1/26/2024 0 Comments Theresa may scrivenerwhen it’s not my turn to drive on a long journey.when I’m caught somewhere and have maybe 10 minutes to spare before an appointment.I use the Kindle app, and reserve ‘reading’ for That’s fine for reading novels, or manuscripts sent into me by my mentees, or downloads which promise to teach me some new trick. By the time I’ve done all that, I need a holiday? My iPad Taking into account time zones …įor me to enjoy the holiday, I have to get ahead of myself with my weekly blog posts, my daily tips, any preparation for webinars soon after my return and courses due for release. I probably will have Internet access, and if I do, I keep an eye on emails and answer (BCCing myself) those that have to be processed ahead of my return to the office.īut, I try hard to limit the number of times I open up the laptop during holiday time: twice a day at most. So, instead, I send via WeTransfer and make sure they’ve been downloaded safely before we set off.) However, this assumes internet access is available. So I could access files that are backed up from my desktop and download them to my laptop. (How? I back up both the desktop and laptop to iDrive. What about when I’m travelling?Īhead of any trip, I transfer the Scrivener projects I plan to work on during what might be called a holiday. So, I only work on the laptop at home, when I’m too exhausted to stand. That’s okay if I’m working on one task at a time: a Scrivener project, or an email, or writing a blog post. Anything more complicated and I have overlapping windows. My laptop screen is 16 inches along the diagonal. It’s not long before I have a lot of applications open and I’m working flat out. If I get a phone call inquiry, I open up another tab on my browser (I have two browsers open usually) to find the information needed and send an email straight away. While the Internet is chewing on some search and/or the printer is spilling out pages of a manuscript, I’m busy processing emails (deleting them probably!) in another window. That’s big enough for two or three windows to be open at the same time – perfect for the way I work. My desktop screen is 27 inches along the diagonal. The main difference between my four devices is the screen size. Horses for courses … physical limitations – screen size So I give myself a break and do other stuff on the other devices. The stand-up Mac desktop – for work: emails, blogging, devising courses, hosting webinarsīecause I spend so much time working at my desktop, when I’ve done ‘enough’ for one day, the last thing I want to do is the same-old-same-old on another device. The Mac laptop, originally for travelling but now as a sit-down alternative to my stand-up desktop.The iPad, for readings books (Kindle app), keeping in touch with friends via social media, and games (!).The iPhone, for phone calls and texts, mostly.I purchased each of my devices to meet a specific need. Now, back to why I don’t sync … Horses for courses … why purchase a device? I do have a number of devices – my iPhone, my iPad, a Mac laptop and a Mac desktop – but I do not sync between them.īefore I tell you … and because I know you are keen to sync, you might want to check out Karen Prince’s free mini-course on backing up and syncing using DropBox. I’m often asked about syncing between devices, and how it works …
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