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Looking back at the post about iPad Pro use for creatives I decided to take a stronger look into iMovie. Since even a $300-$400 entry level iPad can run iMovie without any trouble and this software is free, anyone can be creative on a budget. The software comes with some great effects for creating movies, presentations, trailers, and more. The titles effects and chroma key are easy to learn and use as well as the interface is user friendly to navigate. The iPad comes with the Apple iWork Suite of software like Pages, Numbers. and Keynote. These are all equivalents to the Office Suite form Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. However, many don’t realize that Apple also gives users the creative apps of GarageBand and iMovie for free as well. Buying and iPad for under $400 and having all this great software including the updates, iOS now known as iPadOS is a great value. Today using all this software including mouse support and keyboard with an Apple Pencil truly makes a huge differ

 So lets talk iPad Pro. With Apple introducing the 2020 iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard it brings up the question “What about my older iPad Pro?” As you can see in the picture I still use an older 2017 10.5 iPad Pro with Apple Smart Keyboard, Apple Pencil, and a Bluetooth Mouse. This is still a great iPad Pro. I use this iPad Pro to edit video in iMovie, Adobe Rush, and LumaFusion as well as editing pictures in Affinity Photo, Pixelmator Photo, and Adobe Lightroom. The speed of the iPad Pro is still fast and never have I hit the threshold. I can spit out great looking photos and videos in minutes as well as attend meetings on Zoom, FaceTime, and attend classes for Full Sail University all from my iPad.  My wife and I went out the other day to grab a few pics at a local park. As you can see these images are very well done and all done with iPad Pro. Me sitting on a picnic table My wife and I taking a selfie.  As far as video editing is concerned you can check o

So recently I have been using the iPad Pro 10.5 inch a ton. I started school at Full Sail University and they sent me a 2018 iPad 9.7 inch as well as a 2018 MacBook Pro 15 inch with Touch Bar included. I don’t use the iPad due to having an iPad Pro and trust me I love my iPad Pro. I have the Apple Keyboard and a nice stylus to use along with it. I even downloaded the new iPad OS. Everything about the iPad Pro is amazing.......but. There are those days when I need to pull out the MacBook Pro and use it. Whenever I do I realize how much better the experience is using a real laptop. A mean, using s Mac is like riding in a limo, while using an iPad is like riding in a really nice car but not a limo. The MacBook just feels and looks like a true work of art. The OS is smooth and the keyboard is so much better than the Smart Keyboard on my iPad. The software that I use such as Final Draft, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Motion, and After Effects work amazingly well and not even ava

The MacBook VS iPad Pro debate continues in a heated way. Many people are suggesting yes, it has replaced their MacBooks or laptops and have never looked back. With the pros and cons coming in with time each individual needs to weigh carefully on which device will suit their needs. With Apple pushing the iPad as a true computer replacement many have fallen victim to their marketing and rushed out to buy an iPad without hesitation. Now don’t get me wrong I am a firm believer in the amazing power of the iPad (I’m writing this article on my 10.5 inch iPad Pro right now) but I just haven’t been able to fully replace my MacBook either. Some features that I like about the iPad are cellular, ease of use, size, and the App Store. Things I don’t like about the iPad are no USB support for extended memory, no guest sign in account, and lack of full desktop webpages and software. Now of course I can use my iPad Pro for most of my daily tasks such as emails, web surfing, writing my blog, an

Look at this great looking iPhone XR! A budget phone? I do not think so! For the low, low price of $749 for the basic 64 gig version this affordable budget phone can be yours. Thats right $749 for this so called budget phone. Apple created this phone for one reason, to make money. The iPhone XR is a great phone none the less. It has almost all the same features as the iPhone XS and XS Max. The difference is in the screen and the back camera lenses. Of course this isn't to say that the screen is bad or the camera is bad. Both of these features are excellent in every way. The XR has a slightly bigger screen than the XS and uses an LCD screen where the XS has an OLED screen. The XRs screen does not support 3D Touch either. I have been using the XR for a few days and found that I don't miss the 3D Touch and never really used it to begin with. As for the camera differences I found that the XR has a single camera on the back of it while the XS has two cameras. This does sli

The Pyle Home Projector is a great addition to my home office. At times when I am writing my blog or editing my Youtube videos I enjoy a quick episode of Seinfeld or watch a YouTube video for a quick break from the normal work schedule. I have included a link for this item on Amazon.com so you can check it out for yourself. The Line is above.  As you will find it comes in at $49.99 and has a 2 1/2 star rating only. Why you may ask does it have only 2 1/2 stars? Well, I'll tell you why. If you are planning to use this for school or business Keynotes, Powerpoint presentations then don't buy it. This will not focus quite enough for those types of duties. If you are wanting to use this for outdoor events such as family BBQ and movie nights under the stars then forget it. This is truly great for indoor use in a family room for watching Netflix, YouTube and other streaming services. So far I have really enjoyed this device in my ManCave of such and watched hours of YouTube and C

Today I updated my MacBook to the new Mojave OS. Now I haven't had much of a chance to use this new OS but I do have a first impression of what I've found. For starters I do like having the option of the light or dark setting. At first when I downloaded the new OS during initial set up I was asked if I wanted to go light or dark. I of course being curious chose the dark setting, being that I've never before seen it. I tried it out for a moment or two then went into the system preferences to change it back to light. Upon setting up your new OS you may want to go with the dark setting yourself to give it a try. I do recommend doing this to see if you like it. If not no worries I will tell you how to change it back. Simply go to your system preferences, choose general, and on the top row there will be an option for changing from light to dark and back again. Very simple to switch them back and forth. Another new feature I like is the news app from iOS has made it over to