I’ve had the iPad Pro for about a year at this point. A little bit longer. I didn’t get all of the accessories at the same time, but more or less the same time. So close enough.

I like the iPad a lot, and the hardware is awesome. But the thing that limits how useful it is at the moment is software.

Sometimes because it is because it just can’t do some of the things that is so easy on the Mac, other times it is because the iOS apps are so unfit for power users it’s ridiculous; like for example OmniFocus.

The Magic Keyboard case is amazing, it brings the iPad Pro from a neat tool to a real almost laptop replacement.

The pencil on the other hand is awesome but it is not necessary, but I do love it. It is more like a fancy fountain pen. A $2 gel pen does the same job as a $200 fountain pen, but the latter is a hell of a lot more fun to write with.

At this point I just wish Apple would get its fucking act together and let the iPad shine.

Gyms should have better lighting for selfies

The previous post had a broken link to this post Login interfaces rant

I’m really sick of this shit.

For a long time now we have done all kinds of dumb shit to make login interfaces worse. And I have no idea why.

I do see the reason for having multiple steps in more involved registration / on boarding interfaces. Fine. I’ve built too many of them.

But these multi step signin forms got to fuck die. And fast.

Also: stop optimising for new users over old ones trying to sign in.

The good way to do a login form is to show an input for username and a input for password plus a button to log-in. Plus some forgotten password link. And if you use a password manager you typically click first at the extension and then some other button and you’re either sent to a OTP code interface or you’re logged in. If it is a OTP interface good password manager autofill it and you’re good to go.

But the way a lot of interfaces are these days are these ridiculous multi step nightmares.

Not sue where it started, but I think both Google and Amazon got on this anti pattern very early.

This is the kind of interface where you first fill in the username hit submit, then the password, submit, and then if required a OTP code.

It makes the whole thing takes 2-3 as much time and effort. And I see ZERO reason for it.

Rant over.

Fix your fucking login form.

And if you have one of these dumb e-mailing me a login link: fuck you.

Nothing screams boomer like setting your iPhones ring sound to be a old school phone ring

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