What is Snapseed?

Around a month ago I wrote an article about iPhoto on iPad. Since then I have been enjoying downloading pictures onto my iPad and doing all sorts of editing and fun special effects.

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For the sake of completeness and to give readers a free option, I thought that it would be nice to review Snapseed.
Snapseed is a photo editing App

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iPad Region Format

One of the readers of this blog recently sent me a question. Something unexpectedly happened to her iPad Calendar after she returned from a trip abroad. Her iPad Calendar became misconfigured with a different region format. Currently her Calendar screen looks like this:

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She was wondering how she can set it back to the default format

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Mortgage Calculators on iPad

Moving and becoming a home owner are major financial decisions. When looking to buy a property, potential buyers start shopping around for the best mortgage rates and need to do all sort of budget calculations to see what they can afford.

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As part of your search for a new home, it can be very useful to have a Mortgage calculator to quickly

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Apps for passwords

E-mail addresses, Passwords, pin numbers, account numbers, usernames, secret questions. Modern life has its perks and benefits but creates new challenges for our long-term memory and headaches as well. The more devices we use and more time we spend online, the more passcodes, pins and passwords we need to remember.

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But how many passwords can our brains remember?
It depends on the individual but as the amount of passwords pile up we will need a better solution

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How to flag Spam Email on iPad

A few days ago, I received an email with a question about spam email on the iPad from Sandy (who is a reader of this blog). I did some research and instead of just writing her back, I thought it would be nice to share the answer with all my readers.


The question was about how to report or flag emails as Spam on a Yahoo! Mail account on the iPad.

Background information: In webmail accounts such as Yahoo! Mail or Gmail

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Gifts for Mother’s Day

Mothers mean the world to us! They raised us and helped us become who we are today. Sometimes they can drive us a little bit crazy with their comments or suggestions but we know they mean well… right? ;-)

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Mother’s day is coming up soon and I thought it would be nice to prepare a review of cool iPad related gifts for Mother’s day for all kind of budgets.

About a month ago I published E-Cards for Mothers Day. Sending E-Cards and buying flowersis a great way to get started.

If your mom (or wife…) already has an iPad, this might be a good opportunity to enhance her experience with new accessories, Apps, books or music

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Keyboard shortcut for ipad

Are you one of those people who is always in a rush?
Would you like to write emails in the blink of an eye?

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iOS on iPad allows you to create keyboard shortcuts with abbreviations that can help you take notes or create messages faster. All you need to do, is to define on your settings the words or phrases

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iPad and Evernote

Do you want a convenient way to access all your notes or memos from your iPad, iPhone or computer? With an internet connection and the Evernote App, you can do just that. I love this App and wanted to tell you more about it.

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About a month ago, I wrote a post about

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How to create a Photo Album on iPad

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A question I often get asked is how to create a photo album on iPad. We all like taking pictures to help us remember special occasions or our travel adventures. We then download the pictures to our iPad and have to sort them into different albums to keep organized and to be able to track our favourites at a later date. By having each album labelled, it is so much easier to show our pictures and share our stories with friends.

To learn more about the Camera App, check out these post: iPad Camera App on iOS 6.
If you want to learn how to edit pictures, follow this article: How to edit pictures on iPad.

So how do we go about creating albums on the iPad?

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Car Racing on iPad

Games on the iPad are always a great distraction and a lot of fun.

Due to my recent addiction and love of racing games, I thought it would be a good idea to write an article about Car Racing games on iPad. Beware my readers, these games are so engaging

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Voice Recording on iPad

When you buy an iPhone or iPod touch, you get an App called Voice Memos. This App comes in very handy when you need to record a meeting or lecture, or when you want to say something to yourself but you are in a rush and cannot type it.

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I do not know why, but there is no such App on iPad. The good news is that there are several voice recording Apps

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