http://thedesignspace.net/ My daily explorations, troubleshooting, solutions and discoveries. en-us ellen@thedesignspace.net Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:32:55 -0500 http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/001008.html Probably because I never read the manual, or perhaps because they were hidden in an update, I didn't know about these iPad gestures till recently, but they are very handy, and I occasionally need a reminder as to what they are. First, make sure Multitasking gestures are enabled in your iPad:... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000960.html Lately it seems that apps tend to crash a lot on my first-generation iPad. Safari is one of the biggest offenders, and it appears the problem is at least partly from lack of free memory. If Safari starts crashing everytime you open it, it sometimes helps to close all apps in the multitasking bar.... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000950.html iCloud looks great on paper, but the effects of choices you must make to enable it are not obvious, so, as a busy person with more than enough troubleshooting to do, I am shutting it off for now. No replacement for iDisk yet. --> I'm probably one of the few people that use iDisk, but I do use it. I... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000879.html If you get this error when trying to upgrade the operating system on an iPhone or iPad: "There are purchased items on the iPhone (iPad) "[name of device]" that have not been transferred" Things to try:... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000828.html Secure wifi networks often require installation of a certificate on mobile devices trying to connect. Apple provides a utility to allow companies to create configuration (".mobilconfig") files for iPhone and iPad that install the appropriate settings and certificates for their wifi network. These .mobileconfig files can be put on the web for download to the device through Safari, but sometimes... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000794.html When browsing certain sites like Flickr on the iPad, you may be frustrated by an apparent bug in Safari that causes scrollbars within elements on the page to disappear. This can make it impossible to perform certain functions. For example without the scrollbars in the photo selection window, it's very difficult to select the right images to add to Flickr's... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000774.html A lot of people are unaware that it's possible to set up multiple email accounts on Mail.app. You can even add your office GroupWise account! This is true for most mail clients, including Entourage and Outlook, but I'm just going to discuss Mail.app here, since everyone's getting iPads these days, it seems...  ... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000773.html Novell's Groupwise version 7 is not compatible with the iCalendar (.ics) format. This makes viewing your Groupwise calendar a challenge on an iPhone or iPad. In the past, I've used a kludgy method of syncing my Groupwise calendar to iCal by delegating any received appointments to a Google calendar, then subscribing to that calendar with iCal. This was hardly a... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000772.html I must have a heavy touch: every time I tried to shoot a screenshot on the iPad, following all the directions I've read on other sites, I'd end up turning off the iPad instead. But after some experimenting, I figured out exactly how to shoot a screenshot without shutting down the iPad: Step 1. Hold down the round Home button...