If you really enjoy using an iPad, does that mean that you should buy two of them? On his Mobile Barbarian website, Los Angeles attorney Jeffrey Kent explains why he owns and uses two iPad Pros — both the 9.7″ version and the 12.9″ version. Similarly, California attorney David Sparks also uses both models of the iPad, and he recently explained his reasons for using two iPads at once on Episode 317 of the Mac Power Users podcast. Although this is only an audio podcast, in my mind’s eye I could see his co-host, Florida attorney Katie Floyd, shaking her head and sighing as David explained himself. As for me, I don’t think I could justify buying two iPad Pros, but I have to admit that I do understand the thinking and I am just a little jealous. I have used two iPads at once before. When the first generation iPad mini was released, for a long time I used both the iPad mini and an iPad 3 at the same time, carrying both back and forth to work every day. I liked the bigger screen of the iPad 3, but I also liked that the iPad mini was so light and easy to hold. Once the iPad Air was released, giving me both a larger screen and a lighter device, I went back to using one iPad. Now that I use the 12.9″ iPad Pro, I am back to using an iPad that is heavier than I would prefer, and there are times during the day when I am not taking full advantage of the larger screen and I would appreciate having something smaller, lighter, and easier to hold. And now, the news of note from the past week:
- If you live near Cleveland, OH and you read this post early Friday morning, there is still time to get to the Apple Store, Eton in Woodmere, OH for 9am to hear Brett Burney speaking about using Macs, iPhones and iPads in a law practice. Click here for more information.
- New York attorney Nicole Black recommends Apple Watch apps for lawyers in a an article on Law Technology Today.
- New Orleans attorney Ernie Svenson discusses the apps on his iPhone home screen in a post on the MacSparky website.
- Paul Colgan of Business Insider reports that Brazil is the most expensive place to buy an iPhone, and the U.S. is the cheapest.
- In an article for Macworld, Dan Moren discusses the Smart Connector on both models of the iPad Pro.
- Christine Lachance of iMore recommends Apple Watch accessories: extra bands, stands, screen protectors, travel cases, and Bluetooth headphones. The first accessory that I bought for my wife (a new Apple Watch owner) was a Spigen Apple Watch Night Stand, which I have been using for nine months and still really like.
- Joe Rossignol of MacRumors reports that this week was the 15th anniversary of the first two Apple retail stores.
- As Apple looks to the future of its retail stores, changes are in the works. Apple had a press event this week to describe what is coming, and Jim Dalrymple of The Loop wrote about it.
- Readdle updated its PDF Expert app with better support for the Apple Pencil and the ability to sync documents between devices. For more information, check out this Readdle blog post.
- Walter Glenn of How-To Geek explains how to teach Siri who people are, so that you can just say “call my plumber” instead of remembering the plumber’s name.
- Apple recently announced that it was investing $1 billion in Didi Chuxing, a company in China that is similar to Uber. If you want a good analysis of why Apple did that, well this isn’t the article to read. But if you want a humorous take on it, then check out this post by John Moltz of It’s A Very Nice Web Site.
- And finally, in addition to loving my iPhone, I also love to play the piano, so this one is right up my alley: a piano medley by Tony Ann of famous cellphone ringtones. This guy is seriously talented: