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The iPad does work in India, although it has not been officially launched here. When you touch the App Store icon on the iPad you will get, “Cannot connect to the App store. The App store is not supported in your country”. This gives the mistaken impression that the iPad is not working. A similar thing happens when you tap on the iTunes store icon in the iPhone and iPod touch. That does not mean that those two devices do not work in India. The iPad will work fine here, but there are a few workarounds you will have to do. One of its best features, the iBooks app — Apple’s answer to Kindle, Nook, Sony and other e-book readers — will also work, but you will be able to download only free books.
To get your iPad working in India, you will need to open a free US account (without a credit card). Make sure you have iTunes version 9.1 installed in your computer. Open iTunes in your computer; from the left panel click on iTunes store. By default it will take you to the Indian store. On the top left look for App Store Quick Links. There you will find the link for “Change Country”. Click it and choose the US. You will be taken to the US store. Here is the crucial part. Make sure you go to the App store. Try and download a free app. This will bring up a dialog box with “Create New Account”. Keep following the instructions till you come to a dialog box for payment options (credit card). Select None.
Fill out the required name and address fields.
You will then see a screen that says “Verify your Account”. Click Done and check your email for a verification email from the iTunes Store.
Click on the link enclosed in the email to activate your account. Once you click, iTunes will prompt you to sign in with your account name and password. If you have followed the instructions correctly, you will get to see a “Congratulations” screen. Click on Done and you will be taken directly to the US store.
On your iPad, go to Settings and scroll down to store. Sign in with the US account name and password. Go back to the App Store icon and this time you will not get an error message. Your first download should be the iBooks app, which is really fantastic. Reading a book on the iPad is an exquisite experience.
If you have friends and relatives in the US ask them to send you an iTunes Gift Certificate, or iTunes Gift Card. You will then be able to download books from the US Store (using your free US account) when you redeem a Gift Card bought in the US.
You can set up you mail easily too. Just keep your Wi-Fi on. For best results, your wi-fi router should support 800.11/. Routers come in 802.11/a/b/g/. The ‘’ specification is the best as it gives you a strong signal over a large range and a higher data speed transfer. The iPad supports 802.11/a/b/g/.
For further support for your iPad, write to info@systematixmedia .com
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Windows games on Mac
I want to be able to play Windows games on my Mac.
First, you need to buy a genuine version of Windows 7. Then you will need a virtualisation program for OS X, which will enable you to run other operating systems like Windows on your Mac. If you want the best results when you play the games, you will need to spend about $80 and get Parallels Desktop 5 (build 9308). If you want just basic 3D graphics for your games then get VirtualBox 3.1.2. This is free and made by Sun Microsystems. The third option is called Boot Camp. Also, make sure you buy a good Internet Security Suite.
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