In the video below you can see how the gmail app allows searching and attaching files stored in Google Drive. There’s no easy way too search the filesystem and attach a file, as we’ve come to expect in a desktop or laptop browser.īy integrating Gmail and Google Drive, you require equivalent functionality. Supporting and searching files on an iPad is somewhat limited. If you’re using another provider, then other apps will suit you better. I should qualify that by saying it’s truly effective when you’re a gmail user. ![]() The combination of these two makes attaching files to emails, along with organization of email painless. Here’s some further information on Agile Bits (the makers of 1Password) approach to security and how 1Password works. Definitely makes security both simple and convenient.īut given the nature of the information being stored, continued vigilance with security is essential. So I can do my banking, and use any other website, without needing to remember a range of passwords. Update since I started writing this post, I’ve learned a lot about iOS 8 and the integration of Safari and 1 Password. However the iPad version comes with a secure browser which handles this. Unlike the desktop, there’s no plugin or extension for the browsers, so I can’t integrate it and have it auto-fill login credentials for me. I use 1Password, where I can store any kind of private information I need, whether that’s credit cards and bank details, remote logins or just notes I want to remain private. But from extensive reading, I’m as reassured as I can be that my approach is the best one. I’m not a security expert, I’ll say that up front. This is another area where you really need to consider security before embarking on using it. Not all apps have this functionality, but it’s increasingly available. Depending on which device I felt like using, I could continue on doing so. So the documents I started writing on my laptop were all synced to my iPad and iPhone. Whilst very, actually extremely, convenient, don’t rush into it blindly. Note: The security implications of using this approach I’ll leave for another day. What’s more, thanks to iCloud, all my content is synced, automatically, across all my devices. The key apps I use on my MacBook Pro are all available for the iPad. The iPad’s application ecosystem is definitely one of its best, most compelling, benefits. So with respect to weight, flexibility, and portability: it’s fantastic! Top marks awarded. I’m used to carrying 13 and 15 inch laptops whilst extremely powerful, they can cause all kinds of spinal issues, if you’re not careful. Stash it in your carry on luggage, take it out when going through security, then stash it away again afterwards.Īs it’s so light, it doesn’t cause any kind of back or neck strain either. ![]() What’s more, it’s a breeze to get through security. It’s very flexible, versatile, and easy to use, literally anywhere. It’s only fair to start with the positives. It’d be better to have started out that way, like the full, wired, Apple keyboard I have used up till now. This might sound a bit strange, but the more I used the keyboard, the better it’s become. What’s more, whilst the external keyboard started out feeling a bit cheap, the more I’ve worked with it, the better it’s become - and I give my gear a beating. So having a physical keyboard helped overcome that limitation. There’s no way that I could have typed all the information I did with the on-screen keyboard. Whilst a bit sluggish (I have an iPad 2 running iOS 8), the iPad performed admirably. Whilst I knew that I couldn’t develop PHP Code on an IPad, I expected that I could at least use the various apps to do research and write up the tech articles, and submit it to clients, almost as normal, when I have access to my office.įor the most part I did Ok. ![]() The experiment was pretty simple: “ Can I successfully create tech content whilst on the road, with nothing more than these two tools?”īefore I get in to it in too much detail, I should say that I stocked up the iPad with as many apps as seemed appropriate. Over the course of my 4 week holiday in Australia I decided to conduct an experiment: Can I successfully create tech content whilst on the road, with nothing more than an iPad and an Apple bluetooth keyboard? Here’s the results of the experiment.Īs I sit here, en-route to Singapore from Brisbane, with nothing more than an iPad and an Apple bluetooth keyboard, I decided to write up the results of an experiment which I conducted over the course of my 4 week holiday in Australia.
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