To London by iPad
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2024
- Come with me - and my iPad - on a writing trip to London.
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Automators: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...
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Pixelmator: www.pixelmator.com
Affinity Photo: affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/
Yoink: eternalstorms.at/yoink/
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I absolutely LOVED this episode!!!! (Note number of !)
A Day On the Road with William and his iPad
You were excellent company in the car. Who knew you could sing so well?
Thanks 👍
My pleasure.
Thanks, William. Great to see a "real world" perspective.
OK - now here comes the hard sell you have been waiting for. The new 2024 Ipad.
I have an 11 inch M1 ipad with an ESR keyboard. This has been my "cart around - write on when Im out" iPad. Reason ? Weight and size (like everybody else). I also have (had) a 12 inch Pro (2017) for drawing and art. Weight wasn't a worry as it was at home only and I never took it out (again size and weight - too big and heavy).
I needed to replace this one with the new 2024 13-inch Pro. Great screen and all that - which doesn't make a difference to writers. BUT - the size and weight do. This is so light ! Secondly - the size. Although it has a 13 inch screen ( great real estate for writing), the bezels are so small - it isn't much bigger than an old 11-inch pro. It was the one thing that greatly surprised me. And of course all that M4 power ( but I don't really know where you would use it.But maybe the situation you were explaining, photos and various apps open, maybe it would be noticeabale.
But back to weight and size. If someone was asking for a recommendation (and money not an issue) for a portable writing machine - I would definitely recommend the 13inch over the 11.
There you go - I told you, you really need one.
I cannot decide whether to thank you or not. But you've guaranteed this: I am going to go to an Apple Store to see that business of the case size not being that much bigger between the two. Wish me luck, either way: the last time I went into an Apple Store to collect something, I bought something else on the way out.
Reading the comments, I've learned a few methods to solving the problem of uploading an image to a client's website. One thing I'd suggest for anytime you change devices, or a client upgrades their software, would be to do a 'dry run' a few days before an outing to work out any kinks in the system. At least for me, problem solving is so much easier with a cup of tea in my home office and the time to think through an issue. I can write under pressure, but troubleshooting is much harder with a looming deadline.
I'm going to take this advice, and the upload suggestions, to work towards writing reports with photos for a future trip of my own. I think it'd be quite useful whether I'm just down the hall, or in some exotic location (right, I'm just dreaming)!
That is a good point. And I can't pretend I had no notice, I could have gone through the process beforehand. I'll remember that: thanks.
The Apple store in Regent Street used to have an upstairs area with comfy seats etc. No purchase required 😉
Oh? That's great to know. I went in there a shocking number of years ago, before the more recent remodelling, and I don't remember seeing anything like that. I must try it, that would be so handy. Thanks.
Next time I am in Regent Street I will pop in and see if its still there.
I am still waiting for the day when the iPad becomes useful to me. I use Scrivener, Final Draft, Pixelmator Pro, emacs, and textedit. Thank you Sir William for a great video, as always.
Sir William? I like it, thanks. Wait. I sound old. Hmm. Thanks.
@@WilliamGallagher old? Nah.. Esteemed? Yes...
So my iPad 9th generation is what I drag with me traveling near & far, haven’t had a laptop in years. Last week I took on a family trip & those with laptops seemed to always be on the hunt for power to recharge. Not me. The battery lasts all day until I recharge it at night. While traveling I do carry a small battery brick in my pocket in case I need to charge the tablet or phone before I get back.
I'm not keen on the home button, but otherwise for so long that 9th-generation iPad has seemed like the best compromise between features and cost.
@@WilliamGallagher hmmm, I’ve only had a home button on iPhones & iPads & the prehistoric basic kindle without back lighting (the battery lasts for months). Only now am I getting a few USB-c port items. I know the change over will happen & I’ve tried to set up my travel kit with all 3 connectors. BTW, it all worked well on the trip. I still like to journal everyday in longhand.
A wonderful visit as usual.
With regards to are to the photo issue there are a than full of things that may help (short of throwing salt over your shoulder, or is that blowing “pixel dust” to the wind). if the image is yours and created as a photo it likely is in HEIC (it is Apple’s witness protection program for photos, or some thing close to that) but those don’t always convert easily or properly with a drag and drop. A better path is using Preview, Photomator, or Affinity Photo to not only adjust the photo but make sure the file format is .jpeg or .png (or whatever format your client is requiring). You can drag and drop from there, use the share sheet to “copy”. But, should these not avoid the trolls who rule the world of “What the…” saving the image to you folder to a common drop folder you easily remember. Now you can open the files / folders app as a slide over and find the photo in the desired format and drag it to where you would like it. One of the practiced methods, if not a few should work well for you. Eventually turn the flow that works into a shortcut.
Thank you. I've made notes on what you've said, that's going to be what I'll do now.
I would have skipped the Guild meeting or attended by Zoom, stayed in my office and gotten the work out from there.
I unfortunately do that a lot with the Guild, even this week. But for this particular meeting it was especially important to be present. I'm now producing an event that came from that meeting, for instance.
I cant do without the eagle app
I haven't even heard of that. What am I missing out on?
I suspect the issue you have with image drag and drop is browser related. At present (is supposed to change in iPadOS 18) all browsers (including Chrome) all use WebKit for iPad and that is probably the blocker as most browsers are compatible with Google Chrome aka Chromium browsers and the iPad today doesn’t support them (the Mac does but not iPad or iPhone). However when the new version of iPadOS gets released later in the year it’s supposed to allow all kinds browsers to be used and overall compatibility should then increase. However, one big benefit today for WebKit is its designed to keep battery life as a priority. So only time will tell if the new types of browsers will be as battery efficient. Hope that helps…
Thanks. I knew about WebKit but not that it could be the issue. I don't like Chrome, in part because of the battery life, though.
A four biscuit session at Starbucks in Gallagher time?
I'm tempted. You had me at four biscuits.
Now I know why I can't get a seat in Pret! 😀
Harrumph.
@@WilliamGallagher That's OK. If you're in Pret, I'll just go to Emberton's Cafe, downstairs at Waterstones. They have great cakes there. Oh, and WiFi... 😁
@@WilliamGallagher That's OK. If you're in Pret, I can go to Emberton's Cafe, downstairs in Waterstones. They have excellent cakes there. Oh, and WiFi... 😁
@@GarryKnight Er, are you trying to avoid me? Also, this is key: do they have chocolate cake?
@@WilliamGallagher No, and yes. That is, I've seen some in there sometimes. But it might depend on whether I get there first! 😋
I think it would be brilliant to have an iPad holder in the car; the much larger map would be so much easier and quicker to read.
It would be like having a Tesla, without having to have a Tesla. I bet someone's done it. I daren't look, though, or I'll end up buying it and then driving dangerously.
I a not a fan of Apple Maps for directions whilst driving - my car has a large screen with CarPlay - I use Waze which is far better for me that Maps.
I can't remember this for certain, but somewhere I read that Apple Maps lies about the ETA so that you'll have time to park when you get there, Waze reroutes to always keep you moving even if it means a longer journey, and Google routes you by whoever pays it the most.
@@WilliamGallagher You are such a cynic about Google - but quite right! And Waze does seem to serve up ads encouraging me to stop off at drive thrus for a snack as I try and get to my destination.