Text-based workflow

Posted by Dr Andus
Sep 7, 2013 at 08:14 PM

MadaboutDana wrote:
>- but they
>may change their minds (especially if they’re iOS device owners) after
>reading the excellent review of the iOS app Editorial at
>http://www.macstories.net/stories/editorial-for-ipad-review/

I’m a bit sceptical about the claim made in the article (which I only managed to read half-way through) that with Editorial now you can do all your work on the iPad. Why? Because, ironically, both Safari and Chrome crashed on my iPad 1 when I tried to read that very article. At this point I’m unable to read it, unless I power up my old and trusted Asus netbook running XP.

Another case in point: when I bought my iPad, I also bought an Apple Wireless Keyboard, thinking, I will use it to become more productive with my iPad. Instead, I use that keyboard with my desktop PC and I even take it on trips to use it with my… netbook, but never with my iPad. The fact is that my netbook can run pretty much all my productivity software that I use on the desktop. The iPad is very far from providing all that functionality.

Which is not to say that I’m not intrigued with Editorial and this overall trend towards more sophisticated iOS apps. But it might suit certain professions (journalists, bloggers etc.) more than others.

Or I’ll just have to buy a newer iPad…