Wes Hilliard is an Assistant Editor for Apple Insider and the Co-host of the Apple Insider Podcast. Wes began his journey of using the iPad as his primary computer in 2019 and spent two years exclusively relying on the iPad. He gave the 14” M1 MacBook Pro a try but found it to be overkill, opting to return to the iPad as his primary computer. In this episode, we delve into that journey, exploring the accessories he uses with the iPad and the apps he relies on for his work at Apple Insider. We also extensively discuss his experiments with game streaming using Camo on the iPad. Wes is also a fan of the iPad mini, and discuss what role that iPad has alongside the iPad Pro.

This episode is sponsored by Glisten. Glisten is the "Good Listen" podcast app for Language Learners. It's all you need to immerse yourself in a language, on the path to becoming fluent. Learn more at www.glisten.ist. Download Glisten now for iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch.

Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. 

Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts!

Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at [email protected].

Links:

Wes’s Bio: https://appleinsider.com/editor/wesley+hilliard

Apple Insider Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/appleinsider-podcast/id963144241

Apple Insider Inside: https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-16

Asus Capture Card: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096PPYZXV

Nintendo Switch Dock Mini: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B76QTCVQ

Logitech Headset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PDFBJZD

Kuxiu iPad Stand Review: https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/10/29/kuxiu-x36-ipad-foldable-magnetic-stand-review-a-must-have-ipad-desk-accessory

Chapter Markers:

00:00:00: Opening

00:01:29: Support the Podcast

00:02:19: Wes Hilliard

00:13:31: Current iPad Pro Setup

00:23:34: Future iPads

00:24:13: Tasks for the iPad Pro

00:30:50: The Wiki

00:34:07: Big Stories?

00:36:12: Your Time with the Mac

00:49:32: Sponsor - Glisten

00:51:38: Game Streaming

01:15:08: What would we change about iPad?

01:20:37: Apple Vision Pro

01:27:26: What industry should Apple disrupt next?

01:31:13: Where can people follow you online?

01:36:02: Closing

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Matt Birchler is a UI/UX designer at NMI and makes videos over on A Better Computer. Learn more about Matt at www.birchtree.me. Matt joins the podcast once again for our annual non-iPad episode this year diving into a retrospective on the Apple Watch. 

This episode of iPad Pros is sponsored by Glisten. Glisten is the "Good Listen" podcast app for Language Learners. It's all you need to immerse yourself in a language, on the path to becoming fluent. Learn more at www.glisten.ist. Download Glisten now for iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch. 

Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. 

Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia!

Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at [email protected].

Live Video Recording: 

https://youtube.com/live/mlrdAOoQxJk

Links:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/glisten-language-podcasts/id6447008785

https://birchtree.me

https://youtube.com/@abettercomputer

https://birchtree.me/blog/watchos-3-the-birchtree-review/

https://birchtree.me/blog/watchos-4-review/

https://birchtree.me/blog/watchos-5-review/

https://birchtree.me/blog/watchos-6-the-birchtree-review/

https://birchtree.me/blog/watchos-7-the-birchtree-review/

https://birchtree.me/blog/watchos-8-the-a-better-computer-review/

Chapter Markers:

00:00:00: Opening

00:01:14: Support the Podcast

00:01:38: Matt Birchler

00:05:35: The Original

00:18:47: Series 1 and 2

00:22:44: Series 3

00:26:51: Series 4

00:33:22: Series 5

00:38:00: Sponsor - Glisten

00:39:37: Series 6

00:46:24: SE (First Generation)

00:47:18: Series 7

00:56:36: Series 8/Ultra 1/SE 2

01:06:56: Series 9 and Ultra 2

01:13:47: Final Thoughts

01:17:59: Where can people find you online?

01:18:24: Closing

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Ken Case is the CEO of the Omni Group; the creators of OmniFocus, OmniOutliner, OmniGraffle, and OmniPlan. In this episode we dive deep into OmniFocus 4 that launched on December 13th, 2023. This episode is a two-part episode opening with an interview recorded in July of 2021 when the public beta of OmniFocus 4 was released. The second part of the episode was recorded after the launch of OmniFocus 4. 

Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. 

Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia!

Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at [email protected].

Links:

https://www.omnigroup.com/blog/introducing-omnifocus-4

https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/

https://people.omnigroup.com/kc/

https://omni-automation.com/

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/omnifocus-4/id1542143627

Chapter Markers:

00:00:00: Opening

00:01:26: Support the Podcast

00:01:53: Ken Case - July 2021

00:02:45: The iPad in 2021

00:04:09: Apple Pencil

00:04:55: Universal Control

00:05:33: OmniFocus Plugins

00:07:09: OmniFocus 4

00:11:20: SwiftUI

00:16:31: Apple Watch

00:17:42: Swift Playgrounds

00:19:23: Mac Only Features Now On iPad

00:21:56: Focus

00:26:19: Integration With Focus For iOS 15?

00:28:55: Widgets

00:31:06: Perspectives

00:31:52: Outlining 

00:34:05: Exporting and printing

00:35:17: Inspector panels

00:38:50: Full keyboard navigation

00:42:43: Any Other iPadOS 15 Features?

00:43:01: Shortcuts 

00:48:00: The Little Things

00:50:58: Drag and drop

00:53:27: Review Mode

00:54:16: Anything else?

00:55:57: M1 Macs

00:56:34: Ken Case - December 2023

00:57:37: Inspector Panels

00:59:25: iPad Keyboard Menu

01:01:15: Drag and Drop

01:02:56: Big takeaways from the beta

01:04:19: Shared Database

01:08:09: How do you personally use OmniFocus?

01:09:17: Changes from beta 1?

01:11:51: Favorite OmniFocus 4 Features?

01:14:24: OmniFocus Links

01:15:09: New OS Features

01:16:57: External Displays

01:18:51: The Apple Watch

01:25:03: OmniFocus Pro

01:30:05: Getting Started with OmniFocus

01:32:21: A single purchase

01:35:27: visionOS

01:37:18: Moving other apps to SwiftUI

01:38:54: Anything else?

01:40:22: Where Can People Find More Information?

01:41:16: Closing

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Procreate announced earlier this year that they are releasing a new iPad animation app called Procreate Dreams. Well that app is now here and we are joined by John Voorhees from MacStories.net to dive into this brand new app. John had early access to the app and did a great write up on MacStories about his experiences with the app so far. Procreate Dreams is out now and available as a one time purchase for $20. 

Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. 

Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia!

Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at [email protected].

Links:

https://threads.net/@johnvoorhees

https://mastodon.macstories.net/@johnvoorhees

https://www.macstories.net/stories/procreate-dreams-first-impressions/

https://procreate.com/dreams

Chapter Markers:

00:00:00: Opening

00:01:12: Support the Podcast

00:01:35: John Voorhees

00:08:58: The state of iPad

00:13:24: Procreate

00:15:47: Tidbits from your briefing

00:17:55: Other animation apps

00:18:17: Looom

00:18:39: Adobe Fresco

00:19:28: Stop Motion

00:19:46: Stop Animation Studio

00:20:12: Importing Procreate Drawings?

00:21:22: How much of Procreate is in Dreams?

00:23:04: Who is this app for?

00:27:31: Scenes

00:29:02: How to animate a dog

00:33:42: Real world assets

00:34:49: Starting from a video?

00:36:31: 12FPS vs 120FPS

00:37:56: Blend modes

00:38:50: Masking

00:39:25: Drawing outside the frame

00:42:08: Asset Library

00:43:06: Mixing in the real world

00:47:04: Apple Pencil

00:48:13: Lip Sync?

00:49:41: Procreate Keyboards?

00:51:13: Exporting

00:51:52: visionOS

00:54:03: Anything else?

00:58:28: Where can people find you online?

