Even if you love typing, it’s better to do it writing instead of filling out forms, fiddling with difficult words to spell, or just repeatedly answering the same questions — but your iPhone can help.
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Kindle versus iPad for readers and writers
Pretending to pitch iPad Pro against Kindle Paperwhite when the truth is that I now like reading on them both.
LINKS
Apple’s iPads: https://www.apple.com/ipad/
Amazon Kindle UK: https://amzn.to/3vXfs6g
Amazon Kindle US: https://amzn.to/3MbpLsU
Writers’ Inessential Apps: Time to Walk
Apple’s “Time to Walk” fitness feature of Apple Watch is good for getting us up off our backsides, but it’s also where writers get to spend time listening to fascinating people. New 58keys:
iPad Dashboard for Writers
Repurpose an old iPad to be a useful wall-mounted kick up the backside to get you writing.
LINKS:
Dockem Koala Tablet Wall Mount on Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3kjiHyq
Dockem Koala Tablet Wall Mount on Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/3ESduqv
UK-only 5m Lightning cable with right-angle connector: https://amzn.to/3kihck0
Capturing Story Ideas part 2
Having got hundreds of story ideas, here’s how to make sure you never lose them. Warning: some assembly required.
58keys: How to capture story ideas part 1: https://youtu.be/GC9PdWtZ5AE
Get Setapp for Mac and help Ukraine
It brings you 230 full Mac apps for a monthly subscription – and Setapp is a company in the Ukraine. Here’s a small way to help good people who make a great product.
LINKS:
Setapp: https://setapp.com
MacBook Pro three(ish) months in
The good, the expensive, and a little bit of bad: three months writing and working on the new 14-inch MacBook Pro.
Three Biscuit Guide to Apple Pages
It’s Apple Pages: The Movie. For the two-year anniversary of 58keys, here’s a complete guide to Apple Pages on the Mac.
LINKS AND INDEX
Apple’s support note about Collaboration: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT206181
Paul Reiser’s Couplehood on Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/35CHjhf
Paul Reiser’s Couplehood on Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/3rj6kGS
Pixelmator Pro: https://www.pixelmator.com/pro/
Plan your Writing 2022
Use your Mac, iPhone, iPad and every writer app going to plan your writing year 2022.
LINKS
AirTable: https://airtable.com
Keyboard Maestro: https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/
Numbers: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/numbers/id361304891
OmniOutliner: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner/
MindNode: https://www.mindnode.com
Writers’ Three Biscuit Guide to MacBook Pro
See for yourself what the new 14-inch MacBook Pro can do for writers – how it’s faster, better even when you’re just typing.