Are Focus Modes actually iPad Profiles?

Again and again, I hear the demand that iPads should have user profiles, as we know them from the Mac. As you know, you can create user accounts there so that several people can use one and the same Mac. This is not possible on the iPad. And it might be even more useful here, since an iPad is usually not a device that is in constant use. It would be obvious, for example, that a family shares an iPad. At the moment, only schools have the option to create multiple users per iPad. And no, Apple has not introduced …

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Ab sofort 15% Rabatt auf Paperlike Folien

Ich möchte heute auf eine Aktion von Paperlike hinweisen. Paperlike stellt Displayfolien für das iPad her, die den Schreibwiderstand erhöhen. Außerdem machen sie das Display matter, was ich persönlich sehr angenehm finde. Ich habe die Folie vor einer Weile getestet und bin selbst überzeugter Nutzer. Ab Freitag (Black Friday) und bis Ende der kommenden Woche hat Paperlike nun eine Black Friday Aktion und gewährt einen 15%-Rabatt. Da Paperlike sonst nie Rabatt-Aktionen durchführt, wäre jetzt also ein guter Zeitpunkt, um sich bzw. seinem iPad etwas Gutes zu tun. Es gibt aber noch eine gute Neuigkeit: Ich verlose ZWEI PAPERLIKE FOLIEN. Das …

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Custom paper types and covers in GoodNotes

GoodNotes is the app par excellence for me when I want to take handwritten notes. There are many reasons for this. The thoughtful design of the app, for example, or the consistent ongoing development and maintenance of the app. I have already written a lot about this in my review of the latest full version. One of the best features for me, however, is the ability to personalize my digital notebooks. This personalization works in two ways: on the one hand you can change the cover, on the other hand you can change the type of paper you write on. …

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The Paperless Guide (1) – Which device?

The semester starts and, as in every year, many are at university for the first time. Suddenly, you are facing questions that you never had before. So that the start is not a hurdle, at least in technical terms, I would like to give a few brief tips in this series of articles to make everyday study easier. The first article is about which device is the right one for everyday study.

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Der Papierlos Guide (1) – Welches Gerät?

Das Semester startet und wie in jedem Jahr sind viele zum ersten Mal an der Uni. Plötzlich ist man mit Fragen konfrontiert, die sich vorher nie stellten. Damit der Einstieg wenigstens in technischer Hinsicht keine Hürde ist, möchte ich in dieser Artikelreihe ein paar kurze Hinweise geben, die den Studienalltag erleichtern. Im ersten Artikel soll es darum gehen, welches das richtige Gerät für den Studienalltag ist.

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An iPad buying guide for 2021

One of the most important questions that arises for paperless studies is that of note-taking. Tablets are generally a good solution for this. This article takes a specific look at Apple’s offering. An iPad buying guide for 2021. I first wrote this article in May 2018. And then again pretty much exactly a year ago. In both previous versions (the most recent of which is included linked here), I tried to be as comprehensive as possible in mapping out the various options, and in particular to include the Microsoft Surface line. This time I’ve decided differently. I will only write …

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