Petr Škuta Although from the title it may seem that the Apple Pencil has incredible durability, this is not the case. On the contrary, I got into a situation where I no longer use it at all. How did it happen?
When I bought one of the first iPad Pro 10,5", I had a clear vision. At that time, I taught several subjects as a doctoral student at the University of Ostrava. Lectures and exercises combined with an apple tablet and pencil were a completely different dimension than clicking and scribbling with a mouse in a PowerPoint presentation.
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Even then, the tablet took on the role of a computer for me. I was also able to use it in teaching databases and software engineering. While explaining the theory, I combined slides in Keynote and then drew supplementary sketches in Notability using Pencil. When I needed a practical demonstration, I made do with Safari, which handled the PHPMyAdmin web console without a problem.
All this time, the iPad Pro combined with the Pencil was an inseparable companion for me, and I hardly needed a Mac. Although it is true that I still preferred to write longer texts and professional publications on a Mac, although you can use LaTeX on iOS as well.
Change of job, change of shovel
But then I started working as an IT consultant. I suddenly needed multiple monitors for my workflow, an area where the iPad Pro still fails today. Instead of painting on the screen, I increasingly needed to work with the remote desktop and manipulate files.
I reached for the tablet less and less. And when that was the case, it was more about lounging around with a book or browsing the web in the evening. It was probably around that time that I put the Apple Pencil on the shelf with the other pencils and pens. Maybe that's why I managed to forget about her completely.
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I discovered it again today when leaving for the Beskydy. The tablet is my companion again, but I leave the apple pencil at home. I hope I don't forget to charge it at the weekend so the battery doesn't suffer. While I slowly think about upgrade to iPad Pro with LTE module, since I don't enjoy constantly discharging my iPhone in hotspot mode, I will not buy a new generation of pencils.
Priorities change over time. And above all, there is no need to have every accessory, even if advertising materials tell us otherwise.
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If the Apple Pencil has been discharged for a year, there is a good chance that its battery is dead. It has happened to a lot of people.
If the pen is dead? What did the service give? New pwro???
Throw it out and buy a new one. AP is irreparable