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Boris Galerkin posted:Does good reader let me reflow/convert 2 column PDFs into a single column for reading? Their website seems to say it does this but with the caveat that it gets extracted as a plain exit file. Could someone do me a favor and tell me what eg PDFs like this one https://arxiv.org/pdf/1604.05718 look like if you use the reflow option? I'm assuming the graphs simply just disappear and the math looks like weird lovely symbols. Looks like yes:   Just two sections. On an iPhone 5S. I think this demonstrates the feature.
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Is it possible with iCloud to make a complete duplicate of a calendar? I'm organising a week long trip and have a provisional schedule planned out, but I want to make a copy of that so I can make a bunch of changes in one to see if I can streamline the timetable while not losing the original plan.
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Question Mark Mound posted:Is it possible with iCloud to make a complete duplicate of a calendar? I'm organising a week long trip and have a provisional schedule planned out, but I want to make a copy of that so I can make a bunch of changes in one to see if I can streamline the timetable while not losing the original plan. Export it as an ICS and reimport it as a new calendar. If you're on OSX I'm pretty sure the stock calendar application can still do this, not sure about other platforms or phone apps. E: actually I bet you could select everything and copy it to a new calendar in the web icloud app as well
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Dubstep Jesus posted:Export it as an ICS and reimport it as a new calendar. If you're on OSX I'm pretty sure the stock calendar application can still do this, not sure about other platforms or phone apps.
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I asked in another thread a few days ago and got no response, but how long does it take for a refund on a app to go through? I used most of the credit balance I had on itunes along with 50 cents to cover tax on the credit card. But it been two days since the refund been accepted and the credit hasn't showed up on the store yet. Does it go all back to the credit card or it pops up in three or four days? [edit] Nevermind it finally showed up after I went to Account Info. Now I can finally grab KotoR with the credit I got back. Rirse fucked around with this message at 19:46 on Apr 27, 2016 |
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I'm thinking of buying an iPad Air 2 for school to tie me over until the new Macbook Pros come out. My current Macbook is good for writing but I mainly want the iPad for reading large PDF files. I haven't used OneNote but I heard it's good for making notes which would be useful as I work on my graduate thesis. Do you guys recommend a workflow or some apps for academic research? I'm also debating whether I should go for a 16 or 64gb. I'm trying to save as much money as I can because I'm most likely dropping 3k on a maxed out 15" rMBP once that comes out. I'm getting the iPad through Apple Refurb.
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Housh posted:I'm thinking of buying an iPad Air 2 for school to tie me over until the new Macbook Pros come out. My current Macbook is good for writing but I mainly want the iPad for reading large PDF files. I haven't used OneNote but I heard it's good for making notes which would be useful as I work on my graduate thesis. Do you guys recommend a workflow or some apps for academic research? I found Mendeley to be very useful for organizing journal articles. It's free, syncs to the cloud and has web and desktop clients. As for storage, I don't think 16 GB (12-ish available to the user) is as crippling as a lot of people seem to, but it all depends on how much you want to store locally. I use Spotify and Netflix for music and movies so local storage was never a problem there. App-wise, 16 GB stretches surprisingly far as long as you're not downloading a bunch of huge games.
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Apr 28, 2016 22:03
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Housh posted:I'm also debating whether I should go for a 16 or 64gb. Never ever get a 16Gb iOS device in this day and age. the OS alone takes up nearly 4gb so you'll only have about 11gb free, which gets eaten up so so quickly. Spend the extra few bucks on the 64gb or you'll regret it. This is coming from someone with a 16gb iPad and iPhone. I just switched to a 64gb iPhone and I could never look back.
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Agreed. This  has been discussed endlessly, but it cant be said enough. They should completely phase out the 16GB models. It's really lovely of Apple to have held unto those so long, for the price of the devices and the price of flash, 32GB should be the minimum. They have no excuse.
