Friday, March 29, 2013

How to download free ebooks from Smashwords to your iPhone


Step 1

After installing mediatap from app store, lunch the app by tapping Mediatap icon on your iphone. Make sure you are on "Browser" screen, type "smashwords free ebook" in the search box located at the top right of the screen. Search result should display "Free - Smashwords" link as the first result. This link will take you to free ebook listing page of smashwords so go ahead and tap it.



Tap the link of the book that interests you.


Scroll down the page till you see "Available ebook reading formats". You will see all the available ebook format in this section. Find "PDF" and tap the download link located at the right hand side. Some book doesn't offer PDF file, in this case please try with another book.



Step 2

The download menu will appear from the bottom of the screen. You will see the article's PDF file name in the menu. Tap the "download" button.


On the "Save File" screen, you can change the file name and choose the folder where you want to save the file to. Type whatever name you want in the box above (don't erase ".pdf" extension), and choose folder from the box below. If you don't specify the folder in this step, the file will automatically be saved into "Donwloads" folder.



Step 3

The file is added "Downloads" and the download starts immediately. To check the status, tap "Downloads" menu located second left of the bottom menu. You should see the progress bar showing how much time needed to complete download.

Download won't be interrupted even though you close the Mediatap app. You can watch other videos, open other app or even make a cal. You don't have to sit and wait till the download is finished :)



Step 4

To open the downloaded file, first tap "Files"menu located 2nd right of the bottom menu. You will see several default folders such as Audio, Documents etc. Your PDF file is saved into the folder that you specified in the previous step. In this example, we didn't specify the location so the file should be saved in Downloads folder. Tap the folder to open.


You should see the downloaded file. Tap the file to open it.




Finish!

Now you can read ebooks and articles anytime anywhere without being interrupted by internet connection!


If you haven't downloaded Mediatap please try and let us know what you think! Here is a link to the itune store download page.



How to download ebooks and articles from Google Scholar to your iPhone


Step 1

After installing mediatap from app store, lunch the app by tapping Mediatap icon on your iphone. Make sure you are on "Browser" screen, type "scholar.google.com" in the address bar located at the top left of the screen (or search "google scholar" with the search box located at the top right of the screen), access Google Scholar home and type keyword in a search box to find articles.

In this example, we search "history India". Articles related to the keywords are displayed just like Google search result. When you find an article that interests you, check the right hand side of the article to see if there is a small notebook-looking icon. This icon indicates that you can open the article in PDF format so go ahead and tap that icon.


The PDF file link will appear, so tap it.



Step 2

The download menu will appear from the bottom of the screen. You will see the article's PDF file name in the menu. Tap the "download" button.


On the "Save File" screen, you can change the file name and choose the folder where you want to save the file to. Type whatever name you want in the box above (don't erase ".pdf" extension), and choose folder from the box below. If you don't specify the folder in this step, the file will automatically be saved into "Donwloads" folder.



Step 3

The file is added "Downloads" and the download starts immediately. To check the status, tap "Downloads" menu located second left of the bottom menu. You should see the progress bar showing how much time needed to complete download.

Download won't be interrupted even though you close the Mediatap app. You can watch other videos, open other app or even make a cal. You don't have to sit and wait till the download is finished :)



Step 4

To open the downloaded file, first tap "Files"menu located 2nd right of the bottom menu. You will see several default folders such as Audio, Documents etc. Your PDF file is saved into the folder that you specified in the previous step. In this example, we didn't specify the location so the file should be saved in Downloads folder. Tap the folder to open.


You should see the downloaded file. Tap the file to open it.




Finish!

Now you can read ebooks and articles anytime anywhere without being interrupted by internet connection!


If you haven't downloaded Mediatap please try and let us know what you think! Here is a link to the itune store download page.



How to download videos from Metacafe to your iPhone


Step 1

After installing mediatap from app store, lunch the app by tapping Mediatap icon on your iphone. Make sure you are on "Browser" screen, type "metacafe.com" in the address bar located at the top left of the screen (or search "metacafe" with the search box located at the top right of the screen), access Metacafe home and tap the thumbnail of the video that you like to download. On the video streaming page, tap the down arrow icon located at the 3rd left of the second bottom menu.



Step 2

The download menu will appear from the bottom of the screen. It displays media files which are available for download. In this case, you should see "Videos:1" so go ahead and tap the link. 


Step 3

The file is added "Downloads" and the download starts immediately. To check the status, tap "Downloads" menu located second left of the bottom menu. You should see the progress bar showing how much time needed to complete download.

