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Articles on this site in the 'iOS' taxonomy, ordered by date (descending).

Apple's Epic battle

Gordon Ansell 14th August 2020, 08:35 News, Apple, iOS, iPadOS, Tech, Google 601 words.

Epic Games are suing both Apple and Google over their app stores. This is amidst antitrust hearings in both the US and the EU.
Ulysses/iCloud sync problem — further information

Gordon Ansell 15th July 2020, 10:40 Interesting, Ulysses, iA Writer, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Tech 304 words.

More information for anyone suffering from Ulysses/iCloud synching problems. It's an iCloud problem with certain types of app.
Apple have decided I need to give them more money

Gordon Ansell 10th July 2020, 07:30 Opinion, macOS, iOS, Apple, Tech, Citation

Apple have made my early 2013 MacBook Pro obsolete, so I need to consider upgrading if I want to remain in the macOS ecosystem.
Agenda app review — the golden goose?

Gordon Ansell 18th June 2020, 18:30 Review, Agenda, Tech, Software, Apple, macOS, iPadOS, iOS, GTD 1685 words.

A review of Agenda version 10 for macOS, iPadOS and iOS. A date-based notes app with to-do and light project management capabilities.
Apple AirTags — what do we know?

Gordon Ansell 25th February 2020, 08:40 Opinion, AirTags, Tech, Apple, iOS 461 words.

A summary of what we know about Apple AirTags, which is nothing, really, because it's all rumour and speculation.
How to open Working Copy repositories in iA Writer

Gordon Ansell 4th February 2020, 16:15 How-To, iA Writer, Tech, iOS 225 words.

How to access a Working Copy repository from within iA Writer. It's basically added as a 'Location'.
iA Writer review and changing my workflow

Gordon Ansell 27th January 2020, 08:10 Review, iA Writer, Tech, Software, Apple, macOS, iPadOS, iOS, GTD 1564 words.

A review of iA Writer version 5 for macOS, iPadOS and iOS, which is a file-based Markdown editor.
Make quantum decisions with the Universe Splitter app

Gordon Ansell 23rd January 2020, 11:55 Review, Software, Apple, iOS, Science 484 words.

I simply had to have an app that allows me to create new universes and base all my decisions on quantum mechanics.
Apple Reminders on iOS 13, iPadOS 13 and macOS Catalina — much improved

Gordon Ansell 8th October 2019, 06:45 Review, Software, Tech, Apple, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, GTD 1056 words.

A review of Apple’s Reminders app under macOS Catalina, iPadOS 13 and iOS 13. It’s now a genuinely useful GTD app.
Apple’s asynchronous iOS/iPadOS 13 and macOS Catalina release schedule

Gordon Ansell 4th October 2019, 08:20 Opinion, Apple, macOS, iOS, iPadOS 323 words.

Apple manages to upset users of its Reminders app with a poorly planned release schedule, giving us iOS/iPadOS 13 a few weeks ahead of macOS Catalina.
Moving to an iPhone 11 from an older iPhone (an iPhone 6 in my case)

Gordon Ansell 25th September 2019, 08:45 How-To, iPhone, Tech, Apple, iOS 863 words.

My experiences transferring from a plain iPhone 6 to a standard iPhone 11.
Apple’s 2019 WWDC — iPadOS, Apple ID and macOS Catalina

Gordon Ansell 13th June 2019, 05:15 News, Apple, macOS, iPadOS, iOS, iPad 1362 words.

Apple's June 2019 WWDC unveiled a mouthwatering array of enhancements to its operating systems. I review some of my favourite features here.
What I’d like to see in iOS 13 (or 14 or 15) for the iPad

Gordon Ansell 1st April 2019, 11:55 Opinion, iOS, Tech, iPad, Apple 1152 words.

What I would like to see in iOS 13 for the iPad. Mouse support, filesystem access and xCode, essentially.
Panic to release Coda replacement

Gordon Ansell 15th March 2019, 10:00 News, Software, Web Development, Tech, Apple, macOS, iOS 322 words.

Panic have announced that they intend to replace Coda, their web development software, with something entirely new.
Apple's Reminders app needs two features

Gordon Ansell 25th October 2018, 06:20 Review, Software, Tech, Apple, iOS, macOS, OmniFocus 482 words.

A very brief review of Apple's Reminders app which lacks two key features as far as I am concerned. The addition of these features would make it truly useful.
Coda review - nearly the perfect code editor

Gordon Ansell 13th October 2018, 08:45 Review, Software, Tech, Apple, iOS, Web Development 871 words.

A review of Panic's Coda, which is a code editor, FTP and terminal app for macOS and iOS. It's basically very good but suffers from one or two drawbacks.
How I use Jekyll on both macOS and iOS

Gordon Ansell 10th September 2018, 07:00 How-To, Jekyll, Tech, macOS, iOS, Linux, Web Development 456 words.

Whereas Jekyll will run on macOS, it won't run on iOS, so I had to install it on my Linux server. This is the cross-platform process I use to publish articles via Jekyll.
Dark Sky Weather review

Gordon Ansell 1st September 2018, 08:00 Review, Software, Tech, Apple, iOS 976 words.

A review of the Dark Sky Weather app, which I tested for seven days. It's quite accurate although it had one or two interface problems.
OmniFocus review

Gordon Ansell 5th August 2018, 07:00 Review, Software, OmniFocus, Tech, Apple, macOS, iOS, iPad, GTD 1472 words.

A review of OmniFocus 2 for macOS and 3 for iPad, the popular list taking, project management and GTD app. In particular, version 3 of OmniFocus for iOS finally brings genuine iPad support.
Apple WWDC 2018 summary

Gordon Ansell 5th June 2018, 11:09 News, Apple, Tech, iOS, macOS, Citation

The Next Web's summary of Apple's 2018 WWDC. Quite a few things were announced that probably interest many people, although I'm a little nonplussed.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 Inch - unboxing and first impressions

Gordon Ansell 23rd March 2018, 09:00 Opinion, iPad, Tech, Apple, iOS 994 words.

I received a brand new 12.9 inch iPad Pro and accessories. In this article I explain the unboxing process, my first impressions and some of the initial tasks I needed to do.
Reconfiguring Jekyll processes for iOS

Gordon Ansell 23rd March 2018, 07:30 How-To, Jekyll, Tech, Apple, iPad, iOS, Web Development 664 words.

This article describes how I went about changing the way I used Jekyll to support moving from a MacOS MacBook Pro as main computer to using an iOS iPad Pro instead.
Adding Exchange aliases on iOS 11+

Gordon Ansell 23rd March 2018, 04:10 How-To, Microsoft Exchange, Tech, Apple, iOS 327 words.

There's no easy way to add Microsoft Exchange aliases on iOS like there is on MacOS. In this article I present an ugly but effective workaround.
Bear Writer review — a gorgeous notes app

Gordon Ansell 7th March 2018, 06:10 Review, Software, Bear, Tech, GTD, macOS, iOS 1115 words.

A review of Bear Writer, a markdown-based note-taking application from Shiny Frog. It supports tags and has multiple import and export options.