I’ve found Adobe Scan is also great for this clearing clutter idea. I have several giant piles of papers from my kids kindergarten, and 1st grade school years, and the stuff keeps building up daily. You really want to just throw it all away and be done with it. But, I can just scan it all in my iPad. And then throw most of it all away. And keep anything important.
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I’ve found Adobe Scan is also great for this clearing clutter idea. I have several giant piles of papers from my kids kindergarten, and 1st grade school years, and the stuff keeps building up daily. You really want to just throw it all away and be done with it. But, I can just scan it all in my iPad. And then throw most of it all away. And keep anything important.
Oh I like that idea. I've started scanning and storing my toddlers progress reports from daycare but there is just so much stuff that you want to keep but it creates clutter.
I bought into the iPad Pro ecosystem because of the pencil, to be able to review engineering drawings in pdf format and annotate them by hand for QC for work. It took some getting used to doing so but once I found a decent set of applications and an associated workflow for them I’ve come to rely on the iPad and pencil to do my job, so much so that I’ve lost two pencils already and purchased replacements within hours of each loss.
Drawing/painting in Procreate and Comic Draw. I thought I’d use it for note taking too but in the end never really needed hand written notes.
To control the text input cursor thing it’s nicer than fingers, and some apps (eg: GarageBand) have fiddly interfaces where the Pencil’s accuracy can make things a little easier.
If you’re not taking notes or wanting to use the iPad for drawing I wouldn’t bother with the pencil.
To control the text input cursor thing it’s nicer than fingers, and some apps (eg: GarageBand) have fiddly interfaces where the Pencil’s accuracy can make things a little easier.
If you’re not taking notes or wanting to use the iPad for drawing I wouldn’t bother with the pencil.
Another pencil user for photo editing on my 10.5 Pro. Thinking about adding the Mini 5 for out and about photo work. More portable than the Pro.
On the decluttering scanning front: I had to get rid of everything except tax returns (which I was told I had to keep hard copies of as scans did not count here) as I was relocating and didn't really have the resources to keep paperwork too. I had a lot of papers and 'stuff'. I went through it all and shredded duplicates or sensitive things with names and decided what I really needed. Then I went to a 'self-scanning' shop where the staff member kindly took on the responsibility of killing my books by cutting off the spines (I felt terrible and could never do that myself as I was brought of to revere books, but this was an emergency) and then I pressed the button to scan them. Copies were saved to Dropbox, Google drive, another app he recommended and USB stick, so hopefully they will be accessible to me whenever I need them.
I have scans of ring binders from old courses I studied, language textbooks (which theoretically means I can study anytime and anywhere, but isn't proving the case right now) and about 12 years worth of diaries. As I am no Samuel Pepys and no one apart from me would be interested in any of this stuff, saving it electronically is the most practical solution as it takes up no space and there's nothing for people to have to sift through when I'm gone.
Of course scans can be shared and printed if the need arises. I scanned a diary belonging to our late mother and was able to send it to my brother so he can feel the same complicated emotions anytime he wants to read it. People keeping things their children did when they were young will be able to mail them as attachments when they reach milestones and are of an age to appreciate them.
It's actually a lot less cold than I had imagined. I think I've been gently breaking myself into the idea page by page by using Scanner Pro on my phone to keep important papers safe over the last few years and it's invaluable having them at your fingertips to show people.
I have scans of ring binders from old courses I studied, language textbooks (which theoretically means I can study anytime and anywhere, but isn't proving the case right now) and about 12 years worth of diaries. As I am no Samuel Pepys and no one apart from me would be interested in any of this stuff, saving it electronically is the most practical solution as it takes up no space and there's nothing for people to have to sift through when I'm gone.
Of course scans can be shared and printed if the need arises. I scanned a diary belonging to our late mother and was able to send it to my brother so he can feel the same complicated emotions anytime he wants to read it. People keeping things their children did when they were young will be able to mail them as attachments when they reach milestones and are of an age to appreciate them.
It's actually a lot less cold than I had imagined. I think I've been gently breaking myself into the idea page by page by using Scanner Pro on my phone to keep important papers safe over the last few years and it's invaluable having them at your fingertips to show people.
I bought a Mini 5 along with a Logitech Crayon last month. I am not at all artistically inclined, so I didn’t need the pressure sensitivity of the pencil. I bought the Crayon for 3 uses: annotate and mark up PDF plan sets (I am an engineer and often review plans), write notes in Notability, and use it as a pointer/ mouse substitute for general web surfing/etc. It has worked great for all 3 purposes so far. BTW, the Crayon is easy to hold and easy to write with. I have a windows stylus for my HP convertible laptop, not as well designed or as easy to hold as the Crayon. Crayon is highly recommended.
