One way to have longer hand-written notes but still use the text in obsidian would be to use the regular notes app of the boox device. If necessary, have a folder structure in there for obsidian-exports. The handwriting recognition has worked decently well so far and the text can be exported in .txt and turned into an .md file easily using a python function or even manually, if you don't have a massive amounts of these sort of notes. But I mainly wanted to comment to ask how you got your home screen to look so nice and clean. I am new to Android and I find the regular look less optically pleasing.
@@justaname999 thx for the input! Indeed, the native NA3c menu looks awful. I installed the "Niagara Launcher" from the google playstore and set it as default. The free option has already most of what you need to male it look great. But I upgraded to the pro version to customize a little more. I testet this first on an old samsung tablet lying around so see what the launcher will look like.
Nice video. Gives me a good view of what note taking on obsidian will like. Have you tried using any mind mapping applications (eg. Mindomo/Mindmeister/etc.) on the NA3C? Would be keen to see what that would be like.
@@annvoy7698 Yes I tried, I made a video about the Exalidraw Plugin integration. The experience is not great, see here: ua-cam.com/video/WorqECuVx9E/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
@@infectedmushroom3488 yeah I mention them in one or two videos. But I will make a vid about all my pens soon with pros and cons and what I like about them.
I did this, but with Joplin (kinda like Obsidian). I had to do some odd things with screen resolution, if I recall correctly, but it worked. The workflow was very awkward though, but for review and use with a keyboard it was okay, I suppose. I say this all in past tense because I returned the device (and ate $100 in the process). The Note Air 3c, I found, was just not suitable as a writing device (also not suitable as a reading device). It's interesting technology, but not there yet: far too heavy for such a device, writing experience was pretty terrible, writing workflows were nearly unusable. I look forward to where they go with it in the future.
@@t0dd000 I know what you mean, it can feel clunky and awkward for some use-cases, especially at the beginning. But you can tweak so many things to customize it that you eventially might make the device fit your personal preference. For me it‘s great as I like the writing feel and the pdf-annotating on it but for sure it‘s not for everyone. An iPad is for most people a better choice if the writing feel is not the most important criteria.
@@RandomWorkflowGuy The writing felt much like using a dry eraser. That was a deal breaker for me. Just awful. Also the software was not geared for writers. Short notes and sketches, yes. Writing, no. That writing feel is subjective though. Other folks like it, and so, for them it works just fine. I can only imagine writing on an iPad is even worse. Plus an iPad is not an eink device, and so I don't find it even comparable. Pages and pages of writing is what I do. Not bits of notes here and there. The Remarkable and Supernote are probably better choices for me and if I'd want to integrate Obsidian or Joplin into the workflow, well, that will have to happen at the desktop somehow. The Note Air 3c is obviously useful for some folks. Unfortunately-and it cost me $100-I'm not one of them.
@@t0dd000 yeah exactly, it‘s subjective. Best is to try them before buying. I also had this rubbery experience,I just made a vid how I solved this. Now it feels very smooth again.
I'm not a professional streamer, these are just quick vids to give an impression filmed with the phone in my left hand and simultanious writing with my other hand. Feel free to stop watching :-)
hehe it is sort of but I got used to it. Of course for long writing sessions I prefer making just handwritten notes and then insert those into Obsidian as a pdf. I show how this looks like in my most recent video (Handwritten Notes in Obsidian).
hehe yeah it‘s just for a quick note using it that way. For a longer meeting its too clunky, I import the written notes of longer meetings as a pdf as shown in another vid.
thank your for this, recently ordered a GO 10.3 and will try Obsidian.
One way to have longer hand-written notes but still use the text in obsidian would be to use the regular notes app of the boox device. If necessary, have a folder structure in there for obsidian-exports. The handwriting recognition has worked decently well so far and the text can be exported in .txt and turned into an .md file easily using a python function or even manually, if you don't have a massive amounts of these sort of notes.
