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How to use your iPad as a laptop

Posted on September 11, 2023

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

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It’s no secret that Apple’s iPad line of tablets have amazing touch screens and quite functional virtual onscreen keyboards.

However, it’s also no secret that most people find it much easier to type using a full screen physical keyboard and “tapping” doesn’t give you the same level of control you can get with a mouse.

For most typical “tablet” tasks the iPad’s virtual keyboard and touch screen work just fine, but if you do a lot of typing and/or image manipulation you might be better off attaching a physical keyboard and mouse to your iPad so you can use it like a laptop. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I make thumb typing easier on my iPad?

Posted on March 8, 2023

Question from Pauline: I have a question for you Rick.

I’ve been using a 7 inch Android tablet for my Facebooking but the battery recently went bad in it.

Instead of buying another Android tablet I decided to try an iPad. I ended up buying a 10.9 inch model which is a bit larger than what I was used to.

I didn’t know what to expect because I’d never owned anything from Apple before, but I found out that I really love it.

I’m having one problem though. I could hold the 7 inch tablet by its sides and type with my thumbs, but I can’t do that with the larger iPad because the keys are spread out too far.

Do you know if there’s a way to make it easier to type on my new iPad using my thumbs? Maybe by using an app, perhaps? [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I use an Apple Magic Keyboard with my iPad?

Posted on September 19, 2022

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Question from Sylvia: I’ve been wanting to get a full-size keyboard to use with my iPad.

The thing is I want a really good quality keyboard but I can’t afford to spend a lot on it.

I just found out that a co-worker of mine has an almost new Apple Magic Keyboard that she’s wanting to sell for $30.

My question is will that keyboard work with my iPad? [Read more…]

How to change the default search engine in Safari

Posted on July 1, 2022

Like other popular web browsers, Safari allows you to choose the default search engine you want to use when you search for something on the web with your Apple device.

Safari comes pre-configured with Google set as its default search engine, but you can easily change that to Bing, DuckDuckGo or one of several other popular search engines if you choose to do so. [Read more…]

Q&A: What does it mean to ‘jailbreak’ an iPhone?

Posted on May 23, 2022

Question from Barbara: Can you explain what it means to “jailbreak” an iPhone in terms a six year old can understand?

I read something about that the other day and it went right over my head.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]