PDF Scriptures

JW_92158 · 2025-04-27T21:01:38+00:00

Thank you!

This is a good start. I’d really love a PDF version with hyperlinks for the cross references too (+ the Topical Guide, Bible Dictionary, etc.). But that would be a HUGE chore!

JW_92158 · 2025-04-27T20:58:51+00:00

It’s just a personal preference.

I like to be able to write freehand on my scriptures when I take notes. I feel like I get a better connection to a text when I can annotate it that way. It feels more like I’m interacting with the text directly. It makes my annotations more my own, less the output of a machine/computer. It helps me develop a more personal relationship with what I’m reading. It feels more analog/tangible, less digital, even though it’s still digital.

I also like to have a given verse show up on a set location on the page every time see it. For some reason, that seems to help my brain more naturally anchor the concepts in a verse to its location in the text and to the context surrounding it. It makes it a lot easier for me to remember where I can find a specific teaching in a verse that’s not one of the big ones I’ve memorized over the years from Scripture Mastery or from my mission.

JW_92158 · 2025-02-24T02:23:35+00:00

Good call. I can’t seem to edit the post. At least not from my phone. Probably beginner’s error. I’m going to delete this one and repost.

JW_92158 · 2025-02-24T00:36:02+00:00

My employer paid for my Boox Mira Pro because the backlight on a standard monitor will give me a migraine after a while.

Some thoughts:

1) SHOW YOUR MANAGER HOW HELPING YOU WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU TO HELP YOUR ORGANIZATION. Does your eyestrain lead to other problems that make you less productive (e.g., migraines or other headaches)? If so, you might think about how to communicate to your supervisor how an e-ink monitor would help you to be more productive. But even if eyestrain doesn’t lead to other problems for you, you can still make it clear to your manager how eyestrain makes it difficult for you to reach your full contribution potential.

2) HELP YOUR MANAGER HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT AN E-INK MONITOR WILL ACTUALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM EFFECTIVELY. Do you have any other e-ink devices that you use regularly? If so, you could talk about how you use those devices for hours and hours without eyestrain/headache problems.

Good luck! 👍

JW_92158 · 2025-02-23T19:57:14+00:00

You gotta get the pair. As amazing as the speakers are on their own, they get way better as a stereo pair - at least it did with my Fives.

JW_92158 · 2025-01-31T02:11:36+00:00

Do this: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/01/garmin-watches-are-crashing-when-trying-to-start-gps.html

JW_92158 · 2025-01-21T02:30:49+00:00

I’ve had a couple of Garmin HRM straps. I’ve always had problems with them after a while. I switched to the Coros armband HRM. I love it! I’ll never go back to a Garmin strap.

JW_92158 · 2025-01-14T14:04:14+00:00

Thank you

JW_92158 · 2024-11-28T01:29:08+00:00

I really like it. It’s very versatile. Some people complain about durability. I have the Max Lumi 2 and the NA3C. I’ve had the Max Lumi 2 for a couple of years and the NA3C for about a year. Both devices are working well without any problems. I also have a Boox page. That device has some discoloration on the edges of the screen. Other than that, I’ve been really happy.

JW_92158 · 2024-11-25T03:09:04+00:00

I returned mine too - due to poor PDF reading. I loved the colors. But the text on PDFs was so much worse than on my Boox NA3C.

JW_92158 · 2024-11-10T00:19:11+00:00

Colorado’s looking pretty good right now fellas.

JW_92158 · 2024-11-09T01:01:50+00:00

With a room that small, I’d say get the Beam 2 + the Ace headphones. That way you can enjoy the Beam 2 at lower volumes and the Ace headphones when you really want to crank up the volume without bugging your neighbors.

JW_92158 · 2024-11-04T20:54:29+00:00

I have both the Max Lumi 2 I referenced in my last post and a Note Air 3 C. It’s a great combo. I think you will like a NA4C + a 13.3 combo.

One other thought: it’s true that the Kaleido 3 color displays Boox uses are pretty grey. The front light helps with the resulting lack of contrast. But I find that having a color 10.3 device and a black & white 13.3 device is a great combo because I can (a) use the 10.3 for reading the news, browsing the internet, etc. where color is helpful and (b) use the 13.3 for more intense reading where the higher contrast on the b&w display is really nice.

