We’ve been talking this month about my favourite programs (a.k.a. software). So you’re probably wondering, “What does the reMarkable tablet have to do with that?” Giddy Jason noises WELL, let me TELL you! Part of what I like about the whole system that reMarkable has is that it’s becoming less and less device-dependent. To be clear, I still rely on the actual device itself (working with reMarkable requires their devices), but the other side of this is the apps that come along with the system that a reMarkable account comes with.
The problem it solves for me
For a long time, I’ve had to deal with hard copy documentation. I, frankly, don’t like dealing with paper. I find that its only redeeming quality is that I can usually see what the document is by looking at it. (Harder with PDFs, but if you manage your naming conventions, it’s usually just as easy.) Why I like the reMarkable app is that it’s now seamless for me to take a document I’ve been emailed, load it to my reMarkable through the app (which I have on all my devices), and then use it on my reMarkable. I LOVE that this process is seamless because it means that if I need to work on documents, I’m easily able to do so.
How it changes my day
In my earlier days, I would often take a briefcase to and from work every single day. I’d have my notebooks and any other papers I’d be taking to and from the office on a regular basis in that thing. Even when the reMarkable first came out, it was centralized to one device per account, so I would have to bring it back and forth wherever I needed to go. Now, however, with their cloud capabilities you can have up to 3 reMarkable devices and access everything through apps on any device.
This means, first, I can have one device at home and one at work, and they update each other as I use them. Second, I can take any document I need and easily drop it into reMarkable, no matter where I am. So if I’m on my way home (I take the subway, to be clear) and I get a document that I’ll have to work on, I can drop it into the reMarkable app on my phone—and the document will be waiting for me on my device when I get to it, ready to go. This level of efficiency is worth any cost, in my opinion.
My day-to-day use
I’m a note taker. I always have been, and I very likely always will be. I can’t help it. I need to take notes so I can remember what happened in meetings, what I’m supposed to do during the week, and anything else that crosses my brain. I’ve been taking notes for years. Previously I would fill notebooks with all that info, but after the notebook was done I wouldn’t be able to go back to it because I would either lose the notebook or it would simply be “out of sight, out of mind.” Also, when I have to sign things, I’d be left with a piece of paper that I’d have to either file somewhere or eventually scan and put into my filing system. With reMarkable, I can now download any documents I need to write on, sign, or make notes on.
At the end of the day, it’s important to remember that while having reMarkable notes is great (and they have loads of templates for you to choose from), sometimes you need to use PDFs that come from the outside world. That’s one of the biggest benefits of using reMarkable: you can take any PDF and manipulate it in reMarkable. I’ve taken so many different documents and signed, highlighted, and made notes as I needed to. It’s a great system—and it makes it so easy to work on documents in an effortless way.
Would you want to make your life easier with reMarkable?
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