This week, Federico and John flip last week’s topic around and consider the hardware and software features that the iPad should steal from the Mac.
- DEVONthink – The one place for storing and working with all your documents, snippets, and bookmarks
Links and Show Notes
- What’s New
- Federico on finding the right mix of apps, widgets, and shortcuts on his Home Screens and testing Taio
- John on pushing the boundaries of Shortcuts’ personal and home automations
- Features We’d Like the iPad to Steal from the Mac
- Time Machine-style backups
- System-level enhancements
- Improved external display support
- Deeper System-Level Shortcuts actions
- Expanded Files support
- Expanded automation triggers
- Control Center
- Improved image file handling
- Gatekeeper and app side-loading
- File sorting options and Music uploading
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Federico Viticci, John Voorhees
Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of
AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps,
Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and
NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.
What Should the iPad Steal from the Mac? 
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