Category: Apps
Best iPadOS VPN
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Today we’re going to take a look at VPN’s for your iPad. Yes I tested them on macOS too, but they were so similar as to be almost indistinguishable on macOS. When it came to iPadOS there was a clear winner TunnelBear. TunnelBear wasn’t the fastest or the slowest, but it did always connect easily.…
Short Term Text Storage With Tot
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Tot is a new application from The Icon Factory, which has earned a place in my text based workflow over the last few weeks. In particular, it’s taken one key workflow away from Drafts on my iPad and Scratchpad when I’m using macOS. So, let’s take a look at this app that has stolen my…
Apple Arcade for Young Kids
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So now that you’ve got kids at home how is Apple Arcade? Is Apple Arcade worthwhile for younger kids? What games can they play? Today we check out those things with my kids.
Does Unread 2 Fix My Issues With Unread 1?
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Recently [Unread 2](https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/unread-2/id1363637349) came out, and it had a bunch of the features I wanted after my [initial review of Unread](https://youtu.be/8_3BP7N0xjI). It also launched with a bit of controversy, as many apps do currently. It’s no longer something you can simply purchase, it’s a $20/year subscription. I get why developers do this, they want some…
$99 iPad Keyboard With Trackpad
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So Apple came out with a [Smart Keyboard with a trackpad](https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXQU2LL/A/magic-keyboard-for-ipad-pro-129%E2%80%91inch-4th-generation-us-english), and we know that [Brydge has one coming already](https://www.brydge.com/products/brydge-pro-plus-for-ipad-pro). My big question is, does the trackpad really work well with iPadOS? Is the premium price of the Apple keyboard at $449 CDN or the Brydge keyboard at $300 CDN truly going to provide $200…
Best iOS App to Track Your Library
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If you’re a reader like I am, you’re going to build a fairly extensive library of books that need to be tracked. Well they don’t need to be I guess, but I like to track them because I otherwise purchase multiple copies of the same books and that sucks. Today we’re going to look at…
iPadOS 13.4 Trackpad Support and a Bug Fixed
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With iPadOS 13.4 Apple introduced proper trackpad support. While some apps don’t work with it yet, like Spark which won’t scroll at all, many apps are totally fine when using a trackpad. Let’s take a look at some of the features of trackpad support in iPadOS 13.4 One surprising things for iPadOS 13.4 is the…
Paperlike V2 Review
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This is my 3rd Paperlike screen cover. I had 2 copies of the Paperlike 1, one on my 9.7″ iPad Pro and one on my 12.9″ iPad Pro. It was one of the first purchases I made with both devices and when I heard that they were coming out with a new version that should…
Deleting Local and Remote Git Branches
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In today’s video I’m going to show you how to delete local and remote git branches. “` git branch -d $branchname git push $remotename –delete $branchname “`
How I Use Drafts in My Blogging Workflow
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Steve Donoghue did a video on his laptop and asked to hear how we use our “laptop”, which in my case is an iPadPro 12.9″ 1TB. ## Links – [Clean Ergonomic iPad Desk](https://curtismchale.ca/2019/11/11/my-clean-ergonomic-ipad-pro-desk) – [Drafts](https://getdrafts.com/) – [Statamic](https://statamic.com/) – [Inateck KB02010 iPad Pro Case review](https://curtismchale.ca/2020/01/15/one-month-with-inateck-kb02010-ipad-pro-keyboard-case) – [Brydge iPad Keyboard Review](https://curtismchale.ca/2019/06/10/brydge-keyboard-for-12-9-ipad-pro/)
