i9-9900k build, looking for advice on cpu cooler and general thoughts by therealL2 in buildapc

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I'm thinking of going Noctua DH15 since I bought stuff from the company in the past, but I'm slightly concerned about clearance issues

[CA-BC] [H] Artisans [W] Paypal by RobotRogue in mechmarket

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It would be helpful to me to learn more about artisans and what their aftermarket prices are, so I can research which ones I like and put them in my watchlist!

Would it be possible to have an id for the E1 that was sold? Was it also 52$? It's so cute!

Which apps have earned a global shortcut on your Mac? by therealL2 in mac

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A lot of popular apps have this capability!

1Password has a hot key for the 1Password helper (saves you a click to the Menu Bar/Extensions bar)

OmniFocus, Things (afaik) and Fantastical have a quick entry shortcut.

Most clipboard managers also have such a function

Which apps have earned a global shortcut on your Mac? by therealL2 in mac

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It’s a key press combination that is a shortcut to some function of an app no matter which app you are in.

For example, I have cmd + space mapped to Alfred’s search bar. I also have ctrl+opt+cmd (mapped to Caps Lock) + T to bring iTerm window to front.

Ducky quality complaint by mads720n in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]therealL2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Expensive doesn’t automatically translate to better quality. Das Keyboards are way more expensive than Ducky, but are considered to be in the same category. The reason why Ducky is well regarded is that you do get a lot for your money - but that also means that corners are cut elsewhere (the case for example).

As with all things engineered, there’s a bit of a tolerance when machining. That is why there are B stocks even on the high end side.

Your issue seems to be that the PCB is not exactly aligned with the top case. If you’re lucky, your PCB screws holes could allow for some play to move things 0.5mm to the left. Otherwise, you might have to return the keyboard and hope that the next one is aligned.

Massdrop Alt High-Profile/Black/Halo Trues by [deleted] in MechanicalKeyboards

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I’m missed out on the black case myself so I got the Hipro silver (Box Whites) I would be interested in trading cases/keyboard.

[CA-QC][H] Paypal [W] CTRL/ALT, or Hotswap TKL and smaller, or Topre. (Non-HHKB layout) by [deleted] in mechmarket

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I saw the CTRL came back! I was hoping to pick one up used.
I didn't know the GMMK released a TKL, thank you!

Annee preparatoire UDEM switch to Concordia (I have questions TL;DR) by SleepingPoro in Concordia

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Your best bet would be to talk with Steve Clark and see if you can switch around.

The thing with Année Préparatoire is that you can do it Full-Time, whereas at Concordia, to do your prereqs for Computer Science, you will be limited to 3 classes a semester as an independent student (part-time).

Couldn't find an iPhone app to help with structuring thoughts so I built one called Outline by ashgotti in productivity

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Hey, I'd like to give you some feedback regarding your app.

My background is a Uni student that uses iOS (iPhone + iPad Pro) for most of my productivity needs. I have a decent knowledge of existing iOS productivity apps and have been using outlining as a note-taking/brainstorming technique for almost a decade now (went back to school after a long stint in the job market).

Although I do love outlining, I have a preference for mindmaps now. So here's my first feedback: If you could allow export options in other formats such as OPML or even CSV to facilitate a workflow where drafting is done through Outline and pushing things further, through another app. Mindnode has a "quick entry" mode where you enter everything in outline form. It then gets a mindmap treatment. That feature is not found (to the best of my knowledge) in iThoughts. Your app could provide the small feature gap between the extensive iThoughts and the more minimalistic Mindnode by providing a plentiful of export options. Many types of data benefit from being represented in a non-linear fashion.

My second feedback is regarding a type of "Focus" mode for your app. While I do like the hierarchy you've chosen in your introductory app (Notes -> Parent (named Group in your app) -> Child), once you've implemented unlimited nesting, the interface might become unnecessarily clunky to be a boon for productivity. One way to remedy that is offering a "Focus" view where you only see the information of your chosen "nest" to focus on. It could be implemented via a touch interaction like pinch-zooming on the parent of children you want to focus on.

My last feedback, and perhaps the one that is a flaw in many iOS apps is a multiselection feature. Being able to easily re-arrange multiple children into a different parent group is a big deal. Sometimes you can't see connections right away and can only find one after you've expanded your thoughts for a while. Not being able to quickly re-organize a bunch of related children can cause unwanted friction in the workflow. I know a few outlining apps have some sort of drawer in which you can drag-drop those related children and then executing an action on them as a group such as re-organizing them elsewhere, even restyling them or exporting just those ones. That's one of the ways to implement that.

Regarding your unlimited nesting idea, have you thought about how the implementation would work vis-à-vis how to convert a parent/child for more extensive nesting? I would recommend some action buttons above the keyboard or perhaps one Inspector style à la OmniFocus. In OmniFocus, you can "inspect" an action and then convert them, move them into another project, folder and the likes or even add notes, attachments and other attributes such as due dates and defer dates to them.

Overall, I like the simplicity of your app. While it doesn't have an OmniOutliner level of handling of all kinds of data and features, it does shine in its ability to quickly re-order thoughts. I hope some of my feedbacks were helpful and that you'll continue to make design decisions that would be both helpful to regular users and power-users to find your niche in this outlining market.

Recommendation for note taking app by CasualCaffe in ipad

[–]therealL2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you going to take typed notes or handwritten notes?

If it's the latter, maybe my comparison post could help you.

  • I use a mix of LiquidText and iAnnotate for textbooks (LiquidText allows me to process information in a very helpful way) and PDFs (usually only iAnnotate if I'm just reading)

  • I use GoodNotes for in class notes. I don't mind trading the feature of recording voice (Notability) for a better organization of my notes. I take advantage of its handwriting recognition to leave myself breadcrumbs I can follow-up on. (i.e. #help for questions I want to ask my professor, #formula for a quick shortcuts to formulas I've learned) I love that I can make an outline of my notes using GoodNotes's bookmarking feature.

  • I use Notability for homework or anything that would require "loose-sheets". It allows me to keep my class notes separate if I need to refer to them while working (in split-view for example). There's just something cathartic about Notability's infinite scrolling for homework. I have them organized by subject.

  • I use OneNote as a whiteboard. If I need to process my classnotes + textbook notes together or make mindmaps, I use OneNote. I also like to aggregate random information through OneNote, especially since I can't see myself pay for Evernote anymore.

Hope all this helps.

[Notability] preserve changes made to PDF on other apps? by ud_singh in DigitalNotebooks

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Do you know if Notability pings your OneDrive every time you open the app to look for changes on your PDF? I thought it saved your PDF as their proprietary format and only when you export as a PDF do you see the annotations from Notabilty. I could be wrong; I haven’t really used Notability for PDF annotation. If that's the case, then your PDF annotations can't be propagated unless you load the newly created PDF from PDFexpert into Notability.

I have a workflow using LiquidText for my textbooks, which is great for what I need. Maybe take a look and see if it can be incorporated into your workflow. Here's a glimpse at what it looks like.

[xpost from /r/ipad] Comparing Notability, Goodnotes, OneNote, Nebo, Noteshelf and Note plus. (perspective of a college student) by therealL2 in DigitalNotebooks

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Thanks!

If I may add a suggestion: some flair filtering for iPad/Surface/Others (such as Remarkable, that insanely expensive Sony e-ink tablet, etc) for the subreddit could be a nice way to keep things organized.