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WWDC 2020 iPadOS Wishlist

The online-only virtual developer conference is just around the corner and I don’t feel like we’ve seen too many rumors. Here is my very simple very short wishlist for iPadOS. 1. Separate Apps On External Display - The foundation is all ready for this! I want to plug my iPadPro into an external 5K USB 3.1 display and then be able to have two apps on the iPad and two different apps on the external display for a total of four apps. The external display isn’t a touch screen, but that’s okay, because I can connect a keyboard and mouse to the iPad and use the new iOS pointer to manipulate the apps on the external display. We’re so close to this! 2. Web Meeting Camera in Background - If you’re in a web meeting (Zoom, WebEx, GTM) the iPad camera only works if the app is running foreground in full screen. If you switch your web meeting to split screen or put it in the slide over, your web meeting no longer has access to the camera. BOO! When I’m in a web meeting, I want the app to be in the s...

The Hassle and Joy of eBay

Six months after I created eBay, I started receiving a spate of complaints. Everyone was complaining about each other. - Pierre Omidyar I'm getting more and more used to "renting" technology where I continually upgrade to the latest gadget and then sell the previous one. I do all of this through eBay, where I have yet to be taken advantage of, but it has been a big hassle. I wish this could be easier for me. I just recently sold off my 2018 iPad Pro, 2011 MacBook Air, and iPad mini 2. I thought I'd share the process. The first thing I do is get the trade in value from somewhere reputable like Apple or Gazelle. What will Apple give me if I give my product back to them? Once I have that, I know what the minimum price is that I want from eBay (with some math). eBay is going to take a 10% fee for the item and then when I use PayPal, PayPal is going to take 2.9% fee (+ $0.30). So I'll take whatever price I was going to get from Apple, do the reverse math, and that ...