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Weedle posted:I found Mendeley to be very useful for organizing journal articles. Quantum of Phallus posted:Never ever get a 16Gb iOS device in this day and age. the OS alone takes up nearly 4gb so you'll only have about 11gb free, which gets eaten up so so quickly. Spend the extra few bucks on the 64gb or you'll regret it. This is coming from someone with a 16gb iPad and iPhone. I just switched to a 64gb iPhone and I could never look back.
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If the use case is "reading some PDFs/websites and I absolutely don't care about games or storing music/videos locally" the 16gb will work. Still would recommend the 64 to not hobble yourself though.
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I have a 16gb phone and love it. Do what you want.
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My dad has a 16 GB iPad Air he got at launch and just now it's filling up. He takes a lot of pictures and video but once he uploads it to Facebook he deletes them. When I check it seems to be Facebook App that is taking up the most space. Once a year I delete it and redownload it and it's fine. What's up with that? The Milkman posted:If the use case is "reading some PDFs/websites and I absolutely don't care about games or storing music/videos locally" the 16gb will work. Still would recommend the 64 to not hobble yourself though. Housh fucked around with this message at 22:22 on Apr 28, 2016 |
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Apr 28, 2016 22:18
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Housh posted:When I check it seems to be Facebook App that is taking up the most space. Once a year I delete it and redownload it and it's fine. What's up with that?
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rear end Catchcum posted:I have a 16gb phone and love it. Do what you want. Rad. Wouldn't it have been cool if it had been 32GB for the same price?
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Animal posted:Rad. Wouldn't it have been cool if it had been 32GB for the same price? Even better, 1tb. Great dream, martin. Now back to reality.
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rear end Catchcum posted:Even better, 1tb. Great dream, martin. Now back to reality. +16GB = A Great Dream. Absolutely unrealistic. Might as well be 1TB. lol please read your custom title
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I used a 16 GB iPhone until about two months ago without issue. Going up to 32 is nice but it hasn't changed my life or anything. It would be cool if they raised the baseline to 32, but until they do, 16 is a fine option if you're trying to save money, as Housh is. The point about the resale value is a good one, though.
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What else can I use the iPad for? Specially once I get a new macbook pro? I'm likely going for the 15" and I heard it can be cumbersome because of the size specially on planes. Maybe then the iPad would be of good use? I have never used a tablet for productivity but I understand times have changed a lot. I was happy with my Kindle Paperwhite but now it's becoming a huge hassle formatting PDF files. They never look right and sometimes I want colour and the ability to make simple notes. Weedle posted:16 is a fine option if you're trying to save money, as Housh is. The point about the resale value is a good one, though.
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Animal posted:+16GB = A Great Dream. Absolutely unrealistic. Might as well be 1TB. As in, it's not reality. Wake up, rear end in a top hat.
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Housh posted:What else can I use the iPad for? Specially once I get a new macbook pro? I'm likely going for the 15" and I heard it can be cumbersome because of the size specially on planes. Maybe then the iPad would be of good use? I have a macbook air (13") and an iPad Air 2. I mostly just use the iPad for reading PDFs and taking notes. I also watch some videos on it and sometimes use it as a second monitor with Duet. Honestly I probably don't use it enough to justify the money I spent on it, but I got it for a good deal so I'm not too mad ($350 for a 64GB IPad Air 2 in mint condition with a smart case on Swappa). I highly, highly, highly recommend buying used. If you do end up selling it later this year you'll probably be able to get most of your money back if you keep it in good shape.
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Yeah I got my iPad Pro 12.7 on SA Mart for $100 below MSRP including a bunch of accessories including a $150 keyboard case. Probably wouldn't have gotten it otherwise. (It's pretty rad)
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Weedle posted:I found Mendeley to be very useful for organizing journal articles. It's free, syncs to the cloud and has web and desktop clients. Wish I had known about this about a year or two ago. It still looks like it will be useful for future research on my own. Thank you for this!
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just wanted to stop by and say that word flow keyboard is prob the best alternative keyboard i've used well that's my story
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I enjoy it as well op.
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I just grabbed a 9.7" iPad Pro. What do you recommend for reading PDFs and Comics? Right now I have been using a free app called Crunchy in conjunction with Dropbox.
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Scribd or Adobe are fine.
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Housh posted:I just grabbed a 9.7" iPad Pro. What do you recommend for reading PDFs and Comics? Right now I have been using a free app called Crunchy in conjunction with Dropbox. Tell me you also got a Pencil. For comics I use Comixology, but I actually buy and subscribe to stuff through them. For PDFs, you can't beat PDF Annotate (turn off Palm Detection in the app, it fucks with the Pencil). ScannerPro for scanning docs and OCR. For note taking, I like Noteshelf. The inking is superb, it uses a bookshelf paradigm with titled journals, and it has (for extra couple bucks) auto-sync with Evernote, which I still use a lot despite the rumors that it's dying. I'll probably move to OneNote as soon as I migrate my existing notebooks over. I will miss the extensive tagging quite a bit which is why I haven't moved my stuff yet. Stuff I've used that I think is good: Goodreader for PDF. Goodreader can pull in ANYTHING from just about ANYWHERE. Notability and GoodNotes for handwritten notes. OneNote is also a decent option. Stay away from Penultimate, for it is poo poo. OmniGraffle Pro for Visio diagrams (but really too expensive unless you use it to actually make money) OmniFocus for task lists, but honestly Wunderlist meets most people's needs. Prompt2 for SSH/Telnet Textastic for quick and dirty plaintext/Python/bash edits. ComicZeal for non Comixology/Amazon comics Proteus Jones fucked around with this message at 21:55 on May 3, 2016 |
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flosofl posted:Tell me you also got a Pencil.  They said they will have more in by Friday or I can order it online.Thanks for the apps. I work out of my DropBox for pretty much everything so it's good that a lot of these apps can link to it. I can't believe how many notation apps are available.
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Chunky is pretty good for comics. It supports pretty much all the cloud services also.
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I got an original iPad Air because I do not understand the iPad Pro (and because it was like a million dollars cheaper) What should I care about on this thing
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Battery percentages, weather apps, and making sure to clear out background apps every half hour or so.
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serebralassazin posted:Chunky is pretty good for comics. It supports pretty much all the cloud services also.
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P0PCULTUREREFERENCE posted:Battery percentages, weather apps, and making sure to clear out background apps every half hour or so. One of the coolest iPad apps/usage is for virtual desktop or as a second monitor - check out Splashtop and Duet (the "application," not the game).
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The game Duet rules though. You feel like a zen God on some of the later stages.
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Word flow is very nice. Thanks for the recommendation. Was holding out for the google keyboard but this is smooth.
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So apparently Apple has brought in Trent Reznor to help redesign Apple Music. I have no idea how he's qualified to help out with such a task, but I guess we'll find out eventually. http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/05/apple-music-reportedly-getting-redesigned-will-be-unveiled-at-wwdc-2016/ Also a couple throwaway lines about trying to make iTunes less lovely, but we all know how that is going to play out.
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xzzy posted:So apparently Apple has brought in Trent Reznor to help redesign Apple Music. I have no idea how he's qualified to help out with such a task, but I guess we'll find out eventually. he was "Chief Creative Officer" of Beats' streaming service and has done some medium-to-very-smart things with his own digital distribution. so, not very qualified, but hopefully it's an improvement
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bobfather posted:The game Duet rules though. You feel like a zen God on some of the later stages. This is true. Duet is unironically one of the best games I've played on any platform in years. I am generally not someone who even considers mobile gaming but it sticks around and I still occasionally boot up the daily challenges after poopsocking near 100% completion of the main game.
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Is there some way to stop the Twitter app from automatically jumping to the most recent tweet in your feed? It's really annoying to open the app after an hour or two, have it jump up, then have to scroll down so I can resume reading chronologically.
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