I do a lot of work on my iPad and I don’t normally advocate diving into iOS betas in general anyway. And even though my iPhone isn’t as critical to me now as it was before I really got into modern iPads, I still need it to last through the day and generally be stable. So you might think I decided to avoid the iOS and iPadOS 14 betas like the plague.

Narrator: He did not avoid the iOS and iPadOS 14 betas like the plague.

The funny thing is that while Apple didn’t mention performance and stability at all during the WWDC 2020 keynote, iOS and iPadOS 14 are quite performant and very stable, remarkably so for any beta let alone the first beta. It’s about as far from last year’s iOS 13 beta experience as you …

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I’ve been doing a lot of website testing lately as Vic and I work together on a podcast theme for Hugo. Part of website testing involves using the element inspectors and developer tools available in most (all?) desktop browsers. Sadly (I thought) I couldn’t do this in the same way on iPadOS, which I spend a huge percentage of my time working in.

I was wrong.

Inspect Browser is one of those third-party iOS apps that proves that while Apple may not care much about enabling people to get real work done on their “Pro” devices, the people out there doing the work do care.

The developer of Inspect Browser claims on the website that their app provides desktop-class web development tools and features, and they are not kidding.

JavaScript console, HTML and CSS element inspectors, device previews for responsive design work, network inspector – it’s all there. …

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Clay Daly is really an amazing man. I love his passion for and knowledge of photography. I love his humor and his intelligence. But right now, it’s his insight into what it’s like to be black in America that I want to share with you.

If you don’t understand why Black Lives Matter needs to be said, this episode of Just Clay is for you.

Please listen. REALLY listen.

2020-1619=?

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