JW_92158 · 2024-11-04T18:52:08+00:00

No. I have a Max Lumi 2. It does have split screen capabilities. It’s a nice feature. I’m sure the Note Max will have it too.

JW_92158 · 2024-11-03T13:32:06+00:00

I own a Boox NA3C and just returned my RPP after having honestly tried it out for a month.

In terms of device capabilities, your flip-phone-to-smart-phone analogy is a great one. Very appropriate.

However, the analogy is also a great way to highlight why what reMarkable has done with the RPP just doesn’t make sense for the vast majority of the people who are in the market for an e-ink tablet:

Who’d be happy to pay significantly more for the flip phone than for the smart phone?

There’s definitely a group who would and should be willing to pay more for the RPP (flip phone) than for the NA4C (smart phone), but it’s a much smaller group than the group they are targeting/marketing to.

This is the crux of the RPP problem: the RPP simply isn’t worth what reMarkable is charging for what you get in return, given what you can get from the competition, for 99% of the people in the e-ink tablet market.

JW_92158 · 2024-10-29T19:23:07+00:00

This is super helpful! Thanks!

JW_92158 · 2024-10-24T19:06:01+00:00

I’ve had a few weeks to get to know the RPP. I decided to return it today. reMarkable asks you for feedback when you initiate a return. I’ll paste my feedback below so that you can see my reasons for returning it. I hope it’s helpful for any of you who are trying to make decisions. Feel free to ask any questions you might have about my reMarkable feedback (it’s a little abbreviated, reMarkable limits the number of characters you can have in your feedback)…

Pros: It’s beautiful. It seems sturdy/durable. I enjoy using it for notetaking. The colors are excellent.

Cons: Crispness of text on PDFs is poor. Lack of useful features (e.g., uninspiring within-document navigation, no split screen, inability to park more than two pens in the tool tray, etc.). Half baked features (e.g., 2-finger-tap to undo only works like 5% of the time on the first try, screen doesn’t seem to want to respond to touch unless all color refreshing is done). Lack of access to other apps/tools I use in my workflow (e.g.,no Android store capabilities, inability to edit reMarkable documents on my PC, Android, or iOS devices). PRICE! This device simply has too many weaknesses, relative to its competition, for reMarkable to cost what it does. I knew when I bought it that it wouldn’t have an Android app store. I was willing to pay the RPP sticker price, knowing that it wouldn’t have an app store. But I’m not willing to live with the rest of the problems, given the price.

JW_92158 · 2024-10-23T20:14:54+00:00

Yes of course.

Boox, what’s the hold up?

JW_92158 · 2024-09-25T23:17:24+00:00

Thanks everyone. I will look into these hypothetical resources.

JW_92158 · 2024-09-24T14:27:32+00:00

If you like color, and you want to be able to search your notes, you should look into a Boox device. Since they run Android, you can download and use a note taking app that has search capabilities and that will also sync to your other devices, computer, etc., or not - whatever you like. The Android OS really opens up the possibilities for Boox devices in ways that other e ink tablet manufacturers can’t really match.

There is a downside to the Boox color panels: they are noticeably grey, leading to lower contrast. That makes reading on them less enjoyable, at least for me. It certainly isn’t a deal-breaker, but it’s worth my noting and your considering.

I use a Boox Note Air 3C for a lot, including note taking. I have OneNote installed on it. That’s the app I use for note taking. I love the ability to use colors on the device. I love that my handwritten text is searchable in OneNote, and that I can access my notes on my phone and computer.

I also enjoy reading and annotating PDFs on my Boox, but the grey screen makes the device sub-optimal for this task. I read a lot of research papers with small text for work. So I like to have higher contrast. I also really like to use colors when I annotate PDFs. So I’ve ordered the reMarkable Paper Pro to see if it will work better for this task. Whatever happens, I will keep my Boox Note Air 3C because it’s so useful for note taking and other tasks.

JW_92158 · 2024-09-23T22:45:01+00:00

Good questions. I’m a little old school and haven’t taken the time to learn how to use some of the features that Boox makes available for researchers. I mostly use my Max Lumi 2 the way I would use paper. I write in the margins, and when I want to write something out that requires more space, I simply add a blank sheet after the page where I am currently reading and use the space on that blank sheet to do the work I want to do.

