I’ve been using my iPad setup full-time for over three months, so I figure now’s about time to review it. The newness and novelty have worn off and there’s been enough time to find its weaknesses. Is the base iPad (from 2025 with the A16 chip) good enough? I will channel Dieter Bohn from past iPad reviews at The Verge:
It is an iPad.
It is good.
It is often on sale for $299.
Bloggers type. A lot. Now you know. A good keyboard is vital. The Typecase Edge is a great keyboard case for iPad that’s much like Apple’s Magic Keyboard. But here’s the kicker: it has a magically low price. For real.
I'm currently trying to make a change. It's one that I've been feeling in the background for a while now, and it makes objective sense: use a third-party password manager. For years, I enjoyed the convenience of the default, the native platform solution. That was iCloud Keychain before and, more recently, Google Passwords. And, yes, it's also been just my current browser's password tool, like in Firefox. But I'm trying to make a permanent switch.
Digital hi-tech is kind of my playground. Yet I've been exploring more analog and lo-tech lately. It's part of my ongoing desire to keep things simple. It's also my aim to avoid smartphone addiction — like endless scrolling, checking, and YouTube rabbit holes. Most important is fleeing from tech idolatry too.
Recently, I was reviewing the main productivity apps I use. I noticed which ones created discreet (local) files and which ones didn't. That sparked renewed interest in Obsidian - it was kind of a "light-bulb" moment. Like, why am I not using this great tool? Now I'm going down the rabbit hole with it...for maybe the third time?
Most folks probably aren't aware or concerned that the Big Tech companies have seen something like a reckoning lately. Most of it is related to regulation and trials about antitrust and monopoly. Google and Apple are especially in the hot seat. Might we see a world where Google no longer has the Chrome browser? What if Apple loses control of its App Store? Has Big Tech peaked?