00:59:24: Closing

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Rob Copeland worked at Microsoft for almost 23 years as an Engineering Manager Executive. He worked on the developer tools from Microsoft including Visual Basic and Visual Studio; he then shifted to working on tablet first features for Windows including the tablet PCs back in 2006 and Windows 8. Rob has used the iPad since it was first released in 2010. It is from this very interesting background that we have this discussion about computing and how he uses the iPad as his primary computer. 

This episode of iPad Pros is sponsored by Agenda, the award winning app that seamlessly integrates calendar events into your note taking. Learn more at www.agenda.com. Agenda 18 is now available as a free download for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS.

Bonus content and early episodes of both iPad Pros and Vision Pros with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. 

Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia!

Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at [email protected].

Links:

Rob’s Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@coperob

Words from Rob: https://wordsfromrob.com

Rob’s Tech Talk: https://robstechtalk.com

Spencerian Cursive Copybook Set and Theory Books: https://www.amazon.com/dp/088062096X

Chapter Markers:

00:00:00: Opening

00:01:36: Support the Podcast

00:02:11: Rob Copeland

00:07:21: Apple Pencil

00:09:43: Rob’s Time at Microsoft

00:15:05: Favorite iPads

00:17:14: Your first computers

00:22:25: The Future of Computing

00:29:17: 11 vs 12.9

00:32:19: What can't you do on iPad?

00:36:12: Learning to Code

00:39:39: Sponsor: Agenda

00:42:08: Writing on iPad

00:48:53: Journaling

00:55:06: Spencerian Handwriting Books

00:58:00: Apple's Journal app

01:00:25: Reading

01:03:14: Email

01:05:28: Task Management

01:07:15: Web Browsing

01:09:44: Researching

01:12:06: Finance and Expense Tracking

01:15:58: Photo and Video Editing

01:22:15: Music

01:26:41: Anything else?

01:27:12: General online talk about iPad

01:32:59: Versatility

01:36:24: Where can people follow you online?

01:36:58: Closing

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David Sparks is the co-host of Mac Power Users, Focused, and the Automators Podcast. He was on episodes 99 and 126 of this podcast. David is back on to discuss his latest Field Guide for Obsidian. Obsidian can be a scary app for some and in this episode I hope we can make it a bit more approachable.

This episode of iPad Pros is sponsored by Agenda, the award winning app that seamlessly integrates calendar events into your note taking. Learn more at www.agenda.com. Agenda 18 is now available as a free download for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS.

Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. 

Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia!

Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at [email protected].

Links:

https://www.macsparky.com

https://learn.macsparky.com/p/obsidianfg?affcode=256645_gesqorso

https://obsidian.md

Chapter Markers:

00:00:00: Opening

00:01:16: Support the Podcast

00:01:54: David Sparks

00:02:56: DEVONthink vs Obsidian

00:06:14: What is Obsidian?

00:08:42: Multiple Windows?

00:09:50: Plugins

00:11:40: Why Obsidian?

00:14:06: Everything apps

00:15:50: Personal Operating System and other uses

00:17:40: Tasks in Obsidian?

00:19:44: Text

00:20:54: Organizing your files

00:24:10: Business Model

00:26:33: Custom UIs

00:28:40: Linking to files

00:29:17: Vaults

00:30:14: Sponsor - Agenda

00:31:42: Bookmarks

00:34:34: Plugins

00:36:42: Core Plugins

00:37:53: Templates

00:38:56: Podcast Show Notes

00:40:34: iPad Version

00:42:30: Auto Linking?

00:43:08: Graph View

00:44:38: visionOS?

00:45:07: Automation

00:48:15: Inbox

00:48:58: Apple Notes Import Tool

00:50:23: Canvas

00:51:20: Writing a book?

00:52:33: Blog Posts

00:52:57: Core apps

00:56:33: What did you learn creating the FG?

00:57:36: Favorite Plus Guide Interviews?

00:58:46: Anything else?

00:59:25: Discount Code - "FOT"

00:59:56: Closing

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A new category of iPad apps now exist with the release of iPadOS 17. The developers of Halide created a new app called Orion that lets you use your iPad as a screen for your Nintendo Switch, PS5, and other gaming consoles. This is an especially fun app with some delightful UI created around this concept of the Orion Operating System. 

