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Canvas

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Canvas was a podcast all about mobile productivity. Armed with iOS, Federico and Fraser walked through workflows, explored the best apps for the iPad and iPhone, and helped users solve problems. Hosted by Federico Viticci and Fraser Speirs.

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Episodes

  1. 77: Future of iPad - Ecosystem

    In this, final, episode of Canvas, Fraser and Federico look into the future of the iPad ecosystem.

  2. 76: Future of iPad - Automation

    Fraser and Federico open with an important announcement about the future of Canvas, then speculate on how iOS automation might move forward in the future.

  3. 75: Future of iPad - The Cloud

    In this episode on the future of the iPad, Fraser and Federico take a look at cloud services - both Apple's and third parties.

  4. 74: Future of iPad - Hardware

    In this post-event episode, Federico shares his impressions of the new 3rd generation iPad Pro and we look to the future of iPad hardware.

  5. 73: Future of iPad - Software

    In this forward-looking episode, Federico and Fraser try to imagine what the future of the iPad might be, with particular consideration of the software it runs.

  6. 72: Fraser Goes to the Dark Side

    In a surprising turn of events, Fraser buys an Android phone and Federico demands to know why.

  7. 71: Shortcuts, Shortcuts or Shortcuts?

    This week, Federico spends a quarter of the show saying "Shortcuts", Fraser invents a morse code Shortcut and OpenDoc is referenced in the passing.

  8. 70: Task Managers in 2018

    This week, Fraser and Federico take a look at the "Big Four" task managers on iOS - Things, OmniFocus, Todoist and Apple Reminders - and consider how the iOS ecosystem has changed since the early days.

  9. 69: Getting Ready for iOS 12

    This week, Federico leads us through an exploration of the new features coming (soon!) in iOS 12.

  10. 68: Cloud Storage in 2018

    Fraser is joined by David Chartier for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of cloud storage in 2018 and its impact on our lives.

  11. 66: Living the Google Lifestyle on iOS

    This week Fraser walks through the details of living the Google Lifestyle on iOS.

  12. 65: Hands-On with the Shortcuts App

    Federico is joined by Jason Snell to talk about Shortcuts.

  13. 64: Summer Travel with iOS

    Appropriately for the topic, Federico is away so Fraser is joined by Bradley Chambers to share tips and tricks for managing summer travel with iOS.

  14. 63: iOS 12 First Impressions

    Fraser and Federico have been living on the early betas of iOS 12 for a couple of weeks now and they really like it.

  15. 62: WWDC 2018 with David Chartier

    With Federico at WWDC, Fraser is joined by David Chartier to evaluate the announcements of Apple's Keynote.

  16. 61: Parental Controls

    In this solo episode, Fraser takes you through four techniques for restricting the function of an iOS device in different scenarios.

  17. 60: Watching TV on iOS

    Turns out™ that iOS was for content consumption all along! This week, Fraser and Federico look at ways to watch TV and video content on iOS.

  18. 59: Keeping Track of the Weather

    In this episode, Fraser and Federico chat about the weather and how to keep an eye on it digitally through iOS.

  19. 58: The Multi-Pad Lifestyle, with Myke Hurley

    Myke Hurley joins the show to discuss why and how he uses multiple iPads for his work.

  20. 57: Apple Education Event 2018

    On March 27th, Apple held its 2018 Education Event showcasing the 6th Generation iPad and various new education apps and features. We dig into these announcements and look at iOS' role in education.

  21. 56: eBooks on iOS

    In this episode, Federico and Fraser look at your options for reading and creating eBooks on iOS. From mainstream apps like iBooks and Kindle to Marvin, Hyphen and creation tools like Book Creator, we cover it all.

  22. 55: Getting the Most out of Find My Friends

    This week, Fraser leads us on a deep-dive into the feature set of Find My Friends, the built-in location sharing app in iOS.

  23. 54: Managing Your Smart Home from iOS

    This week, Federico schools Fraser in the ways of Apple HomeKit and HomeKit compatible accessories.

  24. 53: Remote Screens on iOS

    This week, Federico and Fraser continue discussing techniques for connecting to remote computers using screen-sharing protocols like VNC.

