New iPad Pro’s Cost Too Much

It has been 6 years since I have upgraded my iPad. I currently sport the 2017 iPad Pro 10.5 that I actually purchased in 2018 and so far it's been quite good to me. It's been in constant use almost daily and I use it mainly for media consumption and writing blogs like this every …

My Apple Tech is becoming “Vintage”

It's almost Black Friday and the sales are starting early. This makes it tempting to look to "upgrade" my Apple tech, except my iPhone which has just been upgraded in October. I still have a 2017 MacBook Pro and 2 2017 iPad Pro's and don't get me wrong, they still work but just this year …

I’d get an iPad Mini if it has a Smart Keyboard

Lately my iPad Pro 10.5 has been having really fast battery drain. This isn’t really a big problem because the iPad is used at home and it’s easy for me to go ahead and charge it up. I have been looking at the different models of iPad that are offered and I’ve generally settled on …

Buying a replacement Smart Keyboard for my 10.5 iPad Pro’s

iPad SmartKeyboard I think I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to get a new SmartKeyboard for my iPad Pro 10.5. The error message and randomly not being able to use the keyboard when I need it has been really annoying. Not only does the keyboard sometimes not work, at other times it just …

iPad Smart Cover – Accessory Not Found

iPad Error Message with Smart Keyboard I’ve been experiencing a new problem with my Smart Keyboard cover for my iPad Pro 10.5, it keeps on telling me that the accessory can’t be found or all of a sudden it won’t work anymore. I’m writing this blog post using my iPad Pro and the Smart Keyboard …

Apple Keyboards Need HotKeys

It’s been said in numerous YouTube review videos since the very first Smart Keyboard, the SmartKeyboard needs to have hot keys. I’m writing this post on a SmartKeyboard because damn this thing was expensive and it actually types really well. I also have a Logitech K380 keyboard that I’m using for my work iPad because …

MS Office for iPad Pro is Slow

I’ve started to notice that MS Office on my iPad Pro is slow in certain situations.  The use case that seems to be making things really slow is when I’m on a MS Teams call, sharing my screen, and then attempting to edit a PowerPoint file all at the same time.  I was doing this …

Logitech Slim Combo for iPad Pro 10.5 – NOPE

About a year or so ago my daughter received an iPad Pro from my father. When he gave it to her it came with a Logitech Slim Combo case which is the only case that uses the 3 pin port on the iPad Pro for the keyboard. This means that the keyboard doesn’t need to …

Why I Use the Smart Folio Cover and Keyboard

I recently purchased another iPad Pro 10.5 for work because I was having trouble with my laptop.  Naturally work sends me a new laptop that doesn’t crash about a week after I do this.  As part of my purchase I decided to get a Smart Folio cover because I needed a way to prop the …

10.5 iPad Pro for Work because my laptop is always :(

In the last few months I’ve had many computer problems, the most persistent of which is that my corporate laptop blue screens at least once a day. I have chronicled at least 50+ blue screens since the middle of December. Unfortunately, unlike my previous employers I don’t have a local IT desk where I can …