I love Goodlinks as my read-it-later app. Even though I love it and think that its the best reading experience of all read-it-later apps I've still been using Instapaper for its Share All Notes feature. Since I would like to use Goodlinks exclusively, I started wondering if I could replicate this feature with a Goodlinks … Continue reading How to create Custom Actions in Goodlinks
Category: iPadOS
The iOS and iPadOS apps I’m using – 2023 version
Every year around this time I like to publish this post. It’s easy to write, and I like to think that it will somehow be useful to a reader or two. I know I always enjoy discovering the apps that are used by the people that I read. Here's my list for 2023: My Hardware: … Continue reading The iOS and iPadOS apps I’m using – 2023 version
Instapaper finally gets a badly needed update
I have been super critical of Instapaper lately. I wrote on Medium about how over the past year it has gone to shit. Not only that but I along with others thought that it was abandoned which prompted me to write an Open Letter to the developer asking them to fix or sell the app. … Continue reading Instapaper finally gets a badly needed update
iPadOS 15 multitasking and keyboard shortcuts
If you are a regular reader, then you are aware that I switched my entire workflow to my 11” iPad Air. It does everything I need to do from writing, handling email, texting, messaging, reading, watching videos and more. I still have my 2015 13” MacBook Pro because I use it to run Hazel rules, … Continue reading iPadOS 15 multitasking and keyboard shortcuts
🔗 Link Post: Daring Fireball: Annotating Apple’s Anti-Sideloading White Paper
There are a lot of articles about allowing sideloading on iOS floating around. I have read several of them. I found John Gruber's to be the most thoughtful and want I to share it with you. John Gruber writing for Daring Fireball: Annotating Apple’s Anti-Sideloading White Paper Wednesday, 23 June 2021 Apple today released a … Continue reading 🔗 Link Post: Daring Fireball: Annotating Apple’s Anti-Sideloading White Paper
The one thing Apple Notes is missing
Quick note and tags are coming to Apple Notes in iPadOS 15. Even though these are nice additions, I doubt that Notes will become my everyday note-taking app, and here’s why. Many of the notes that I take throughout the day are notes that I will want to do something with later. A note may … Continue reading The one thing Apple Notes is missing
🔗 Link Post: Think Globally: The iPad’s new universal keyboard shortcuts
Jason Snell writing for sixcolors.com: I’ve seen the future of the iPad, and it’s hidden under a key. The future of an entire platform is a lot to pile on a single plastic square, but here we are. Down in the bottom left corner of Apple’s keyboards is a new key labeled with the picture … Continue reading 🔗 Link Post: Think Globally: The iPad’s new universal keyboard shortcuts
🔗 Link Post: An Apt Analogy
Tim Nahumck, writing for nahumck.me: When people start to complain about computing devices, they often turn to their favorite car analogy. But most of them get the wrong vehicle type when it comes to the iPad Pro. It’s not a V8 sports car. It’s not a motorcycle. It’s not a bike. It’s a modular computer … Continue reading 🔗 Link Post: An Apt Analogy
I didn’t get my one wish for iPadOS 15
I had only one wish for iPadOS 15, and it was that I wanted the Files app to become a true Finder equivalent and that didn’t happen. What we did get were some big improvements to multitasking that I’m looking forward to. Jason Snell and Myke Hurley in Episode 356 of the Upgrade podcast give … Continue reading I didn’t get my one wish for iPadOS 15
🔗 Link Post: iOS 14.6 Battery Life Draining Issues? 8 Tips to Help
Paul Horowitz writing for OSXDaily.com: Some iPhone and iPad users have reported that battery life is suffering after updating to iOS 14.6 on their device. My normal practice is to wait a few days before installing OS updates. I want to see if the update is presenting any new issues. I was alerted to a … Continue reading 🔗 Link Post: iOS 14.6 Battery Life Draining Issues? 8 Tips to Help
An update on Goodlinks my read-it-later app
Last July I wrote the following about Goodlinks. In my opinion, GoodLinks is one of the best read-it-later apps out there. The reading experience is excellent. Articles and reading position sync between devices via iCloud. And best of all it’s a one-time purchase for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Since it’s a relatively new app it’s … Continue reading An update on Goodlinks my read-it-later app
My one wish for iPadOS 15
WWDC is just around the corner. With the 2021 iPad Pro having a M1 chip there has been a lot of speculation about what might be coming to the iPad with iPadOS 15. I’m not a pro user so a lot of what’s being speculated is lost on me. But I do have one wish. … Continue reading My one wish for iPadOS 15
iMessage BlastDoor security
Over the past three years, security researchers and real-world attackers have found iMessage remote code execution (RCE) bugs and abused them to develop exploits that allowed them to take control over an iPhone just by sending a simple text, photo, or video to someone's device. As reported January 28, 2021 by ZDNet “With the release … Continue reading iMessage BlastDoor security
iOS and iPadOS 13.6 silently opted me into Automatic OS Updates
Michael Tasi in a blog post today pointed out a change in the toggle for iOS and iPadOS Automatic Updates that I was unaware of. Before 13.6, there was a single toggle to turn Automatic Updates on or off. I always have it turned off. In 13.6 there are new toggles for Customizing Automatic Updates … Continue reading iOS and iPadOS 13.6 silently opted me into Automatic OS Updates
Three finger swipe to undo
I had been writing an article in Ulysses for the last couple of days and was just about done with it. Last evening while lying in bed I was reviewing it on my iPhone and I noticed something that I wanted to change. So I selected the change and deleted it. Unknowingly I had somehow … Continue reading Three finger swipe to undo
Going iPad first
For the past few weeks, I've been using my iPad as my main computing device. This has been possible thanks to iPadOS 13.4 advanced mouse and trackpad support. I’m using my 9.7” 5th generation iPad, Magic Trackpad 2, and Logi Slim Folio keyboard. For the most part, this setup has worked out great. I like … Continue reading Going iPad first
A couple of newsworthy items
I ran across these two articles in my RSS feed yesterday and thought that they were worthy of sharing. Apple releases new COVID-19 app and website based on CDC guidance Bug in iOS 13.3.1 and later keeps VPNs from encrypting traffic, but there's a simple workaround - 9to5Mac
Quick thoughts on using a Trackpad with iPadOS 13.4
Yesterday Apple released iPadOS 13.4 with advanced cursor support. I immediately downloaded 13.4 to my iPad and paired my Magic Keyboard, Trackpad and Mouse. I’ve been using my iPad with the Trackpad for a few hours now and can say this will change how I use my iPad. One thing I will mention is that … Continue reading Quick thoughts on using a Trackpad with iPadOS 13.4
I’m looking forward to Tuesday
On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, iPadOS 13.4 will be released. Why am I so looking forward to this? Well, 13.4 will have advanced cursor support which means a mouse and trackpad will now work with my iPad. I'll be trying this out and that will be a welcome diversion from worrying about COVID-19. We have … Continue reading I’m looking forward to Tuesday
An iPad with a mouse and trackpad?
9to5 Mac is reporting that sophisticated mouse cursor support is coming to iOS 14 and that new iPad Smart Keyboard models will have a trackpad. According to code seen by 9to5Mac, Apple is set to roll out rich system-wide support for mouse cursors with iOS 14. Apple added rudimentary compatibility with external mice in iOS … Continue reading An iPad with a mouse and trackpad?
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