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  • 13-inch iPad Pro review: hardware of the future running software of the past

    On the detail of the iPadOS file system: if you prefer to store your own data files (documents) where you want, then just store them in the cloud (including a NAS). You'll be able to access them there from all of your devices anytime (simplisticly spoken).

    My personal benchmark file manager (YMMV) still is Total Commander for Windows (I haven't used the Android version in years), but FileBrowser Professional (iOS, macOS) is growing that way.

    Zooming out: users of iOS/iPadOS may benefit from experimenting with the Share feature, notably when coming directly from Windows.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Jamstik Studio Review: more than just a midi instrument

    I may add:

    1)  That tuning crank is magnetic. It is stored in a hole - shown on the photos but difficult to see. Other hex screwdrivers of the size will work, too.

    2)  A benefit of the headless design is that accidental detuning is less likely to occur.

    3)  Yes, the Jamstik Studio plays nicely. As a guitar, it would benefit from more controls, as addressed by the Jamstik Classic. (A work-around would be to use the controls on your guitar amplifier.) As a MIDI controller, the signal strength could be stronger out of the box. There is at least one video on YouTube addressing that.

    4)  There are other concepts of MIDI guitar.

    5)  On using MIDI over Bluetooth in general: if you don't use the Jamstik app, you may need to install the (free) "driver" that Korg created for the purpose. In Apple's App Store, it reads "Bluetooth MIDI Connect".
    shaminosteve_jobs
  • Apple fails bid to get 'Think Different' trademark restored in EU

    If you’re an American company, good luck getting a favorable ruling in the EU no matter how right you are. 
    You and I "think different".  :-)
    muthuk_vanalingam9secondkox2watto_cobra
  • Apple Glass could communicate with other devices for accurate AR mapping

    A multi-device idea has been applied for years on battlefields. (At least in Afghanistan when we Dutch had troops on the ground there.)
    Imagine the number-crunching involved when both individuals in hiding and fighter jets (with full throttle) are involved in the exchange and processing of the data.
    watto_cobra
  • Apple Maps vs Google Maps - smartphone mapping titans battle it out in 2020

    I relied on Apple Maps (and haptic feedback on my Apple Watch) twice while touring on my bicycle.

    The first time, in the Netherlands, it kept switching back from Walking to Driving directions, and it led me to a motorway bridge (bicycles not allowed). I had to make quite a detour to find a ferry.

    The second time, in Germany, I was keen to stick to Walking directions. It sent me up an unrideable hill-track into an abandoned firing range. Had to backtrack for quite some time (not too much of a distance) and manually find a way around. (Roaming charges applied at that time.)

    I've read that Apple is updating Maps, adding Cycling as a means of transportation. Until Apple haa become aware that in (at least) this part of the world Cycling has its own network of both forbidden and dedicated roads, we cyclists can't rely on Maps. (In the UK and Germany, many closed railway lines have been converted to cycling ways.)

    Moreover, Apple seems to use map data from Tom Tom. For a Dutch company, Tom Tom is unbelievably unaware of cyclists, seemed to treat us as drivers of impeded cars.

    So it's Google Maps for me. Using Bluetooth earbuds for directions. Besides, I have noticed that iPhones outlive Android smartphones when using GPS.
    philboogie