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Will J Murphy

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May 4

The Mac Neo kills the iPad

Considering buying an iPad for productivity? Think again

The Mac Neo kills the iPad

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Will J Murphy

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Mar 12

Building MOUSE, a free Markdown Outline Tool, using iPad Safari and AI

The Markdown Outline Utility & Structure Editor is 2000+ lines of JavaScript developed on an iPad

Screenshot by author

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Will J Murphy

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Jan 20

Taming iPhone Photos on iOS 26

Regain the old app’s usability but don’t lose the extra functionality

Untamed Photos (image by author)

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Will J Murphy

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Dec 1, 2025

iPad Pro Is My Comeback Kid

I swore my iPad Pro-centric days were done but it’s déjà vu only better

iPad vs Mac (illustration by author using Designer 2)

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Nov 19, 2025

iPhone 17 Pro vs Sony a7r IV (I’m selling gear now)

The iPhone is sweet and the search for Sony use-cases is more desperate

iPhone 17 Pro and Sony (photo by author)

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Oct 11, 2025

This Shortcut Catalogs and Evaluates Your Images on Disk or in Photos

A six action Shortcut deconstructs photos on disk or in Photos and suggests improvements using AI

LLMs and Photo Analysis (image by author)

Will J Murphy

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Oct 7, 2025

Back in the Saddle

Writing projects and life kept me from Medium, but I’m back. Here are some goodies and what’s in the pipeline.

Back in the Saddle

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Jul 25, 2025

Could Apple Journal Replace Day One?

I’ve been on Day One since April 2010, but Journal on iPadOS 26 could make me switch

The Journal Djel (Diagram by author)

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Jun 18, 2025

Mixing Writing, Text, and Photos in Apple Notes

How to lay out typed-text, handwriting, drawings and photos

Creating multimedia notes (Screenshot by author)

Will J Murphy

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May 20, 2025

49,434 Reasons Why ChatGPT Wasn’t Enough

Discover my six tools for better creative writing

49,434 Reasons Why ChatGPT Wasn’t Enough

Will J Murphy

Will J Murphy

Read my stories to discover how to exploit your Apple tech. SubStack: https://thewillfulwriter.substack.com/ Email: willjmurphywriting@gmail.com

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