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Creating iPad Albums With Lightroom →
I use Lightroom to exclusively managed all of my photographs and the only reason to ever launch iPhoto is to import albums that I sync onto the iPad or iPhone. It’s a process I’m not too fond in replicating and one that I now do less of thanks to a neat preset by Matt Kloskowski.
Carry with you any album on your iPad by exporting it directly from Lightroom. It’s a huge timesaver especially if that particular album has more than 75 photos that you would normally have to first export from Lightroom and then import back into iPhoto if you used the traditional method.
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Dodocase + iPad vs Moleskine →
We admire Apple products so much that we devote extra effort in finding the perfect accessories to compliment and highlight their gadgets and when it comes to the iPad, there’s no shortage of cases or sleeves to choose from. It really comes down to how any of them will identify to how you plan to use the device.
I personally love Moleskine journals. Whether I put them all to use is another question but I appreciate both the attractiveness of the design, the quality of the construction and the portability factor and when I saw that there was a case that transferred those same aspects onto the iPad, my interest level peaked higher.
It’s called the DODOcase and it’s already been talked about extensively around the web but this has been the first video I’ve seen where it’s been paired up with a Moleskine to display how well they flatter each other. I like how Joe Hewitt embraced the same technique of always having a pen on his Moleskine with always having a stylus for his iPad.
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I’m back to my jailbreaking habits but this time with the iPad and once again for the sole purpose of circumventing the App Store a bit to install popular apps and games for free before committing to buying them.
iPad apps are higher in price and I have no qualms in paying $4.99 or $9.99 for one especially if it undergoes tremendous use but I want to guarantee the loyalty in using it will exist based on how much I like the app and not on how I guilt I may feel for paying for something I don’t use.
First one up has been Glasshouse’s The Early Edition. Perhaps I’m being too simplistic in saying that I love it. I absolutely enjoy the experience of having all my favorite news sources presented so attractively and in that familiar-looking newspaper format we’re all accustom to.
I don’t see the app completely replacing the relationship I’ve established with NetNewsWire on all platforms to manage my feeds but the exposure to something different has certainly been noted and so has the charm in seeing how articles from Shawn Blanc looks like on the front page upon launching the app.
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iPad Apps That Don't Suck →
The tagline for this website says it all: Only the world’s best iPad apps. No bullshit. Needless to say there are mediocre ones out there. So far, I’ve given a nodding approval to every single one they’ve listed.
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Should I get an iPad? →
Any of my friends would attest to me being the techie of the bunch and since purchasing the iPad for my wife, a few have asked my opinion on the device and if they should get one. As much as I enjoy it, I don’t necessarily think everyone needs one but its certainly fulfilled a purpose for my wife specifically.
Her interest in computers is limited to web surfing, occasional email, a sprinkle of Facebooking, book reading and some heavy movie watching while lounging at home. Lets just say she’s hasn’t asked at all for some time on the Macbook Pro as much as she use to ever since she’s had the iPad. She’s content.
Brian Lam’s review of the iPad has been the most enjoyable thus far and there’s a portion where he’s asked the same question by friends and I love the small interaction that takes place on whether a friend should get one or not -
“Should I get an iPad?” asks a friend.
“That depends,” I say, “It doesn’t do anything you can’t do with you phone or laptop, and it’s not really great at work or outside the home.”
“So I shouldn’t? Should I get something else?” she asks.
I interrupt, “But there is nothing else quite like it. And it does a few things, in a few places, better than anything.”
Continuing, I say, “Tell you what—Before even thinking about buying one, go poke around iTunes, and find some apps you might like. Figure out where you’ll use this thing in your daily life, and what you’ll do with it. It’s different for everyone. And try it. Then you’ll know.”
Simple great advice.
