December 2010
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iPad workflow troubles
On a recent three-day business trip for the WOMMA Summit, I left my MacBook Pro at home and tested the iPad as my primary electronic device. The verdict: decidedly mixed.
Among my frustrations:
Certain e-mail attachments wouldn’t come through, even though they downloaded just fine on my smaller-capacity iPhone.
There was no way to “save” a 5-minute video that my co-worker...
August 2010
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July 2010
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Adapting to touch-screen typing
The realization hit me over the weekend: After two-plus months with the iPad, I can almost type as fast on its touch screen as I can on a traditional keyboard. Almost.
I bought the Apple Wireless Keyboard in early June out of frustration and impatience with my high error rate when typing directly onto the screen. But with more practice entering URLs, writing short blog comments, and updating...
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Use NewsRack to keep up with your RSS feeds
(Click to see image in full size on my Flickr page)
My RSS reader of choice on the iPad is NewsRack. It’s the app I start most of my mornings with.
Highlights of NewsRack
You can sync the app with your Google Reader account, so there’s no need to recreate your folder/feeds structure as you’re getting started with the app.
Any item you Star or Share for Google Reader passes...
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Flickpad for the iPad: Looking good!
Following a recommendation from Jake McKee, I downloaded the Flickpad iPad app last night and have been giving it a test drive.
Gotta say this: It’s gorgeous!
How Flickpad works
The app displays the latest photos from your Facebook friends, meaning you have to authorize the app to access data from your Facebook account.
To remove a photo from your view, click and “flick”...
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Jake McKee's list 'must-have' iPad apps
Jake McKee has published a list of the iPad apps he “can’t do without.”
Several of Jake’s recommendations are new to me and will get downloaded and tested in short order! Here are two that sound particularly intriguing:
Flickpad - “flick” through the latest photos of your Facebook friends
Photo Transfer - Move photos from your iPad (or iPhone) without having...
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Using the Camera Connection Kit
I don’t yet have the Camera Connection Kit for the iPad, but I’m itching to pick one up soon.
Peter Friedman, the CEO of LiveWorld (my employer) recently showed me how easy it is to use the Kit connector (either through a USB cable or with the camera’s SD card) to transfer photos onto the iPad.
Want a demo? Check out this “unboxing” video from Dan York.
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Beautiful news photos with the Eyewitness app
One of my favorite iPad apps is Eyewitness, published by the Guardian in the UK.
Each day, Eyewitness features one new and stunning photo from somewhere in the world, including a “pro tip” that describes how the shot was conceived or composed.
The app is free—at least for now—thanks to the Guardian’s partnership with Canon.
Hat tip to Alex Jones for first...
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Blog launch
I’ve had an iPad for nearly two months now, and while it hasn’t necessarily changed my life, it is becoming an increasingly important device in my productivity toolkit.
Among the highlights:
I use the NewsRack app (it syncs with Google Reader) to keep up with 145 RSS feeds.
I check in with Twittelator to read and respond to tweets.
I have a Dropbox account allowing me easily...
May 2010
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Len Edgerly's impressions on the iPad
PODCAST. This is the second of my two-part interview with Len Edgerly about the iPad. We recorded this conversation just a few days before he bought the device.
Download | Click to play
[Originally posted on BryanPerson.com]