Well, I figured out how to use iTunes to copy videos over to the iPad. I put the videos in the library, then synced the device. The transfers go pretty quickly over USB. There isn't much in the way of documentation, so if anyone reading this has a question, let me know.

So I'll use the Photo Transfer App just for photos.

I just purchased this app, so I know I have the latest version. It will transfer photos, but not videos, and the instructions are inconsistent. On the Windows 7 machine, it says it accepts mov, m4v and mp4, but on the iPad 2 (running iOS5), it says videos must only be mov.

Not that it makes any difference. The PC shows that the video (1 mb, 30 sec.) successfully transfers, but the iPad doesn't show the video at all -- not in the Pictures folder and not in the Videos folder.

Also, when I make a second photo transfer, I have to refresh the browser (Firefox 6).

What's the story?