IPad Tips and Tricks

[CreamPuff63]

Loving paprika rob, and slowly adding all my fave TM recipes, and then other recipes as I remember them. Very easy to add recipes. Super easy to download a recipe if the website is compatible, but also very easy if its not.

[tarasis]

Good to hear CP, I need something that will work with me (what needs to be iPad as that is what I have around most / my iPhone), I have an ever growing Note page which has links to recipes that I want to cook or have cooked. I rarely take the time to go on the Mac, crack open yummy soup, save the recipes, then manually transfer them to the iPad app - too much hassle.

I think the only thing I dislike is that it's €4 for iPad app and €4 for iPhone. (Not overly caring about the Mac app, though I might pick that up at some point - at present my Mac is for programming, book reviewing /editing, gaming or browsing occasionally and I'm not really doing much of any of those at the moment)

[cookie1]

I have been using Momento for writing a sort of trip journal and it enables me to add photos as well. Thank you all.

[gertbysea]

I have just bought an Apple TV. Unbelievable. Now I can use my iPad on my TV screen. It mirrors everything I can do on my iPad plus I can download stuff to my TV like movies TV shows and my DH entire library of classical music can now be played on the TV.

Only $128 including the HDMI cable.

[Katiej]

My DH has an Apple TV (along with everything else Apple  )
I don't really know how to use it, but it is a handy gadget that's for sure.

[gertbysea]

It may take me. While,but so far it is pretty intuitive.

Gert

[cookie1]

Gert you are a bit of an appley lady.

[gertbysea]

Seems  am now.

[CreamPuff63]

No more reading racy books from the kindle app while DH watches TV 

[judydawn]

Never heard of it. How big is this Apple TV Gretchen?  You're way ahead in the technology stakes than anyone I know although maybe Katie's DH is up the top there with you. Sounds like you are going to be kept busy and loving every minute of it.

[tarasis]

Judy compared to other tech it's tiny. It's jokingly referred to as a hockey puck.

On the attached photo it's beside my fist which isn't that big (I'm 6ft but not a hefty or strong person). Out the back are 4 cables which let to right are:

Network cable: isn't required if you have wifi
Optical Audio Cable: isn't required, only if you want audio to be handled by a hifi
HDMI : required for connecting to TV. Amazon's Basics cable was the cheapest I could find (cable handles both picture and audio)
Power: required

It's a simple device and useful enough without an iOS device (playing iTunes Store videos, Vimeo, YouTube, playing music from your computer) but with an iPad or iPhone you can use AirPlay to show the devices screen on your Telly (either as a pure mirror function and showing on both device and Telly, or basically projecting a version of the device's content to the TV scaled properly which is useful for streaming video, or last but not least for displaying different content on both device and TV say like a quiz game or scrabble) or to play music via your Telly/Hifi.

My daily use for the Apple TV is streaming music to my Hifi. I have a Mac upstairs with all of my music library on it, it is set to use the AppleTV as a speaker. I then use the iPad or iPhone & Apple's Remote app to chose the music I want to hear (you don't need to have the TV on) or for choosing a video to watch (the TV needs to be on for it to start due to DRM (Digital Rights Management) built into the HDMI spec).

Otherwise I use it to stream other videos from my Mac via the iPad to the Apple TV. It isn't as complicated as it sounds, basically you are watching the video on the iPad but using AirPlay to push it to the AppleTV. I occasionally game with Real Racing 2, use AirPlay to push photos I've taken on the iPhone or videos to the TV for everyone to see.

[judydawn]

No photo attached Rob but I now see from Gretchen's photo with the little brush that it is quite small. I'm glad you guys have the time to fiddle with technology, you are both into it and it gives you pleasure which is great.

[tarasis]

Oops forgot to attach it.

Yes tech excites me, programming is my former life and I still keep a hand in with Mac and IPhone/iPad programming (and editing / reviewing some iPhone / iPad programming books)

[gertbysea]

It is as  Rob describes but to keep,it simple for some of us it basically mirrors your iPad on the screen. Mine is set up with just the HDMI cable which goes from the 'hockey  puck ' to the HDMI  plug at the back or side of  TV which must support  HDMI .  I downloaded Apple Remote app . This adds  to your phone / iPad a symbol  which is a rectangle with a triangle poking up into the rectangle from the bottom on the strip along the bottom of you iPad .

When you double tap the home button the strip,is exposed. You then slide it to the right. This brings in to view the audio,volume view with a Musical note symbol I'm the right. You will then see the rectangle with arrow which symbolises the TV with mirroring. Tap that symbol and you will get the iPad on your TV screen.

Mine it set up with by way of wifi. It can also be set up from your Ethernet  which requires a telephone cable from your Ethernet box to the hockey puck but it would have to be within reach.

DH has several hundred Classical Music CD's  which he downloaded to his computer over several months. He then added them to,his classic IPod. Since the music is in his computer I can wifi it to the TV via the Apple TV  where it can play the music. Also all the Album covers and all the details float across the screen.

If I can set this up then any one can.it took me all of Tenina the ThermoMixtress minutes to figure the basics. It may take me years to actually figure out all it can do.

I can now download a movie from iTunes to see on TV instead of the iPad. I can use my iBBC to watch everything available on the BBC app which I paid $79 for a year.  Are you paying attention ACHOOKWOMAN!  This is a real bonus if you love all the stuff which is available on that free/paid app.

[gertbysea]

For some fun download the free app Shzam.  Aim your iPhone/iPad at any music and it will tell you what it is.  Really it does. That little bit of music playin in an ad on TV driving you nuts? You have heard if but don't know what it is.Shzam will tell you.

DH tried to trick it by pulling out a really obscure piece of music rarely played. He had a CD he got years ago and is now unavailable. He put it on the player and within 20 seconds Shzam had told the iPad what it was and showed the cover of the Album. Good fun.

Show your kids how cool you are when they are playing their crap on the radio or  iPod by aiming  at the music and telling them what they are listening and who it is.  Funny as.

Gert