iPad Mouse Trapped

After enjoying the iPad in desktop-mode, I tried to push it even further with Stage Manager on my external display. That was quite nice. But the road of mouse control was a dead end for two reasons: scrolling was painful and cursor control felt janky. Before I explain why, let me recap a bit.

WWDC24 Wishlist

It’s fun to think of potentially cool new features from Apple that we might enjoy on forthcoming devices later this year. There are things I hope to see. But there’s something I hope to NOT see.

iPad In Desktop Mode

To help my iPad Air easily go from tablet-mode to desktop-mode, I recently bought two items from Amazon: a stand and a case. They both turned out great, proving very useful.

More iPad And Less MacBook

For the past week, I’ve been using my M1 iPad Air 5 much more than my MacBook— almost exclusively — but I’m not trying to replace a laptop. I’m simply using it as originally intended: something between a laptop and a smartphone that’s much better at some key tasks. And it’s splendid.

My Blogging Workflow

Howdy, here’s a quick post on how my blog workflow works. My blogflow is simple enough to do straight from my cellular telephone. I want publishing a blog post to be as simple as posting a micropost directly in social media.

Every Tablet I’ve Ever Owned

This past weekend, I peeled my iPad out of its accessory cocoon, revealing its svelte industrial design, a magic pane of glass with aluminum trim. It had been my laptop replacement, but now it’s just my tablet computer — it’s fantastic. With this iPad refreshing, Apple’s recent iPad news, and like some bloggers lately (here, here, here), I’m re-telling my iPad journey.