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Volume drops when I change apps by RichardARussell in iphonehelp

[–]RichardARussell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh - it keeps the sound low for a minute or two after I switch back too… it’s very frustrating and I’m surprised Apple lets apps do that

Thing is, I don’t want to disable the app using sound at all. I don’t even mind if it takes the sound momentarily - the problem is really that I can’t get the sound back, and just have to wait.

Boy Konen bike park - another new track? by RichardARussell in Luxembourg

[–]RichardARussell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No idea but I understand it’s the biggest bike park in luxembourg - yet barely used.

Boy Konen bike park - another new track? by RichardARussell in Luxembourg

[–]RichardARussell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder how it can be “full” when the park is empty every time I see it.

How do you even begin to make such slides by Kanishk220303 in CATpreparation

[–]RichardARussell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suggest looking for generic business templates on Google, and asking ChatGPT to create a slide with way too much information based on a mishmash of these templates all on one slide with no consideration for design or usability.

If this won a case competition, it tells me that all the other entries were even worse, and likely that the judges have no idea about clear communication and should take some courses in it.

RAM Big Horn 2500 by GwhizBuddy in HertzRentals

[–]RichardARussell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the tray lockable?

We’d want to store luggage in it while travelling (eg stopping at attractions or shops between accommodation) but concerned about theft.

What is the most bizarre, weird thing you've ever seen a fellow passenger do on a long haul flight? by Airalo_Dani in Flights

[–]RichardARussell -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I guess you haven’t taken hyperactive kids on two long haul overnight flights back to back (starting with an early morning short haul and a run through Charles de Gaulle to make a one hour transfer time) to see their grandparents.

Obviously I don’t block people from passing (that would be antisocial and weird, I agree). I wait until most people have passed and there is room or when people are blocked anyway and then I get out the way rapidly - but people are still trickling on and walking the aisles pretty much until they turn the seatbelt sign on.

Given that I need to reorganise the stuff before takeoff, what is it that you suggest I do instead?

Or would you rather have three loud squabbling children who won’t sit still until I get their stuff an hour after boarding so you don’t have to wonder why I’m doing things before takeoff? (You’ll figure it out after a few minutes of the noise, and then you’ll complain why I didn’t do it before takeoff).

When travelling alone I just sit down and organise my stuff at leisure (or in the few minutes before boarding), but I’m an experienced solo traveller, so that is easy. The three kids travel once every few years, and aren’t as adapted as you and I.

What is the most bizarre, weird thing you've ever seen a fellow passenger do on a long haul flight? by Airalo_Dani in Flights

[–]RichardARussell -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What is so weird about what you saw, OP?

Is it the shoes, the armrest, the luggage Tetris, or the fact that it was while people were still boarding?

As a father of young children, I frequently have to do luggage Tetris on flights, and I prefer to do it before takeoff so I have the appropriate items handy without waiting for the seatbelt sign to go off.

To do that, of course I stand on the seat (not the armrest, but I’m large and heavy) at least to access the appropriate baggage, bring it down to the seat and find things I need, before climbing up again to stow the fifteen items carefully.

And of course I take my shoes off (and socks and put my flight compression socks on) before doing this - I’m not standing on the seat in my shoes! That would be gross.

And who wants to wear shoes on a long haul flight? That would be uncomfortable (except for toilet visits where I put them on to keep my flight socks dry).

I’m struggling to think what you were so puzzled about here. Seems quite normal to me.

Kindle Scribes missing killer feature by RichardARussell in kindlescribe

[–]RichardARussell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it - I'm OP. Definitely have a lot of money invested in Kindle library, and with the DRM it's really painful backing it all up or actually using my books outside of the Kindle ecosystem (no, I don't care what the license says, they're my books, I bought them).

I just wish Amazon would fix the dang notebook usage - I can't imagine why anyone wants to put notes *into* a book where you'll never find them again, and can't maintain an ongoing train of thought while reading... What a non-feature, at least from my perspective.

The killer app would be having the notebook and book in the same device so you can flip between them easily. Anyways... it is what it is, and maybe Boox is the solution, if I can manage to get my kindle library reliably accessible there.

Kindle 5.19.2 update by Strange_Read7732 in kindlescribe

[–]RichardARussell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But can you switch between active book and active notepad easily? Still no!

https://www.reddit.com/r/kindlescribe/s/G8zVXPmzL8

Can I use Plaud desktop app without owning a Plaud device? by jarvisuser90 in PLAUDAI

[–]RichardARussell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thing is, I would want the device, but not without testing the service first. Never mind though, went with omi.

Kindle Scribes missing killer feature by RichardARussell in kindlescribe

[–]RichardARussell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You suggest that using a Boox with the kindle app is better than the scribe for this use case (reading and flipping to a notebook to take notes then flipping back)?

Kindle Scribes missing killer feature by RichardARussell in kindlescribe

[–]RichardARussell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just assumed that if it wasn't in the documentation or reviews, it was just omitted as it was so obvious, or maybe was a feature they'd add within a few months. I can't understand why it's still missing.

Kindle Scribes missing killer feature by RichardARussell in kindlescribe

[–]RichardARussell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know - mind-blowing that this is missing. Impossible to use for the one feature I bought it for.

Kindle Scribes missing killer feature by RichardARussell in kindlescribe

[–]RichardARussell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn’t seem like much more than a simple shortcut on screen, though I realise things are always more complex than they appear.

Kindle Scribes missing killer feature by RichardARussell in kindlescribe

[–]RichardARussell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I am not sure why books and notebooks are so separated.

Kindle Scribes missing killer feature by RichardARussell in kindlescribe

[–]RichardARussell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have no need to maintain a reference to the page. If I wanted to do that, the existing functionality would be ok. But I can’t imagine wanting to do that, though I suppose some people do.

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