The other huge release in this category is Camo Studio for iPad by Reincubate. This app brings a full Twitch and YouTube streaming solution to the iPad. 

In this episode is an interview with Eden Liu from Reincubate about Camo Studio for iPad. We dive into all of the features in the app currently and touch on some of the things that may be coming in a future update. 

This episode of iPad Pros is sponsored by Agenda, the award winning app that seamlessly integrates calendar events into your note taking. Learn more at www.agenda.com. Agenda 18 is now available as a free download for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS.

Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. 

Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia!

Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at [email protected].

Links:

https://reincubate.com/camo/

https://www.switcherstudio.com

https://streamelements.com

https://www.elgato.com/us/en/p/game-capture-hd60-x

Chapter Markers:

00:00:00: Opening

00:02:28: Support the Podcast

00:03:13: Eden Liu

00:05:21: The origins of Camo

00:07:22: The iPad version

00:08:29: How do you use iPad?

00:12:19: Elevator Pitch for Camo Studio

00:13:17: What did iPadOS 17 add?

00:15:55: Multiple video sources?

00:19:33: Doing a video podcast from iPad?

00:21:47: Switcher Studio and Remote Guests

00:25:29: Multiple Audio Tracks?

00:30:22: Twitch and YouTube Streaming

00:33:25: Web Overlays

00:34:17: Stream Elements

00:38:36: Stream Panels

00:39:55: Sponsor - Agenda

00:43:04: Capture Cards

00:48:23: Save video locally

00:51:05: Using the iPhone with the iPad?

00:53:30: Other uses of Camo Studio

00:57:22: USB-C iPad Required?

00:59:50: Apple Pencil

01:01:52: Adding media to your stream

01:03:45: Camo Scenes

01:07:13: Keyboard Shortcuts

01:09:43: Streaming your iPad's Screen

01:11:48: Camera Effects

01:14:48: Auto Framing

01:16:09: Remove

01:16:36: Spotlight and Lighting

01:19:35: The Mac Version

01:22:29: Free forever?

01:23:18: Where can people learn more?

01:28:32: Closing

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Canis Lupus is the developer of Ferrite Recording Studio and is introducing a brand new app entitled Transcriptionist. 

Canis was on episodes 34 and 160 of this show to discuss Ferrite Recording Studio. In this episode we are diving deep into Transcriptionist; an on device transcription app that directly integrates with Ferrite. This is an app that really puts the power of the M1 and M2 iPad Pros to use and creates some truly great looking and very accurate transcripts.

This episode of iPad Pros is sponsored by Agenda, the award winning app that seamlessly integrates calendar events into your note taking. Learn more at www.agenda.com. Agenda 18 is now available as a free download for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS.

Early access of iPad Pros and Vision Pros with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Early access is also available on Apple Podcasts by subscribing. 

Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at [email protected].

Links:

https://www.wooji-juice.com/products/transcriptionist/

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/transcriptionist/id644705940

https://indieapps.space/@wooji

Chapter Markers:

00:00:00: Opening

00:01:36: Agenda

00:02:11: Vision Pros

00:02:42: Canis Lupus

00:04:03: iPadOS 17

00:05:30: Transcriptionist

00:06:18: Where did the idea come from?

00:14:11: Use Cases of the App

00:17:59: Editing Podcasts via Transcriptions?

00:22:43: Video Export

00:23:43: Neural Engine

00:24:51: Fast Transcripts vs. Slower Ones

00:27:32: What resources are being used to transcribe?

00:30:03: Swapping RAM

00:32:50: Each person on their own track

00:35:26: Sponsor: Agenda

00:38:30: Fixing typos

00:41:32: Custom words?

00:44:55: Chapter Markers

00:47:05: Video

00:48:47: Beautiful Transcripts

00:55:44: HTML Audio Player?

00:57:38: Transcript Metadata

00:59:16: Best Practices for Sharing Transcripts?

01:00:50: AI Brains

01:04:43: Look Ahead

01:08:11: Neural Engine Cutoff?