  25. 52: SSH from iOS

    This week we dive into a nerdy topic: working with SSH connections on iOS.

  26. 51: Apple Watch

    With Christmas just around the corner, we bet some listeners might be the new owners of a shiny Apple Watch quite soon. Here are our favourite apps and tips!

  27. 50: The Things We Carry

    For our 50th episode, we take a look at the outside of our iPads instead of the inside. Fraser and Federico open up their kit bags and show what they carry alongside their iPads.

  28. 49: Long-Form Editors - Honourable Mentions

    In this episode, we wrap up our look at long-form editors with a look at the honourable mentions for other interesting apps on iOS.

  29. 48: Long-form Writing in Scrivener

    We continue with our mini-series on long-form writing apps with a look at Scrivener.

  30. 47: Long-form Writing in Ulysses

    In this first episode of a mini-series on long-form writing on iOS, Fraser and Federico go deep on one of their favourite applications: Ulysses.

  31. 46: Versions

    Making, accessing and using versions of files is something that has been built into some iOS apps for a while now but few know how to access the feature.

  32. 45: Files and File Providers in iOS 11

    With iOS 11 released, apps are starting to receive updates to be compatible with features like the new Files app. In this episode, Fraser and Federico dig into what’s possible for cloud storage.

  33. 44: Getting Ready for iOS 11

    In this solo episode, Fraser shares information about iOS storage management, backup and OS updating in preparation for iOS 11.

  34. 43: iOS 11 Notes

    This week Fraser and Federico take a look at the changes coming to one of the most-used applications in iOS: Apple Notes.

  35. 42: iOS 11 - Multitasking

    This week Fraser and Federico resolve their differences over another major iOS 11 feature: Multitasking.

  36. 41: iOS 11 - Drag and Drop

    In this episode, Fraser and Federico dive deep on the topic of Drag and Drop in iOS 11.

  37. 40: Mind Mapping

    This week Fraser and Federico really explore the space looking at Mind Mapping tools on iOS.

  38. 39: Everyone Can Code on iPad

    This week Fraser flies the show solo and brings an update on programming on iOS by going into detail on Apple’s Everyone Can Code initiative.

  39. 38: 21 Days Later

    This week Fraser and Federico reflect on a couple of weeks of intensive use of iOS 11.

  40. 37: WWDC 2017 with Tom Bridge

    This week, we go in-depth on the iOS-related announcements from WWDC 2017.

  41. 36: Wishes for iOS 11

    This week Fraser and Federico welcome special guest Merlin Mann to discuss opportunities for improvements that may - or may not - arrive in iOS 11.

  42. 35: Outlining

    This week Fraser and Federico look at two options for outlining on iOS.

  43. 34: Password Managers

    This week Fraser and Federico look at another aspect of personal security on iOS: password managers.

  44. 33: iOS Device Security

    This week, inspired by true events, Fraser and Federico look at the user-facing security technologies available in iOS.

  45. 32: iWork 3.1 Update and Apple Classroom

    This week Fraser and Federico dig into the changes in Apple's recent iWork 3.1 update and explore Apple Classroom 2.0.

  46. 31: Note Taking with Apple Pencil

    This week Fraser and Federico take their Apple Pencils in hand and share some notes on taking notes with the iPad Pro.

  47. 30: The Share Sheet

    This week Fraser and Federico tackle a core part of iOS: the Share Sheet.

  48. 29: Workflow - Magic Variables

    In this episode, Fraser and Federico update the Workflow series for the major new feature that debuted in Workflow 1.7 - Magic Variables.

  49. 28: Read Later Services

    This week Fraser and Federico change gears and focus on Read Later services.

  50. 27: Advanced Workflow Programming Part 2

    This week Fraser and Federico close out the Workflow programming series with some of the more advanced techniques in Workflow programming.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Canvas was a podcast all about mobile productivity. Armed with iOS, Federico and Fraser walked through workflows, explored the best apps for the iPad and iPhone, and helped users solve problems. Hosted by Federico Viticci and Fraser Speirs.

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Canvas was a podcast all about mobile productivity. Armed with iOS, Federico and Fraser walked through workflows, explored the best apps for the iPad and iPhone, and helped users solve problems. Hosted by Federico Viticci and Fraser Speirs.

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