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Notes on my Remarkable tablet

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Re: Notes on my Remarkable tablet

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Post by jsmith99 »

squarefoot wrote: post #40
porcoda wrote: post #9

I was a big fan of my RM2, but found the move to the subscription service a couple years ago to be off putting. Sure, I can turn off WiFi, or just use the network to ssh into it, but it felt less than great. I recently got a Supernote to replace it and so far love it. The company seems a bit more open and less likely to try to push me to some kind of subscription/cloud thing. They promote the “works great offline, no…

>... but found the move to the subscription service a couple years ago to be off putting This is so common these days. I'm still waiting for the PineNote to become stable enough to be usable by non developers. It's FOSS, so it would be immune from the subscription service plague, but they're progressing really slowly. https://pine64.com/product/pinenote-developer-edition/

It’s almost as if there is a connection between subscription revenue and development progress.

Re: Notes on my Remarkable tablet

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Post by joshspankit »

jsmith99 wrote: post #91
squarefoot wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>... but found the move to the subscription service a couple years ago to be off putting This is so common these days. I'm still waiting for the PineNote to become stable enough to be usable by non developers. It's FOSS, so it would be immune from the subscription service plague, but they're progressing really slowly. https://pine64.com/product/pinenote-developer-edition/

It’s almost as if there is a connection between subscription revenue and development progress.

I’ve come to the opinion that the classic “make a product, sell it once, make the next product” model has always been kind of a lie. History is littered with companies who made a great product, sold it, then went out of business because the next product couldn’t make enough money fast enough to sustain them.

Especially in tech, every “evergreen” product needs to have at least basic security updates over it’s lifetime, and most likely needs code updates to continue to work across generations. I also think recurring payments can be done in a way that respects user rights and without the draconian licensing that we are rightfully cautious of.

As an example: I have paid for a parcel tracking app on iOS for a few years now. It’s solid and reliable and does not chase features or try to be something flashy. It just works. In order to keep it working they need to spend money on servers to run the interfaces with the delivery companies, dev time updating those interfaces when the delivery companies change their apis/websites, dev time to keep the app in line with Apple’s expectations for each iOS version, and the yearly Apple fee. I pay $3 per year and I’m happy to pay it. I feel confident that the money goes towards those costs while also providing the reliability necessary to let the dev(s) stay focused on making the best most effective product.

Re: Notes on my Remarkable tablet

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Post by chrisweekly »

jfim wrote: post #72
chrisweekly wrote: post #4

Hi Tom, I'm a big fan of my rm2, too -- and am writing to respond to this: > "I’d also love a more formal diary / daily entry system. Kind of like Obsidian’s daily notes. Some kind of date-based notebook inside the Remarkable would be rad (even if it doesn’t sync with your actual calendar!). A daily journaling / diary / planning format would be great. (Yes, right now you can select a day-planner template, but you can…

There's also https://recalendar.me/ that does something similar and is open source. It does struggle with larger documents, but everything happens locally.

Cool! Thanks for the link. Looks like v similar features as hyperpaper - but OSS.

Re: Notes on my Remarkable tablet

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Post by imiric »

jsmith99 wrote: post #91
squarefoot wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>... but found the move to the subscription service a couple years ago to be off putting This is so common these days. I'm still waiting for the PineNote to become stable enough to be usable by non developers. It's FOSS, so it would be immune from the subscription service plague, but they're progressing really slowly. https://pine64.com/product/pinenote-developer-edition/

It’s almost as if there is a connection between subscription revenue and development progress.

Undeniably so. But charging a subscription for what is essentially a product feels like extortion to the consumer.

If using a device incurs you maintenance costs, whether those are servers or engineers, then by all means, charge a subscription, and I'll happily pay for it if it's priced appropriately. If, on the other hand, my usage doesn't depend on a service you provide, but I'm paying for R&D of your next product, then politely bugger off.

Companies love the subscription model because it's mostly fixed recurring revenue, but this trend of making everything a subscription needs to stop.

Re: Notes on my Remarkable tablet

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Post by almostarockstar »

I got mine (recently) for two reasons:

1- My desk was always covered in paper and I hated the mess. On this point, I am 110% satisfied. My desk is super clean.

2- I found it very hard to keep track of multiple projects, or discussions across notebooks, or pages in a notebook. On this I am still not quite there. It's better for sure but I really want to search for people, dates, or keywords, rather than being super careful and organised with folders and notebooks for every conversation, which then gets too messy.

The benefit of root access to the device be default is that I can build what I need. In the two weeks I've had the device, I've been able to automate finding my device on the network, syncing my notes, converting them to non-proprietary files and OCRing them. The next step is to implement nicer search and discovery UI which admittedly is a bigger challenge.

Re: Notes on my Remarkable tablet

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Post by mrmanner »

hecanjog wrote: post #12

I really liked my remarkable2, but I eventually got the issue where it just stops charging and now it's effectively a brick. Tried all the known workarounds I could find with trickle-charging etc. Someone had tracked the issue down to a malfunctioning temperature sensor preventing charging but I have no idea if that's the problem with mine. Remarkable support would like me to create videos showing every workaround I…

> Remarkable support would like me to create videos showing every workaround I tried

I had the same issue, they asked me to try 3-4 things that each took some time,, like “charge on a slow charger for 12 hours”. When I didn’t respond on my support ticket within something like 48 hours, they silently closed it and never responded again.

When I opened a new case they invariably asked me to try and video the same things again.

Which reminds me, I was lucky enough to buy the stupid thing in a physical store, and have a couple months left to give it back to them. I should do that…

Re: Notes on my Remarkable tablet

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Post by ntl850 »

funksta wrote: post #51
topcat31 wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh so this is just a pdf with links embedded so you can jump around? That's pretty neat (and a very slick UI for creating and buying them!)

Hey, hyperpaper creator here! That's exactly what it is– a pdf planner that you can customize to your own needs, with lots of contextual links. Happy to answer any questions, and thanks chrisweekly for the kind words and shoutout

Nice just got one. I was looking for something like this

Re: Notes on my Remarkable tablet

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Post by lovelyviking »

geor9e wrote: post #32

Soon after Remarkable 2 was released, a hacked version of Remarkable 1 was released that added pretty much all the feature upgrades. You needed to buy a new stylus (to use the new eraser end), but you could choose from dozens of brands since it's a widely used standard. The hardware looks slightly different and might have clock speed differences, but is essentially identical. And you don't have to deal with the silly…

can you elaborate more about “ hacked version of Remarkable 1 was released”?
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