The iPad display is capable of so much more than firing pin-sharp pixels at your face. They say there's an app for anything, and while many throw a wrench in your productivity gears, some can improve your workflow in unexpected ways -- such as rigging up your iPad as an external display over Wi-Fi.
A second monitor could sit next to your laptop as a simple widescreen mobile hub, or alongside your desktop computer as extra visual real estate to keep those heavyweight widgets off your main screen.
It's not just available for Macs either. We'll be using Air Display ($9.99 in the App Store), which can pair Macs or PCs with an iPad, iPhone, Android device, or even other Macs, should you lack the necessary ports.
Preparing your Mac
- Download the Air Display software to your computer; your computer will connect to your iPad over Wi-Fi.
- Pick the combination of hardware you'll be using. This guide will use the Mac to iPad/iPhone software, but whichever way you swing, click the big blue "download" button. It should download automatically, but if not, you'll be given a direct link to nudge it along.
- Once downloaded, run the installer as you would with any other desktop app. It'll ask you to restart the computer, so go ahead.
- Your rebooted desktop should now include this icon in the menu bar:
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