How to keep an iPad awake

The database on my one of my health tracking apps was corrupted and the FAQ said to remove the app and reinstall it. I have been using this app for a long time and the iPad Pro its running on is due for replacement. Apparently I have a lot of data in it and security features I can't turn off (auto lock screen) mean that it needs to be kept awake while it won loads.

So how do you keep an iPad awake for more than 24 hours …
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Prowl as a Nagios Notifier

Prowl (@ProwlApp) works now (Apple it seems has finally sorted out its developer portal issues in relation to certificates) and notifications are flowing. All in all the presentation and configuration of alerts is great. Read More...

Prowl

As part of improving my reporting of Nagios alerts I decided to try using the Growl framework via Prowl to my iPhone. This was precisely the wrong time to do so as Apple is having an extended down time on their developer centre and a certificate renewal and hence his push notifications are not working. I have to praise the developer of Prowl as in spite of his obvious frustrations he has used Twitter to keep his users informed in a humorous and effective way. This is one of the best examples of handling a fault that is out of your control and crippling to your business that I have seen. Read More...

How do you take your tablets?

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