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Bear Writer review - a gorgeous notes app
A review of Bear Writer, a markdown-based note-taking application from Shiny Frog. It supports tags and has multiple import and export options.
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Adding Exchange aliases on iOS 11+
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.
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Reconfiguring Jekyll processes for iOS
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.
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Apple iPad Pro 12.9 Inch - unboxing and first impressions
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.
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Apple WWDC 2018 summary
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.
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OmniFocus review
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.
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Dark Sky Weather review
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.
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How I use Jekyll on both macOS and iOS
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.
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Coda review - nearly the perfect code editor
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.
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Apple's Reminders app needs two features
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.
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Panic to release Coda replacement
Panic have announced that they intend to replace Coda, their web development software, with something entirely new.
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What I’d like to see in iOS 13 (or 14 or 15) for the iPad
What I would like to see in iOS 13 for the iPad. Mouse support, filesystem access and xCode, essentially.
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Apple’s 2019 WWDC — iPadOS, Apple ID and macOS Catalina
Apple's June 2019 WWDC unveiled a mouthwatering array of enhancements to its operating systems. I review some of my favourite features here.
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Moving to an iPhone 11 from an older iPhone (an iPhone 6 in my case)
My experiences transferring from a plain iPhone 6 to a standard iPhone 11.
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Apple’s asynchronous iOS/iPadOS 13 and macOS Catalina release schedule
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.
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Apple Reminders on iOS 13, iPadOS 13 and macOS Catalina — much improved
A review of Apple’s Reminders app under macOS Catalina, iPadOS 13 and iOS 13. It’s now a genuinely useful GTD app.
A review of Bear Writer, a markdown-based note-taking application from Shiny Frog. It supports tags and has multiple import and export options.