The MacRumors Show: Thomas Frank Talks iPad and Mac Productivity

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Productivity guru Thomas Frank joins us on The MacRumors Show podcast this week to evaluate the state of the iPad Pro and Mac as productivity tools.

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Thomas is a YouTuber, podcaster, and content creator best known for his personal development video essays, Notion tutorials and templates, and Skillshare courses. We discuss the iPad Pro's hardware and form factor, the advancements and limitations of iPadOS 16, and accessories like the Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard.

We explore the M2 MacBook Air, share some productivity tips, and weigh up the upsides and downsides of Apple's platforms for getting things done. We also touch on some of our favorite third-party apps like Things 3, Obsidian, Craft, and Notion. See more of Thomas's work on his YouTube channel or his website.

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[SirAnthonyHopkins]

The Brentford manager?

 

[BootsWalking]

Those must be some major productivity tips to warrant watching a 67 minute video.

 

[ackmondual]

Those must be some major productivity tips to warrant watching a 67 minute video.

I skimmed through that video. No screenshots, nor videos of workflows in action. Just talking. This makes it great if you want to turn it into a podcast (ie, at the gym, driving, daily commute), but as person who doesn't use MacOS, and not iOS for gaming, I was kind of hoping for video clips of such productivity (to get some specifics as to why creative people prefer MacOS). Oh well. That's something that's been on the back of my mind. I'll put in a mental to do list item to seek other videos. I do know one guy who's a solid Apple user (IIRC, he has about $13K of Mac OS equipment alone), so I'll ask him next time I run into him.

 

[imnotthewalrus]

Sorry, MR but as a video - no. Just my opinion. Nothing more, nothing less. I didn't even make it to the halfway point.

 

[topdrawer]

watching youtube is not productive to me.

 

[kc2kth]

I listened to the entire thing while working on some other tasks and paid more attention to some sections than others. Interesting take on the current state of the iPad and Mac platforms.

 

[Dan Barbera]

I skimmed through that video. No screenshots, nor videos of workflows in action. Just talking. This makes it great if you want to turn it into a podcast (ie, at the gym, driving, daily commute), but as person who doesn't use MacOS, and not iOS for gaming, I was kind of hoping for video clips of such productivity (to get some specifics as to why creative people prefer MacOS). Oh well. That's something that's been on the back of my mind. I'll put in a mental to do list item to seek other videos. I do know one guy who's a solid Apple user (IIRC, he has about $13K of Mac OS equipment alone), so I'll ask him next time I run into him.

This IS a podcast lol

 

[Marx55]

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[ackmondual]

This IS a podcast lol

Gotcha. Yeah, I wasn't sure if some podcasters also put their content on YouTube as well, or just stick with the actual podcast format.

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Try again perhaps? FWIW, I'm in the US and was still able to access it

 

[Rarex]

Enjoyed the format and got some great insights!

Couldn't agree more on the MBA M2 views, its a great machine when maxed out. To my surprise it has been a MBP killer for me thanks to its size and weight and relative power.

 

[Starscape]

So iPadOS’s limitations are a good thing, because it means less distractions.


Alrighty.

 

[KennyJr]

I do appreciate your videos, each with a different guest, usually one who specializes in something Apple. I've learned to keep notes open on my iPhone - periodically pausing the video to write down learned ideas. For what it's worth, on one occasion when I didn't pause the video (taking a quick note), I accidentally touched the dictation microphone icon and learned that Notes very accurately and quickly types out all that is being said. And lastly, I think your three window format is perfect. It's very easy to watch and listen to, and picking up small body language gestures now and then is pure icing on the cake.