Download won't be interrupted even though you close the Mediatap app. You can watch other videos, open other app or even make a cal. You don't have to sit and wait till the download is finished :)



Step 4

To open the downloaded file, first tap "Files"menu located 2nd right of the bottom menu. You will see several default folders such as Audio, Documents etc. Video files are automatically added under the "Videos" folder so tap it to open. (If you can't find video file under the video folder, check the other folders.)


You should see the downloaded file. Tap the file to open it.




Finish!

The video starts to play. Now you can watch the video anytime anywhere without being interrupted by internet connection!


If you haven't downloaded Mediatap please try and let us know what you think! Here is a link to the itune store download page.



How to download videos from Vimeo to your iPhone


Step 1

After installing mediatap from app store, lunch the app by tapping Mediatap icon on your iphone. Make sure you are on "Browser" screen, type "vimeo.com" in the address bar located at the top left of the screen (or search "vimeo" with the search box located at the top right of the screen), access Vimeo home and tap the thumbnail of the video that you like to download. On the video streaming page, tap the down arrow icon located at the 3rd left of the second bottom menu.


Step 2

The download menu will appear from the bottom of the screen. It displays media files which are available for download. In this case, you should see "Videos:1" so go ahead and tap the link. 


Step 3

The file is added "Downloads" and the download starts immediately. To check the status, tap "Downloads" menu located second left of the bottom menu. You should see the progress bar showing how much time needed to complete download.

Download won't be interrupted even though you close the Mediatap app. You can watch other videos, open other app or even make a cal. You don't have to sit and wait till the download is finished :)



Step 4

To open the downloaded file, first tap "Files"menu located 2nd right of the bottom menu. You will see several default folders such as Audio, Documents etc. Video files are automatically added under the "Videos" folder so tap it to open. (If you can't find video file under the video folder, check the other folders.)


You should see the downloaded file. Tap the file to open it.




Finish!

The video starts to play. Now you can watch the video anytime anywhere without being interrupted by internet connection!


If you haven't downloaded Mediatap please try and let us know what you think! Here is a link to the itune store download page.



Thursday, March 28, 2013

How to download videos from Veoh to your iPhone


Step 1

After installing mediatap from app store, lunch the app by tapping Mediatap icon on your iphone. Make sure you are on "Browser" screen, type "veoh.com" in the address bar located at the top left of the screen (or search "veoh" with the search box located at the top right of the screen), access Veoh home. From the video thumbnail list, find a video that you like and tap the information icon located to the right of the movie.


You will land on the video description page. If the video sounds good to you, tap the "Play video now" button.



Step 2

The download menu will appear from the bottom of the screen. Tap "Cache video to memory" to start download.


Step 3

The file is added "Downloads" and the download starts immediately. To check the status, tap "Downloads" menu located second left of the bottom menu. You should see the progress bar showing how much time needed to complete download.

Download won't be interrupted even though you close the Mediatap app. You can watch other videos, open other app or even make a cal. You don't have to sit and wait till the download is finished :)



Step 4

To open the downloaded file, first tap "Files"menu located 2nd right of the bottom menu. You will see several default folders such as Audio, Documents etc. Video files are automatically added under the "Videos" folder so tap it to open. (If you can't find video file under the video folder, check the other folders.)


You should see the downloaded file. Tap the file to open it.




Finish!

The video starts to play. Now you can watch the video anytime anywhere without being interrupted by internet connection!


If you haven't downloaded Mediatap please try and let us know what you think! Here is a link to the itune store download page.



How to download videos from Dailymotion to your iPhone


Step 1

After installing mediatap from app store, lunch the app by tapping Mediatap icon on your iphone. Make sure you are on "Browser" screen, type "dailymotion.com" in the address bar located at the top left of the screen (or search "dailymotion" with the search box located at the top right of the screen), access dailymotion home and tap the thumbnail of the video that you like to download. On the video streaming page, tap the down arrow icon located at the 3rd left of the second bottom menu.


Step 2

The download menu will appear from the bottom of the screen. It displays media files which are available for download. In this case, you should see "Videos:1" so go ahead and tap the link. 


Step 3

The file is added "Downloads" and the download starts immediately. To check the status, tap "Downloads" menu located second left of the bottom menu. You should see the progress bar showing how much time needed to complete download.

Download won't be interrupted even though you close the Mediatap app. You can watch other videos, open other app or even make a cal. You don't have to sit and wait till the download is finished :)



Step 4

To open the downloaded file, first tap "Files"menu located 2nd right of the bottom menu. You will see several default folders such as Audio, Documents etc. Video files are automatically added under the "Videos" folder so tap it to open. (If you can't find video file under the video folder, check the other folders.)


You should see the downloaded file. Tap the file to open it.




Finish!

The video starts to play. Now you can watch the video anytime anywhere without being interrupted by internet connection!


If you haven't downloaded Mediatap please try and let us know what you think! Here is a link to the itune store download page.