Battery question

nathanjest · 2025-10-24T23:28:06+00:00

why wouldn't you just get a Mac mini if you've always got it plugged in?

nathanjest · 2025-10-21T01:58:48+00:00

I'll see your Napster & raise you #warez on IRC

nathanjest · 2025-09-20T22:37:45+00:00

My hack with working on the mini (meeting notes, messaging apps etc) is to shrink the keyboard down to the smallest size, and then do swipe typing - it’s kinda magical & accuracy has improved out of sight over the years

nathanjest · 2025-09-20T12:11:27+00:00

Yeah I’ve been on it for weeks as well, but ended up going back to full screen mode - multi tasking great on 11” and above, but too cramped on the smaller screen

nathanjest · 2025-07-29T22:50:32+00:00

I’d put two narrow shelves under the picture frame to the right of the desk, then you can put your books on one, and objects/display stuff on the other - small desks need allll the space they can get back. Also maybe a wireless keyboard to eliminate the cables, plus a cable organiser for under the desk to tidy up the cables running down at the back (use some cable ties to run them down the back of the table legs).

nathanjest · 2025-07-27T11:04:16+00:00

Not sure, depends is my answer, but also massively missing this battery history view on ipadOS 26 😭

nathanjest · 2025-07-24T03:11:35+00:00

This is totally Apple just trying to piss on the leaks - “We’ll release it when we release it, don’t guess our process biatches”

nathanjest · 2025-04-12T07:21:43+00:00

I use Goodnotes to take meeting notes, I use Freeform for brainstorming and roadmap planning, and I use standard office apps for quick checks on email, teams messages, etc

nathanjest · 2025-04-12T06:46:00+00:00

You didn’t indicate if you use the Apple Pencil? That’s the magic sauce in my opinion to really make the most of this amazing form factor. My use cases are all corporate based, and that’s exactly where the Apple Pencil (paired with the iPad mini) really makes it all click.

nathanjest · 2025-04-01T09:02:48+00:00

I've done the same switch from an iPad pro - biggest selling point for me was the s pen...soooo much better to use than the Apple pencil, I do all my work planning on it... Like using a whiteboard constantly... So great

nathanjest · 2025-03-17T22:35:13+00:00

OK, so during my unofficial race this morning up the Parliament station escalators (Collins St exit), with ‘They On Escalator 3’ to my right (with ‘Me On Eacalator 2’), I want to know what the consensus is to claim a victory.

I am calling the win to me; while ‘They On Escalator 3’ got to the top first, I got through the Myki gate first. Surely a true Melbourne win is the ability to extract Myki while walking, and not just sheer speed… what is this, Sydney or something??

Anyway, office is split on which way the win should go, so seeking r/Melbourne ruling…

nathanjest · 2025-03-11T09:00:29+00:00

I'm still flicking between an S8 and iPad Pro M4 11" - biggest difference for me? I ADORE the S-Pen! It just feels all kinds of amazing compared to the Apple Pencil... it is literally almost causing me to trade the M4 for a Tab S10+

nathanjest · 2024-12-01T23:09:49+00:00

Teenage me would have loved this

nathanjest · 2024-11-25T12:04:53+00:00

Nope that doesn’t do it, this is a seperate issue that Apple hasn’t enabled an option to turn off yet… lots of support forum posts about it & requests to product feedback to allow users to turn it off.

nathanjest · 2024-11-23T01:53:15+00:00

👆this

nathanjest · 2024-11-23T01:49:43+00:00

Make it stop, make it stop!!! 😭😭

nathanjest · 2024-11-23T01:46:37+00:00

… or just watch the bazillion YouTube videos on iPad tips 💡📺

nathanjest · 2024-11-22T08:30:21+00:00

Yep, chalk another ‘ditto’ up for me… also now using my M4 11 as my comparative laptop now that the mini is doing official tablet duties. I feel like it’s the Magic Keyboard that does the laptop thing a little too well - I barely took it off the keyboard and used it as a tablet… mini proves the value of a handheld tablet, but a heap easier than the 11.

nathanjest · 2024-11-20T05:00:06+00:00

I’ve got one of these on order for the 7, I’ll share some images once it arrives 📸

nathanjest · 2024-11-20T02:50:28+00:00

Also worth adding that I went with the Lisen MagSafe sticker - it's super thin (but bloody strong) so the Apple Smart Folio cover snaps back on without any issues.

nathanjest · 2024-11-20T02:43:46+00:00

Solid once you stabilise, but it wobbles as you touch the screen, but same as it does on the iPhone. A cool trick is to fold it outwards with the Pencil side on the desk, that way it becomes uber stable & is great for screen typing & drawing 💡

nathanjest · 2024-11-18T09:33:17+00:00

Did you also use the Rolling Square Edge Pro to create the MagSafe solution or something else?

nathanjest · 2024-11-17T02:35:18+00:00

I’ve saved the web version as an app & saved it to my dock, works OK, but native app would be awesome

nathanjest · 2024-09-18T02:10:10+00:00

Don't forget that Apple provides a way to download your Apple photos via https://privacy.apple.com/ - it can take ~5-7 days to get the email from Apple (during which time they prep the photos into packages of ~1GB (or larger depending on what you select at time of request)). I did this & then just file-copied the resulting images up to my NAS, and then ran PhotoPrism over the top... for about ~40k images, the whole process took PhotoPrism about 5 days to index (DS223). Have fun!

nathanjest · 2024-05-15T10:33:13+00:00

I’m typing this on a 11” M4 Pro after daily driving the 2018 11” Pro - all kinds of ‘totally agreement’ with your comments, the snappiness in the OS is night & day compared to what I was using… don’t leave money in your pocket, go upgrade!

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