iPad Geekery

iPad Geekery

Authors: Guy Hart-Davis

Published: September 2012

eISBN: 9780071807562 007180756X | ISBN: 9780071807555

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

About the Author

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

What Does This Book Cover?

Conventions Used in This Book

Chapter 1: Music and Audio Geekery

Project 1: Load Your iPad with Content from Multiple Computers

Understand What You Can and Can’t Sync

Set Your iPad to Sync Data from Multiple Computers

Project 2: Use Your iPad as Your Home Stereo

Use an iPad Speaker Dock

Connect Your iPad to Your Existing Stereo

Use Your iPad’s AirPlay Feature

Project 3: Use Your iPad as Your Car Stereo

Use a Cassette Adapter with Your iPad

Use a Radio Transmitter with Your iPad

Wire Your iPad Directly to a Car Stereo

Project 4: Use Home Sharing and Library Sharing to the Max

Understand the Difference Between Home Sharing and Library Sharing

Set Up Home Sharing on Each Computer

Copy Files Using Home Sharing

Set Up Home Sharing on Your iPad

Set Up Library Sharing in iTunes on Your Computer

Play Shared Music from Your iPad

Project 5: Create Your Own Custom Ringtones for Free

Project 6: Spread Your Music Across Your Computers and Devices with iCloud and iTunes Match

Understand How iTunes Match Works

Set Up iTunes Match in iTunes on Your PC or Mac

Turn On iTunes Match on Your iPad

Project 7: Record High-Quality Audio Using an External Microphone

Choose an External Microphone

Choose an App for Recording Audio from Your External Microphone

Project 8: Play Your Guitar Through Your iPad

Connect Your Guitar to Your iPad

Apply Special Effects to Your Guitar

Project 9: Record Your Band on Your iPad

Choose Your Input

Choose a Recording App

Project 10: Fix Your Off-Key Singing with Your iPad

Project 11: Use Your iPad as Your Backing Track

Choose a Suitable App as Your Backing Track

Connect Your iPad to Your Amp or Sound Board

Chaptre 2: Photo and Video Geekery

Project 12: Use Your iPad as an Extra Display for Your Computer

Buy and Install Air Display on Your iPad

Download and Install the Windows Program or Mac Application

Connect Your iPad and Your Computer to the Same Wireless Network

Connect Your PC to Your iPad via Air Display

Connect Your Mac to Your iPad via Air Display

Project 13: Put Your Videos and DVDs on Your iPad

Create iPad-Friendly Video Files from Your Digital Video Camera

Create iPad-Friendly Video Files from Your Existing Video Files

Create Video Files from Your DVDs

Rip DVDs with DVDFab HD Decrypter on Your PC

Rip DVDs with HandBrake on Your Mac

Project 14: Watch Video from Your iPad on Your TV

Connect Your iPad to the TV

Play Back a Video or Movie on the TV

Project 15: Share Your Photos with All Your Devices Using Photo Stream

Understand What Photo Stream Is and What It Does

Set Up Photo Stream on Your iPad

Set Up Photo Stream on Your iPhone or iPod touch

Set Up Photo Stream on Your PC

Set Up Photo Stream on Your Mac

Project 16: Use Your iPad as an In-Car Video System

Project 17: Take Time-Lapse Movies or Shoot Video at Different Frame Rates

Get FiLMiC Pro

Launch FiLMiC Pro

Adjust the Frame Rate

Shoot Your Video

Project 18: Adapt or Build a Steadicam to Stabilize Your iPad for Shooting Video

Mount Your iPad on an Existing Steadicam

Build a DIY Steadicam for Your iPad

Project 19: View Your Webcam on Your iPad

Decide Which Software to Get

Get and Set Up the Software on Your PC or Mac

Get and Set Up Air Cam Live Video on Your iPad

Connect to the Webcam from Your iPad

Chapter 3: iPad as Your Main Computer Geekery

Project 20: Connect a Bluetooth Keyboard or Other Hardware Keyboard to Your iPad

Connect and Use the Apple iPad Keyboard Dock

Connect and Use a Bluetooth Keyboard

Project 21: Learn Pro Tricks for Entering Text Quickly and Accurately

Enter an Accented or Alternate Character

Enter an En Dash (–) or an Em Dash (—)

