[Advanced] Fixing up a sluggish Win7 machine

Excellent instructions for a savvy techie on what to do to fix a sluggish Win7 machine:

2012: Fixing a sluggish PC link

More good iPad tips and tricks sites

These are great if you are new to iPad and do not know which tricks you are interested in:

- 50 really useful iPad 2 tips and tricks

- Apple iPad 2 Tips and Tricks Part 1  and Part 2

Great tips and tricks for common iPad tasks

Two excellent sources of tips and tricks for common iPad tasks -- worth a quick read even if you have used iPad for a while: techsupportalert.com and ipadinsight.com. 



Here's a snapshot of the current listing at techsupportalert.com:

At ipadinsight.com,  the many tips include

• uses for Home button
• taking a screenshot of what's on your iPad screen
• how to force an app to close
• how to quickly mute the iPad's volume
• sync and backup with your computer and/or iCloud
• multi-touch and multi-tasking gestures
• iPad dock
• how to remove an app
• rapid app switching
• using folders to organize your iPad apps
• how to lock the iPad screen orientation
• how to save an image from a Web page
• how to enable the Caps Lock function
• and many more

Tips on using iAnnotate

Dropbox setup: when you add your Dropbox account within iAnnotate on the panel labeled Fetch, clicking the Dropbox logo displays the content of your Dropbox account and clicking the down arrow downloads the entire content of your Dropbox.

iAnnotate bug: executing "Save to PDF" when visiting certain webpages within iAnnotate browser causes iAnnotate to crash. They are trying to resolve this issue. I'll update as I hear from them.

Android tips of the week

I came across  "20 essential Android 3.0 tips and tricks", and, even though our Lenovo ThinkPad Tablets cannot be upgraded to Android 3.0 yet, I tried these tips and (almost all) worked! #16 (longer battery) did not, which is a bummer. But many of the other tips are excellent. 

iPad tips of the week

If your iPad is running iOS 5 (I am not sure if these apply to earlier versions)...


Screenshot: to take a screenshot, press Power and Home buttons at the same time; the screenshot is saved in Photos.


Folders: to create a folder, tap and hold on an icon until all icons start to jiggle, then drag one icon over another and drop it. A folder is created with both icons.  You can rename the folder: get all icons jiggling, tap the folder icon, then tap the folder name -- a keyboard pops up to edit folder name.


View all running apps: double-tap Home button.


USB charging: iPad needs a high-power USB connection; many USB ports on laptops, desktops and USB hubs are low-power. The iPad might charge even on the low-power port, but it will take a long time and the iPad must be turned off.