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Riley Hill from SlatePad (iPad Pros - 0201)

Season 1, Ep. 201

Riley Hill has been working as a software developer for over 10 years, with focus on mobile development, primarily for iOS and iPadOS. Riley has been working on the iPad for many years now and in this episode we discuss his history with the iPad, some of his favorite iPads over the years, his current dual M4 iPad Pro setup, then we dive into all of his workflows and favorite apps. You can find Riley’s work over at SlatePad.org.


This episode of iPad Pros is sponsored by Agenda, the award winning app that seamlessly integrates calendar events into your note taking. Learn more at www.agenda.com. Agenda 19 is now available as a free download on visionOS, iPadOS, iOS, and macOS. 


Early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros


Early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts!


Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at iPadProsPodcast@gmail.com.


Links:

SlatePad: https://slatepad.org

Riley’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlatePad

Riley on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@slatepad

Riley on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@Slatepad 


Chapter Markers:

00:00:00: Opening

00:01:11: M4 11" iPad Pro with Nano-Texture

00:01:42: Magic Keyboard and 13" iPad Pro

00:03:51: Support the Podcast

00:04:25: Riley Hill

00:06:15: Your history with iPad

00:17:03: Current Setup

00:30:50: Apple Pencil

00:32:36: Desk Setup

00:40:11: Sponsor - Agenda 19

00:42:44: Final Cut Pro

00:58:23: Affinity apps

01:02:58: Ulysses

01:05:34: Creating a new video

01:08:23: Wordpress

01:09:54: Reminders

01:12:03: Freeform

01:13:31: Swift Playgrounds

01:16:41: Working Copy

01:20:38: Files and Notes

01:23:51: Logic Pro

01:28:27: Big or Small Pro

01:33:27: Anything else?

01:38:48: Where to find you online?

01:39:50: Closing

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