what did u guys get for crimbo?
i had new corsair wireless headset,new shaver,smellies,a few christmas jumpers,choclates, vouchers.
Lego Fender Stratocaster from the better half. Booze, booze, and a bit more booze from others. Also snaffled Deathloop and Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge (VR) with some cash sent over from the family. :yahoo:
Just some cash for me this year.
And before anyone tells me it's the worst present ever, I actually asked for this!
https://global.schwinnfitness.com/en/570u/100529.html (https://global.schwinnfitness.com/en/570u/100529.html)
Also I got an authentic Miskatonic University Hoodie (you'll either understand or won't :eyebrow: ) and the usual Xmas socks and bits and bobs.
Hope you all got what you wanted from Santa
Quote from: smilodon;447561And before anyone tells me it's the worst present ever, I actually asked for this!
https://global.schwinnfitness.com/en/570u/100529.html
That's a cool bit or tech, here's to daily use from now on eh? :norty:
Yeah :) We actually bought it back in October and have managed to do about three sessions a week. Hopefully we'll stick with it.
The Lego looks very cool (I Googled it).
The good thing about bikes is the fact you can just go easy on them and eat breakfast, read, watch a TV show, and just the motion of keeping the legs moving can burn fat and keep your legs in good shape. Doesn't have to be all out every day.
Katie spoiled me with a kit to mount all my stuff in the garage on these beautiful slate like boards with a sort of French cleat system for attaching hooks and other bits for all tools / hardware etc!
She also got me The Enneads by Plotinus which I can't wait to sink my teeth into!
nowt....not had xmas yet due to sandpit location. all being well fly home tonight, then 2nd xmas for the family
Got some Rum, some new trainers, some rum, few new joggers, some rum. My daughters each got me a personalised pint glass and coffee mug. Really good xmas, hope yours was too.
On the Exercise bike note, I got one mid last year and like Albert says, I decided I spent so much dead time sat on my arse watching YT I was going to do that on the bike. Worked a treat.
Got lots of tools and bits for my Myford - as starting a workshop build end of January, so will finally be able to use it properly so that was nice. Got given GraviTrax to stop me playing with my daughter's marble run. Few other bits and pieces, my Christmas Lagavulin from the wife etc, so yeah did well on the presents front. Not so well with the in-laws but hey, wouldn't be Christmas without a punch up!
Got myself a Remarkable2....well, I said I wanted it so it was bought for me with my money....that's how old people rock nowadays. And I love it. Absolute quality, and hoping it will cure my additional to new notebooks.
Quote from: Benny;447588Got myself a Remarkable2....well, I said I wanted it so it was bought for me with my money....that's how old people rock nowadays. And I love it. Absolute quality, and hoping it will cure my additional to new notebooks.
looked at one of those, ended up with this - mainly for my uni work and the amount of notes I take
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjHyLP3_JD1AhUHilwKHYlQBW4QFnoECAQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgetrocketbook.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw1bLaeYTi67C3813nds8GyJ
Quote from: Benny;447588Got myself a Remarkable2....well, I said I wanted it so it was bought for me with my money....that's how old people rock nowadays. And I love it. Absolute quality, and hoping it will cure my additional to new notebooks.
Do stick up a review in a week or two please, would definitely be interested
Quote from: A Twig;447590Do stick up a review in a week or two please, would definitely be interested
I have used the Rocketbook Core (mine is the earlier Everlast) for a few years based on a recommendation by Albert. An extremely useful bit of kit if you want a cheap way to grab notes and scribbles and seamlessly upload them to the cloud.
Quote from: A Twig;447590Do stick up a review in a week or two please, would definitely be interested
What do I think? Short version, buy one. Read on
I take a lot of notes, the nature of my job means most of my time is meetings; 121s, board meetings, management meetings, customer meetings, tech meetings. On top of that in my personal life I like lists, I write a bit, I doodle. I go through a lot of notebooks. I also have a thing where I start a new notebook as a challenge to be neat and organised and it ultimately descends into carnage. Scribbles, underlines and yes, the odd knob.
Onto the ReMarkable. It has replaced all of that, the writing experience is exceptional, it feels natural. It's pressure and angle sensitive, so shading works, there is allowance for folders and subfolders so work can be separated and in general organisation is clean, with a supporting app (android for me) and a PC webapp, so I can drag, drop and move to my hearts content.
The text conversion is ok, but I don't use it, and I don't think for that reason it's worth the subscription. What has been useful is annotation. I can send a pdf to it, scribble on it and send it straight back. One of my challenges is that I try to do other peoples work, so I'd normally correct someone's presentation or doc, with this I can scribble like a keen teacher and they can learn rather than just be corrected.
You can cut and paste using a freeform 'magic wand tool' so you can delete a line, wand the next one and drag it up, or between pages or workbooks. Add in the rubber feature - other end of the pencil and off you go.
It's small and portable and I now have it with me permanently.
The Positives
The writing experience
The variation of pen types
Annotating documents
Organisation
Cross platform management
The Negatives
Subscription - I know it's the state of the world, but it's unnecessary albeit reasonable.
Package - I didn't buy the pen and bought an aftermarket pen and case, which I like, but it should come all in
Magazines - I read a lot....magazine rendering isn't responsive enough.
Quote from: Benny;447715What do I think? Short version, buy one. Read on
I take a lot of notes, the nature of my job means most of my time is meetings; 121s, board meetings, management meetings, customer meetings, tech meetings. On top of that in my personal life I like lists, I write a bit, I doodle. I go through a lot of notebooks. I also have a thing where I start a new notebook as a challenge to be neat and organised and it ultimately descends into carnage. Scribbles, underlines and yes, the odd knob.
The Positives
The writing experience
The variation of pen types
Annotating documents
Organisation
Cross platform management
The Negatives
Subscription - I know it's the state of the world, but it's unnecessary albeit reasonable.
Package - I didn't buy the pen and bought an aftermarket pen and case, which I like, but it should come all in
Magazines - I read a lot....magazine rendering isn't responsive enough.
Much obliged - thank you sir! MY use case is very similar to yours, and we are returning to face to face next week, and people don't seem to like it when I'm tapping away as I'm talking, so might have to try and find room for it in my next paycheque :thumbsup:
You're welcome, if you're in London at all and want a play, you're more than welcome over a coffee/pint somewhere.
Quote from: Benny;447718You're welcome, if you're in London at all and want a play, you're more than welcome over a coffee/pint somewhere.
Gutted, went to buy one this month and prices are back up to £399 so taking a rain check and hoping for an offer in future...