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Where Should The iPad Go From Here?
The iPad must stay true to its root as a simple to use slab of glass while supporting more sophisticated interaction models.
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The iPad must stay true to its root as a simple to use slab of glass while supporting more sophisticated interaction models.
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Many tech pundits will argue that with iPadOS 15 Apple missed the opportunity to up the game with iPad. Not so fast. There is a lot to like in this iterative update from a blogger perspective.
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With the recent introduction of widgets on iOS, what is referred as “the iPhone experience” is having a refreshing moment. Never before users could customize their home screen as much as today. Not everything is perfect on iOS 14, far from it, but this new level of control was long overdue. Time as
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For the first time since Apple is releasing public betas of its operating systems, I’m going all in with iOS 14, iPadOS 14 and watchOS 7. This year’s round of betas are exceptionally exciting and stable for their first incarnation. This sentiment is also echoed by M.G. Siegler on 500ish. This year,
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I rarely write about mockups of potential new user interfaces or new devices. But when I see something that is profoundly good, I have to pass it along. Yesterday I came across the release of a study made by Alexander Käßner, a young UI/UX and digital product designer based in Berlin, Germany (it is
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iPad intuitiveness is the source of eternal debate. One might ask: If the iPad is more intuitive than the Mac, why is it more difficult to use overall? Good question. Well, Gruber offers an interesting view on this subject. Source of constant debate Daring Fireball Again, my criticism about iPadOS h
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Dear iPad, you’ve come a long way. You were not perfect. You lacked a USB port. Most of your apps were “blown up” iPhone apps. Yet, I fell in love with you instantly. Here is a brief summary of my 10 years of iPad. The intro Apple’s keynote with Steve Jobs introducing the iPad was… Continue Reading
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Following the recent update of Pixelmator Photo, I had a chance to play with it. From what I’m seeing, this photo editing app for iPadOS is getting really serious. Now fully supporting iPadOS 13, this update brings quite a few notable features. Support for iPadOS First, this Pixelmator Photo update
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Thinking of upgrading your Adobe photography plan to increase cloud storage space? Please read this before. Recently while I was using Lightroom, I got a notification warning me that I was running short of space on my Adobe Creative Cloud account. A lack of space can have a bad consequence of stopp
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Question of the week: are we Apple fanatics? This question comes to my mind when I’m reading this provoking article from Niko Kitsakis: “The “almost” device”. I have to wonder if this is the case sometimes. Here is why. Niko Kitsakis writing: if the iPad really was that good, wouldn’t that be a rath
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A question comes to my mind often these days: is the iPhone killing Apple? Apple was “for the rest of us” and the underdog for about half of his history. Apple was marching on a fine line dividing relevancy from extinction. Apple’s energy was focused, highly concentrated on caring on a small bunch o
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A new Lightroom for iPad update brings learning tools and more. First, a new home view makes its debut. From there, the user sees his or her recent photos at the top. But what is more interesting are two new learning tools. For new Lightroom users, the latest update will help them learn how to… Cont
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Today is the official release of Pixelmator Photo, a new and capable photo editor at a bargain price for the iPad. I had a chance to try the application for a week. Here are my observations. But first, let me express my love for this company and everything they do. My love affair with Pixelmator… Co
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I’ve been thinking for a long time to write about my photo workflow and how it all fits together. So I sat down, thought about it and made this graphic showing exactly what is my workflow when doing photography, what tools are involved. My hope here is to help you find inspiration to improve yours….
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Here is a great read about iOS multitasking weaknesses: What’s Wrong With iOS 11/12 Multitasking — Fraser Speirs. iOS 11 was a great update for the iPad with drag & drop support coupled with “real” multitasking feature. This article, supposedly written a long time ago for iOS 11 is all about one thi
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Following the announcement by Apple with press releases of the latest iPad models, first this useful summary by MacRumors: Summary The new iPad Air starts at $150 less than the 10.5-inch iPad Pro and thus has some tradeoffs: two speakers versus four, no ProMotion display, and a lower-end 8-megapixel