got an iPad Mini for my birthday. the size is perfect—basically a big phone. feels more personal. great for scrolling X or reading NetNewsWire feeds in portrait orientation.

- iOS 26 beta windowing is not great on the smaller display imo so I disabled it (and would too often trigger the gesture that puts the app slightly offscreen instead of just app switching) - immediately noticed it was only 60hz compared to my iPad pro’s 120hz - I got and then returned a keyboard case (by the brand HOU that seemed popular). I was kidding myself that it would be easy to type on something that small. They also do weird things like merge keys. Mainly using for consumption now but I like to think I’ll do a bit of writing on it. But might just pair with a regular keyboard when that need arises