I Wrote last night about using the iPad as my primary mobile device when on the go. So let’s continue that. I”m going to focus on productivity during a meeting in this post.
I had a meeting scheduled for first thing this morning. In meetings, I tend to use a few different applications. I write notes, I track to do items using the Microsoft To do app and I refer to Email regularly when tracking conversations that were held outside the meeting.
This is all really easily done using the iPad. I used split view to keep notes and To do on the same screen. Then I used the Outlook client to go through Email. The search tab makes this really in Outlook. And unlike in Windows, there’s no lag when searching and there are no weird keyboard commands and tab sequences to jump through. Overall, I foundthis to be a much more efficient way of managing data in and out during that verylong meeting.
It was necessary to pull from information that spans over a year since this particular project was started. I had files stored in Onedrive but again, finding them was easy with the search feature. The fact that One drive also surfaces recently used files to make it easier to find things quickly that you had been working on made it much faster to get what I needed and really gave me a nice sense of having prepared for this meeting because everything I needed was at my finger tips.
The iPad keyboard has also continued to impressed me. Not necessarily the keyboard although, yes, I like it quite a bit, but more that the iPad and app keyboard commands are great. When in Outlook for example, command n creates a new message. Command enter sends it. It really feels like I’m not loosing my desktop shortcuts.
SNext, I’ll write a little about my first attempts at using Remote desktop. But I have a few other things to try first.
Very interesting posts I have to say.
Why did you went for a ipad pro as a blind person?
I am blind as well and bought my first ipad back in september of last year. A ipad mini 2019. because I had the thought I don’t need the very large screen.
I haven’t took the ipad to work jet, using it at home for both entertainment (overcast) and a little day to day journaling. I use microsoft to-do as well and I am using microsoft onenote, on my homedesktop, my worklaptop and the ipad mini.
My favorite rss reader on my iphone is still lire, butt on the ipad I enjoy the splittview that fiery feeds has to offer. Fiery feeds ability to manage your instapaper, is a nice plus.
I wonder what kind of aps you are using for notetaking on the ipad, and reading it back on awindows machine.
WI got the pro because I am really intersted in audio and video editing. This has 1TB of storage. It’s also faster so it renders in less time. But I also love the size of this keyboard. Weight distribution with the keyboard and the iPad seems more solid as well. I’m typing this while sitting on a train. And it’s comfortable!
Thanks for sharing this amazing information. how do you for activate split view with the keiboard? Thanks.
You don’t activate split view through the keyboard. YOu do this through the dock. I’ll certainly write some instructions on this later today as it’s much easier than I expected it to be.