While I do use my iPad for writing and work purposes (especially when out and about), I still mostly work from my desk with my MacBook Air, Korean display, and clicky keyboard.

If there’s anyone I know with a right to talk about using the iPad for work, it’s Federico Viticci. And his case that the iPad mini is just as good — if not better — for content creation has me second guessing my plans to get an iPad Air as my main iPad.

However, on the other side of the fence, Ben Brooks is making a case for the iPad Air.

As a service to you, the readers, I did some research and found an app to help you decide which iPad to get.

Fantastic take on and insight into the storyline of Apple’s event and each new product and software update they announced.

Marco Arment:

Rather than asking how Apple can keep selling the relatively ancient iPad 2 at just 20% less than its original price, maybe we should be asking why all tablets aren’t expected to be fully useful for over three years after their launch.

It’s one thing to brag that your tablet is cheaper than an iPad. It’s another thing to have proof that your product will be useful and relevant for years to come.

David Sparks weighs the options. My advice to those who don’t know which iPad to get is to get the mini — it’s cheaper, lighter, easier to use, and just as good as the full-sized iPad at nearly every basic task. If you need or want the full-sized iPad then you already know it.

Since I use my iPad quite a bit for writing, I plan to upgrade my 3rd-generation iPad to the new Air.

Richard Burton gives a brief history of Mavericks, the place:

Millions of people are about to update their operating system to OS X Mavericks and will have a photo of a wave as their background. I thought it might be interesting to share the story of the man who pioneered this wave. His name is Jeff Clark.

(Thanks, Jonathan!)

As charted by GoSquared based on all the pageviews across all the sites they are tracking analytics for.

Here on shawnblanc.net — which has a decidedly more Mac-nerdy audience — Mavericks is already the dominant desktop OS, representing 21-percent of today’s total pageviews so far.

Here’s the breakdown for my site so far today:

Operating System	Percent of Pageviews
iOS 7 (iPhone + iPad)	33%
Mavericks	21%
Mountain Lion	19%
Windows 7	16%
The Rest	9%

Nice work from Federico Viticci and Cody Fink. I just now installed Mavericks (I chose not to do a beta install sneak peak this time around), so I’m going through this list learning about all the new tricks, including the sweet new keyboard shortcut that brings up the Emoji popover. Just the thing my emails have been lacking.

Jim Dalrymple:

If there was any event in recent memory that demonstrated the depth and scope of Apple’s product, it had to be this one.

No kidding.

Today’s update to the iPad mini is a massive upgrade. Get this: pretty much the only difference between the new iPad Air and the new iPad mini with Retina display is the physical size.

And, since the iPad mini has the same actual number of pixels as the full-sized iPad, its Retina display is more dense. The iPad mini has the same 326 ppi display as the iPhone but in a 7.9-inch screen instead of a 4-inch screen. Which makes the mini the largest version of Apple’s most-dense Retina display. Fabulous.

The product website for the new iPad Air (guess we can’t just say “Air” anymore, can we?) is fantastic. Check it out on both your Mac and your iPhone. Notice how on the Desktop version of the site if you hover over the down arrow at the bottom of the screen it says “Scroll to continue” and on the iPhone that says “Swipe to continue”. And that’s just one tiny detail for this responsive site.

Fantastic update to the Mac version of one of my favorite apps, Day One. This 1.9 update brings some great Mavericks-only features (such as map view), some new features (such as timeline filters), and some features that were previously iOS-only (such as weather data).

1. Before you click that link: you’ve backed up your computer, right?

2. After you click that link, it might take a while to download. Here are two reviews you’ll want to read: John Siracusa’s and Stephen Hackett’s.

The event starts at 10:00am Pacific. And you can watch via your iOS device, your Mac, or your Apple TV. Heck, why not all three?