfinger, ets. With Elvis you get Engelbert, Carl Perkins etc. Fabulous music app for the Ipad. Thanks for the tip. And thanks to MeMason for all his help getting my wifes Ipad set up.