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Bill McLean
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2006
Product reviews and productivity tips from a project manager.
Apple Notes is STILL the Best Second Brain!
It's December 2024 and the app of the month is Apple Notes!
Apple Notes has been my go to application to store my Second Brain and it continues to get some great quality of life improvements. While it still isn't as feature packed as some of the other options out there it is free, built in and extremely easy to use in a multitude of ways for whatever system of note taking works best for you.
Check out my favorite new additions to Apple Notes and why I say it is still the best Second Brain!
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:18 Collapsable Sections
1:27 Highlighting
3:03 Forever Notes
6:30 Readwise Integration
7:33 Obsidian Importer
9:51 Still free and feature packed
10:40 Audio Recording and Transcription
12:13 Wrapping up
Links Mentioned:
Harley Stagner: www.harleystagner.com/posts/import-readwise-highlights-into-apple-notes/
Forever Notes: www.myforevernotes.com/
Obsidian Importer: help.obsidian.md/import/apple-notes
Affiliate links:
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☁️ Backblaze computer and NAS backup: secure.backblaze.com/r/05ckce
Check me out on social:
www.threads.net/@williambmclean
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Website:
www.williabmclean.com
For business inquiries:
contact@williambmclean.com
Apple Notes has been my go to application to store my Second Brain and it continues to get some great quality of life improvements. While it still isn't as feature packed as some of the other options out there it is free, built in and extremely easy to use in a multitude of ways for whatever system of note taking works best for you.
Check out my favorite new additions to Apple Notes and why I say it is still the best Second Brain!
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:18 Collapsable Sections
1:27 Highlighting
3:03 Forever Notes
6:30 Readwise Integration
7:33 Obsidian Importer
9:51 Still free and feature packed
10:40 Audio Recording and Transcription
12:13 Wrapping up
Links Mentioned:
Harley Stagner: www.harleystagner.com/posts/import-readwise-highlights-into-apple-notes/
Forever Notes: www.myforevernotes.com/
Obsidian Importer: help.obsidian.md/import/apple-notes
Affiliate links:
🎵 2 Months Free! Music, Footage, and More from Artlist: artlist.io/referral/4646734/William
☁️ Backblaze computer and NAS backup: secure.backblaze.com/r/05ckce
Check me out on social:
www.threads.net/@williambmclean
x.com/wbmclean
Website:
www.williabmclean.com
For business inquiries:
contact@williambmclean.com
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I have no idea what I'm doing.
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Useless. Absolutely useless app.
Thanks for the mention! It’s actually Harley, like the motorcycle. 😂 Yep. My dad was a biker. Also, should be relatively easy to change the output formatting in the shortcut.
I realized I said it wrong and had it written right once it was too late. 😅
I’ve been working a lot in between Notion and Apple Notes. They serve different purposes for me but both important for my workflow. 👌🏻
Both great tools! I still keep Obsidian around as a backup/main sync with Readwise, it's good to have options.
Notion makes you feel more productive then you actually are while using it. And Just like obsidian it is to overladen with features and sheer buttons imo
Most people hate 16 pro because they own a 15 or 14 pro. If you just want the best phone in the market, get the 16 pro.
i upgraded from one plus 6t to iphone 16 pro, its been a month.
Ok, so evidently the 16 Pro is an upgrade coming from the 12. However compared to last year's model, there is next to zero upgrade, so fully disagree with this misleading title
I do very little on a computer so I get iPads. They do everything I need from a computer type device with great battery life and handy for entertaining my kids.
All great examples!
I was previously a Photoshop user but have used Pixelmator Pro for a fair number of years. I was turned off by both the subscription cost as well as the ugliness of the interface. You can do just about anything with it, but it is often clunky to get the job done. I think Pixelmator Pro is a solid product that has also has some nice features that work particularly well with Final Cut (e.g. LUT creation, PSD file exports, etc.). If you are looking for a very capable image editor that operates more like Photoshop but is not on a subscription model, also consider Affinity Photo (or the Affinity suite of Photo, Publisher, and Designer). For photo cataloging and image processing, I think Capture One is excellent with terrific raw processing. It is updated frequently and is quite capable.
Im upgrading from 12 to 16 pro i cant wait for my phone to arrive 💯
That will be a big upgrade! I have a 12 as my work phone.
@yes! , I’m so excited to try out the 5X camera lens, experiencing the Dynamic Island, and using the Action Button for the first time!
sharpness comes from not turning down "detail" in the picture profile. Hence, in-camara sharpening is being applied.
