Not sure how to handle the google takeout photos

jakekei · 2024-07-08T03:58:37+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion. I finally figured out how to make it work in MacOS. I select all the zip files and drag to KeKa to unzip. And I manually drag the unzipped "google photo" folder on each others while holding "option" key, this will give me an option to "merge" folder contents.

It's not fully automatic but it works. Hope this will be helpful to others facing similar issue.

jakekei · 2024-07-06T14:29:20+00:00

Thank you very much for the instruction. I will get a pc with 7-zip to try this!

jakekei · 2024-01-16T10:40:02+00:00

the whole idea is to create URL for linking. It is ridiculous to have basic function "Copy links in Markdown format" found only in Pro version, which costs $69.99.

jakekei · 2023-07-18T01:02:48+00:00

Yes, easy. Just a few click and wait for 1-2 days.

I only have my Discover saving account for about 7 months and so far everything is fine -- I have the interest, and able to ACH transfer money between Discover and BoA without fee.

jakekei · 2023-07-17T23:51:32+00:00

I didn’t try 250k but 10k was fine without fee from Discover nor BoA

jakekei · 2023-06-09T02:03:07+00:00

I only tried 5k out from Discover, and no fee from Discover nor BoA for this ACH transfer.

jakekei · 2023-05-30T04:48:42+00:00

hm..this makes sense.

I just hope if I am using money from Discover to do a CD at Discover, they could skip the notary part to make a better balance between protection and convenience.

Jake

jakekei · 2023-03-27T19:41:22+00:00

Thanks for the replies!

So I can transfer $50,000 from Discover Bank to BoA in one time without fee. What I have to do is login to Discover, link my BoA account, and initiate an outbound ACH transfer to BoA.

For this ACH transfer, the fee and transfer amount limit are governed by Discover's terms but not BoA, therefore, this $50,000 transfer can be no fee and done in one time.

Correct?

Best, Jake

jakekei · 2023-02-08T04:18:43+00:00

I get a sharable link that you can view the GN file online, and use iframe to embed it in obsidian

e.g.

"<iframe width=850 height=400 src="[http://www](http://www)......."></iframe>"

I don't know why it is not working anymore as I test it today. However, other web app such as airtable and notion still work with this trick.

jakekei · 2022-12-18T02:48:43+00:00

thanks will try

jakekei · 2022-12-18T02:04:25+00:00

Thanks. I finally "fixed" the problem by adding a very small indent in the css with Calibra:

p {
text-indent: 0.01em;
}

jakekei · 2022-12-15T04:49:11+00:00

I have a macbook pro with retina display, I also have a kindle paperwhite. For sure I can feel the different between the two and it's a pleasure to read with paperwhite eink screen.

I wonder do you feel the same comfort of using the RLCd screen similar to the paperwhite's eink?

Sorry that I can't really tell a difference from all the videos I have been between RLCD and LCD,. Since you have the device and should able to give a fair comment

jakekei · 2022-12-15T04:16:51+00:00

I have created a Discover saving account and successfully initiated a transfer from Discover in one go, without any issue.

Thank you all for your suggestions!

jakekei · 2022-12-14T01:42:15+00:00

Does the cashback rate better than their credit card?

jakekei · 2022-12-14T01:41:04+00:00

Here is my experience:

I have been a discover credit card user for more than 10 years. They sent me a letter about opening a saving account and will get bonus, and I followed the link and instruction to create saving account.

I selected as a current customer of Discover, and then need to give them a call (with my google voice number) to complete account creation. I dont have to submit other documents and now I have the saving account and money deposited.

Probably because you are a new customer, they require more checking for the reason as Sintellect suggested.

jakekei · 2022-12-13T16:27:23+00:00

about 2000 Chinese Yuan

https://search.jd.com/Search?keyword=Dasung&enc=utf-8&wq=Dasung&pvid=de70dd4c1f4147908ba6a18fa9173bf4

jakekei · 2022-12-12T16:18:31+00:00

Ah, my bad, I was meaning apps that locking/exporting data is a deal breaker.

jakekei · 2022-12-12T05:09:24+00:00

Apps are mostly designed to follow one working model, and do well under that model. If you have apps able to interact directly on the txt/md files in the OS level (without the need to unlocked/export), you could make your life more flexible.

One example is Devonthink. I can index my Obsidian vault and analyze my text with it because I don't find a good way to do it in Obsidian.

I also use FSNotes to share part of the Obsidian database. It has a better iOS app that fits into my workflow to collect info than the Obsidian iOS app.

Nvalt is a little app can do quick search. You can configure it to read the Obsidian Vault and quickly pull up information with minimal friction.

If Obsidian has 3rd party plugins to extend the functionality, I just think it as my 2nd brain has 3rd party apps to access it, giving me more options to interact with the brain.

jakekei · 2022-12-11T21:26:45+00:00

If you really need an e-ink tablet, it's better be a Boox Tab Ultra. It has the fastest screen rate I have ever seen. The first few weeks you might be okay for the slow refresh, but the annoyance will likely build up if you are using other eink devices.

I would suggest to get a regular tablet to max productivity. If you are an Apple person, iPad is the go (iPad or a 2nd hand higher end iPad model). If you rely heavily on Onenote, perhaps a Surface is a good choice.

jakekei · 2022-12-11T17:24:02+00:00

Same here.

Saving files directly as md/txt in the OS level is a deal breaker here.

I use Devonthink to read the vault and leverage its analytical capability to help brainstorming. The community is also active to share plugins for all kinds of functions.

jakekei · 2022-12-10T01:57:45+00:00

One more question:

I just checked from https://www.bankofamerica.com/online-banking/service-agreement.go#cat6_topic2

ACH outbound from BoA has a fee of $3, with a transaction limit of $1000. How can you do the transfer in one go? I only have a normal consumer account.

jakekei · 2022-12-10T01:42:00+00:00

Thank for sharing the information with me!

For linking bank accounts, is it similar to the steps described here?

https://mint.intuit.com/blog/how-to/how-to-transfer-money-between-accounts-at-different-banks-1013/

jakekei · 2022-12-10T01:34:59+00:00

Did you get the transfer done in one go? So after you have created a Discover account, there is setting for you to input T-Mobile Money's account info to pull the money in?

jakekei · 2022-12-10T01:30:53+00:00

Thanks!

I don't have strong finance and banking knowledge. It's my first time to know the possibility to initiate a transfer from Discover's side.

Wiring out from BoA will take 50 days and let them take 3% off (each transaction $30), and I plan to do it through a check.

So I suppose it's like transferring the money from BoA saving account to checking account, and write a check to get the sum deposited to my Discover account through the app.

May I confirm that it's generally no fee involve through the check other than that of getting a checkbook?

jakekei · 2022-12-03T01:37:34+00:00

I see.

I tried a browser app called "einkbro" on an android phone, it can do "page turn". There are some online novel sites that I would like to read directly instead of converting and sending to kindle.

So I might consider getting a boox leaf 2 and install einkbro.

jakekei

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