On 9/6/2011 1:42 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>    My birthday was on Friday, and I'm now the owner of a shiny new iPad2
> -- which I'm trying to understand.
>
>    I figured a simple and safe way to get started would be to set one of
> my own photos as the wallpaper.  But I seem to have hit a snag, trying
> to get my .jpg file onto the device.
>
>    When I plug the charge/USB cable into my Win7 desktop, the PC thinks
> it's an external drive -- I can browse it in Windows Explorer and see
> the shots I have taken trying out the Camera app.  But I cannot copy my
> own .jpg TO the iPad2; no message appears offering any clue why not.
>    I also purchased the "Camera Connection Kit" accessory, which consists
> of two dongles which plug in (one or the other at a time) to the main
> connector.  One provides an SD slot which is, if I read correctly,
> supposed to handle SDHC cards, but when I insert it and slip in a card ,
> it seems to be ignored.
>    The other dongle provides a USB port that is supposed to support PTP
> (camera Photo Transport Protocol) and USB Mass Storage devices.  I've
> tried putting my photo on two different USB flash drives -- one isn't
> recognized, and the other elicits a message that "The USB device
> requires too much power."
>
>    So I'm batting .000 so far.  Possibilities clearly include:
>
> 1.  There's something wrong with my flash drive AND my SD card.
> 2.  There's something wrong with both dongles from the Camera Connection
> Kit.
> 3.  There's something wrong with my iPad.
> 4.There's something that hasn't occurred to me to try yet.
>
> David Gillett
>
>
>
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Look for a program on the web called ImTOO iPad Mate Platinum ($$). 
Works great and you DON'T need iTunes.
but your iPad should see the photos on your SD card immediately when you 
put in the camera connection SD adapter and open your photos app.

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