118 - So Many Notes and Text Editor Apps for iOS - With Guest Co Host Guy Serle and Guest Brett Terpstra
Release Date: 10/02/2020
411 - Mike Potter vs The Macbook Neo
In Touch with iOS
Dave Ginsburg is joined by Mike Potter, Chuck Joiner, Marty Jencius, Jill McKinley, and Eric Bolden to break down a big week of Apple news. The panel discusses visionOS 26.4 beta updates, iOS 26.4 beta, the new iPhone 17e, M4 iPad Air, and refreshed MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models with M5 chips. The biggest debate centers around Apple’s brand-new MacBook Neo, a $599 MacBook designed to compete with Chromebooks in education. Is it a smart gateway device for new users or an underpowered compromise? The panel shares strong opinions while also discussing Apple’s strategy for expanding the...
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410 - Vision Pro Gets Smarter, 1Password Gets Pricier, and Ted Lasso Returns
In Touch with iOS
The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave he is joined by Jill McKinley, Chuck Joiner,Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius. Vision Pro Beta 2 refines foveated rendering, iOS 26.4 betas roll out across platforms, and 1Password announces a significant price increase. We also cover Muppet Vision 3D on Vision Pro, Carrot Weather updates, Apple Sports expansion, Panasonic exiting TV manufacturing, Samsung’s privacy display tech, and Ted Lasso Season 4 arriving in August. The show notes are at Links to our Show Give us a review on Apple Podcasts! we would really appreciate it! ...
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409 - Home Cameras & Missing Person Cases — Safety or Surveillance? Vision Pro F1 & Apple’s March Mystery
In Touch with iOS
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408 - Home Camera Missing Persons,YouTube App on Vision Pro
In Touch with iOS
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407 - Vision Pro Turns Two, HomeKit Gets Real, and MacStock 10 Is Official
In Touch with iOS
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406 - Apple's Shopping Spree: $2B Here, Record Profits There, AirTags Everywhere!
In Touch with iOS
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405 - F1's Oscar Charge and the Vision Pro Retrocade
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404 - CES 2026 Highlights and Apple’s Big Creative Move
In Touch with iOS
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403 - Be Kind, Rewind: VHS Memories in a Streaming World
In Touch with iOS
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402 - Apple Card’s Big Bank Switch, Vision Pro Reality Checks, and CES 2026 Tech
In Touch with iOS
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info_outlineThe latest In Touch With iOS we are joined by guest co-host Guy Serle and our special guest Brett Terpstra. We talk about iText Editors and note apps Dave reviews the Sketchboard Pro for iPad and battery drain tips.
The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com
We Welcome our New Guest
Like we do with all new guests we find out more about Brett and what iOS devices he uses.
News
iOS 14.2 beta code hints no free EarPods with 'iPhone 12'
Apple TV App Reportedly Coming to Xbox, 'Likely' in Time for Series X/S Launch on November 10
Apple Acquired Podcast App Scout FM Earlier This Year
The iPod Nano is Now 'Obsolete'
Topics
Beta this week.iOS 14.2 Beta 2 Adds New Emoji Characters like Ninja, Pinata, Bubble Tea, Polar Bear and More Apple releases second developer betas of iOS 14.2, iPadOS 14.2, tvOS 14.2, watchOS 7.1, ninth macOS Big Sur beta
Using text editors can be handy when you use them on an iPad or iPhone. Brett has a great comparison of these and what they would be good to use for. iTextEditors - iPhone and iPad text/code editors and writing tools compared
Battery drain issues on your Apple Watch and iPhone Apple suggests wiping and restoring both seems extreme. We also talk about
iOS 14 Battery Drain Issues: 11 Tips to Improve iPhone Battery Life
Google annouches pixel 5 and 4a ahead of eminent iPhone 12 launch. Plus a $49 google chromecast and $99 speaker what’s next for the HomePod and Apple TV?
Roundup: Google preempts iPhone 12 with new 5G-enabled Pixel 5 and 4a, redesigned Chromecast, more
Dave interviewed the founder of SketchBoard Pro JJ at CES earlier this year and he has one in his hands to review which is designed for the iPad so artists have a board to help them with comfort while drawing. Sketchboard Pro for iPad Artists
Tips
Messages in iOS 14. Pinning messages including group messages and single messages by swiping right or tap and hold. Reply to a prior message in group message by tapping and holding the message and reply to just that. That also works in one on one message.
watchOS 7: How to Share Apple Watch Faces
About our Guest
Brett Terpstra is a coder, author and web developer as well as a podcaster. You can find all his work at brettterpstra.com and Twitter @ttscoff
About our Guest Co-Host
Guy Serle Is the host of the MyMac Podcast. Email: guy@mymac.com Twitter: @MacParrot or VertShark Podcasts: MyMac Podcast http://mymac.com Mac to the Future YouTube channel
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