What camera are you using for this video !? 🔥🔥🔥
B-Roll was all Sony A7IV. I use that as the second angle for talking head. First angle for the talking head is the ZV-E1. Both great! 👍🏻
@ dope!! That means you have camera videos on your channel duh! I don’t know why I didn’t check!! Haha 🔥🙏🙌
I haven’t made one in awhile, I do have a few planned to show everything I’ve been using lately. Kit has changed up a bit over the past 2 years!
I like your thoughts about both Photoshop and Pixelmator Pro. They feel relevant and based on personal experience of both programs. I only wonder if some of the limitations compared to Lightroom could be due to that their other program, Photomator is a more fair comparison.
I found your thoughts enormously useful and encouraging. Please be aware your videos are appreciated . Your concept of ‘social battery’ is so apt . I definitely agree the repetition helps me. It’s all process. Try to control your inner critic to a degree. In the new year I hope to my first steps . Your content is engagingly methodical . No woo woo. Just technique . Thank you for the analysis .
Thanks, I appreciate the good feedback! I’m still enjoying this whole learning process and plan to keep improving.
You indeed have 2 tech pouches for the price of one. When you compared with Peak Design. I also was looking in these two, And I still can’t make a decision, because tomtoc has a fake leather on it. That will be on same getting damaged. While Peak Design tech pouches is more rugged or more stronger But than again it also cost twice the Tomtoc But I wait first on my thin Tomtoc 360 protective sleeve but this sleeve is double one for laptop and the other for all the peripherals. Maybe it’s enough to not buy an extra pouch. So I save that money. I need it for traveling including 16 inch macbook m4 pro And I just buy it. Im busy to get it complete. Thanks for this video You share and showing everything crystal clear 👌🏻 But I will choose probably for the tomtoc pouch you have there in size M The S size is smaller and it has less pockets and the color accents is only black with the S model. But than again Peak Design has a more higher quality for probably life time But tomtoc is also good for a minimum 5 years time use when that fake leather ? When it starts to flake? Or am I wrong? Thats the down side when they add these materials on it Have a good one everyone 👋🏻
Small correction ... the core unit has camera access from only 1 side in Camera bag , not either side. The other pocket does not have flap opening into core unit for access
The term “daily driver” and “finger print magnet” should be banned.
Great Video!! High Quality is a plus!!! Keep making videos!!!
I’ve done this for years but then I recently came back to MacBook and I could never go back. I did enjoy using an iPad for everything though. It’s less cumbersome
What drove you back to the MacBook?
@ I don’t even know. I just randomly bought one one day. It’s crazy because I didn’t feel like I needed it.
I’m an artist who adopted an iOS only workflow. My iPhone 16 Pro Max replaced my dslr & all my bulky lenses. My 11” iPad Pro replaced my macbook. With the Apple pencil, It’s my main content creation & media consumption device now. I also have an iPad mini 7 for when I really wanna travel light. It’s the perfect size digital sketchbook when on the go. And I also have an Apple Watch 6 that’s still going strong which I use to track all my bicycle rides. 🚴 👍🏼
Love it! I still get a lot of joy out of using a mirrorless camera, despite it not being necessary, its more of a hobby/challenge for me to keep learning new things.
This video you're trying to cover so many different things it doesn't make sense The iPad laptops are all used for different things you can't do the same things and there's not the amount of programs games then on the PC I have a iPad pro and I use it a lot mostly for watching videos and internet surfing not really gaming screen is not big enough I use a PS5 for that and I have a ASUS broad strix g16 laptop that I use and I just prefer having the ability to go on the internet and get so many free software for different things like video editing or downloading TH-cam stuff for whatever you're doing and definitely gaming it's like having a computer and a Xbox all in one so I like my iPad because they're portability of it but if I had to sit the one that would be my laptop always and I think it's a crime and a shame that they took CD or not CD but Blu-ray players DVD player combos out of laptops
I’m an artist, and even I chose the 11” iPad Pro. To me, it’s the perfect size tablet. The larger screen of the 13” is nice, but i think a tablet was meant to be held. And the 13” is not very holdable. It’s more of a desktop only device. I do all my drawing as well as photo & video editing on my 11” iPad Pro with no issues. I also have an iPad mini for when I really wanna travel light.
As time has gone on, I'm happy with the 11" still. Agree it is nice to be able to hold it and have it not be so unwieldy!
Are you using fantastical premium?
Sure am!
For me, no it can’t replace my macbook unfortunately. I need After Effects 😢
Desktop + iPad! Unless you are on the go, then yeah, MacBook is the play.
@BillMcLean i now currently have both iPadPro and MacbookAir. Not bad, i can use the iPad as an extension screen.
