Convert Video Formats to iPad Videos

The iPad plays videos only a handful of video formats. I want to convert videos into an acceptable iPad format. Is there free or cheap software for mac with lots of movie format options for iPad and iPhone?There are all free iPad video converters, including Handbrake, video monkey, evom, reduxencoder, mpeg stream clip. Most people use Handbreak. You can also use Apples QuickTime Pro that isn't

iPad displays imported PDF file as blank pages

I have PDFs on my Mac that display fine, but the iPad displays all of my imported PDFs on Goodreader as blank pages. I have tried Box.net, Dropbox, all with the same result. And I download a newspaper's pdf from www.bazonline.ch with PDFReader and get only blank pages.If you see blank pages in the PDF file on the iPad, but it shows fine on your Mac/PC. That is caused by JPEG2000 image

How to Use iPad as a desktop keyboard

Is there an iPad app out there so that I can use my iPad as a glorified keyboard and trackpad for my desktop?You can try the Mobile Mouse app. It instantly transforms your iPad into a wireless remote and trackpad for your Mac/Windows.I actually use mobile mouse on the iPad with my laptop hooked to TV. That works well.

Turn Off Ping to extend iPad battery life

I noted the iPad runing iOS 4.3 had shorter battery life than older versions. There were no background apps and push-notification services running on my iPad. However, Ping services might be eating up battery juice.Ping is Apple social network and recommendation service. This isn't exactly be an important feature for me. To disable Ping, tap Settings > General > Restrictions, enable Restrictions

iPad 2 thinks it's plugged into dock

I noticed my iPad 2 16GB Wi-Fi had no sound, but all the sound settings and lock switch are set correctly. Then I opened the iPod app, it showed "Dock Connector" in the top-left where the volume control normally is. But my iPad was not plugged into a dock.So I plugged it into my car dock. It plays music/sounds. When I unplug it, I get volume control back. However, if I sync it or plug it into the

iPad 2 Stuck in Portrait Mode and won't rotate

My iPad 2 seems to be stuck in portrait mode and will not rotate. It happened once after I installed Garage Band. Now it is too small for video that way.You probably have the rotation lock button switched ON. Check the switch above the volume rocker on the side and that fixes it. It also seems that rebooting did fix the problem.

Video Playback issues with iPad iOS 4.3

After I upgraded my iPad to iOS 4.3, my converted movie using Pavtube stop playing sound. Only movies with 2-channel audio playback. I playbacked a movie with more than 2 audio channels from the beginning, audio looped but video continued to playback. Then I scrubbed through the video, playback stopped altogether. The only other videos from ituens works fine. This is because the Pavtube converter

How To Import Video into iMovie on iPad 2

When I take my home movies in .mov form and import them from iTunes to my iPad 2, iMovies does not see any videos. Is there a way to get the video shot on my iPhone 4 to the camera roll on the iPad 2 to use in iMovie?How To Import Video into iMovie on iPad 2* When you sync Photos with Videos onto your iPad, make sure the video formats are supported by iPad, and you have checked on "Include Videos

White iPad 2 got intermittent Wifi issues

I have just bought an White iPad 2 16GB WiFi today. The iPad 2 lost connectivity when I left the room whereas my iPhone get good WiFi connectivity all through the house and outdoors. The WiFi only works for a short while, then completely stop.That is a difficulty of your wireless Network Mode. The iPad works fine with a pure N Mode, but does not work in mixed b/g/n mode.It seems this is a common

iPad crashs on iOS 4.3 update

My iPad keep crashing and iTunes reported a failure when I update to iOS 4.3 software. Here is the simple solution.* If your computer has been running anti virus software or firewall, disable them first.* Discount your iPad from the computer.* Hold down the ON/Off and Home button until locked apple logo disappears.* Make sure iTunes is the latest version and run it.* Hold down Home button at the

Headphone jack not working after iOS4.3 update

After updating my iPad to iOS 4.3 software, I went to use headphones, tried flipping the new mute/rotation feature and it didn't make any difference. The Headphone is not working.The headphone jack is not getting a contact when you plug in headphone. Try plugging in the headphone in a few times and make sure you fully plug the headphone each time.If you still can't fix the issue, hold down the on