Tag: apps
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Logic Pro on iPad: initial impressions from a guitarist
I’ve finally gotten 30 minutes to sit down and play with Logic Pro on my iPad Mini and I have to say that I’m impressed with what I’ve seen in this short testing session I had. I have used Logic Pro on the Mac for years so as someone that has tried to use the…
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Do you uninstall apps you don’t use?
Moving back to the 13 Mini and adjusting my setup had me reviewing my apps. It got me thinking about all of those apps I had installed that I don’t use at all. I either used it once or have it there just in case. I have a 256GB iPhone so storage isn’t an issue…
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How I’m getting organised using Things 3
After playing with pen and paper (and forgetting or losing lists and notes) I’ve figured out digital is probably best for me. Whilst Apple Reminders is ok for iPhone it’s terrible on Mac so I’m back to Things 3. The first thing I did was actually go back to pen and paper and write everything…
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The fastest RSS app
I’ve been going between Reeder and NetNewsWire this week and there’s no doubt that if you sync via iCloud NetNewsWire is faster and more reliable.
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Apple Reminders is great (if you only use iOS)
I’ve been in and out of task managers and I’ve finally given Apple Reminders a good try. It’s has one show stopping problem though (for me), it’s macOS app. It doesn’t match the app on iOS and takes too many clicks to get tasks in and organised with due dates. I spend more time on…
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Coming back to Apple Notes and Reminders
I’ve been playing with a lot of different apps this week. Things, Todoist, OmniFocus, Craft, obsidian, notion and bear. All in an effort to calm myself down and get my devices working for me and help with overwhelm. What I found was they all had their own annoyances to me that made my process worse.…
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Pedometer++ gets a nice update and subscription model
Really nice update to one of my favourite apps. Pedometer ++ got a good looking update that includes route activity tracking that I’m going to find super useful given I don’t use an Apple Watch and don’t want to give up my data to somewhere like Strava. I’ll do some testing and report back. Also…
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I can’t rely on Apple Reminders
I’ve been playing with Apple Reminders a bit this week and come to the conclusion I don’t trust it and therefore can’t rely on it. I had some hope with it to simplify things but it’s just proved another app that Apple isn’t putting any real development time behind. As you can see, I check…
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Alternatives to Apple apps, going cross platform
I’ve been thinking about the lock in for Apple apps and how I could be choosing cross platform apps instead. This would make it easier to swap platforms should I want to try something different. Only photos and notes on iOS are worth using in my opinion but iMessage lock in is definitely real. You…
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How much is too much to pay for a to do app subscription?
I’ve started to drop all of my to do apps and revert to paper to sort some overwhelm out, this was ok but I’ve started to feel that I need actual reminders pop up so that I remember to do the important stuff. I have my problems with Reminders (the lack of a good macOS…
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Switching to NetNewsWire for RSS
I’ve been a user of Reeder for years but recently I found that the iCloud sync either failed or was slow a lot of the time. I was also looking for a good option for a Mac app rather than paying again. I dipped into NetNewsWire on Mac and iOS and haven’t really looked back.…
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Removing apps that aren’t good for you
I’m trying to cut back on apps this year, especially on my iPhone. I know the apps that aren’t good for me, these make me feel worse or are massive time sucks. I want to pair my iPhone down to just the apps that I need. The main and first culprit to go is Apollo.…
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My latest Home Screen
I know it’ll change but I’m liking the colours my wallpaper is giving my Home Screen. Few changes How’s your home screen looking?
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Apple weather replaces dark sky
Dark sky is no more and whilst it’s features are now integrated into Apple weather, it’s presentation isn’t. For me dark sky was the most intuitive and accurate weather app. Apple weather just isn’t as good. Here in the UK I find that the data isn’t as good either. I don’t believe it’s using the…
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The best RSS app on iPhone and iPad
I’ve been playing with RSS for years and in my experience the best RSS reader app on iPhone and iPad is Reeder. Being able to easily add your RSS feeds, organise them into folders and have it all sync via iCloud makes it a winner for me.
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