A computer for everything: One year of iPad Pro

“After years spent adapting what I learned from the Mac to bring it to iOS, what I found on the other side was a more focused, efficient way of working and communicating with people,” Federico Viticci writes for MacStories. “The iPad Pro accelerated my move to an iOS-only setup; today, I genuinely don’t know how to perform certain tasks on a Mac anymore.”

“I use my iPad Pro for everything,” Viticci writes. “It’s my writing machine and favorite research tool, but I also rely on it to organize my finances, play games, read books and watch movies, program in Python and Workflow, and manage two successful businesses. While I’ve been advocating for such multi-purpose use of the iPad platform for a while, the iPad Pro elevated the threshold of possibilities, reaching an inflection point that has pushed others to switch to an iPad as their primary computer as well.”

“Over the past year of daily iPad Pro usage, I’ve made it my personal goal to optimize my iPad workflows as much as possible. This is one of the best aspects of the iOS platform: competition between developers is fierce and you can always choose between different apps to get work done – apps that are improved on a regular basis and are constantly updated for the latest iOS technologies. With enough curiosity and patience, iOS rewards you with the discovery of new ways to work and save time,” Viticci writes. “Here’s what I’ve done…”

Tons more in the full 12-page article – recommendedhere.

MacDailyNews Take: Regardless of whether you prefer macOS or iOS, there’s no argument that the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is the strongest argument in favor of using iOS as your primary computing platform.

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