Best iPad Ad Ever?

A few months ago I bookmarked Serenity Caldwell’s iPad video and somehow never got round to posting about it here. It’s a very nice piece of work, but somehow I’m not persuaded that I need to rush out and upgrade to an iPad capable of working with an Apple Pen. In principle I understand that… Continue reading Best iPad Ad Ever?

Reasons why touch interfaces are terrible as tools for discovering new features, part 89

From Federico Viticci’s post 11 Tips for Working on the iPad: [Here’s…] a list of my favorite long-press shortcuts in Safari. 9: Tap and Hold in Safari Safari Reader (text icon on the left side of the address bar). Display settings to always use Safari Reader on the selected website or for all websites. Considering… Continue reading Reasons why touch interfaces are terrible as tools for discovering new features, part 89

Parallel lives

Veteran tech journalist Charles Arthur has found himself forced to try surviving with just an iPad to get through his daily workload: A couple of weeks ago, I opened my Macbook Pro as usual. The keyboard lit up, as usual. I waited – there’s that pause while the display gathers itself (it’s a 2012 model)… Continue reading Parallel lives