iPhone/iPad – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Apple is not your friend

2021-04-24 | Reading time: 1 minute

I like Apple, but I don't trust it. Some of the behavior of the iOS serves Apple much more than their users.

Image: Meme.
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A quieter iPad Home Screen

2021-01-17 | Reading time: 4 minutes

Unfortunately, iOS does not allow you to customize your device as you'd like. Fortunately, the Shortcuts app can be used to create custom icons for any application. Which in turn allows you to make the home screen less ... visually noisy.
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A Notability-based Digital Bullet Journal on a Tablet — Best of Both Worlds?

2021-01-06 | Reading time: 14 minutes

If you like to use a bullet journal, but do not like the disadvantages of paper — why not use a tablet and keep a digital handwritten journal. Essentially the best of both worlds. (An idea in progress.)
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Selective iOS Calendar Widget

2021-01-06 | Reading time: 1 minute

You can configure which calendars you see in the iOS up next widget, for example, if you have duplicate calendars on different platforms to increase resilience and want to see each appointment only once.
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Storing an Apple Pencil

2020-11-23 | Reading time: 1 minute

I found it hard to story my Apple Pencil ... but Velcro solved this very well.
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Your Private Virtual Museum

2020-11-20 | Reading time: 3 minutes

How about a virtual museum with art you like. It's pretty easy to do.
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iPad 5 mini — Ideal reading and note taking everywhere device

2020-11-20 | Reading time: 2 minutes

I tried out an iPad 5 mini, and waow, that tablet has just the right size factor. Finding a case is hell, though.
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Evaluating Human-Computer-Interactions when Using Multiple Devices

2020-10-25 | Reading time: 2 minutes

A comment on what you can do if you have to evaluate an interface when the user has to interact with multiple mobile devices at the same time.
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Notability iPad Battery Drainage

2020-08-24 | Reading time: 1 minute

It pays to keep an eye on battery usage — here regarding Notabilty.
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Reading Books with Notability and GoodReader

2020-07-25 | Reading time: 1 minute

Recently switched to Notability for Note-Taking on the iPad. It works very well for making notes when reading books as well.
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