iPad Tips and Tricks: 5 Free Resources for Virtual Business Owners
Whether you are using your iPad for work or leisure purposes, chances are, you are using about 20 percent of what your iPad can really do. iPad is a powerful device (and my choice of device for my location independent living and working) and it’s a pity that you can’t make the most of your iPad.
When you are able to use your iPad optimally, you are guaranteed to be more productive – you can do things effectively and efficiently in such a way that you can finish working on your iPad earlier – and spend the rest of the day doing other things than work (playing games or watching videos on your iPad, perhaps?)
With that being said, you should start with looking for iPad tips and tricks, as well as recommended iPad apps that can help you in your pursue for productivity. There are many resources you can visit, but please allow me to recommend you several free resources to cut your learning curve in half.
Here are 5 free resources that enable you to make the most of your iPad:
1. iPad: A Magical and Revolutionary Guide
This 28 pages guide will help you manage your iPad effectively, as well as keep it well-organized. You will also get some tips and tricks, as well as a collection of iPad apps, hand-picked by MakeUseOf.com, the publisher. This guide is for everyone – so it’s both newbie and experienced iPad users.
2. iPad Tips and Tricks
This free guide is authored by Mac productivity expert Christopher Breen, providing expert tips for getting the most of your Apple iPad first generation and iPad 2. You can learn the basics, such as gesturing, typing, adding content and common issues troubleshooting.
3. iPad Tips and Tricks – Free Video Training Tutorials
If the above doesn’t seem appealing, you might want to consider this guide instead: Produced by the same expert, Christopher Breen, this guide contains a collection of free video tutorials on how to get the most of your iPad and iPad 2: How to connect your iPad to a desktop computer or cloud services; how to configure your email; how to open and edit files using built-in and third-party apps, and of course – troubleshooting on common iPad issues.
4. iPad Productivity
There are literally tens of thousands of iPad apps in the AppStore right now. Tired of installing apps – even paid ones – only to find that they are not delivering what they promise? If so, then this free guide is for you: Discover a collection of recommended apps that are guaranteed to help you improve your productivity.
5. Apple iPad – Free Quick Reference Card
Need a reference for you and your business staffs to print, distribute and share? This free, printable reference card shows you iPad basics, such as shortcuts, tips and tricks – all in one piece of card.
There are many other free guides that can help you use your iPad for work purposes. So please share us your favorite guides by leaving your comment below.
Ivan Widjaya
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About the Author
Ivan Widjaya A mobile entrepreneur who loves to work anytime, anywhere he wants. He runs several popular business blogs, make money online and live a geoarbitrage lifestyle. He typically works at home and travel with his family when he wants to, often without his business.
