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O PICKY MOUSE
In Settings, head to Software Update
and install iPadOS 13.4 (backing up first,
obviously). Then in Settings > Bluetooth,
pair a Bluetooth mouse or Apple trackpad;
or if you have a USB dongle, you can go
properly old-school and plug a cabled
mouse into your iPad. You weirdo.O FEELED MOUSE
Apple wants the iPad to remain touch-first.
So when you move the cursor, it appears
temporarily on-screen then disappears
when idle for two seconds. Unlike a
traditional desktop cursor, the iPad’s
morphs into new shapes, and merges
with selections on hover rather than
sitting above them.O FINGER MOUSE
Today View and the Dock can be
accessed with the cursor alone, by
moving it to a screen edge and then
moving in that direction again. Newer
Apple hardware also affords you access
to gestures: Apple’s Magic Mouse 2
supports all of iPadOS’s two-finger
gestures; the Magic Trackpad 2 and
upcoming Magic Keyboard for iPad
add three-finger gestures.O MIGHTY MOUSE
Apple offers options for adjusting how the
cursor system works, but they’re spread
around the Settings app. Controls for
people with vestibular conditions are
under Accessibility > Pointer Control, but
all users may benefit from some tweaks.
Most notably you can adjust the size and
colour of the cursor, and define how long
it takes to hide (if ever). Content scrolling
speed can be changed too.Got an iPad? Got a mouse? Annoyed
the two have never got on? No longer!
iPadOS 13.4 brings full cursor support...MOUSE MEETS iPAD
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HACKS
One more cup of coffee ’fore I go, to the Aldi below
SMEG CGF01 COFFEE GRINDER
Just when you thought you’d got used to the smell of whoever or
whatever you’re isolating with, Italy has come to the rescue to help fill
the air with wafts of ground coffee beans. The Smeg CGF01 offers 30
different levels of grinding, enough to put Notting Hill Carnival to shame,
so you can home in on the right grain for your tastebuds. Designed to
deliver for espresso machines, stovetop pots, American coffee makers
and French presses, the CGF01 is made from die-cast aluminium and
stainless steel for a homogeneous grind that, Smeg says, preserves
coffee aromas without altering the flavour. It’s available in all the
brand’s iconic ’50s-style finishes.
£200 / smeguk.comPrints charming, diddy cool is nothing to be scared of
POLAROID NOW
If we can hold things together and stop being twats for a bit, there’s
every chance of a mini summer of love kicking off later this year. And if
you’re going to hark back to the hippy era, you may as well go the whole
hog and grab a retro instant snapper to record the beautiful mayhem.
The Polaroid Now, with its trademark rainbow-inscribed finish, features
a newly developed autofocus lens system that automatically switches
between distance and portrait formats, a longer-lasting battery capable
of shooting 15 packs of (hopefully wipe-clean) film, and a better flash
than a naturist at the Glastonbury Tor. Grab the new Colour Wave Frame
Edition film for coloured surrounds from moody blues to tangerine dreams.
£119 / uk.polaroid.com