If you are new, please post an introduction thread.

[pesnya]

hello, my name is pesny and i'm new ipad2 user.

 

[TonyS]

Hello everybody,

I'm here to learn almost everything i don't know about iPad!
Hope this will a fun place.

Cheers,
Tony

 

[yvessr]

Hi all... my name is Yves, I got a 3G for my 70th anniversary and I feel feel very happy with that new toy !!!
I hope to learn plenty of new tricks from this forum.

 

[gichiyaya]

Hi, joining the forums to get hints to the games.

 

[dezigner3]

Just joined the forum. Found it searching for a way to update podcasts on OS5. The old way was real easy. Now I have to go to itunes every time, or plug into my PC. so far no luck with wireless sync either.

But overall I love my ipad. Its definitely a game changer. Thank Mr. Jobs. R.I.P.

 

[sagan]

Wow, a chat room that gives correct answers! I joined because my first question was answered right away.

I am from Denver, and I am using an iPad 64 gig. I am new to iPad but a long-time computer user.

 

[sagan]

Wow, a chat room that gives correct answers! I joined because my first question was answered right away.

I am from Denver, and I am using an iPad 64 gig. I am new to iPad but a long-time computer user.

I have noticed a lot of folks having trouble with stability and frozen screens. May I suggest you check your multitasking bar, and CLOSE ALL YOUR OPEN BACKGROUND PROCESSES. When I was first made aware of this, I found, to my horror, that every app I ever owned WAS STILL RUNNING! Now I check it all the time, and enjoy mostly free memory.

 

[richsadams]

I have noticed a lot of folks having trouble with stability and frozen screens. May I suggest you check your multitasking bar, and CLOSE ALL YOUR OPEN BACKGROUND PROCESSES. When I was first made aware of this, I found, to my horror, that every app I ever owned WAS STILL RUNNING! Now I check it all the time, and enjoy mostly free memory.

That's not a bad habit for sure. However the iPad does't actually employ true multitasking. A majority of the apps that are open but idle enter a "wait state", configured to reactivate immediately, but access little or no memory. Apps such as Mail, GPS and a few others may poll/ping for information periodically and will continue to use some memory, but for the most part the unused apps are just sitting there doing nothing. Quitting apps that aren't in use is still a good idea to keep things running smoothly overall though. :thumbs:

 

[jayann]

Hey guys! Got this app like four months ago..just started using it today! it seems really helpful.cheers!

 

[richsadams]

Hey guys! Got this app like four months ago..just started using it today! it seems really helpful.cheers!

Welcome to the forum! There are a lot of great people here willing to lend a hand anytime. Often using the Search box (at the top-left of every page) will lead you to the answers you're looking for. If not, feel free to post a question in the appropriate area.

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Welcome again and enjoy!

 

[edhalen]

Hi all - just got my Ipad2 Saturday night - early birthday present. Couldn't pass up financing offer from a large electronics store . Anyway - what a truly amazing device. Unbelievable. I'm an IT pro 12+ years but only PC stuff up until now. Believe it or not I was the last person in my house to have an Apple device! My 2 kids - 11 and 14 are already well-schooled with their IPOD touch devices. The wife likes her shuffle. Glad to be here and look forward to learning a lot!

Steve

 

[johanessusetya]

I'm a new member

Hello...

My name is Johanes. Im from Indonesia, a new ipad 2 user.
Its good to find this forum.

Best regards,
Johanes Susetya

 

[sagan]

That's not a bad habit for sure. However the iPad does't actually employ true multitasking. A majority of the apps that are open but idle enter a "wait state", configured to reactivate immediately, but access little or no memory. Apps such as Mail, GPS and a few others may poll/ping for information periodically and will continue to use some memory, but for the most part the unused apps are just sitting there doing nothing. Quitting apps that aren't in use is still a good idea to keep things running smoothly overall though. :thumbs:

Well, now I am confused. I used iMemGraph to determine free memory. When apps were slow or crashing, iMemGraph reported a very low amount of free memory. When I blanked the items in my multitasking bar, iMemGraph reported a vast amount of free memory. I just assumed that my crashing problems were the result of a loaded background.

Anyway, I have a new problem that I can't find a solution to in the forums. Is there a way to organize my music into folders at will? My iTunes library is one huge folder with all my imported music in it, even though my music was well organized on my laptop.

 

[sagan]

Well, now I am confused. I used iMemGraph to determine free memory. When apps were slow or crashing, iMemGraph reported a very low amount of free memory. When I blanked the items in my multitasking bar, iMemGraph reported a vast amount of free memory. I just assumed that my crashing problems were the result of a loaded background.

Anyway, I have a new problem that I can't find a solution to in the forums. Is there a way to organize my music into folders at will? My iTunes library is one huge folder with all my imported music in it, even though my music was well organized on my laptop.

Let me be more specific...I meant to say the library I should have said is my "Music" library. I actually don't have any music at all in my iTunes library.

 

[richsadams]

Well, now I am confused. I used iMemGraph to determine free memory. When apps were slow or crashing, iMemGraph reported a very low amount of free memory. When I blanked the items in my multitasking bar, iMemGraph reported a vast amount of free memory. I just assumed that my crashing problems were the result of a loaded background.

Anyway, I have a new problem that I can't find a solution to in the forums. Is there a way to organize my music into folders at will? My iTunes library is one huge folder with all my imported music in it, even though my music was well organized on my laptop.

As mentioned, apps that need continual connections, GPS, Mail, remote controls for devices like Sonos, Pandora, Tivo, etc. will indeed use memory. If Safari is opened to a problematic website (generally one with poor Flash implementation) that can cause memory trouble as well. If an app has slowed or is crashing it can use up an enormous amount of CPU and memory (just like on any computer). So closing those key or problematic apps is always helpful if you're not using them. If an app is repeatedly causing trouble, deleting it and downloading a new copy can often resolve things.

With respect to music organization, Playlists are your friend. In iTunes I have nine Smart Playlists; sorted by the music's genre (Rock, Pop, Jazz and so on). You can create Smart Playlists however you'd like of course, by genre, year, artist or a combination of those and more, whatever you like. You can also create basic playlists that allow you to drag and drop whatever music you like into them. That allows you to play your music by the Playlist or to shuffle them all, etc. Then you can sync only those Smart Playlists you want to your iPad. One caveat is that more playlists you have, the slower iTunes or the Music App on your iPad may respond so be thrifty. More here:

Apple - iTunes - Tutorials - Learn about all things iTunes.

iTunes: How to create a Smart Playlist

Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod

Hope that helps!