Type a Period Quickly

Enter Domains Other Than .com

Enter the Domain for an E-mail Address

Enter Punctuation and Switch Straight Back to the Letter Keyboard

Keep Typing and Let Automatic Correction Fix Your Typos

Turn On All the Automatic Correction Features

Turn on the Split Keyboard and Dictation

Create Text Shortcuts

Project 22: Create and Share Business Documents with Your iPad

Create Business Documents on Your iPad

Share Documents with Your PC or Mac

Project 23: Use Your iPad as a Portable Drive

Copy Files to Your iPad Using iTunes’ File Sharing

Find a Suitable Program for Transferring Other Files to and from Your iPad

Project 24: Use Your iPad as a File Server for Your Household

Set Up Air Sharing on Your iPad

Connect to Air Sharing on Your iPad from a PC

Connect to Air Sharing on Your iPad from a Mac

Project 25: Develop Power-User E-mail Skills with Mail

Choose Five Essential Settings for Mail

Batch-Edit Your E-mail Messages

Send Your Electronic Business Card to Your Contacts

See Where a Link in a Message Leads

Mark a Message as Unread or Flag It as Important

Save a Message as a Draft So You Can Finish It Later

Change the Account You’re Sending a Message From

Apply Formatting to Text in a Message

Change the Quote Level in a Message

Send a Message to a Group Without Revealing the E-mail Addresses

Project 26: Give Presentations Straight from Your iPad

Choose How You Will Give Your Presentation

Give a Presentation Using Keynote and a Projector, Monitor, or TV

Connect Your iPad Wirelessly to One or More Computers

Use Your iPad as a Remote Control for Your Mac

Chapter 4: Security and Troubleshooting Geekery

Project 27: Secure Your iPad Against Theft or Intrusion

Set Your iPad to Lock Itself Automatically

Protect Your iPad with a Passcode Lock

Project 28: Use Your iPad Safely in Wet or Dirty Conditions

Project 29: Make Your iPad Safe for Your Kids to Use

Project 30: Troubleshoot Software and Hardware Problems

Force Quit an App That Has Hung

Restart Your iPad

Perform a Hardware Reset

Perform a Software Reset

Erase the Content and Settings on Your iPad

Project 31: Restore Your iPad to Factory Settings

Project 32: Track Your iPad Wherever It May Roam

Turn On Find My iPad

Locate Your iPad with Find My iPhone

Project 33: Lock or Wipe Your iPad After It Gets Lost or Stolen

Lock Your iPad with a Passcode

Display a Message on Your iPad

Wipe Your iPad’s Contents Remotely

Chapter 5: Cellular, Wi-Fi, and Remote Geekery

Project 34: Unlock Your iPad from Your Carrier

Understand Why Carriers Lock iPads on Contracts

Understand How iPad Locking Works

Understand the Ways of Unlocking Your iPad

Project 35: Share Your iPad’s Internet Connection with Your Computers and Devices

Set Up Personal Hotspot

Connect a Computer or Device to Personal Hotspot via Wi-Fi

Connect a Single Computer to Personal Hotspot via USB

Turn Off Personal Hotspot

Project 36: Control Your PC or Mac from Your iPad

Choose Your Remote Control Technology

Set Up Your PC for Remote Control

Set Up Your Mac for Remote Control

Take Control of Your PC with Your iPad

Take Control of Your Mac with Your iPad

Project 37: Connect via VPN Across the Internet to Your Company’s Network

Get the Information Needed to Connect to the VPN

Set Up a VPN by Using a Configuration Profile

Set Up a VPN Manually

Connect to a VPN

Disconnect from a VPN

Chapter 6: Jailbreaking and Advanced Geekery

Project 38: Back Up Your iPad’s Contents and Settings

Project 39: Jailbreak Your iPad on Windows

Project 40: Jailbreak Your iPad Using Absinthe on the Mac

Project 41: Find and Install Unapproved Apps

Open Cydia

Find Apps in Cydia

Install an App with Cydia

Run an App You’ve Installed with Cydia

Uninstall an App You’ve Installed with Cydia

Project 42: Back Up Your Jailbroken iPad

Buy and Install PKGBackup

Run PKGBackup and Back Up Your Jailbroken Apps

Restore Your Jailbroken Apps with PKGBackup

Project 43: Connect to Your iPad via SSH from Your Computer

Install OpenSSH and SBSettings on Your iPad

Install FileZilla on Your Computer

Use SBSettings to Find Your iPad’s IP Address and Turn On SSH

Create the Connection in FileZilla

Connect to Your iPad

Project 44: Explore Your iPad’s OS Partition and Media Partition

Understand the Two Partitions

Meet the Partitions and Folders in Your iPad’s File System

Copy Files to and from Your iPad

Disconnect FileZilla from Your iPad

Project 45: Manage Your iPad’s Files—on Your iPad Itself

Install iFile on Your iPad

Manage Your iPad’s Files with iFile

Project 46: Control Your iPad from Your Mac or PC

Install the Veency App on Your iPad

Configure Veency to Accept Incoming Connections

Install a VNC Client

Connect to Your iPad via VNC

Project 47: Apply a Theme to Your iPad

Install a Theme Using Cydia

Install a Theme Manually

Apply a Theme Using WinterBoard

Project 48: Make Wi-Fi–Only Apps Run over a 3G Connection

Get and Install My3G

Specify Which Apps to Run over 3G

Run Your Apps over 3G

Project 49: Play Games Under Emulation

Install Your Emulator and Get It Running

Install Games on the Emulator

Run the Games on the Emulator

Project 50: Restore Your iPad to Its Jail

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