What I Use For Blogging
So my blogging setup is a bit different than it was a few years ago. I’ve gotten tired of my Macbook Air (I think it’s a 2021 M1). It still totally works, but I just wanted something new. So I got an iPad Air M4. That’s just one of the newer tools I’ve been using in the 2026 relaunch of Strange And Pretty. Here are some more things I’ve been using for my blog in its relaunch.
iPad Air M4 (purchase here*)
I love this damn thing. I will say, I’m pretty sure it’s the same screen size as the MacBook Air I mentioned earlier. So yes, she’s a big girl. But because my plan was to replace my laptop, I’m totally fine with that. I love that I finally upgraded from the base model of iPad to a fancier one. This one gets the job of a laptop done, while having the touch screen feature as a nice bonus.
ESR Typecase Keyboard Case (purchase here*)
As I wanted to use my iPad as a computer, I knew I’d need a keyboard case. And I was not paying the ridiculous price of the Apple keyboard that came in two boring colors to do that. I researched hard to find a keyboard case that I liked, and I’ve been enjoying this one so far.
Apple Pencil Pro (purchase here*)
This is my first Apple Pencil that actually magnetically connects to the iPad to charge. I’ve been rocking with the Generation 1 Apple Pencil since I’ve been using Apple Pencils, which is kind of wild. I wouldn’t say this has changed my life or anything. But it’s nice to always have the pencil connected to the iPad AND not have to worry about connecting adapters and all that to charge it.
Squarespace
When I first started this blog, it was hosted on Blogger (that’s me aging myself and my blog). But I wanted to be a big girl blogger and actually pay for hosting. Squarespace is nice. It’s really user friendly and it has a lot of perks and integrations that make things super simple to host a website.
Fedica
I needed a content/social media scheduler that was more up to date than Hootsuite, which is what I used to use for my scheduled post. I like Fedica so far. It gives you many options of places to post, and even allows you to use your blog’s RSS feed to automatically post content.
Notion
I was introduced to Notion when I was in Graduate school. The way this (free!) app got me ALL the way together during school. It’s fully customizable, or you can use templates, and it can be used for every single thing you need to write things down for. It will organize you life in minutes and I truly can’t believe it’s still free.
Phone Tripod (purchase here*)
I originally bought this for something else (streaming, I was considering streaming because I made the choice to blog again). But now I’m using it to film video for Instagram. I’m still getting used the whole video editing thing (and by “getting used to” I mean I truly have no clue what I’m doing). But I’m learning and I’ve made SOME kind of progress in getting the jyst of the basics.
What have you been using for your productivity tasks?
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