The Crayon is underrated, IMO. It's also great for those who own more than one Pencil-enabled iPad since no pairing is required... just pick it up and use it on any iPad.
I’ve asked you about the crayon before, but I don’t know if I asked what it feels like in hand - how’s the shape of it? It looks a bit flat and I’m just curious if it’s as easy to hold and use as the pencil.
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The apple pencil is more useful for art apps. I use it for photography because it gives me more control over every pixel that I want to replace. I also use it on Google Streetview, when I have to place the exactly location of a photo or when I have to connect different photos.
If you don't work with it, just return it before putting on eBay to sell it for $65.
I will be receiving it today... I hesitated a lot before buying it but I would like to learn how to draw / develop a new hobby maybe... dont think ill use it much but im addicted to buying apple products so i had to get this too
Mainly taking handwritten notes. I bought it some time after getting my first gen. 12.9” Pro. What held me back was the size of the IPP, coupled with the ASK - carrying that with my MBP made my bag just too heavy (plus, the new MBPs do not like to be squashed on the lid).
To get around all of this, on Friday, I went out and bought a new iPad Air so that I could keep my 1st gen. Pencil, have portability and an ASK. I will now carry the Air with my MBP and that’ll finally allow me to work digitally. Just to get a lightning-to-HDMI adaptor now for presentations.
To get around all of this, on Friday, I went out and bought a new iPad Air so that I could keep my 1st gen. Pencil, have portability and an ASK. I will now carry the Air with my MBP and that’ll finally allow me to work digitally. Just to get a lightning-to-HDMI adaptor now for presentations.
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I have the crayon for my iPad mini and it's quite easy to hold, sometime I think the crayon is easier to hold than the Apple Pencil... as for use with an iPad with one already paired Pencil, you need to remember to disable the bluetooth before using the crayon, that way you don't need to un-pair the pencil to use the crayon.
We use them to mark up construction documents, specifications and contracts from takeoff through final punch lists on job sites. I also use it to sketch over photos to illustrate some of my ideas to clients/prospects during meetings. I use it to mark up PDF documents whereas on the computer I open a new text box, which is actually more time consuming and can be clunkier and less precise.
Actually, I really do use it as a complete (physical) notepad replacement for work (iPad plus Apple Pencil). It’s just faster to write notes on the tablet while I’m in the field (versus typing on the physical or built-in keyboard). I have the keyboard too, but I use the pencil more than I even thought I did until I saw your question and put a moment’s thought into it!
I am on a 12.9 iPad Pro. The mini is my favorite, actually, but this works better for my business and I can’t justify buying another.
Actually, I really do use it as a complete (physical) notepad replacement for work (iPad plus Apple Pencil). It’s just faster to write notes on the tablet while I’m in the field (versus typing on the physical or built-in keyboard). I have the keyboard too, but I use the pencil more than I even thought I did until I saw your question and put a moment’s thought into it!
I am on a 12.9 iPad Pro. The mini is my favorite, actually, but this works better for my business and I can’t justify buying another.
Situations where the Pencil is essential for me: entering notes in music precisely in Notion, for sketching in Goodnotes, for all of my meeting notes in Goodnotes, for tweaking Autocad drawings, for marking up sheet music scans in Forscore, and for marking up Microsoft Word documents in "final draft" situations.
I use the Pencil in a lot of other apps too, but probably wouldn't miss it much outside of these apps. Mind you, these apps are probably more than 80% of my non-browser iPad usage.
I use the Pencil in a lot of other apps too, but probably wouldn't miss it much outside of these apps. Mind you, these apps are probably more than 80% of my non-browser iPad usage.
I primarily use my tablet for reading and annotating PDF documents, sometimes for note-taking when a laptop would be less appropriate, and sometimes for giving presentations which I can annotate while delivering them. In fact if I did not have stylus input I would no bother owning a tablet.
I've used the generic terms "tablet" and "stylus" because I don't own an iPad. And that's at least in part because iPads did not have stylus input when I bought the device, which meant that they would be of limited use to me.
I've used the generic terms "tablet" and "stylus" because I don't own an iPad. And that's at least in part because iPads did not have stylus input when I bought the device, which meant that they would be of limited use to me.