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IPad Mini down to $400 at Amazon, Costco, Target
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May 2, 2022 06:01
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I wouldn’t call it a laptop replacement exactly but my 12.9” pro almost immediately became my main computer.
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May 2, 2022 06:37
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Bobstar posted:Thanks, that's helpful. I got my gear home (and connected to my wifi), and it started working again, so I guess they got over themselves. But I'll keep that in my pocket for next time. In my case I’ve tracked it down to Cisco’s AnyConnect VPN behaving poorly on macOS with the way that it adds the routes for the tunnel and was able to resolve it by using a different VPN client (openconnect from Homebrew) so maybe something like that will help in your case too.
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May 2, 2022 09:04
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I've had my 11 inch pro for about a week, and I use it way more for browsing and whatever, so timewise its definitely my main computer. I write for a living but also have a terrible attention span so it's been helpful for when I've just needed to focus on a piece of writing to just plug in a usbc keyboard and go for it. But if I'm working on something that needs constant reference to more than one or two other sources, or some kind of hellish spreadsheet, the screen real estate of my desktop will probably come in handy. But if I wanted to go to a cafe and work on some copy I wouldn't think twice about bringing it along with some kind of lil keyboard. There are a lot of weird grabby gestures to flip between apps, but the processor handles it really well and it always feels snappy. Last iPad I had was an iPad 2, and trying to work on it was a huge pain - apps were always getting kicked out of memory. This feels like way more.of a real computer, I hope the os updates keep heading in the right direction. But as others have suggested, I think ultimately you'll know before you buy the thing if it works for your use case in place of a real laptop. It's still a huge iPhone in a lot of ways.
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May 2, 2022 12:05
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shrike82 posted:i'm curious what the workflow is for people who use the pros with the magic keyboard and find it usable as a laptop replacement I don't find it any more big or unwieldy than my old 15" MBP used to be (since it's objectively smaller, not sure about lighter) and if I want more agile use I just take it off the keyboard which is a one hand action that's easy to do.
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May 2, 2022 14:13
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This is not intended as a dig, but I can't imagine a world where an iPad will ever be an adequate computer replacement for someone who considers three monitors the bare minimum.
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May 2, 2022 16:39
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Get 2 more iPads.
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May 2, 2022 16:54
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Now introducing the Apple TriPad Pro. I'd buy it 
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May 2, 2022 17:19
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Just put in some of those magnet connectors around the edges of each iPad so they can be snapped together into as large of an array as you want. When they are snapped together all of them but the first go into external monitor mode.
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May 2, 2022 17:22
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Get 2 more iPads. I'm imagining those people that have tanning reflectors pointed at their head like an eighties sitcom, but they're Wall Street hedge fund guys
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May 2, 2022 21:24
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withak posted:Just put in some of those magnet connectors around the edges of each iPad so they can be snapped together into as large of an array as you want. When they are snapped together all of them but the first go into external monitor mode. How many do you have to attach to form Voltron?
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May 2, 2022 23:44
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Endless Mike posted:This is not intended as a dig, but I can't imagine a world where an iPad will ever be an adequate computer replacement for someone who considers three monitors the bare minimum. To be fair, it has the hardware. Using it as a single replacement monitor is fine, albeit a bit wonky. It certainly needs an output to a 27"+ monitor though for actual desktop tasks
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May 3, 2022 03:21
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the ipad is fine for stuff like web browsing or writing a basic document but i still don't get how a macbook air isn't better once you're actively using the tablet with the magic keyboard the weight distribution is crap and especially for the 12.9", the combined weight is heavier than an MBA
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May 3, 2022 03:25
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shrike82 posted:the ipad is fine for stuff like web browsing or writing a basic document but i still don't get how a macbook air isn't better once you're actively using the tablet with the magic keyboard a macbook air doesn't become a tablet when i want a tablet
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May 3, 2022 03:55
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shrike82 posted:the ipad is fine for stuff like web browsing or writing a basic document but i still don't get how a macbook air isn't better once you're actively using the tablet with the magic keyboard Huh? The weight distribution is fine, the magic keyboard is actually heavier and most of it is in the keyboard base so it’s quite well balanced.
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May 3, 2022 06:53
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what's the best audiobook player for iPad that supports downloaded books? on android I use Smart Audiobook and it's perfecto
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May 4, 2022 00:36
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I don’t get people who consider the iPad a full computer replacement. I have to imagine their workflows are very simplistic and/or completely cloud-based Just working with files and moving them around is a pain on an iPad, and a Mac or Windows PC is so much better for that.
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May 4, 2022 00:44
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I don’t get people who consider the iPad a full computer replacement. I have to imagine their workflows are very simplistic and/or completely cloud-based I can only imagine they have a keyboard case or something because typing more than a sentence or two on a non-tactile keyboard is very annoying for me.
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May 4, 2022 01:58
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GreenBuckanneer posted:what's the best audiobook player for iPad that supports downloaded books? on android I use Smart Audiobook and it's perfecto "BookPlayer" Assuming you have a bunch of MP3s on a computer the easiest way to load them in is through iCloud Drive.
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May 4, 2022 02:01
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~Coxy posted:"BookPlayer" I've been using iCloud more now that I have an iPad and need to get media on there. Apps hook right into it and even create iCloud folders so it's wicked easy on my macOS client to just drag/drop.
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May 4, 2022 02:05
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~Coxy posted:"BookPlayer" I tried that one and the resolution was a third of the screen and zoomed in, it was unusable
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May 4, 2022 02:05
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GreenBuckanneer posted:I tried that one and the resolution was a third of the screen and zoomed in, it was unusable Sorry, I gotta admit that I have never actually tried it on an iPad. I'm surprised the dude hasn't bothered to at least make a low effort native version, too bad.
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May 4, 2022 03:22
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GreenBuckanneer posted:what's the best audiobook player for iPad that supports downloaded books? on android I use Smart Audiobook and it's perfecto I host my own podcast for that now, but before I used Overcast. With the premium subscription you can upload most file types to overcast.fm and just download them as a podcast.
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May 4, 2022 05:51
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I have about 100 PDFs on my IBooks app and I need to back them up on my computer. What is the easiest way to do this? I have a Mac and PC so either is an option.
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May 10, 2022 19:29
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Bottom Liner posted:I have about 100 PDFs on my IBooks app and I need to back them up on my computer. What is the easiest way to do this? I have a Mac and PC so either is an option. The Books app is basically like the Music app but for books. It's designed for things to be added to it but not necessarily for extracting stuff out of it. That said, I did find a rather clunky way. Open up Books on your MacOS client, then the desired PDF. On my computer (hopefully it does this for you), it opened up the PDF in Preview, which then let me export it to wherever I wanted. edit: You also use one of those sketchy 3rd party apps to just go right in and extract stuff from an app. Jose Oquendo fucked around with this message at 20:24 on May 10, 2022 |
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May 10, 2022 20:02
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I'm talking about from the iPad OS Books to computer.
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May 10, 2022 20:31
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Bottom Liner posted:I'm talking about from the iPad OS Books to computer. You'd have to use a 3rd party app. I should have clarified: The method I described earlier assumes you have iCloud sync turned on for the Books app on both your iPad and MacOS client. Once you do that you'll see those PDFs in the Books app on your computer.
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May 10, 2022 20:33
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Jose Oquendo posted:You'd have to use a 3rd party app. An ok. Definitely won’t work then since it’s way more than the free storage you get with iCloud. Might have to batch email them or something.
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May 10, 2022 22:59
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Bottom Liner posted:An ok. Definitely won’t work then since it’s way more than the free storage you get with iCloud. Might have to batch email them or something. I played with it a little more and you can use the share sheet to move them to the files app into a folder under 'On My iPad' which would at least get the files out of the Books app. After that you could setup an SMB share on a computer and then copy the folder there. The only problem I ran into with this is that you can't select a bunch of PDFs and do this. You gotta do them one at a time. From what I can find if you want to do them in one shot you'd have to use one of those 3rd party apps. edit: I apologize for not giving the best info earlier. I was on my MBP at the time and I wrongly thought that the Books app had nearly the same functionality on both platforms. Turns out it doesn't. The macOS Books app definitely limits what you can do with PDF once imported. The iOS/iPad OS version has a bit more flexibility. Jose Oquendo fucked around with this message at 23:55 on May 10, 2022 |
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May 10, 2022 23:38
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Pay the $1 for 50gb of iCloud and don’t deal with the headaches?
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May 11, 2022 02:15
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FCKGW posted:Pay the $1 for 50gb of iCloud and don’t deal with the headaches? Ok, so I get that and sync them then it just syncs to iBooks on the Macbook, but I can’t get them out of iBooks on my Macbook? Is there not a folder somewhere it stores them?
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May 11, 2022 03:03
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Can’t you just drag them outta there?
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May 11, 2022 03:16
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hatty posted:Can’t you just drag them outta there? Going by what Jose said, I don't think so.
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May 11, 2022 03:43
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I was just able to drag an epub out of there and put it on my desktop not sure if other things work or not because I don't store stuff in the books app
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May 11, 2022 03:52
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hatty posted:I was just able to drag an epub out of there and put it on my desktop not sure if other things work or not because I don't store stuff in the books app Yeah that's the secondary problem I'm trying to undo as well. Need to backup this collection of files and then move them to a better app for future. Waiting on icloud sync now then I'll see how it goes on the Mac.
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May 11, 2022 03:55
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hatty posted:I was just able to drag an epub out of there and put it on my desktop not sure if other things work or not because I don't store stuff in the books app Oh wow that does work on macOS. I had no idea. I guess that’s the fastest method. Pay the buck to get the iCloud storage and turn on iBook syncing. Let your books app on macOS sync and then drag/drop.
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May 11, 2022 03:58
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The folder the Books app syncs to is hidden in the Finder, but you can open it from the Terminal. Launch Terminal, type open ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/iCloud~com~apple~iBooks/Documents/ and it should open the folder with your files and you can copy whatever you want from there. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7292866 At least, that's the path that worked for me on MacOS Monterey.
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May 11, 2022 09:09
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Accessibility question: I purchased my older parents an iPad 9th gen 10.2". Their eyesight isn't the greatest these days. Are there any recommended accessibility settings I should turn on for them to make navigation and content viewing easier? They will mostly be surfing the web, reading gmail, watching youtube, and playing solitaire. My experience is all Android and this OS is a bit foreign to me so I appreciate any help!
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May 15, 2022 04:40
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There’s a Zoom option that I think gives them a magnifying glass effect over a portion of the screen. Sounds like that’d be useful.
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May 15, 2022 17:59
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Ramp up the font size in settings -> accessibility -> display & text size. My mom does that with all of her idevices and it seems to help a lot
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