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Serenity Caldwell’s Amazing 9.7-inch iPad Review⇢

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Serenity Caldwell, writing at iMore:

It’s no secret to say that the iPad has changed how I work and think on my devices. I use it for work, roller derby, casual sketching and idea generation, watching movies, and so much more. And it’s why I’ve continually been bullish on the device, even when sales lagged and great multitasking was but a rumor on the road map.

To me, the 2018 base-model 9.7-inch iPad is a special beast: It hits a line drive right through the company’s fabled intersection of technology and liberal arts — and at the right price point. The iPad Pro did it first, but at a cost unattainable for all but the tinkerers and serious artists, and without iOS 11’s crucial multitasking features. At $329, the iPad offers a low-end tablet experience unlike any other on the market. Add an extra $99 for Apple Pencil, and Apple has created the best device for all-purpose education, period.

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iMazing⇢

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My thanks to iMazing for sponsoring 512 Pixels this week. Their app lets you backup your iPhone or iPad then browse and extract content from those backups. Gain full control over your mobile data. Start backing up with iMazing today; backups are free, so take it for a spin.

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Wavelength for Micro.blog⇢

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Manton Reece:

We have something really big to announce today. Micro.blog now supports hosting short-form podcasts, also known as microcasts, with a companion iPhone app called Wavelength for recording, editing, and publishing episodes.

[…] Micro.blog is about making short-form content you own as simple to post as a tweet because we believe blogging should be easier. Podcasting should be easier too.

Micro.blog can host the audio files and roll an RSS feed for listeners to subscribe to. I love this idea.

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The Molar Mac: Form and Function⇢

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This month in my MacStories column, I wrote about what may be the ugliest Mac ever made:

Any nerd in their 20s or 30s probably remembers seeing one those colorful, curvy iMacs in school growing up. Their friendly design and relatively low cost – for a 90s Mac, at least – made them a staple in education for years.

I certainly saw and used my fair share of them in middle and high school, but I also got to experience the iMac G3’s weird older sibling, the Power Macintosh G3 All-in-One.

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High Sierra Warning Users of 32-bit Apps⇢

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Starting tonight, macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 will warn users when they launch a 32-bit app and prompt them to this support document. This was announced by Apple a while back, as Jason Snell points out at Six Colors:

Mac developers were told at Apple’s developer conference last year that macOS High Sierra would be the “last version of macOS to run 32-bit apps without compromise,” and many of them have been busy updating their apps to be fully 64-bit compatible. Just a couple of months ago BBEdit, one of my favorite Mac apps, updated to 64 bit.

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Connected #188: A Better Thing Than a No Thing⇢

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This week on Connected:

Apple has launched a (kinda) new iPhone, discussed the Mac Pro and saved the world. Big week.

We also discussed the possible pros an cons of Spotify’s rumored portable music player and trypophobia.

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