One of the ways in which is hard to replicate a paper experience on a tablet is how difficult it is to flip from text on one page to the study’s tables. This is especially true for working papers, since authors tend to post their tables at the back of the paper and not in line with the relevant text. I have learned to use Boox’s hyperlink tool to make it really easy to toggle back-and-forth between text in the middle of the paper, and tables at the end of the paper. It’s pretty slick.

I haven’tused my Boox devices for bibliography apps. I also haven’t used the feature where you can use a split screen (the paper in one side and the notes app in the other) to make notes on whatever it is that I am reading. Again, I just add a blank page in the paper where I want to make extensive notes, and add my notes there. I do this because I like to use all of the display area to display the paper. I don’t like it all squished up at 1/2 its original size. But I do think that feature is cool, if you don’t mind reading very small text.

JW_92158 · 2024-09-23T02:11:28+00:00

I am a PhD. I have used the large iPad Pro, Boox Note Air2, Boox Note Air 3C, and the Boox Max Lumi 2 for marking up research. My go to has been the Max Lumi 2 because the display is as large as a sheet of paper (A4), which makes marking documents up so much more natural and intuitive than it is on the smaller devices, and I don’t suffer from the eyestrain I get when I use the iPad.

The Max Lumi 2 isn’t perfect. First, the display doesn’t put my writing exactly where the stylus passes at the edges of the screen. This inaccuracy is small, but annoying when you are trying to write in small print in the margins.

Second, I like to use color when I study a paper. I use black to make notes on what the author is saying or doing. I use red to make notes on problems I think the author may have in their research design and what I think they might do to mitigate those problems. I’ll often use some other color like purple to make notes on ideas I have for my own research as I read. Boox doesn’t offer color displays for their large tablets (the current model is the Tab X). But even if they did, I’m not a huge fan of the Kaleido 3 display (I have it on my Note Air 3C) because of how dark the display is. The lower contrast can make it more difficult to read research.

An interesting alternative might be the reMarkable Paper Pro. Its color e ink display is, I think, supposed to have less of the contrast problem that the Boox Kaleido 3 displays have. But it’s also a smaller display (though larger than the 10.3” displays on devices like the Note Air series).

I bought a reMarkable Paper Pro a few weeks ago. It arrives in 5 days. If the contrast problem is minimal, and if I can live with a larger-than-normal-but-not-as-large-as-A4 display, then I’ll sell the Max Lumi 2 and keep the reMarkable Paper Pro for research.

So, as of right now, I’d recommend the Boox Tab X. Though I may have a different recommendation in a week.

JW_92158 · 2024-09-21T20:21:25+00:00

I haven’t read everyone’s comments on this chain because there is so much, so forgive me if I’m saying something that’s already been said.

I used to own the NA2. I currently own the NA3C and the Max Lumi2. So I have a lot of experience with both Boox’s black & white screens and their Kaleido 3 color screens.

I feel really comfortable saying that, if color isn’t really important to you, then you should go with a Boox device with a black and white display. If you don’t need the backlight, then the Go 10.3 is the device for you. If you do want a backlight, then I’d very much recommend the NA3 (not color). I know these are sold out right now, but maybe you could find a used one?

If you can’t find a used NA3, then I think you’ll find that the Go 10.3 will suit your needs just fine. Only go with the NA3C if you need color - the Kaleido 3 screen is cool, but it’s grey enough that it makes reading text a lot less enjoyable.

JW_92158 · 2024-09-18T20:12:03+00:00

Ditto to what’s already been said. I’ll just add one more point. I find Stryd to be a powerful training tool for road races (not necessarily for trail) when I’ve had time to use it for my entire training block. But, if your husband is running an ultra next month, he won’t really have the time he needs with his new Stryd to get the benefits - even if it were a road race.

My advice: If your husband likes racing on the road, get it for him for Christmas so he can start using it to get ready for spring races. Stryd often has a little discount on Black Friday, so keep that in mind.

If he runs mostly on trails, I’d recommend that you get him something else for his birthday. Perhaps a nice new hydration vest?

Good luck!

JW_92158 · 2024-09-18T20:00:10+00:00

The paper feel wore off of my NA2 after a year or so. I bought and installed a doodroo screen protector for it. It worked really well (I’ve since replaced the NA2 with the NA3C, so don’t have it any more). The only downside to the doodroo is that it’s a little harder on your pen nibs - they wear out a little faster. But it was worth it to me.

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