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All iPads What apps live in your Dock? Why? How do they reflect your iPad use?
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None. I dislike the look of the new dock, I prefer it empty. I like to use my home screen's first page to display my top used apps instead.
Numbers. Pages. Keynote. Messages. Mail. Safari.
Numbers. Pages. Keynote. Messages. Mail. Safari.
In my dock live Safari, Messages app, the native mail app, Docs to Go,the native Notes app(I use Notes for everything) and Settings.
I never thought about putting a folder there, didn't realize it was possible, but I don't think it would be useful for me, that's not not the point of the dock right?
I never thought about putting a folder there, didn't realize it was possible, but I don't think it would be useful for me, that's not not the point of the dock right?
Chrome, Mail, Facebook, tumblr, Alien Blue, iBooks. If I'm reading a series of books in Kindle, I will swap that for iBooks.
My dock and most of the home screen are exactly as they were stock, all I ever use it for is browsing the web and e-mail. And it's absolutely perfect for that.
Everything else is done on my 4s, still keep an ancient iPod touch in service for spotify. Perfect combo!
Everything else is done on my 4s, still keep an ancient iPod touch in service for spotify. Perfect combo!
How are you going to handle OS X Yosemite's dock?
Ugh, it makes my skin crawl thinking of it.
Ugh, it makes my skin crawl thinking of it.
At least there are methods of changing OS X visuals, not like iOS where you get what Apple gives you or else.
Mod note: feel free to move this to iPad Applications (or wherever) if you feel it is appropriate. I only created this here because I think non iPad optimized apps might pop up and general use might fall under general discussion. Thanks.
What apps live in your dock?
Right now I have four items in my Dock which I'll go over, from left to right:
Hangouts:
This is my (mostly) unified chat client and phone. With Hangouts I can make or receive phone calls with my Google Voice number and text or video chat with my friends and professional contacts in one place. I spend a lot of time using this app. Once SMS integration comes to Hangouts it will be truly unified.
AirBridge:
AirBidge allows me to copy and paste text and videos from my Mac to my iPad and visa versa easily. While this is a pretty simple utility I find that I use it much more than I originally thought I would after downloading it. It's extremely useful for odds and ends.
Mail (Native):
Despite using the native Mail client I have reached inbox zero. For me it accomplishes what I need it to do in a pretty efficient flow. I've tried Mailbox but really couldn't get into how it doesn't manage my folders and promotes procrastination. As it stands I still rely on email for a lot of important things so it's more than essential that I have quick access.
Safari:
I'm locked in with Safari. To be honest I've really managed to get used to advertisements. On my MacBook I had always used add ons like adblock so the change was sort of painful at first but most websites I visit are pretty non obtrusive. Keychain access in Safari is also essential for how I've set up my passwords. I'm one of the few people that prefer browsing the actual internet instead of interfacing a service via app in most cases.
I think this reflects my approach with using iPad, in that I'm utilizing it in equal parts for productivity, entertainment and communication.
You don't have to go into detail like I have but definitely feel free to share what apps live in your dock!
I'm with you on preferring the actual web instead of an app for most sites
ipad is Safari, Mail, Messages, Music
iPod touch is Safari, Messages, Music, App Store
iPhone is Safari, Phone, Messages, Music
They are just the apps I use the most on that specific device I guess.
...Although I've never used the music app on my ipad and I should probably move it.
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Me too, my apps that are impossible to delete are in a folder on the last page of my home screen by themselves and the folder is labeled iPoop
iPod touch is Safari, Messages, Music, App Store
iPhone is Safari, Phone, Messages, Music
They are just the apps I use the most on that specific device I guess.
...Although I've never used the music app on my ipad and I should probably move it.
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Me too, my apps that are impossible to delete are in a folder on the last page of my home screen by themselves and the folder is labeled iPoop
I'm with you on preferring the actual web instead of an app for most sites
Check out Puffin browser if you ever get the chance. It's a desktop class browser on mobile, so you never really miss the rich web experience you get on desktop. I recently stumbled on it and it's been great, supports flash and defaulting to desktop layouts as well.
Cheers!
Check out Puffin browser if you ever get the chance. It's a desktop class browser on mobile, so you never really miss the rich web experience you get on desktop. I recently stumbled on it and it's been great, supports flash and defaulting to desktop layouts as well.
Cheers!
I will!
iPad Air: Safari, YouTube, Netflix, Videos
iPhone 5S: Phone, Mail, Messages
iPhone 4S: Phone, Messages
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What is the difference between the paid ($3.99) verson and the free version?
iPhone 5S: Phone, Mail, Messages
iPhone 4S: Phone, Messages
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Check out Puffin browser if you ever get the chance. It's a desktop class browser on mobile, so you never really miss the rich web experience you get on desktop. I recently stumbled on it and it's been great, supports flash and defaulting to desktop layouts as well.
Cheers!
What is the difference between the paid ($3.99) verson and the free version?
The free version provides access to flash in a limited time window every day. I'm fairly sure there is no option to download files to dropbox as well as use plugins like save to pocket and readability which mirrors Safari Reader. I'm sure I've missed some differences, but if you're interested I'd try the free version out first sometime early in the day when flash is still available to see id it's something you might want to buy.
Safari is the browser, obviously.
Mail is for mail, obviously, I don't really open it that often from the dock, but it's just there because it always has been.
Paper is my favorite sketching and doodling app.
OneNote is the place for all my notes - the only thing to work well across all the devices I have (with the ironic exception of my Lumia phone)
Pocket is for storing links and stuff, although I should probably get rid of it as I don't really use it.
Spotify brings the music.