![]() With the original model, you could use a case or sleeve with a slot for it, but that wasn’t a great solution if you sometimes use the iPad on its own. Second, Apple has solved the problem of where to store the Pencil. Attach it to your iPad magnetically, it asks if you want to pair it, you say yes and it’s done. My iPad and an Apple Pencil seemed tailor-made for the job, so I ordered one.įirst, the pairing system couldn’t be simpler. I originally tried this in a notebook, but that didn’t really work: I don’t carry one around with me, and it would take me multiple attempts to create a halfway decent version of a diagram, so that involved a lot of torn-out pages. She said that the act of creating your own drawings – representing things in a way that makes sense to you – helps embed them into your memory. And for the leader, you need to know not only your own steps, but also those of the follower, so that you can lead them effectively.Īn actor-dancer friend gave me a tip. In the short-term, however, you tend to dance the figures. ![]() The long-term aim is to learn not the sequences themselves, but rather to use the component parts to create your own free-form movements. At the same time, there are ‘figures’ – sequences of movements – which are used to provide examples of things you can do. It’s a completely improvised dance, in that you can decide how to express the music on a step-by-step basis. The generally accepted wisdom is that you remain a beginner for at least the first two years, and even maestros still practice their walk – the most fundamental aspect of the dance – every day. As anyone who’s ever tried it will know, the learning curve is pretty fierce. ![]() I started learning Argentine tango back in September. ![]() I did that about three times before deciding it was no more efficient than just typing notes.īut I just bought the second-gen one, and for the unlikeliest of reasons: helping me with dance lessons. The idea was that most property details were provided as PDFs, so I could annotate these on my iPad when we viewed places. I did find an excuse to try the first-gen one, back when we were apartment-hunting. My question was: What for? How would I use it? I remember when the Apple Pencil came out, and various people here were trying to persuade me I needed one. And any other things that some people jot down – like reminders, shopping lists, meeting summaries, etc – I type into Apple’s Notes app or have Siri do it for me. My calendar and contacts are of course electronic. My work and creative writing is typed on my Mac and iPad. ![]() I have more than enough creative outlets already, between writing, photography and video.Īnd I hadn’t handwritten anything for probably close to two decades. Never have, and have never had any desire to learn. But there seemed no doubt at all that I had no possible reason to want an Apple Pencil … I can see potential applications for it, I’m just not sure they amount to a sufficient reason to own one. To be fair to myself, I didn’t state outright that I would never buy one, only that I was a skeptic.Īlthough I can’t see an actual problem I need the watch to solve, that’s not the same as considering it a useless device. There are two Apple products I was pretty sure weren’t for me. ![]()
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