My current PC workflow is like this:
* Scan a paper book with my book scanner.
* Convert to PDF.
* Read on my PC.
* Takes notes in Zotero and/or in Notepad and copy/paste into Zotero.
In the past the lack of robust support for scanned PDFs (screen resolution, color screens were horrible for reading books, e-ink stunk for image based PDFs, memory, storage, speed) has turned me off from even exploring using a tablet, especially when they were more expensive. But prices have dropped and resolution, memory, storage, performance, and software has ballooned.
Yet there remains major hurdles for me: I need the scanned PDFs as most of my books have significant amounts of Hebrew and Greek and sometimes other languages that I need to be accurately transcribed. Second is I use the PC because it allows easy note taking as I type ~ 100 words a minute.
To move to a tablet I would like something like this:
* Read my scanned PDF; and either:
* (a) the PDF program has a built in "record audio note" feature, or
* (b) the OS/PDF reader is robust enough to allow EASY in-app multitasking (e.g. push somewhere specific on the screen to enable recording w/o flipping out of the book); also
* (c) MAJOR bonus points if whatever program is recording can be configured to a folder that can be changed (e.g. next week when I start my next book I can change the folder) and stores the notes chronologically.
* Transcription of the audio note into text.
A tablet is a horrible way to WRITE a note; but if I could take audio notes and do audio-to-text without much hop jumping I would be excited about the possibility of studying in places OTHER than my PC. In theory this all should be really simple, and would be on the PC: While reading hit record on an audio app, "Page 3 blah blah blah" and the next time I see something worth noting, "Page 21, blah blah blah" and then use an audio-to-text program and done. I just don't do this because I can type it quite quickly.
So, is there software on Tablets for this? I am not familiar with how good multitasking is or if there is software for this (I see there is a lot of programs doing the reverse where you can write a note and it will sync you to the place in your audio recording). But after looking at the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HDX 7 reviews (Ars and Anand have some good reviews) I am convinced these are pretty nifty devices and we are getting one for my mom's birthday.
Why buy one if you can buy two for twice the price, amiright?
* Scan a paper book with my book scanner.
* Convert to PDF.
* Read on my PC.
* Takes notes in Zotero and/or in Notepad and copy/paste into Zotero.
In the past the lack of robust support for scanned PDFs (screen resolution, color screens were horrible for reading books, e-ink stunk for image based PDFs, memory, storage, speed) has turned me off from even exploring using a tablet, especially when they were more expensive. But prices have dropped and resolution, memory, storage, performance, and software has ballooned.
Yet there remains major hurdles for me: I need the scanned PDFs as most of my books have significant amounts of Hebrew and Greek and sometimes other languages that I need to be accurately transcribed. Second is I use the PC because it allows easy note taking as I type ~ 100 words a minute.
To move to a tablet I would like something like this:
* Read my scanned PDF; and either:
* (a) the PDF program has a built in "record audio note" feature, or
* (b) the OS/PDF reader is robust enough to allow EASY in-app multitasking (e.g. push somewhere specific on the screen to enable recording w/o flipping out of the book); also
* (c) MAJOR bonus points if whatever program is recording can be configured to a folder that can be changed (e.g. next week when I start my next book I can change the folder) and stores the notes chronologically.
* Transcription of the audio note into text.
A tablet is a horrible way to WRITE a note; but if I could take audio notes and do audio-to-text without much hop jumping I would be excited about the possibility of studying in places OTHER than my PC. In theory this all should be really simple, and would be on the PC: While reading hit record on an audio app, "Page 3 blah blah blah" and the next time I see something worth noting, "Page 21, blah blah blah" and then use an audio-to-text program and done. I just don't do this because I can type it quite quickly.
So, is there software on Tablets for this? I am not familiar with how good multitasking is or if there is software for this (I see there is a lot of programs doing the reverse where you can write a note and it will sync you to the place in your audio recording). But after looking at the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HDX 7 reviews (Ars and Anand have some good reviews) I am convinced these are pretty nifty devices and we are getting one for my mom's birthday.
Why buy one if you can buy two for twice the price, amiright?
