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I can not connect my iPad with my windows PC

I have a Mac book pro and one window 7 machine. I bought an iPad mini, then I connected it with my Mac book. Most of the time, I import books, movies and mp3s from my mac to my iPad. Now, Problem is, ...
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Accessing a local website on an iPad

On my computer I have been learning HTML, CSS and JavaScript and have made a web app for the iPad, however I have no way of visiting the site on Safari. I have an external Network drive however when ...
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I need help! PopUp with only OK button [closed]

I need help! I have an Ipad. A pop up came on my screen giving an htpp : ip adress and a nasty sexual message. There is only an OK button and I cannot close it. It seems to be have frozen my web ...
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Cookies default on Safari on Windows and iPad [closed]

What are the cookies default for Safari 5.1.7 on Windows? Is there a way to rest Safari 5.1.7 back to default settings? How? What are the cookies default for Safari on an iPad? Thanks in advance!
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Using an iPad for doing web development and programming [migrated]

I have found that the iPad (with or without a Bluetooth keyboard) to be my preferred form factor for a computing device when I am on the go, be it commuting or traveling. So this may be crazy but I ...
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Transferring bookmarks to iPad

I would like to know some of the options available to me to transfer my Firefox bookmarks from a laptop running Linux into my iPad. I do not have access to an English based Windows computer or to a ...
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Can you tranfer files off the ipad with bluetooth?

Just curious if you can tranferfiles off the ipad with bluetooth? or do you have to buy a 3rd party add-on. From google it made it sound like you needed a 3rd party app to do that.
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Pulling photos off an iPad

I don't work with or use Mac OS X as I am a Windows/Linux guy. But if I wanted to pull photos off of an iPad with my Windows laptop for someone, how would I do it? Is it as simple and connecting to ...
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How does a Kindle (or iPad) know when I close the lid? [closed]

How does a Kindle (or iPad) go to sleep when I close the lid of the case? Does it just detect something like going into complete darkness, or is it related to the magnet?
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Run html / css / jquery site localy on ipad [closed]

Ive made a little website using html / css / jquery (nothing server side) as a sales tool to use during meetings, but we dont always have an internet connection, is there a way to run the website ...
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Can I use my iPad to as a speaker for my laptop?

My laptop sound card is not working and I will use ipad's speaker for my laptop with bluetooth pair. For example when I'll watch movie on my laptop, its sound play with my ipad until I fixed my laptop ...
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“Not Charging” Displayed When Charging iPad On Computer - Windows 7

I've seen many people say that it is due to the USB port not giving off enough power, which I really don't think is true, as I have a Mac with two operating Systems (Mac OSX and Windows 7). I just ...
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Trouble of having ipad conneted to adhoc with static ip

all. I am having problem about the ipad wifi connection to adhoc (by win7) with static ip. The procedure is: Connect to the Internet with wired local network connection (autoconfiguration, ...
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VideoLAN settings for iPhone/iPad [duplicate]

What are VideoLAN settings to convert a DVD for playback on iPhone/iPad?
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Synchronising notes and highlights used in iBooks with PC

Is there a way of synchronizing my notes and highlights that I make reading books on iBooks on iPad with my PC? If I make a backup of what I have, does it mean that my books in that backup are stored ...
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Access audio from Linux server on iPad Mini [closed]

This is driving me crazy, I'm trying to enable playback of mp3s/flac audio stored on a home linux server on a iPad mini. Please can someone explain what software is required on the linux side of ...
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WIFI problems on laptop, but iPad works fine

Problem: The internet connection is sometimes really slow and I get frequent disconnects on laptops Symptoms: - The WIFI connection gets really slow during evenings (~5kbps) and my laptop (Lenovo ...
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Are There Any iPad Apps That Allow Me To Edit And Preview JavaScript Locally? [closed]

I would like an iPad app that would allow me create, edit and preview HTML and JavaScript files locally (without an internet connection)? I can't seem to find one, but I can't understand why there ...
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Does Airplay Mirroring work in every iOS app?

I mean the newer global everything-is-mirrored on iPhone 4S or iPad 2 (and later). The old AirPlay Video needed special support in the apps, are there still some corner cases? Or will it work in ...
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Converting a video stream from a camera to IP

I have a standard camera providing a normal video stream via video cabel to a tv system. I would now like to be able to intercept this video stream to either a hardware device to broadcast directly ...
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Getting my modem to emit wifi signals for my ipad?

Been working on this for some hours. I bought a DSL-526B ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Modem Router this one here http://www.dlink.com.au/products/?pid=803 and I have windows 7, connected to the internet via ...
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Mountain Lion VirtualBox VM on Windows 8 Host: Can't Mount iPad

I'm trying to set up an environment for iOS development. My Mac OS X VM is working excellently, but I can't seem to mount my iPad. The iPad does not show up under My Computer with iTunes installed. ...
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Accessing internal server using an iPad connected to a router with no DNS server

I have an iPad(iOS 6) connected to a router which has a DHCP pool. I want to access sites hosted on the internal servers by using the system name instead of the IP address. But I have no provision to ...
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My iPad only shows as a camera on my PC is there a free program to transfer files from iPad to PC

How can I can transfer or sync files from my wife's iPad2 onto my computer (desktop)? The desktop shows "Proeedure entry DeCoder point in dynamic link library kernel32/dll error and I cannot ...
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running phone app on iPad [closed]

Without jailbreaking, has anyone been able to run the phone app on an iPad? If so, instructions would be much appreciated. Some background: I'm not interested in making phone calls via my iPad. ...
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Need help to figure out how to expand columns in excel on my ipad [closed]

