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Dim your iPad for good health

The Multitasking Bar shows the Brightness slider after swiping to the left.

Bright screens disrupt sleep and can quickly drain your device’s battery. Reduce the brightness and both you and your iPad will be better off. Here’s how.

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Pinch and swipe for speed on the iPad

A 5-fingered pinch can replace pressing the Home button on an iPad with iOS 5. A 4-fingered swipe is handy too. Give these gestures a try. Here’s what happens.

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Save a page in Safari to read later on your Mac or iPad

The Reading List icon resembles a pair of spectacles. It usually appears at the left end of the Bookmarks Bar.

You want to read a web page, but not just now. You want to save it to read later, but not clutter up your Bookmarks menu with a web page you’ll only visit once. In Lion Apple have solved this problem for you. Read how now. Or later. :-)

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How to read Kindle books on your Mac, iPad or iPhone

You don’t need a Kindle device to read Kindle books on your Mac or iPad, just the free reader software. Here’s how to read Kindle books on your Mac, iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.

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