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Feeds for this site There are several new RSS feeds available for this site.	Apr 25th, 2023
Authorship Faux-AI can do many things, but it cannot confer credit for creation.	Apr 3rd, 2023
The Comma Dot Key Wherein I propose combining two common punctuation symbols into a single key.	Jan 5th, 2023
The Problem With AI All technologies bring opportunity and threat, but the scales are rarely balanced.	Dec 29th, 2022
An evolved 34-key layout for iPadOS The latest iteration of my iPadOS-focused layout for a 34-key ergonomic split keyboard.	Nov 27th, 2022
30 Keys My continuing adventures in designing keyboard layouts, this time for a 30-key split keyboard.	May 23rd, 2022
A split 34-key layout for iPadOS Designing a split, ergonomic, ortholinear keyboard layout in 34 keys (5x3 plus 2 thumb keys per hand) optimised for iPadOS.	Jan 16th, 2022
The Corne Keyboard Creating a layout for a 42-key ortholinear ergonomic split keyboard.	Jan 3rd, 2022
Compressing Your Keyboard Moving to a smaller keyboard without losing functionality.	Aug 23rd, 2021
40% Keyboard Layout for Writing Some useful keyboard layout customisations for writers using a 40% keyboard, particularly with the QMK firmware.	Aug 6th, 2021
The Planck Keyboard Using a 40% ortholinear mechanical keyboard, and how I've customised my layout.	Aug 2nd, 2021
Publishing paperback novels with an iPad Creating and publishing paperback (and ebook) novels using only an iPad from start to finish.	Oct 11th, 2020
Beautiful paperback novels with Ulysses My iPad-only workflow for creating paperback novels.	Sep 24th, 2020
Custom Prompts for Drafts Two open source custom prompts/dialogs for Drafts on iPadOS, iOS, and macOS.	Jun 17th, 2020
Using Drafts as a local Wiki Keeping an offline knowledge repository in Drafts for iPad, iPhone, and Mac.	Jun 9th, 2020
Keyboard-Driven Cross-Linking in Drafts An action I wrote to make the Drafts app's cross-linking feature usable entirely from the keyboard.	May 27th, 2020
Pointer Control On the ability to use a traditional pointing device with the iPad.	May 11th, 2020
Beautiful ebook novels with Ulysses My iPad-only workflow for creating ebook novels.	Nov 30th, 2018
Using the iPad for: autographed ebooks My iPad-only workflow for making autographed ebooks, customised for each reader.	Nov 23rd, 2018
Autographed ebooks With the help of iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, I can now offer autographed ebooks.	Nov 21st, 2018
The Big iPad I upgraded to the 2018 model 12.9-inch iPad Pro.	Nov 13th, 2018
A Big Phone The iPad is a larger version of everyone's main computer.	Apr 17th, 2018
Breath of the Wild My thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.	Dec 21st, 2017
Laptop Replacement On the preoccupation with laptop-tablet equivalence.	Jun 27th, 2017
Using the iPad for: Taking notes and planning My iPad-only workflow for taking notes, planning, and replacing a paper notebook.	Feb 23rd, 2017
Designing for iPad Power Users Thoughts for iOS app developers who want to cater to iPad power users.	Jan 27th, 2017
Using the iPad for: Writing Novels My iPad-only workflow for writing long-form fiction.	Nov 12th, 2016
Using the iPad for: Web Development My iPad-only workflow for web development.	Nov 9th, 2016
Lifting the Mouse Reflections on the role of the iPad, and why it holds such an attraction for a jaded user of computers.	Nov 8th, 2016
Using the iPad for: Blogging with Jekyll My iPad-only workflow for blogging with the Jekyll static site generator.	Nov 7th, 2016
Rediscovering the iPad After several years without a tablet, I'm going iPad-only.	Nov 1st, 2016
Writing in Markdown My new mini-ebook, Writing in Markdown.	Apr 5th, 2016
Permalinks Why you should get rid of the cruft from your site's URLs.	Feb 24th, 2015