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crosslad said: Here’s how to solve your problems: 1 External Drive support - use a WiFi Drive 2 Lack if mouse - use the Apple Pencil 3 Headphone jack - use a dongle or a device with a usb c jack. 3.5 headphone jacks have gone from mobile dev…
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So you’re saying lifting your hands off the external keyboard to touch the screen to manipulate your insertion point, or navigate the screen, or taking your eyes off an external monitor to look at the iPad screen in order to see where you’re putting…
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jurassic said: Actually, you can use external drives with iPads (even older iPads). Instead of connecting your drives by USB-C cable, you can connecting them wirelessly! I have a 1TB Seagate drive that has a battery and Wi_Fi built into it. I…
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MplsP said: luxuriant said: You seem to need a laptop. That's the problem - Apple is pushing the iPad as a 'real' computer that is capable of replacing a laptop, and it is priced higher than many laptops, so people are expecting it …
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MplsP said: fastasleep said: MplsP said: They tout the processor power, etc, but what's the point if you can do little more than surf the web and compose e-mails? And you'd be wrong. You're literally not paying attention to a…
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MplsP said: mac_128 said: MplsP said: rossggg said: Let's not pretend that there aren't USB-A charging outlets in facilities all over the world. If we went to USB-C to lightning then we would still have to keep a USB-A t…
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georgie01 said: Apart from that, having a trackpad or mouse is another fundamental requirement to making a computer a computer, as it's much quicker and easier to navigate and move files around. There are so many things on a computer that are…
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svanstrom said: seanismorris said: I’m not sure why anyone would want to do this... An iPad makes for an expensive but tiny screen. You can get a high quality 34” for $500-$700... Which is $500-$700 more than if you use an iPad yo…
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MplsP said: rossggg said: Let's not pretend that there aren't USB-A charging outlets in facilities all over the world. If we went to USB-C to lightning then we would still have to keep a USB-A to lightning cable handy to top off our l…
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Andrew_OSU said: bb-15 said: “Is the iPad Pro really a pro device?” I’ll put aside the small niche use of pro artwork/photo editing with the Apple Pencil (or simple point of sale registers). Also, any tablet/large smartphone can be u…
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What's a computer? https://d3npuic909260z.cloudfront.net/001/637/471/wMCu_360.mp4
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chasm said: A lot of people have picked up on the fact that for typical use, an iPad (not even Pro) is a suitable laptop replacement with some extremely minor tricks to learn (like split screen) to use it to its full potential. The iPad Pro i…
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Mike Wuerthele said: felix01 said: @ " We discovered that iOS only recognizes and is able to import files that are within the DCIM folder and have names that are exactly 8 characters long with a three letter DOS-style suffix." Well, I…
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Lightning is so much simpler. The wisdom behind managing their own standard becomes clear when faced with these issues.
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DAalseth said: The limitations seem to be tied to iOS. Apple is about halfway there with a true padOS, but they need to get going and finish the split. The iPad will always be crippled until they do. No, I don't want macOS on an iPad. It's no…
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KirbyFitBoston said: YP101 said: I don't think iOS require mouse or some sort of pointer support.Apple should implement new OSX to touch. OSX is getting old. They need shift to new area that Windows already there long ago. It is time …
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MplsP said: rogifan_new said: I’m curious how anyone could use a physical keyboard without a trackpad. It would drive me nuts. dws-2 said: mac_128 said: maccad said: "I’m curious how anyone could use a physical …
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MacPro said: canukstorm said: GeorgeBMac said: racerhomie3 said: rreichel002 said: MOUSE SUPPORT! What do we need to do to convince Apple that if the iPad supported a mouse, we would use it as our daily driver? (…
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maccad said: "I’m curious how anyone could use a physical keyboard without a trackpad. It would drive me nuts." The touch screen is the trackpad. Check out Microsoft's Surface Book and Surface Studio. They take a completely different appro…
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MplsP said: Rayz2016 said:SpamSandwich said:jason98 said:curtis hannah said: but in 2020 or 2021 the iPhone will probably go USB C.more likely no ports at all in favor of faster wireless chargingYou can’t beat physics. A wired connection wil…