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Packing Pal is an iPhone app that helps you create and manage your packing lists. It also includes a built-in catalog of suggesting packing items as well as packing tips.

We designed Packing Pal specifically to make it easy to create and use your own packing lists. The user interface is streamlined and simplified to make packing a breeze, without overwhelming you with unnecessary buttons and options.

• User friendly interface design.
• Create your own packing lists: either from scratch, or by copying an existing list.
• Built-in catalog contains hundreds of suggested packing items.
• Import and export your own catalogs.
• Email your packing lists. Other Packing Pal users can automatically import your lists.
• Print your packing lists to share with others.
• Packing tips section contains helpful articles on packing methods and packing aids.

Packing Pal for for iPhone is available on the iPhone for $2.99.

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Tired of tethering to iTunes and wondering how to get Wi-Fi sync set up on Windows? Luckily with iTunes 10.5 and iOS 5 it’s easy to get the Zune guys to stop teasing you. Here’s how:

• Make sure your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch is connected to your Wi-Fi network and running iOS 5. (Here’s how to update to iOS 5)

• Make sure the PC running iTunes is connected to the same Wi-Fi network and is running iTunes version 10.5

• Plug in the device you want to setup Wi-Fi sync with
• When its been recognized, click on it in the left column then select Summary in the header bar

• Scroll down until you see the option for Sync with this iPhone over Wi-Fi

• Click the box to turn it on
• Hit Apply

That’s it, now as long as iTunes is open on your PC, as soon as you plug your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad into the power outlet, it should appear in iTunes and sync over Wi-Fi.

(Yes — It has to be plugged in to the power for this to work, so you are really just cutting the cord to the PC not to the wall!)

If you want to initiate a sync manually, you can do this from your iOS device and you don’t need to be plugged into a power outlet.

• Go to Settings
• General

• Click on iTunes Wi-Fi Sync
• Click on Sync Now

That is all there is too it, you can now sync your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad without the cable. Well without a cable connected to your PC anyway!

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Georgia, Seth, and Rene are joined by Jim Dalrymple of The Loop to talk Steve Jobs biography, sneak in some iPhone 4S, and dig through iOS 5, battery life, PlayBook 2.0, Ice Cream Sammich tablets, and more. This is iPad Live!

Steve Jobs

• Steve Jobs biography now on sale
• 'My boss is calling'
• Steve Jobs considered Android "grand theft" of iPhone ideas

iPhone 4S

• The Loop’s iPhone 4S review
• The Loop’s iPhone 4S review redux
• TiPb’s iPhone 4S review

iOS 5

• iOS 5 Newsstand's impact is significant
• How to fix battery life problems with iOS 5 or iPhone 4S
• Apple announces iOS 5 Tech Talk World Tour 2011

Music

• Hanging out with BAMM.tv

The competition

• Sweet Jesus, RIM announced another operating system
• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Galaxy Nexus, RAZR, PlayBook 2.0 come gunning for iPhone and iPad

Apps

• Apps should seem almost magical
• Top 5 iOS 5 apps for iPhone and iPad

Contest

• We’re giving stuff away!

Hosts

• Georgia (@GeorgiaTiPb)
• Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie)
• Seth Clifford (@sethclifford)
• Jim Dalrymple (@jdalrymple of The Loop

Credits

Thanks to the TiPb iPad Accessory Store for sponsoring the podcast, and to everyone who showed up for the live chat!

Music Hear me Roar by iPad Live theme song contest winner, DieselJesus!

Just get a new iPhone 4S, or otherwise wish you had an extra charging cable around to deal with battery woes? Well the TiPb Store has the Apple USB Power Adapter w/ Sync Cable on sale for only $14.95!**. That’s the dock cable and the AC adapter for way less than Apple charges. Get it now. Get a few!

Shop Apple USB Power Adapter w/ Sync Cable now!