Hey man, great review! You brought up a lot of good stuff and it was an interesting video. Only comment I would make for improvement is that it’s very clear you’re reading from a script. I know making videos can be difficult and you wanna make sure you don’t forget something you want to say but I would highly recommend just writing a brief outline and having some notes and bullet points and then just talk naturally. I know it can be difficult for some people and public speaking and improvisation isn’t everyone’s strong suit, but I think it’s worth giving it a try as it will come off more natural and less scripted and monotonous. Definitely keep up the great work and I’m excited to watch your future videos. Still gained a subscriber!.
Can you survive only with your iPad?
Have been for the past few weeks, I decided to sell my MacBook Air!
I do 95% of my “computer tasks” on the iPad Pro M4 13” and the remainder (finances/some editing) on a Mac Mini. And then an iPad Mini 7 as my mobile tablet.
You have some good points. I find it hilarious when all these TH-camrs think they need ultra-powerful devices to do their very basic videos (the same with cameras for that matter). 😅
For gaming the iPad is so superior to a MacBook Pro but for things like spreadsheets I would have to use a mouse as it's so much more accurate than the trackpad I find doing office work on the iPad. Very frustrating as it's so inaccurate
Indeed - spreadsheets are a dealbreaker for me.
All ipads are the same. Limited. The closest I've come is the Samsung Tab S9 in Dex mode.
Do u have the m1 air 8g ram?
M1 Air with 16gb which came with 1 extra GPU core over the base at the time.
@@BillMcLean mine is only 8g ram , should I upgrade to m3 air? Or iPad Pro m4?Coz currently my a12z iPad Pro 2020 Face ID is broken and battery seems get worse..
The only way to put this issue to rest MacBook vs iPad is if Macs get a touch screen.
I don’t see this ever happening. iPad as a computer replacement for a casual user is definitely a possibility though. The iPad can be stretched to do a lot these days.
Refreshing! Subscribed and I hope you read this because your art is honesty and it’s wonderful. I really am enjoying your channel, thank you for sharing!
Cool video. For me the question is the other way around. Can a laptop replave my iPad Pro? and the answer is a definite no for so many reasons. Macbooks having no back camera is a big one as is the lack of a touchscreen, pencil support, ease of use on the go etc...
But if you make an apps or doing more difficult task than the iPad. It’s not a device you want to use. 8:40
But only question if that an iPad could be your replacement yes if you find the right apps and what cases are you using it for then it could be
When it comes to gaming the iPad Pro M1 drops in a lot of battery life I might consider upgrading to the M4 the 2 TB version since I’m using my M1 iPad Pro for school gaming and editing and I only have 128 GB on the M1 iPad
Dont waste ur money on storage get base 256 gb version and but ssd instead
And browsing the Internet
I’m using an M1 iPad Pro for writing editing and gaming and I charge it every single night but the battery life is good when you don’t gain only watching TH-cam
Great point....all of these comparison videos are by high tech guys....NOT by the average user. I'm now leaning towards switching. Thanks.
Only one way to find out if it will work for you! There’s also nothing wrong with still using both, I find the iPad experience unique and worthwhile despite it doing a lot of things a laptop can.
Excellent review, thank you.
Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻
Yeah I think it is
Apple has a clear history of destroying/ending powerful applications. The most notorious example is when the purchased Shake. Which was the VFX industry standard for visual Effects. It was used on every Hollywood movie back in the day. They bought it and just did nothing with it, then just End Of Life the application. It is just that they have so much money that they don't mind loosing a couple million dollars to just tinker with an app. Then throw it on the waste pile.
Is this footage from the PVC mount, that you showed in another video of yours?
Sure is!
I believe Photomator would be the Lightroom equivalent for photo processing. At least that works for me. Thank you!
Gotta disagree with you there. To rival Adobe, you don't want to do the same thing as Adobe - namely, create a subscription based software suite to nickel-and-dime your client base.
My guess is Affinity photo might be more suited to your needs.
Photoshop and Lightroom are pretty mature programs. It's going to be hard to beat them in a professional context. I haven't tried pixel Mater yet, thanks for the introduction!
They do have a Pixelmator for iPados, it’s not called Pro tho. I wonder if Apple will end up merging both.
Not the same! There’s no Pixelmator Pro for iPad… yet.
I’ve been thinking about getting this subscription after weighing all the benefits seems like it makes sense.YES CENTS.
Missed opportunity for a joke in the title! 😂
All your vids have been thoughtfully created and clearly hit professional standards!👏🏽
Really appreciate that, thanks! 🙏🏻