My Boox NoteAir arrived and I'm in love. Still setting it up but I already like it so much more than the Remarkable. Apps! You can install OneNote! You can use a Bluetooth keyboard! OMG
Question is whether I should keep it distraction free or install communication apps in it... hmm....
Installing firmware update but LOOK AT THIS CUTE STYLUS
After firmware is installed you go to settings and you have the option to enable Google Play (it's disabled by default if you don't want Android apps at all). Then you sign into Google Play and you can install anything. Even games, as crazy as it sounds.
Registering the device with Google Play is a bit goofy of a process but once you follow the steps and sign in, it works.
Even if you don't use Google Play it has a ton of built-in apps, apps for e-mail, calculator, music, browser, calendar, etc.
OMG I can install remote desktop on this thing.
I won't. But I can.
Installed Office, To Do, OneNote, Authenticator and OneDrive for now
Here's how you know what to use and what not to use: Too much scrolling, don't use. Scrolling eats battery and it's painful.
Installing Kindle!
I CAN INSTALL POWER APPS ON THIS THING
Ok, so all of you asking how does the handwrite feels.
In the built in note app it feels great. It's a similar feeling to the Remarkable, but the screen feels a little bit more like "rubber" than paper. So I'd say the remarkable feels more like paper.
It could be the stylus that I'm using but overall it's great (I'm not much into handwriting, it's not my key use case. I like this because I can use a keyboard if I'm going to write a lot).
Now on the Android apps, the handwriting isn't great. Clearly they weren't designed for this hardware. You can write in OneNote, but there's significant latency (probably one third of a second give it or take). So it works fine if you can get used to this.
The other issue with Android apps is that some colors don't show. So in OneNote for instance, you don't see the menu icon. It's there, you can tap on it, but it doesn't show. I assume there's some configuration for this, like some accessibility thing.
I just LOVE that I installed authenticator, recovered all my 2FAs and now I don't need the phone for signing into OneDrive, e-mail, open Word files, etc.
This thing can screen cast! And you can disable touch completely and go with stylus and/or mouse/keyboard only
omg you can split the screen and use two apps side by side
Say whatever you want but a Remarkable or a Kindle without a to do app are nothing.
Reading news on Flipboard almost feels like reading a good and old newspaper
I mean, my overall impression is that I love it. I can stick with basic note taking and book reading, but there are a few things that are super useful. To Do app, opening Word/Excel files straight from OneDrive, even editing a document with a keyboard.
There are bugs. Plenty. Bunch of Android apps don't quite work well or you can't find the menus, etc. Still for my intended use, 100%
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Yes, Amazon, I totally want a proprietary network to circumvent all my network security to go create a rogue peer to peer based network with my neighbors, that's definitely a think I would love, thank you.
I mean, what could go wrong
Ok, this is hilarious. "Benefits of Amazon Sidewalk":
"Amazon Sidewalk creates a low-bandwidth network with the help of Sidewalk Bridge devices including select Echo and Ring devices.
So I receive a status update from USPS saying that my package is held at the post office "due to my request" (which I didn't make). I go there and find the busiest post office that I have ever seen. HUGE line. I wait there for nearly one hour.
I then realize that half of that queue was people in the same situation, they were told that they requested their packages to be held. None of them did.
The lady behind me was super anxious, she couldn't for the life of her keep 6 ft distance from me, nor wear her mask to cover her nose. That, plus her frequent loud exhalations due to her anxiety weren't helping... I patiently waited in line all the way to my turn.
I realized I was late for a meeting where I was supposed to do a presentation so I connected on Teams but I couldn't hear anything because a bunch of people were in my home office talking. So then I told them to get out, put the headphones
And then I could hear people from all over the world on the call, speaking English, Portuguese, Japanese, etc. They were a bit annoyed that I was late. But then my mic didn't work!
Then I remembered that I had another mic in a different room, so I went there.
But as soon as I walked out of my home office I realized it was directly connected to a corridor of a Microsoft building!
And then it hit me:
-WAIT A MINUTE THIS IS A DREAM, YOU CAN'T FOOL ME, BRAIN!
Today, @migueldeicaza and I will be watching the iPhone event.
Will it have a larger screen? A faster processor? Maybe, dare we dream, even USB-C? Personally I don't know if I can handle all that innovation but here we go!
I am ready, baby!
With the new iHome, every Apple product integrates nicely. Yes, you need to buy a new house but it's for better privacy and experiences.
To unlock the front door you will need your Apple ID
One thing I observed when we moved to US was that Americans love some GEAR.
You're going for a walk? What? You can't just go out and start walking like that! You better have the right GEAR.
Saw a dude another day walking with a blinking light attached to his waist and I now have no idea how we all made this far walking like amateurs who have no idea what we're doing.
What, are you going to wear sneakers? pffff, don't even get me started!
Going to ride a bicycle? You better have some GEAR. You need some mofo wireless drivetrain because if you're just pulling cables, you might as well just wear a clown costume with that. YOU NEED SOME GEAR.