The iPad is indeed a wonderful instrument with the great capabilities it has and the ease it provides us to perform various tasks. The biggest advantage of having an iPad is the ultimate portability it offers while still providing great performance. It however gets a bit tricky to use an iPad outdoors as compared to using it at home. Following are some tips on what to check when you are going out either for your office or on an adventure expedition.
Tip.1. Use An iPad Cover
Although your iPad looks the best without any cover, going outdoors increases the chanced of accidental scratches and breakage. To prevent it and to make you iPad look youthful for a long period of time, you must invest in a good iPad cover. Make sure that the material is durable and strong. Also invest in a good screen guard for your iPad to prevent scratches in the screen.
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Tip.2. Protect Against Theft
There might be some instances when you just have to leave the iPad alone, although you are with friends, but an idevice can tempt anyone! Hence it is best to secure the iPad by using MobileMe application. It can produce a sound or display a message on the screen in case you can’t find you iPad. Also you can also delete all your sensitive data on the iPad as a last resort if you are unable to locate your iPad. The best thing however to do is to never let your sight out of it.
Tip.3. Internet Facilities
iPads are available in two varieties- One with only WiFi capabilities and other with additional micro Sim with 3G or 4G capabilities. While the WiFi version may fulfill all your needs while at home, once you are out of home you are lost! You will have to hunt down for Wi-Fi zones to access internet. Also you can be lost even with the 3G or 4G supported iPad if you happen to travel to certain countries which have no carriers which provide mini sim capabilities.
Tip.4. Applications
There are various applications which can help you if you are traveling. Skype can provide you with reasonable international calls or even better FREE skype to skype calls. There are many flight booking applications like the Kayak which can give information on schedule and real time updates on various flights. Weather application can also come handy and provide you with the information to plan your travel accordingly.
Tip.5. Insurance Cover
Losing items while in journey is nothing new and everyone had experienced it once in their journeys or even every time! However losing your beloved iPad is not something you will like. So think in advance and get you iPad insured. There are various travel insurance policies and you can take the advantage of one of them. Make sure that you read the policies quite well as some companies may have just the right clause to deny you a refund.
Author: The author is an Apple enthusiast and has written various articles on creative uses as well as trouble shooting Apple products. He maintains a blog bloghug.com where he updates his readers on the various latest happenings in the world of technology.
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