Is that you in the photo? You know, from the back, you kind of look like Conan O'Brien.
I love my Bluetooth keyboard
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#142Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes. He's noting that people with Macs can engage in message exchanges on their Macs. Like I get a message from someone on my phone and if it merits a more considered response I wake my Mac and reply from there. Obviously other platforms have various integrations with messaging as well, but he obviously is referring to people he knows who happen to have Macs.
Yes was going to say on android I've been using SMS and WhatsApp messages from my computer for years too. Mac, Linux, Windows, Chromebooks all integrate seamlessly and nicely so not sure what the issue is?
My main driver is macOS + Android, and I certainly wouldn't say Android SMS is "seamless", Google Messages for web is a pretty significant downgrade from a native app even if using an unofficial desktop app: https://github.com/OrangeDrangon/android-messages-desktop
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#143I’m planning to take an iPad air on a trip and thought about getting a bluetooth keyboard too. What do people generally recommend for travel? I don’t plan to use it for extensive periods of times, mainly writing some emails/docs/notes in the hotel room.
My iPad travel setups, from least-portable/most-functional to most-portable/least-functional:
1. iPad Air with iPad Magic Keyboard. 2. iPad Air with Smart Keyboard Folio. 3. iPad Mini (usually in portrait mode) with Magic Keyboard. (The mac bluetooth keyboard, no numpad. I use an sfbags sleeve for it.)
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#144Still waiting for the day when I can get rid of my work laptop and replace it with a phone entirely. Technically it's already possible, but it's just not practical until I can easily run docker containers on my phone. Also the samsung desktop mode is a bit underwhelming right now. If this is not the default in the next decade I'm gonna riot. Hotels could replace the TV with a big computer screen and the corner chair…
Windows Phone let you do this with Continuum ten years ago: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/01/14/conti... Like the rest of the WP ecosystem, never really took off enough.
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#145Why not use ‘Voice to text’ to type? Then you don’t need to carry a keyboard, look for a table to place it, and also hunt for a Clorox container to lean your phone against.
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#146Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think it's about being able to take the portable device with you separately from the display and keyboard.
So you mean a Microsoft Surface 2 in 1?
I think that matches 2 out of 3 requirements:
Full general-purpose computer: Yes
Connects to external keyboard and display: Yes
Fits into pocket: No
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#147I'm not sure if this is possible for Apple devices, but with my GrapheneOS Pixel 8 I can use a Dell Monitor with integrated USB-C dock to connect and show the screen as well as supplying power and adding USB devices (like keyboard, mouse, etc.).
I also own a little Ugreen USB-C dock (Revodock?!) that also enables connecting regular USB-A Keyboards (even wireless ones) as well as HDMI - so maybe this is more flexible in terms of which keyboard you like and which screen is available.
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#148I do this with a Nuphy Air 60 v2. I 3d printed a custom slip case for it, to which I stuck a MagSafe sticker ring. I then carry a small MagSafe tripod attached to that.
Sit down, take the keyboard from the slip case, slide off the tripod, attach the phone and I’m good to go. Full QMK/VIA support, so I don’t have to go without my beloved home row mods etc. Blink terminal with Zellij for shared session persistence with my Mac at home. And since the Air v2 supports 4 wireless profiles (1 2.4ghz dongle and 3 BT), it’s the only keyboard I use - at home or otherwise.
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#149Why not use ‘Voice to text’ to type? Then you don’t need to carry a keyboard, look for a table to place it, and also hunt for a Clorox container to lean your phone against.
My thoughts aren't always straightforward, and I personally find voice to text to require significant rework.
Not as bad as people who send voice notes.
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#150why does this community love such banal diary entries