59: iPad at Work

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59: iPad at Work

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72 minutes

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Oct 10, 2011

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David talks through the process of writing his latest book, iPad at Work including writing workflows, dealing with editors, and other strange anomalies of the publishing business.

Released:

Oct 10, 2011

Format:

Podcast episode

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Learn about getting the most from your Apple technology with focused topics and workflow guests. Creating Mac Power Users, one geek at a time since 2009. Hosted by David Sparks and Stephen Hackett.

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59: iPad at Work

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