Go paperless - Not!

[oddoneout]

I think GDPR is/has been interesting. In some ways it is a total disaster. If I go into a shop to buy - say - a pullover - all I need to know is roughly what kind of material it’s made from, and whether it’ll fit me. My contract is with the shop.

However with web sites we are now getting the digital equivalent of the name and sat nav co-ords of the farmer and farms where the sheep were kept, plus the source of the synthetic fibres, plus the name and location of the factory where the articifical fibre was made, and another factory or dept., where the wool and the artificial fibres were bound together, plus the name and details of the packing firm, and the details of the transport vehicles and operators used, and the names and details of any intermediate warehouses. We don’t need all that information, though perhaps we need to know that someone has kept it.

In the case of a problem we normally expect the shop to sort it out, or provide a refund.

Now accessing many web sites requires extra steps, as we have to agree all the terms etc. Not an improvement, IMO.

It can however be interesting to delve into the construction of some web sites, and find the dependencies, but my guess is that most people don’t, and take things on trust, which is just what happened before GDPR, but without the extra clicks.

That has to do with things other than GDPR I think? Ticking boxes for traceability, environmental impact, child labour etc, some of which are eminently reasonable and some of which are frankly marketing hype/wool-over eyes/greenwash. If links are provided(see how well farmer Joe looks after his animals) then yes you will likely get into the 'can we send you lots of useless info/sell your details' if you use them.
Something I find tiresome is that more often than not, despite a packed website, the information I actually want is lacking and necessitates a direct approach with all the problems and delays that sometimes involves.
I've given up on websites that demand I fill in a whole load of preference boxes before I can find out whether or not what I want might even be there, not least because some of them don't give me the options I want re non-contact anyway.My local paper got itself in a real mess with all of this and despite doing the necessary so that I could continue to access local news online it was months before it worked properly, during which period I stopped using the site as it meant doing it all again each time - not good for the advertisers and frankly an indictment of the national company company which owns it. The irony is tat because it's such a faff the majority of folks won't bother and will just click 'I accept' - which is taking a lot on trust, but I suppose that's how so many have always operated for matters online.
A couple of years ago I thought it would be good to sign up to the e-subscription magazine service being offered by the library. On ploughing through the extensive(and obfuscatory) T&Cs I discovered that in the event of a dispute having gone beyond certain limits, I would be subject to the jurisdiction of the State of Maryland and would be required to attend any proceedings in person. Now I knew that it would be a bought-in(and almost certainly non-UK) package and I realise that the chances of things getting to that stage are remote, but it was enough to deter me. The e-books package is a Dutch one and altogether more reasonable regarding dispute resolution (but that might change in a few weeks time?), but I haven't as yet felt the need to acquire the relevant device, as walking down to the library to get real books is a useful physical and social exercise.

[Dave2002]

Interesting that. The iPad Pros usually give at least 8 hours, but one does have to remember to charge them occasionally. A professional could have a significant problem with one with only an hour or two extra charge left.

I have a fairly cheap battery based charger from Lidl, which I have used with gen 1 iPads. Not sure how long it would last with an iPad Pro. Mine isn’t one of the really cheap ones, which have hardly any oomph, but a slight more expensive one which will go for significantly longer - but I’m not sure about coupling with an iPad Pro. I’ll try it!

I was hoping some one would post a link to Apple page turning software - ideally specifically for music, but perhaps doesn’t have to be. What do iPad Pro users use?

My Silvercrest charger, bought from LIDL for a modest amount, is a 10000mAh device. Tried it out to charge my iPad Pro. With the charger itself fully charged it took my iPad from 16% to 70% charge, and the iPad was running for part of the time. That would probably extend the “live” time of an iPad Pro by 3-5 hours. I think newer iPad Pros do last longer than mine on a full charge - claimed up to 12 hours. Mine can go for a whole working day - probably 8 hours of use.

The Mophie model linked to should manage to charge these fully, as rated at 20200mAh. However it’s much more expensive than my charger, which otherwise has similarities. For those really into this kind of thing some models have torches and displays built in, and there are even wireless charging units.

I hardly use my battery powered charger at all, but some people may find them useful, perhaps even essential. Another factor would be whether this type of charger has fast charging, and potential,users might want to consider whether it’s worth buying two chargers (perhaps cheaper models) and charging them in parallel, and using them alternately, or one more expensive high capacity fast charging model.

I’m still looking for hints about page turning on iPads.

[Richard Barrett]

I’m still looking for hints about page turning on iPads.

Most musicians I know who read from iPads use these:

https://store.airturn.com/products/airturn-duo-200

[Dave2002]

Most musicians I know who read from iPads use these:

https://store.airturn.com/products/airturn-duo-200

Thanks. That deals with the hardware, but how do these link to the software? Can almost any software “do” (with perhaps some programming), or is there a restricted choice of compatible programs?

[Richard Barrett]

how do these link to the software?

Bluetooth. I believe there are plenty of iOS apps that can display the music and which allow it to be marked up in different colours etc. - there are links to such things from the Airturn site.

[Dave2002]

Bluetooth. I believe there are plenty of iOS apps that can display the music and which allow it to be marked up in different colours etc. - there are links to such things from the Airturn site.

Thanks for the hint. Links to apps are here - https://www.airturn.com/apps?q=&p=1

AllMySongs seems general, and could be useful for any text - though a bit pricier.
Hardly going to break the bank though, if it does the job.

Avid Scorch seems nicely affordable, though might require music in a special format - not sure - to be Sibelius compatible.

There are probably others in the list I’ve not spotted yet.

[Edgy 2]

Most musicians I know who read from iPads use these:

https://store.airturn.com/products/airturn-duo-200

I saw one of these in action for the first time today.
Louis Lortie played Saint-Seans 3rd Piano Concerto at the BBC Philharmonic studio (to be broadcast on Radio 3 sometime in March)
He was reading the music from an I pad and his page turner was using the pedal.