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Hosted by Federico Viticci and Fraser Speirs, Canvas is a podcast all about mobile productivity. Armed with iOS, Federico and Fraser will be walking through workflows, exploring the best apps for the iPad and iPhone and helping users solve problems. Hosted by Federico Viticci and Fraser Speirs.

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    • Dec 21, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 69 EPISODES


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    Canvas 77: Future of iPad - Ecosystem

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2018 74:53


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

    Canvas 76: Future of iPad - Automation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 53:54


    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.

    Canvas 75: Future of iPad - The Cloud

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2018 46:43


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

    Canvas 74: Future of iPad - Hardware

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 55:47


    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.

    Canvas 73: Future of iPad - Software

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 72:00


    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.

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    Canvas 72: Fraser Goes to the Dark Side

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2018 39:17


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

    Canvas 71: Shortcuts, Shortcuts or Shortcuts?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2018 40:29


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

    Canvas 70: Task Managers in 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 55:11


    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.

    Canvas 69: Getting Ready for iOS 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 50:11


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

    Canvas 68: Cloud Storage in 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 65:13


    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.

    Canvas 66: Living the Google Lifestyle on iOS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 55:27


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

    Canvas 65: Hands-On with the Shortcuts App

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2018 53:45


    Federico is joined by Jason Snell to talk about Shortcuts.

    Canvas 64: Summer Travel with iOS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 44:53


    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.

    Canvas 63: iOS 12 First Impressions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 62:58


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

    Canvas 62: WWDC 2018 with David Chartier

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2018 75:05


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

    Canvas 61: Parental Controls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2018 40:13


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

    Canvas 60: Watching TV on iOS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2018 44:11


    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.

    Canvas 59: Keeping Track of the Weather

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 35:37


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

    Canvas 58: The Multi-Pad Lifestyle, with Myke Hurley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2018 45:54


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

    Canvas 57: Apple Education Event 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2018 62:45


    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.

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    Canvas 56: eBooks on iOS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2018 54:10


    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.

    Canvas 55: Getting the Most out of Find My Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 41:09


    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.

    Canvas 54: Managing Your Smart Home from iOS

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2018 64:54


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

    Canvas 53: Remote Screens on iOS

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 44:59


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

    Canvas 52: SSH from iOS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2018 43:43


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

    Canvas 51: Apple Watch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2017 47:54


    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!

    Canvas 50: The Things We Carry

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2017 51:04


    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.

    Canvas 49: Long-Form Editors - Honourable Mentions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2017 53:08


    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.

    Canvas 48: Long-form Writing in Scrivener

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 49:57


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

    Canvas 47: Long-form Writing in Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 54:39


    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.

    Canvas 46: Versions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 39:12


    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.

    Canvas 45: Files and File Providers in iOS 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2017 48:58


    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.

    Canvas 44: Getting Ready for iOS 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2017 51:12


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

    Canvas 43: iOS 11 Notes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2017 39:26


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

    Canvas 42: iOS 11 - Multitasking

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2017 68:38


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

    Canvas 41: iOS 11 - Drag and Drop

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2017 52:14


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

    Canvas 40: Mind Mapping

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2017 39:16


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

    Canvas 39: Everyone Can Code on iPad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2017 28:06


    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.

    Canvas 38: 21 Days Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 66:21


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

    Canvas 37: WWDC 2017 with Tom Bridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 60:01


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

    Canvas 36: Wishes for iOS 11

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2017 76:30


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

    Canvas 35: Outlining

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2017 40:28


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

    Canvas 34: Password Managers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 48:39


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

    Canvas 33: iOS Device Security

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2017 71:00


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

    Canvas 32: iWork 3.1 Update and Apple Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2017 50:35


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

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    Canvas 31: Note Taking with Apple Pencil

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2017 68:53


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

    Canvas 30: The Share Sheet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 52:44


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

    Canvas 29: Workflow - Magic Variables

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017 37:07


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

    Canvas 28: Read Later Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2017 43:44


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

    Canvas 27: Advanced Workflow Programming Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2017 37:45


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

    Canvas 26: Advanced Workflow Programming

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2016 46:53


    This week Fraser and Federico take a look at some of the advanced programming structures in Workflow.

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