The “starting lineup” for softwareIn this post I’ll start with my basic “productivity” set of software tools. Those that allow me to communicate/collaborate with those I need to. In a following post I’ll outline the specific software I plan on using for my Digital Technologies classes next year. So - this post focuses on some of the built in tools that Apple provides via iPadOS, plus some of the tools that I have used for the past few years and that have stood the test of time.
2. The FILES app in iPadOS. Now this is great - it finally starts to look like the filing system you are used to from your laptop. In fact, now that iPadOS lets you plug in USB drives and recognises your cloud accounts, shuffling files between accounts and flash drives is far easier than it was. If there is one glitch for me that needs a resolution, its that the connection to Google Drive is a bit flaky, often the screen redraws itself with “content unavailable” and you have to hit ‘retry” to get back connected. ICloud Drive nd OneDrive seem to behave, as does DropBox. However, having 200GB of files in Google Drive is a reason that I want a fix to this. 3. Notability. I love this app. I have used it for years and has become by default note taking tool at meetings, conferences, in class. It has so much going for it that I’ll provide a review of how I use this app at a later stage. The latest version is just better than the previous excellent ones. Connection to various online systems, syncing via iCloud between your Apple devices - so I can get the same files on the Mac (because there is a Mac version of Notability) [Not that I want to - I’m getting rid of my Mac right?] Anyway - I have 2 iPads and an iPhone - and having access to all my notes everywhere on each device is awesome 4. General Productivity. Despite my preference for apps, people still send me lots of Microsoft Office files - and as a school we have a license for MS apps -so I have Word, Excel, OneDrive, OneNote, PowerPoint, Teams etc installed. Other than OneNote, I don’t tend to use them myself other than to open what others send me. 5. OneNote. The one Microsoft product I love using. So flexible and powerful. I use it as a shared OneNote Class Notebook with one of my senior classes as a content repository where we basically build our own text book over the course of a two year programme at Years 12 and 13. 6. Scanner Pro. This is my digital photocopier. It can scan pretty much anything, provides OCR capability and more. 7. iBooks. I use this for reading books. I have a library of IT related books in here - from all sorts of places. I also tend to buy electronic versions of books rather than traditional books - not that they are necessarily easier to read, but that they don’t take space in my bag or on a plane. I’m already carrying my iPad so might as read. 8. Newsify. This is my RSS/feed reader. Have used it for a few years now. Simple but works for me. 9. Dashlane. My password manager. Have been using Dashlane for 3 years now. It costs about $40 per year for the pro version, and I don’t use it as well as I probably should, but it syncs between my iPads, iPhone (and Mac) and saves time. Now that my new iPad Pro has FaceID it is far better than having Touch ID.
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