On my iPad I downloaded excel, and the columns only go to j. I want to expand it to p but can't figure out how to do it, can any one help me please
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Physically attach iPad to laptop [closed]

Does anyone know of some kind of clamp or other physical attachment that can be used to hold my ipad next to my laptop screen (so I can use it as a second monitor)? I know how to do it from a softwae ...
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Can I share music from ipad to itunes on my mac or pc [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I configure Home Sharing in iTunes 9? I have alot of music on my iPad and none on my PC at work with iTunes....is it possible to setup home sharing so my iTunes ...
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Adding exchange room calendars to iPad

I am trying to get an iPad to list Exchange room resources in its calendar. I have set up an account for the iPad to connect to exchange with it's own mailbox. This account has full access to the ...
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Converting Your PDF for Text-Reflow ipad

How do you convert the text in a pdf to be resizable depending on the screen size, native to the platform. Are there best approaches for all platforms, or a best for a specific platform. IOS, ...
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Virtual machine on iPad [closed]

I am interested to have windows also on iPad. Is there any virtual machine with good performance on iPad?
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How do I remove the numerous Genius Playlists from my iPad? [closed]

I’m using the Music app on my iPad 1 with iOS 5.1.1. For some reason, over time my iPad’s Playlists have been populated with more and more Genius Playlists making it extremely sluggish and almost ...
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Do all Mac programs work on an iPad? [closed]

Can I count on all Mac programs working on an iPad? Or do only "apps" written specifically for the iPad work on an iPad, e.g. does Quicken for Mac works on an iPad?
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Can I get internet on my first gen iPad from my 4G Android Samsung Galaxy S (t-mobile) phone? by USB cord or hotspot or something? [closed]

iPad offers to set up your iPad to connect to your cell phones data plan. But right now they only offer three and t-mobile isn't one of the plans it can connect to. If i get the iPad firt gen (cuz ...
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How can I develop for Safari 6 without buying a mac?

I've always found that just developing in Windows, and using Safari for Windows has been sufficient. However, Safari 6 has now been released, and I've got at least one user who has contacted me, ...
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Mac OS X Lion can't install SDK and xCode

I would like to begin coding for iPhone and iPad so I installed Mac OS X Lion on VMWare. I tried to install xcode_3.2.5_and_ios_sdk_4.2_final (3.5)GB from the Apple developer website, but I can't ...
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View the size of a video file on an iPad2? [closed]

I need to determine the size of a video taken with and stored on an iPad2. Where can I find the file's properties?
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Edit Word docments on ipad and sync [closed]

An older and not computer savvy relative wants to be able to create or edit documents on his ipad and then be able to access and edit in Word the changed document on his pc (syncing would be best, ...
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How to resume download of ipad firmware update [closed]

I have an iPad 2, and I would like to update to iOS 6. But every time I pause the download in iTunes, the download gets reset to zero kB. I don't have a stable internet connection, so it's impossible ...
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How can I access a Web server in a VM from an iPad?

I have a virtual machine (running Windows Server 2012, if it's relevant), on VMware Workstation. It is running an Apache Tomcat web server, and I'm wanting to access that webserver from an iPad. Is ...
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How can I stream my laptop's desktop to my iPad?

I recently got a wireless PC controller, and now I enjoy games playing from my bed. However, I find it hard to correctly place my laptop so it's comfortable, and it would be great if there was a way ...
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How do you get the iphone/ipad/windows/osx native client to connect to Cisco RV042 (non-PPTP)? [closed]

RV042 has a limit of just 5 users for PPTP so I have to get one of the other VPN options to work with the native iphone/ipad/windows/osx client (like L2TP/IPSEC). Does anyone know how to do this? ...
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Some easy way to turn all IMAP -devices silent in the same network while sleeping?

I have different IMAP devices such as Debian laptop, iPad and Android -phone. When I get email, they all start banging. How can I put them to silent mode automatically when I put alarm clock on?
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Why is my iPad connecting to S3 and using lots of bandwidth? [closed]

I noticed my connection has been extremely slow lately at some random times. I figured someone in my house was torrenting, so I booted up tcpdump on the router. What I found out is that it appears ...
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Playing iPad to iPad Wifi games over PPTP VPN

I'm trying to use a VPN to play iPad to iPad Wifi (Local) games over the internet. Normally you open the game on both iPad's, connect to the same Wifi point and they can "see" and speak to each ...
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Most efficient way to forward zipped photos in email to my IT-illiterate manager's iPad

We get emails with photo attachments -- usually one zip per product containing several photos. Email attachments: ProductA.zip: contains photos of Product A ProductB.zip: contains photos on Product B ...
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Ipad2 sound issues [closed]

My iPad2 lost its volume slider button in the "My Music" app. I also lost my sound. When I am in FaceTime, my music will play and I can hear it. Does anyone know how this could have occurred?
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Is there a way to turn my computer into a bluetooth keyboard? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Use laptop as bluetooth keyboard? Here are the facts: I have a computer (hurray!) It has a working bluetooth chipset It is running Linux (Debian) My tablet (an iPad, ...
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Backup and restore iOS wirelessly on Linux

iCloud backup of iOS devices is really comfortable, but I am not familliar to give Apple all my data. Is possible to backup my iPhone and iPad to my home server running Linux? Is there any working ...
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Control Windows 8 with a tablet

It seems much of Windows 8 is based on the idea that it will be running on tablets, and touch screen PCs. I like this, but I don't have a W89 tablet, or a touch PC yet. I'm running W8 on a laptop, ...

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