How to Use an iPad Well

The trick here, is to create all the “Phrases” on your computer, then email them to yourself, open the email on your iPad and copy and paste them into the “Phrase” field of each Shortcut.

Let’s face it: Dating is hard. Where do you meet people? How do you get them to know you might be interested? Which dating site works best? Fortunately, there’s an app for that. Actually, there are thousands of apps for that. Here are some of the most popular dating apps on iOS and Android to help smartphone users find love (or maybe just somebody to cuddle).

Yoga is a perfect way to not just exercise and stretch, but also try to find your inner peace regardless of your conditions and lifestyle. Luckily, even if you don’t have access to yoga classes nearby, there are some brilliant and comprehensive applications in the app store that will guide you through the complexities of asans (the yoga postures) and have complete routines for you to follow. Whether you have 10, 15 or 30 minutes, the apps we’ve cherry-picked bring a very condensed and full yoga experience.

Last week, we told you some of the tricks for moving around on your iPad using multi touch gestures. Did you know that you could split your virtual keyboard in half by pinching open?

Of the tens of thousands of apps available for the iPad, only a relative few are must-have tools for business use. The tools are regularly updated, and new competitors enter the fray -- cloud-based ones, most recently. Read on for our picks for the best native Office editors, best cloud Office editors, and best native companion productivity tools for the iPad.

Will Microsoft Word come to the iPad? After initial evidence it now appears unlikely, which means that the burgeoning market for free text editor apps on the iPad and elsewhere can continue. There are so many available for both iOS and Android that we can only present a few here, but all have their pros and cons.

If you have a dinosaur lover in your family, here are some new iPad apps that will tickle his or her fossil fancy.

Even though the ability to use Siri to turn eBooks into audiobooks is a fantastic feature, it's not a stock part of iOS and requires a little bit of fiddling with the Settings and this nifty scrolling trick that we'll show you here.

Unlike a computer, not every app you use on your phone or tablet can use AirPrint. In general Mail, Photos and anything you are looking at in Safari can print (including Gmail).

When you make a list of “essentially non-serious things people take very seriously,” put Reddit at the top.

The Clock app consists of four modules – similar to the Clock app present all-along on iPhone and iPod touch –  World Clock, Alarm, Stopwatch, and Timer. Each is accessible by tapping the appropriate tab at the bottom of the open Clock app. Each of the four modules' displays take advantage of the iPad screen real estate, providing crisp, clear and large time functions visible even from across a large room.

Ready to dive into cooking 2.0? Here are a few cookbooks with unique digital twists.

A study at the end of last year revealed how a third of all iPad owners would rather be in a car accident than lose their precious Apple tablet. If you're worried about that possibility or experiencing such a loss right now, here’s what you need to do to find your iPad.

Are you looking for a fun way to study and learn chemistry? Enjoy the following 24 Free Science - Chemistry iPad Apps for Students.

One category of apps that demonstrates the iPad's creative prowess is its growing selection of photo-editing software. Indeed, there are now a ton of apps that let you manipulate images on your iPad with no shortage of vintage filters, quirky effects  and single-purpose gimmick apps. Those can be fun, but we wanted to focus on the super-popular, fully-featured editing apps that seem best to supplant desktop options for some users.

The iPad can be an effective tool to help many kids with learning differences or special needs. Here are some of the top special needs apps that help build skills — from identifying emotions to communicating to practicing social and perceptual skills to recognizing word reversals and more.

The iPad has become a very popular tool for individuals with disabilities because there are so many applications, or apps, that can be used to aid in everyday living skills. The iPad apps listed below were recently tested and compiled by Utah Assistive Technology Program (UATP) at Utah State University’s Center for Persons with Disabilities. Apps are broken down into function categories, such as vision or utility.

When life comes at you fast, make shortcuts. Whether it’s a looming deadline, urgent client request or unexpected personal dilemma, you want to be ready to act and respond quickly. IPad shortcuts can help make that happen and they are easy to create.

These Google Reader alternatives will help you soak in all your favorite websites via a single, straightforward space.

If you've got an alphabet-hungry kid and are craving some awesome ABC apps for your iPad, I understand completely. When my son little, he was so obsessed with the alphabet that he saw letters in everything: a scotch tape dispenser was a G, a pancake needed to have the middle taken out so he could eat an O. The good news is that at 7 years old, he is still mad for letters and loves every one of these iPad apps.

ICloud and the Notes app work together to sync new and edited notes seamlessly from your iPhone to any PC with an Internet connection and then back.