01:10:22: Other languages

01:11:36: Updates to the brains?

01:13:04: On the Mac

01:15:02: Exporting from Ferrite

01:16:53: How is the Mac app different?

01:22:13: Ferrite on Mac?

01:24:04: visionOS

01:30:07: Foreign Language Transcriptions

01:30:35: Anything else?

01:32:07: Wooji Juice

01:32:40: Mastodon

01:34:14: Closing

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Matthew Cassinelli is back for our 6th annual catchup on what’s new with Shortcuts! Shortcuts 7 is now available for iPadOS 17, iOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma! If you want to listen to our past episodes; check out episodes 41, 42, 58, 90, 91, 122, 149, and 151.

Check out Matthew Cassinelli’s new membership at www.matthewcassinelli.com/membership

This episode of iPad Pros is sponsored by Agenda, the award winning app that seamlessly integrates calendar events into your note taking. Learn more at www.agenda.com. Agenda 18 is now available as a free download for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS.

Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. 

Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia!

Show notes and the transcript are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at [email protected].

Chapter Markers:

00:00:00: Opening

00:01:33: Agenda

00:02:02: Matthew Cassinelli

00:04:52: Your iPad Life

00:08:50: Final Cut Pro

00:09:51: iPadOS 17

00:13:41: Anything else in the iPad world?

00:17:37: Your coverage of Shortcuts

00:19:44: Updates to Shortcuts since we last spoke

00:29:08: Shortcuts 7

00:37:30: Camera Actions

00:40:15: NFC Actions

00:43:12: External Display actions

00:48:45: True Automations

00:53:04: Sponsor - Agenda

00:54:22: Books Actions

00:56:46: Stopwatch actions

01:01:50: Shortcuts Widget on the Watch

01:08:56: Scan Documents action

01:10:42: Fitness actions

01:11:33: Freeform actions

01:12:39: Mail actions

01:14:51: Photos actions

01:17:07: Cellular Data actions

01:21:03: Printing actions

01:22:24: Select Person action

01:23:32: Passwords action

01:25:47: Tips actions

01:27:03: Time Machine action

01:31:14: Apple Vision Pro - Shortcuts

01:34:50: Wallpaper action

01:37:38: Improved Wait action

01:38:50: App Intents

01:41:26: watchOS

01:42:57: Final Thoughts

01:47:14: Where can people find your work?

01:48:32: Closing

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In this episode we are joined once again by Matt Birchler of a Better Computer. You can find that along with his other work at www.Birchtree.me. In this episode we will be diving into all of the things announced at Apple’s September 2023 event dubbed by Apple, Wonderlust. 

This episode of iPad Pros is sponsored by Agenda, the award winning app that seamlessly integrates calendar events into your note taking. Learn more at www.agenda.com. Agenda 18 is now available as a free download for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS. 

Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. 

Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia!

Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at [email protected].

Links:

www.birchtree.me

www.youtube.com/@abettercomputer

Chapter Markers:

00:00:00: Opening

00:00:57: Agenda

00:01:19: Patreon and Apple Podcasts

00:01:36: Vision Pros - Ken Case

00:02:08: Matt Birchler

00:03:10: Updates

00:04:23: Saving Lives

00:06:59: Apple Watch

00:12:57: The Environment 

00:16:35: New Bands

00:20:20: Cycle Tracking and HomePod

00:21:19: Ultra 2

00:26:38: Sponsor: Agenda

00:28:44: iPhone 15

00:38:51: USB-C

00:48:36: iPhone 15 Pro

00:52:31: Action Button

00:54:29: A17 Pro and Gaming

01:01:01: USB 3

01:04:25: Reduced Lens Flare

01:05:07: 7 Focal Lengths 

01:06:47: Tetriprism Design

01:09:06: Spatial Video Capture

01:15:49: WiFi 6E and Thread

01:17:51: iCloud Storage

01:21:46: OS Launch Dates

01:23:07: Closing Thoughts

01:26:44: Birchtree.me

01:27:37: Closing

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