Re: Note taking ap or application

[John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Thanks...the rMarkable seems to best conform with the picture of how I saw
me using it.

On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 2:20 PM Thorsten Konersmann
<tk -at- documentation -dot- engineering> wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> I've been using a reMarkable (1st gen) at work for about a year and a
> half. The haptics of it is a better handwriting experience for me than both
> Apple Pencil generations.
>
> My use case is pretty narrow. I use it like a paper notepad for:
> 1) Taking notes on blank sheets during meetings
> 2) Occasionally, taking notes on PDFs (instead of printing out a couple of
> pages)
> 3) Time tracking
>
> I prefer it over paper for the basic digital features, namely:
> - Undo
> - Adding pages in between
> - Having a digital copy available instantly and being able to create
> backups of my notes
> - The reMarkable as only one physical object, which leads to less clutter
> for me
>
> My iPad, for comparison, has a million things on it, potentially
> distracting. My reMarkable does not. The reMarkable's battery, even after
> 1Â years of nearly daily use, still lasts a full work day. It has a higher
> power consumption than other e-readers though due to the pen and touch
> input and more frequent screen refreshing compared to reading a novel on a
> typical e-reader.
>
> For data security and confidentiality reasons, I do not use the reMarkable
> app, cloud, or Wi-Fi at all. I only ever connect the reMarkable via USB and
> copy files locally onto and from it. That excludes using the handwriting
> recognition feature because the recognition is done in the cloud. It's not
> something I miss.
>
> The company is a startup. They've had some nasty software quality issues
> in the past. The 1st-gen hardware got the version 2 software update. I
> waited with installing that, which proved to be a good decision due those
> issues. This also confirmed my caution to use the reMarkable only offline.
> (Before updating it online, I wipe it). Also, if the company goes out of
> business, I can be certain that I can continue using it the way I am using
> it now.
>
> I find the 1st-generation reMarkable not particularly convenient for long
> reads (in contrast to typical e-readers like an Amazon Kindle) and not for
> working intensively with PDFs too.
>
> To bring large PDFs when doing on-site research (e.g., to make comments on
> drafts or to use full-text search while in a lab), I have found an iPad
> useful in combination with the app PDF Expert. Also to review large PDF
> documents while traveling, PDF Expert on an iPad (no matter which model or
> generation) works well for me. The iPad's internal (i.e., offline) storage
> or our clients' own B2B clouds are acceptable regarding data security and
> confidentiality.
>
> The haptics of handwriting on the iPad is OK for me.
>
> For my daily basic note-taking use case, I much prefer the reMarkable. The
> way I use it as described, it has proven reliable and frictionless for me.
>
> Best,
> Thorsten
>
>
> John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> schrieb am Mo. 29. Juni 2020 um 17:46:
>
>> No problem, Greg.  Actually, I'm particularly interested in what I'm
>> seeing
>> with the reMarkable device.
>>
>> https://remarkable.com/
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 11:15 AM Sweet, Gregory P (HEALTH) <
>> gregory -dot- sweet -at- health -dot- ny -dot- gov> wrote:
>>
>> > Hey John,
>> >
>> > I know I am late on this thread, and it is not leveraging your
>> touchscreen
>> > PC, but have a look at the Adobe Scan app. It uses your device's camera
>> to
>> > scan documents, business cards, whiteboards, etc. It does OCR, and
>> converts
>> > business cards directly to contacts (the original reason I installed
>> it).
>> > It does require an Adobe account, but you are not required to save
>> anything
>> > to the cloud to get it to work.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Greg
>> >
>> > ïOn 5/26/20, 1:36 PM, "techwr-l-bounces+gregory.sweet=
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>> >     Hi Lin...I understand. However, I'm thinking of two
>> situations...flow
>> >     charts and creating outlines. Even in-person meeting, I tend to
>> sketch
>> > out
>> >     process flows and document outlines. I currently use 11X17 pads of
>> > paper,
>> >     then redraw at my desk...this would speed up things up for me.
>> >
>> >     Regardless, I'm still looking for an application.
>> >
>> >     On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 1:29 PM Lin Laurie <linlaurie1 -at- hotmail -dot- com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >     > Hi John,
>> >     >
>> >     > My suggestion is more of a process one. I use zoom and record my
>> > SMEs and
>> >     > they share their screens with me so I take minimal notes. I listen
>> >     > differently when I don't have to focus on the notes, and usually
>> > SMEs will
>> >     > draw things better than I can. It makes my documentation much more
>> >     > accurate, it requires less reviewing, and most of the people I
>> work
>> > with
>> >     > are delighted with the outcome. Plus you don't need to purchase
>> new
>> >     > equipment unless you want to.
>> >     >
>> >     > Lin Laurie
>> >     > 206.900.1861
>> >     >
>> >
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>> >     >
>> >     > Good afternoon, everyone...hope you are playing it safe.
>> >     >
>> >     > Looking for a recommendation...
>> >     >
>> >     > I have a Dell touch screen tablet running Windows 10.
>> >     >
>> >     > I'd like to find an application that will allow me to draw and
>> write
>> > on
>> >     > the screen, then perform character recognition on the text and
>> save
>> > the
>> >     > images I draw to some kind of png, gif, or jpeg.
>> >     >
>> >     > While price is no object, obviously, price will be a
>> consideration.
>> >     > What'cha guys using?
>> >     >
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