Apple has updated its iPad 2 line of Smart Covers, killing off the orange polyurethane version and replacing it with a much more tasteful dark gray version. It has also improved the other colors in the polyurethane range, which it claims are now more vibrant — they all now come with a color matched microfiber lining too. The leather versions haven’t been changed except with the addition of the color matched microfiber lining.

The Smart Covers are available in the Apple Store and are still priced at $39 for the Polyurethane model and $69 for the Leather version.

Source: Apple Store via 9to5 Mac

Rope Rescue HD is a new puzzle game by Chillingo. The goal is to drag your rope through gears and to the bird cage to release the birds from captivity. The ideal route may be blocked by enemies and fire, however.

I love puzzles, and Rope Rescue is no exception. The levels are short, making it a great time-killer game to squeeze in betweens meetings or classes, but it’s also addicting and can keep you entertained for longer lengths of time.

Rescue caged birds in this award-winning puzzle game! Drag a length of rope through a series of gears, and then finally attach it to the cage to release your friends. Pesky enemies, fire, and other rope-wrecking obstacles threaten feathered freedom. Collect butterflies on the way for special bonuses, and try use as little rope as possible for maximum points.

• Over 60 puzzling levels will keep you wrapped up for hours.
• Addictive gameplay with multiple solutions for each level will have you playing for hours.
• Avoid flying knives, fire cannons and of course the evil bats.
• Collect or purchase butterflies to unlock later levels or provide hints to help you on your adventure.
• Visit the bird sanctuary to see the cute baby birds you have rescued.
• Challenge your friends to beat your best scores using fully integrated Crystal leaderboards.

Rope Rescue HD is available on the iPhone and iPad for $0.99.

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Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!

• Angry Letters: Do you remember how bad guys from detective stories send threat mails composed with pieces torn from newspapers? With Angry Letters you can have fun creating pictures in the same style in four easy steps. [Free for iPhone - App Store link]

• Momo and Bochi: In the world of Momo and Bochi, Bochis are stacking up faster than ever! Your job is to help Momo maintain peace and balance in their world. With vivid graphics and innovative game play, Momo and Bochi is sure to entertain everyone! [$1.99 for iPad - App Store link]

• Halloween Booth: Ghouls, Ghosts, Vampires and Witches equals Halloween! Get this spooky state of the art photo manipulation app and apply up to four scary Halloween face paint masks to your face in seconds. [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link]

• Nawlz Interactive Comic: A 14 episode cyberpunk adventure series that combines animation, interactivity, music and text to create a never before seen digital panoramic comic format. [Free for iPad - App Store link]

• PlayUp: Action packed, PlayUp is the first global social network dedicated to live sport. Featuring live scores for more than 20,000 games a year it connects all of the live action to you and your friends, allowing you to message one another in Real Time – all for Free! [Free for iPhone - App Store link]

Any other big app or game releases or updates today?

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iCloud has been out of beta and live on iOS 5 for over a week now so it’s time ask — how’s iCloud working for you? Now that you don’t sync MobileMe style anymore but — I’ll say it! — seamlessly store and push your content between all your devices, iOS, OS X and Windows, is you stuff where you want, when you want?

In an ideal world you iCloud mail will show up everywhere, all at once, with perfect push notifications, your calendars would just work, even when shared, and your contacts would all be related so you could tell your special someone you’re running late… again. Your Documents in the Cloud would all be up to date, available at the touch of any app that can edit them, and your iTunes in the Cloud would let you re-download any song or TV show as easily as you always could apps. Your backups and restores would work flawlessly, and your Photo Stream would actually let you delete unwanted pictures. If you had to use Find my iPhone, it would send a locator immediately and you’d never have to wait a day to discover you left it in your other pants pocket. And we’d all have iTunes Match.

In the often more brutal real world, however, you mail might not be pushing, your documents might be disappearing, your songs not all showing up, your Photo Stream causing you grief, and Find my iPhone doing anything but. (Grrrr.)

So you tell us TiPb Nation, what are your experiences with iCloud so far? Is it a game changer or just MobileMe part deux? Vote up top and give me the glorious — or gory! — details in the comments below!

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