With several media outlets reporting that Steve Jobs told someone by email yesterday that an iPhone 3G iOS4 software update was "coming soon", I thought I'd share my latest iPhone 3G iOS4 performance problems of the last 24 hours:

iPad backup/restore FAQ: How do I make an iPad backup? Also, how do I restore an iPad backup?

When it comes to making backups, the iPad is a curious device. It's not like a traditional computer where you say, "I want to backup folders X, Y, and Z." Curious about what Apple was thinking here, I've dug into the iPad backup and restore topic, and here's what I've found.

iPad Pages FAQ: How do I share/export iPad Pages' documents?

After working with a friend's iPad lately, and specifically the iPad Pages application, I asked them how you go about sharing iPad Pages documents. We did a little research, and found at least three ways to export an iPad Pages document.

Share/export an iPad Pages document via email

Probably the most common way to share/export an iPad Pages document is through email. Here are the steps to follow:

iPod/iPhone DVD Movie FAQ: How do I get a movie I own on DVD onto my iPod, iPad, or iPhone in a digital movie file?

If you're like me, (a) you own a collection of DVD movies (or tv series on DVD), (b) you'd like to be able to watch them on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad, and (c) you're wondering how you can get them onto these devices in a digital format. With the caveat that I don't what's legal here, here's how I have recently "ripped" several DVD movies I own into a digital movie/video format that can be used on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod.

iPhone/iPad display specifications FAQs: What is the display resolution of the iPad/iPhone/iPod? How large are the screens?

I've been doing a lot of work lately converting my DVD movie collection into digital movie files that I can watch on my iPhone, and as part of converting these DVD movies into digital movie files, I needed to learn about the iPhone, iPod, and iPad specifications, in particular their screen/display specifications.

iTunes movie/video error - As I continue to explore the process of creating digital movie files I can play on my iPhone (or iPod), I keep running into an iTunes error message when I try to sync my movie file to my iPhone through iTunes. iTunes gives me the following error message:

[Your movie] was not copied to the iPhone "Alvin Alexander's iPhone" because it cannot be played on this iPhone.

This iTunes movie sync error message is shown in the following figure:

iPhone/iPad PDF FAQ: How do I get a PDF file onto my iPhone, iPad, or iPod? (Or, "How can I read a PDF on my iPhone, iPad, or iPod?)

There are several ways to get a PDF file on an iPhone/iPad/iPod. In general, the plan is to get the PDF to your device, and then open it in the iBooks app, and read it from there. There are several approaches to getting a PDF onto your Apple device, and I'll share all these here.

iPhone app install/update FAQ: I have an iPod/iPhone app in a "waiting" state; how do I get it to finish installing or updating?

iPhone copy/paste FAQ - Is there was way to select an entire paragraph on the iPhone (or iPod Touch) when starting a copy and paste process? Copying a paragraph by selecting a word on the iPhone/iPod, and then expanding the selection box is okay, but it's a bit of a slow process.

How cool, I'm glad to see Amazon offer the new Kindle Wi-Fi for just $139. Finally the Kindle price is at a price point that's interesting to me.