Tag Archives: Apple

MobileViews Podcast 302: Mostly iPadOS

  1. Free lifetime subscription for Enlight Pixaloop for owners of “selected” Chromebooks
  2. Android 10 update hit my Pixel 3a
  3. 40th anniversary Sony Walkman – Android-based
  4. OpenSource PowerToys are back for Windows 10
    Available from GitHub
  5. Sept. 10 Apple event
  6. Jon’s Quick Rant; Come on Google – I just logged into Yahoo and it pushed a 2FA prompt to my watch! Yours still requires you open the GMail app on my phone. You’re being shown up BY YAHOO!

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

Google app for iOS gained keyboard shortcuts


This week’s update to the Google app for iOS adds keyboard shortcuts if you have a physical keyboard for your iPad. This is what I see if I press and hold the Command key on an Apple Smart Keyboard when viewing the default Google start screen. If you are in the search text box, Command L cancels the search.

Command L = Quick search

Command Y = Recent pages

Command O = Voice search

Apple MobileMe: What About the Rest of Us?


My first opinion of Apple’s MobileMe was: OK, so they renamed .Mac, it has more storage, it costs the same (US$99/year), and… wait… It is what I wishes Microsoft Live would give Windows Mobile users like me.

I used to sync my WiMo smartphone daily with my PC. But, that has become such a chore and a statistical probability rather than a sure thing that I don’t do that anymore. I still sync a couple of times a week to make sure I have a backup of my current calendar and contacts. But, it is a chore. I hope the Windows Mobile and Windows Live team can get together and provide similar functionality for WiMo smartphone users soon.

The one big iPhone issue for me is still the lack of a physical keyboard or a Bluetooth keyboard option. I still can’t type worth a darn on my iPod touch. So, I still can’t use it effectively use a email or data entry device.