But I mainly wanted to comment to ask how you got your home screen to look so nice and clean. I am new to Android and I find the regular look less optically pleasing.
@@justaname999 thx for the input! Indeed, the native NA3c menu looks awful. I installed the "Niagara Launcher" from the google playstore and set it as default. The free option has already most of what you need to male it look great. But I upgraded to the pro version to customize a little more. I testet this first on an old samsung tablet lying around so see what the launcher will look like.
@@justaname999 I made a video about the launcher some weeks ago, see here: ua-cam.com/video/9yoSe9mUCrY/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
@RandomWorkflowGuy Thank you! I looked through your videos and saw the Niagra launcher. Much nicer :)
Nice video. Gives me a good view of what note taking on obsidian will like. Have you tried using any mind mapping applications (eg. Mindomo/Mindmeister/etc.) on the NA3C? Would be keen to see what that would be like.
@@YashKanni-f8n no, I haven‘t installed mind mapping stuff, I‘m afraid.
I wonder have you used the add on Excalidraw within Obsidian for handwritten notes? Does it work well enough with the NA?
@@annvoy7698 Yes I tried, I made a video about the Exalidraw Plugin integration. The experience is not great, see here: ua-cam.com/video/WorqECuVx9E/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
what pens do you own? I'm looking to buy one for my tab c ultra pro
edit, you did mention the pens in the video
@@infectedmushroom3488 yeah I mention them in one or two videos. But I will make a vid about all my pens soon with pros and cons and what I like about them.
I did this, but with Joplin (kinda like Obsidian). I had to do some odd things with screen resolution, if I recall correctly, but it worked. The workflow was very awkward though, but for review and use with a keyboard it was okay, I suppose.
I say this all in past tense because I returned the device (and ate $100 in the process). The Note Air 3c, I found, was just not suitable as a writing device (also not suitable as a reading device). It's interesting technology, but not there yet: far too heavy for such a device, writing experience was pretty terrible, writing workflows were nearly unusable.
I look forward to where they go with it in the future.
@@t0dd000 I know what you mean, it can feel clunky and awkward for some use-cases, especially at the beginning. But you can tweak so many things to customize it that you eventially might make the device fit your personal preference. For me it‘s great as I like the writing feel and the pdf-annotating on it but for sure it‘s not for everyone. An iPad is for most people a better choice if the writing feel is not the most important criteria.
@@RandomWorkflowGuy The writing felt much like using a dry eraser. That was a deal breaker for me. Just awful. Also the software was not geared for writers. Short notes and sketches, yes. Writing, no.
That writing feel is subjective though. Other folks like it, and so, for them it works just fine. I can only imagine writing on an iPad is even worse. Plus an iPad is not an eink device, and so I don't find it even comparable.
Pages and pages of writing is what I do. Not bits of notes here and there. The Remarkable and Supernote are probably better choices for me and if I'd want to integrate Obsidian or Joplin into the workflow, well, that will have to happen at the desktop somehow.
The Note Air 3c is obviously useful for some folks. Unfortunately-and it cost me $100-I'm not one of them.
@@t0dd000 yeah exactly, it‘s subjective. Best is to try them before buying. I also had this rubbery experience,I just made a vid how I solved this. Now it feels very smooth again.
i wanted to watch this but the constant moving of the camera made me stop
I'm not a professional streamer, these are just quick vids to give an impression filmed with the phone in my left hand and simultanious writing with my other hand. Feel free to stop watching :-)
Good review, but writing like that is PITA
hehe it is sort of but I got used to it. Of course for long writing sessions I prefer making just handwritten notes and then insert those into Obsidian as a pdf. I show how this looks like in my most recent video (Handwritten Notes in Obsidian).
I wonder if they fired you already. Bringing this joke to any serious meeting and trying to write down tasks 😂
hehe yeah it‘s just for a quick note using it that way. For a longer meeting its too clunky, I import the written notes of longer meetings as a pdf as shown in another vid.
Look, mom, a troll.
@@lucasl1047 E-Ink devices are made for trolls