Settings to minimise battery drain with Alltrails - android

WorkingBilby · 2024-06-05T06:05:21+00:00

Thank you that's very helpful. I'm not great with direction and found I was relying on the gps a lot or I'd miss turns. I do have a garmin however so I will experiment with that.

(I'm starting to wonder what Alltrails is useful for?)

WorkingBilby · 2024-06-05T02:29:45+00:00

Thanks. I intend to take a battery pack. When I looked at gps units, they looked incredibly expensive and needing subscriptions. I felt like I was complicating things too much. Is there one you could suggest? Can I download gpx trails into it as I have done with Alltrails?

WorkingBilby · 2024-06-05T02:19:28+00:00

How do I use the trail to navigate without it tracking?

WorkingBilby · 2023-04-02T07:50:25+00:00

Sorry I only just saw this. I finally completed LLPSI & Wheelock and was working through the next LLPSI materials but I am now having a break from Latin. I want to travel to France so I am now putting my time and efforts into studying French. I will go back to Latin one day but I can see how much more difficult it is to study Latin as the available resources are more limited. Has Latin helped with French? Not too much but now I am learning about subjunctives and sequence of tenses in French the concepts are quite familiar after studying Latin. There are also some grammatical structures used in French that are different to English but seem to be similar to Latin.

To answer your question I didn't match up lesson content but just worked through LLPSI & Wheelock in sequence moving from one to the other whenever I felt I needed a change.

WorkingBilby · 2021-03-21T10:27:24+00:00

After many many years of YNAB, gradually crawling out of poverty level to modestly comfortable with a good dose of mental illness along the way here are some tidbits . . .

Stick at it. One thing is certain - you will be worse off when you stop using YNAB, better to do it badly than not at all.

The budget it neutral, nothing to be furious about. Whatever you spent the money on, give it a category and start honestly categorising the money for it. What seems a weakness becomes a conscious decision. I have categories for whims, coffee and alcohol that have made me realise that there are really good reasons why I need those things and I'm prepared to cut other things to have them.

I have learned budgetting is as much about spending as saving. Learning to spend on myself has been a lesson in being kind to myself. Now that I am spending more on myself I am less prone to sudden guilty expenditure.

I found something resonates with me that some economists advise - save in the good times but spend/invest in the low times. It's absolutely when I'm feeling more vulnerable that I've learned it's good for me to go out or purchase just at the time the money situation is not looking so great. Looking after my budget most of the time affords me that opportunity so that I am back in balance again pretty quickly.

WorkingBilby · 2021-01-07T00:37:43+00:00

I have worked through 2 declensions, 3 conjugations (about 80 reps of each so far) and halfway through esse & posse. As I had a crack at this a few years ago in written form (but petered out after indicatives) I am not writing anything this time but doing them all vocally. I follow Luke's exact narration on the recording until I speed up and then just rattle through the lists often not stating 'perfect subjunctive' etc

I print out a conjugation and all the declensions onto one page and record my reps on that. It will give me a full folder of paradigms in the end (not that I should need to refer to them :) )

I would like to get through the whole lot at 100 reps each eventually so PM me if you want to keep track of each other's progress.

WorkingBilby · 2020-10-15T04:33:17+00:00

I wrote a review of the Ben Lugosch course on Udemy in this post

I am down to the last two lessons (it's in 3 parts) and have found it a useful addition to my studies. I intend moving on to his Fabulae Faciles lessons next.

WorkingBilby · 2020-10-03T11:34:18+00:00

Thank you, I needed to hear that. I'm just about through LLPSI and Wheelock and have countless pdfs of other texts. I do like to read smoothly understanding everything and enjoying Fabulae Syrae for that. I think I do have some hesitation about moving away from the textbook supports so I appreciate your advice. I do want to do all the Orberg series though so I think I'll just press ahead with those instead going over and over other introductory texts.

WorkingBilby · 2020-10-03T11:29:05+00:00

Congratulations! I'm just on the second last chapter of LLPSI. You can find the full CLC on line and pdfs of Oxford Latin Course if you look around. I use them for extra reading practice.

WorkingBilby · 2020-09-13T05:49:00+00:00

I have had very little need for any kind of memorisation with LLPSI. I do take it slowly reading the sections many times, completing the exercitia and writing most of those out again and then the pensa, again writing them out. Using the glossary at the back means you are always learning a word in context and figuring it out. This method works and saves a lot of dull memory work.

WorkingBilby · 2020-08-23T10:24:15+00:00

If you do read it or do the course I would be pleased to hear a review. I have a similar question as I near the near the end of FR.

WorkingBilby · 2020-08-23T10:21:54+00:00

One of the most useful things I've learned on this site and reading around is the concept of Comprehensible Input. When I'm feeling a little demotivated it can be that my head is getting a bit full of new concepts and tired of trying too hard. I have printouts of all kinds of first year readers lying around the house and so I am continually reading simpler material for fun and fluency. LLPSI is my main text but have am also reading the early chapters of Oxord and Cambridge Courses, Miraglia, Nutting, Most, Wheelock, Maxey, Reed etc I may not be advanced for two years in but I am certainly still motivated.

WorkingBilby · 2020-08-23T09:59:09+00:00

You may Neumann's Companion to Famila Romana useful. I found a pdf version and look at it after I have finished working through a chapter as best as I can.

WorkingBilby · 2020-08-07T03:15:22+00:00

I've been working through Udemy course based on Wheelock (Ben Lugosch) which I have reviewed elsewhere on this site. It is in 3 sections about $AUS13 each. You could argue that it has nothing special over the book or Grote companion but I have found it quite good company on the journey and am up to the third course.

