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    <title>gadgets &amp;mdash; Erik I</title>
    <link>https://erik.itland.no/tag:gadgets</link>
    <description>My public writing. You can reach me at @eitland@mstdn.io </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Got an iPad</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[So. I got an iPad. For someone who has been on Android since HTC Hero (after being burned badly by Mac OS X on a laptop fron 2009 to 2012) it felt almost scary to by another Apple product, even if I had a strong feeling that I would like the iPad alot more.&#xA;&#xA;So far I&#39;ve been right. !--more--It works a whole lot better for me than the Macbook pro ever did. Certain aspects of it are better than my Android phone, most notably the sharing system that is a mess on my Nokia 6, even with Android One.&#xA;&#xA;Another big advantage is that it is fastand doesn&#39;t drop the state every time I switch back and forth between a couple of apps.&#xA;&#xA;I also got a pen for it as well as GoodNotes, and this combination has proven to be able to replace my notebooks in surprisingly short time, which is awesome as it means I can now carry my notebook with me to work and back without being afraid both &#xA;&#xA;losing access to my notes&#xA;having someone else browsing my notes&#xA;&#xA;The last one shouldn&#39;t be that much of a problem anyway but it still would feel very weird.&#xA;&#xA;I also use it for reading manuals, deleting mail and lightweight Internet browsing. For &#34;research browsing&#34; however it is next to useless for me compared to a real Firefox with Tree Style Tabs and a good pinboard extension.&#xA;&#xA;If it continues to work well, my next phone might be a punkt mp02.&#xA;&#xA;Filed under #gadgets #productivity #android #ipad ]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So. I got an iPad. For someone who has been on Android since HTC Hero (after being burned badly by Mac OS X on a laptop fron 2009 to 2012) it felt almost scary to by another Apple product, even if I had a strong feeling that I would like the iPad alot more.</p>

<p>So far I&#39;ve been right. It works a whole lot better for me than the Macbook pro ever did. Certain aspects of it are better than my Android phone, most notably the sharing system that is a mess on my Nokia 6, even with Android One.</p>

<p>Another big advantage is that it is fastand doesn&#39;t drop the state every time I switch back and forth between a couple of apps.</p>

<p>I also got a pen for it as well as GoodNotes, and this combination has proven to be able to replace my notebooks in surprisingly short time, which is awesome as it means I can now carry my notebook with me to work and back without being afraid both</p>
<ul><li>losing access to my notes</li>
<li>having someone else browsing my notes</li></ul>

<p>The last one shouldn&#39;t be that much of a problem anyway but it still would feel very weird.</p>

<p>I also use it for reading manuals, deleting mail and lightweight Internet browsing. For “research browsing” however it is next to useless for me compared to a real Firefox with Tree Style Tabs and a good pinboard extension.</p>

<p>If it continues to work well, my next phone might be a <a href="https://www.punkt.ch/en/products/mp02-4g-mobile-phone/">punkt mp02</a>.</p>

<p>Filed under <a href="https://erik.itland.no/tag:gadgets" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">gadgets</span></a> <a href="https://erik.itland.no/tag:productivity" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">productivity</span></a> <a href="https://erik.itland.no/tag:android" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">android</span></a> <a href="https://erik.itland.no/tag:ipad" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">ipad</span></a></p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 19:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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