Lifestyle Archives – Shayon Pal

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November 7, 2020

Life as a Freelancer

I have been working as an employee for over a decade. While I have been lucky to have worked with some really great colleagues, towards the last couple of years I kept feeling the need to become a freelancer talent for a few reasons: Working at one single company often means solving very similar kinds of problems every day. Sure, the challenges keep evolving with time, but the context stays the same. It can get a bit of a drudge over time. This is also one of the major reasons why I have never worked in the same industry for...

Lifestyle

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February 15, 2018

The Big Switch – 1 month of the “iPad Lifestyle”

Last month, I wrote about how I plan to start using my iPad Pro exclusively while I travel, and leave the MacBook back at my desk. Well, at least I’ve managed to follow that pretty religiously. Thanks to mostly living on the cloud, I have managed to segregate my devices depending upon where I am. In this blog post, I tried to outline how does a iPad-first lifestyle fit into my workflow. Does it succeed in achieving the dream, or fail miserably?

Productivity, Lifestyle

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January 17, 2018

Can the iPad Pro replace the Laptop in everyday life?

I like tech products that are light, easy to carry, and with long lasting batteries. It is because of my affinity towards nifty gadgets that I had decided to replace my original MacBook Air with the new 2016 MacBook. Yes, not a Pro, not another Air, but just the MacBook. Some time back, I switched to the iPad Pro bandwagon too. First the 9.7-inch one, and then the 2nd generation 12.9-inch one. Complete with the Smart Keyboard and the Apple Pencil. Why? Because I strove to lead the hippie lifestyle. Because I was convinced that I could replace my laptop...