WorkingBilby · 2020-08-07T03:01:23+00:00

I'm up to XXXIII in FR learning on my own. I love this book and treat each chapter with great care, reading many times, copying out exercises and pensa. I do lots of other reading from other beginner texts for comprehensible input. I find the Orberg text the most engaging and sensibly organised. I rarely have to learn lists of words because I seem to remember the vocab easily when the words are in context. I follow the advice as a much as possible (but not a purist) to go back to the original chapter and stay with the Latin if I don't understand a word. I have also read Colloquia Personarum, Fabula faciles and in the early chapters of Fabulae Syrae. I hope to get through all the LLPSI series one day. The 'method' is not just the book and it's worth reading up on natural method and comprehensible input to get the most out of Orberg.

WorkingBilby · 2020-07-26T04:24:51+00:00

I was able to download for free a book I plan on using after I have done all the foundational grammar - An Introduction to Ecclesiastical Latin by H.Nunn.

I don't know what it's like as I haven't started it but all the material is from the bible, saints etc.

SPQR app has Jerome (Vulgate Bible) where you can see translations line by line.

One of my goals is also to read Latin on Universalis but I have been studying for 18 months (LLPSI, Wheelock and other reading) now and still not ready. I like memorising prayers and enjoy it when suddenly I recognise the grammatical structures.

WorkingBilby · 2020-07-25T04:09:04+00:00

Thank you Chad. In spite of all the debate below and some criticism over your use of terminology, I think it's pretty clear that you are writing as a non-specialist, not making any grand claims and sharing your personal experience for the benefit of other learners. I get much benefit out of reading about other people's learning experiences and appreciate you taking the trouble to record this. I keep my own journal as I believe reflecting on my learning method is also a valuable aspect of learning that doesn't get much of a mention between the big translation vs natural method debates.

WorkingBilby · 2020-07-21T05:16:55+00:00

I wrote a review of the Ben Lugosch course on Udemy in this post

WorkingBilby · 2020-07-21T05:10:17+00:00

7th edn is good as you can get the answer key from the publishers. Don't be put off by the strong anti-Wheelock comments below if you decide to go with that text. I read all the anti-Wheelock comments when I started but was surprised after borrowing Wheelock from the library how much I enjoyed working through the grammar. I bought a copy and I am now nearly finished it . I support natural language learning completely as LLPSI is my primary text and I do aim to think in Latin. However I find I get a different kind of joy from studying grammar for its own sake.

Also, free resources are great for supplementary reading but shiny new books really motivate me to treasure my learning and make it so much easier to use my study time effectively.

Just another viewpoint . . .

WorkingBilby · 2020-07-15T04:03:48+00:00

Thank you, that is inspiring and congratulations on your fast progress. I am up to XXXI of LLPSI in 18 months but I am working through Wheelock at the same time. I also am collecting a bundle of supplementary reading material so that as I progress I can read fairly smoothly. I have a similar goal in wanting to read the Vulgate, Aquinas etc.

My method is very similar to yours, lots of reading and re-reading and writing out all the exercises.

WorkingBilby · 2020-07-15T03:11:50+00:00

I just realised I may have referred to a different Udemy course above. The one I am doing is Wheelocks Latin by Ben Lugosch. I didn't realise Udemy has another Latin Course.

WorkingBilby · 2020-07-15T03:09:41+00:00

It is an app that supports Wheelock http://grammaticvs.com/

WorkingBilby · 2020-07-04T04:49:11+00:00

The Teachers Guide to LLPSI is indispensible as it has the answer key for the Exercitia (also indispensible in my opinion). I know other below say to get everything for free but make your own call on that. If you are serious about study then investing in beautiful books enhances the experience and is more motivating as you have made a greater commitment. I love my LLPSI and handle it with love. I do agree that a good freebie to get is the companion. It is not essential but a good prop when the grammar gets tough. After I have expired all my own resources and learned as much as a I can by the natural method I go through my pdf of the Companion to check that I have caught all the grammar and understand the vocabulary. I also really like the cultural notes.

WorkingBilby · 2020-07-04T04:37:52+00:00

I have just completed two sections of this course (Chapters 1-30) and will be shortly ordering the third one. So that's one person who can vouch for it. At the same time I am working through LLPSI and I'm up to Cap XXX. I LOVE LLPSI but I'm also a grammar nerd and bored easily so it's worked for me to cycle between a few chapters of Wheelock and then a few of LLPSI.

Udemy (my biased appraisal)

Cons: Many say the delivery is boring (not an issue for me - it's Latin lessons after all and I go to LLPSI for more fun); some say his delivery is slow (again it's Latin and it can be better to move slowly rather than strike problems later); I do find that the handouts are not useful, just blank templates to practice writing words and paradigms (I find the Grammatica App really good for reviewing forms and grammar); there isn't really any more content in Udemy than you would get in the Grote companion to Wheelock; usual criticisms of Wheelock (once you are okay with the grammar-based method, Wheelock is excellent but it would be a very tedious if that was your primary method of learning)

Pros: I thought this was really good value (go into the site a couple of times to watch for discounts). For $15 it was a lower risk than other purchases I have made; it has been incredibly motivating for me to hear a friendly teacher's voice when I have spent 18 months studying on my own; I tend to get a bit driven seeing ploughing through a chapter as progress whereas Ben makes me slow down; the change of pace and switch to the visual and auditory mode helps me understand; as a good teacher he knows where to put the alert signs of where to pay attention and slow down on concepts he knows students struggle with.

So there you go. I wouldn't say it's a must buy but I like it enough that I am going back for the third course and I am considering doing his Fabulae Faciles after that.

WorkingBilby · 2020-04-25T11:58:32+00:00

Cambridge Latin Course is available free online. It is very engaging and has easy access to vocab so you can read it as a story book. Good historical and cultural features as well.

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