![]() ![]() My mobile writing setup Writing apps for iOS I use my iPhone for quick edits and note-taking, but its the iPad's larger screen and flexible form factor I prefer for writing. Modern smartphones are graced with similar performance and are even smaller. Staggering when you consider both iPad and keyboard can fit in my jacket pocket or my compact 'manbag'. This 8-inch device is twice as powerful as my 2015 MacBook Air in single- and multithreaded performance. My mobile device of choice is Apple's iPad mini 5, accessorised with an Apple Pencil and the Brydge mini Bluetooth keyboard. ![]() Mobile devices let me capture my ideas as and where inspiration hit. With my job as a technical writer, I took notes in meetings, working lunches (or breakfasts) with clients, and ran training programmes as far away as Sydney and Perth. Mobile apps are often far more efficient and task-oriented than their desktop counterparts, unburdened by the technical debt of their desktop counterparts.īefore the COVID19 pandemic, I wrote outside the house almost every day - my commute on the train, a quick lunchtime session. Smartphones and tablets are optimised for long battery lives, always-on availability. Today, we live in a mobile-first computing world. Handheld devices have a been vital part of my writing toolkit ever since I bought my first Palm Pilot almost 20 years ago. Writing in cafés is something of a cliche, yet writing is fuelled by caffeine, and writing amongst others can alleviate the inherent loneliness of the craft. Coincidently, Italian migrants likewise made my home city of Melbourne equally blessed with an abundance of such establishments. He noted Italy's café culture provided a terrific setting for writing, where he spends his time translating screenplays from English to Italian. He wanted my thoughts on writing with a handheld device. After a reader asks me to focus on mobile writing setups, I review my favourite writing apps for iPad.Ī few days ago, a reader living in Italy commented on my review of iA Writer 5.6. ![]()
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