November 1, 2021

Using an iPad Pro with Scrivener for NaNoWriMo 2021

November is known for many things including NaNoWriMo. This year, I actually have a story idea I want to pursue, so I’ve decide to play along using a two pronged attack, the Mac Pro and the iPad Pro.The main work will be done on the Mac, using the following tools: Scrivener for writing DevonThink Office Pro for research TaskPaper for outlining, tracking and task management For the iPad Pro 12.9, I’m going with the following: Scrivener for iOS DevonThink ToGo (synched with the Mac) Story Planner (May not be needed Although I’ve used Scrivener on the Mac for 5 years, I’ve never tried it for the iPad. I’m going the cheap route and using a standard Bluetooth keyboard and a simple stand. The Magic Keyboard would be a festive touch, but who has that kind of money? The iPad Pro will be my laptop and give me a chance to step away and really focus when I need to hit […]

October 29, 2021

⌘ The power of the Yoink

I’ve seen Yoink mentioned as an efficiency tool with lots of praise, but never quite understood the usage. I use a two pane file manager, so the concept went over my head. I tried Dropzone, but it never quite stuck. I put what in here? Then Yoink appeared on the front page of the App Store and for $5, I figured I should have another look. Plus, the demo was different than expected. It wasn’t until I was in DevonThink Office Pro that its power became apparent. I wanted to organize my notes, and while dragging, the Yoink container appeared. I needed to move notes from several different folders in a different database. It then hit me. I could drop all the files into Yoink, move to where I wanted, then drag them out at the destination. I wouldn’t have to keep going back to the source to get more files. “How cool is that?!” Yoink isn’t just for files. […]

October 26, 2021

🖼 Some fun with Picture Collage Maker from PearlMountain

Since I wrote about CollageIt, it’s worthwhile mentioning it’s bigger brother, Picture Collage Maker. They both come from PearlMountain so the feature set is similar and familiar. Picture Collage Maker has more templates such as Social Media, Disc Cover, Calendar, Greeting Card and others. It also features more backgrounds, adding “pages”, and a bit more in the way of page layout. It does fall much more inline with scrapbooking. Picture Collage Maker can perform all the functions of CollageIt, but not the other way around. Not that CollageIt is scaled down, it feels more Web driven, whereas Picture Collage Maker feels more print centric with some nice Web additions. If you want more templates, stickers, shapes and masks, Picture Collage Maker is the way to go. Still, it’s easy to use and can just as easily make a Before/After web image when you need it. Picture Collage Maker

October 22, 2021

💻 Do you need the MacBook Pro M1 Max?

It’s quite a bit of irony. The iPad mini is said to be too slow. Now the M1 Max is said to be too fast. Naysayers, make up your mind. Pick a trite complaint and stick with it. For the rest of us, do you need the M1 Max? Need is a strong word, so it might be a justification. It’s easy to get carried with new toys. The new machine is faster. It’s the latest. It does more. The same will be true when new models come out next year and the year after. That’s chasing the dragon. Let me give a quick story. I paid a significant amount for my current Mac Pro, that was already 4 years old when I got it. As I’ve mentioned it has 2 physical processors for 12 cores, 128GB ram, a 1TB SSD, and originally came with a Titan X 12GB video card. It was a robust machine. That seems overkill for […]

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