iPad / iPhone : Setup Gmail as an Exchange Account / Full Calendar, Email, Contact Syncing and Push Support

This recipe will explain how to setup your iPad or iPhone to use Gmail as an Exchange Account and in turn allow you to sync your Google Calendar, Gmail Email and Contacts to Google over Exchange (Push email).  Google has been gracious enough to allow full Exchange and Push support for the iPad and iPhone.

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iPod Nano: Add Additional Clock(s) with Different Time Zone(s)

Keeping track of time zones can be a bit of a pain, especially if you have friends in foreign countries. The iPod Nano gives you a convenient fix for this by allowing you to have additional clocks that can display the time with different time zones.

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Top Ten Ways to Increase iPod Battery Time

Several methods exist for increasing your ipod’s battery time and life. Here are the ten most important ones.

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Restore Hacked iPod to Default Firmware

I love to hack my iPod, but sometimes I go too far. However, it is easy to restore a hacked iPod back to the safety of the original firmware.

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Increase iPod Volume

With many external devices, the standard iPod volume is not loud enough. Here are the tricks that you can use to increase the output volume.

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iPod Sleep Mode: Turn Music off Automatically

Sleep modes are made for me. I must have music playing to help me fall asleep. However, I don’t want to wear out my iPod by having it run all night long. Using sleep mode, it’ll turn off after a set amount of time.

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iPod: Device Temperature and Thermometer

I know you NEVER thought you could use your iPod as a thermometer, am I right? Well, you can… kinda! The iPod has an internal thermometer to detect the temperature of the hard drive. How hot is your iPod running?

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Put iPod into Diagnostics Mode

If you really want to do some neat tricks and hacks with your ipod, just place it into Diagnostics Mode. You’ll enjoy a zillion ways to hack, test, and tweak your ipod from there.

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