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This is a nice technical achievement, but I’m not sure I understand the difference between this and using a virtual whiteboard tool, ie FreeForm, Lucida Spark,

This is a nice technical achievement, but I’m not sure I understand the difference between this and using a virtual whiteboard tool, ie FreeForm, Lucida Spark, Miro, Google Jamboard, and sharing it live in a meeting. What kind of context am I missing?

owulveryck 3y ago
With this tool, I use a pen and write on the tablet as if I was writing on paper (with the same feeling). The main pro for whiteboard tool is the collaborative feature which I will never be able to do.
- alanfranz 3y ago
  So, the point is the remarkable rather than the tool, and remarkable doesn’t natively support other whiteboarding tools? (Sidenote: I’m using an iPad Pro with a Bellemond screen protector, and the paper-like feeling is very good)
  - j45 3y ago
    I was shocked to learn I liked the iPad mini a lot, more than any of the bigger tablets. I think it’s relative to your every day carry and every day use. Appreciate the recommendation on the screen protector. Having young kids wanting to touch a screen to interact with it might also be a plus for an eink device
- Fluorescence 3y ago
  As a project, neat work! But otherwise, it seems a rather self-centred tool and I don't think I would relish someone using it in a meeting with me. Feels like someone is making me watch them play with their toys and I would question the value. If it's just you drawing then something has gone wrong e.g. prepare and share material before a meeting.
  - esalman 3y ago
    I can see this being useful in a system design brainstorming session with my colleagues, among other examples.
  - Terretta 3y ago
    Plug for Excalidraw: https://excalidraw.com/ https://excalidraw.com/ https://blog.excalidraw.com/ https://blog.excalidraw.com/ Which, FWIW, supports Apple Pencil and iPad quite well since 2022: https://twitter.com/excalidraw/status/1491044642493992960 https://twitter.com/excalidraw/status/1491044642493992960 As well as a seemingly evergreen release of the Obsidian plugin that gets people Doge levels of Such Wow: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/s58d2o/just_discovered_the_excalidraw_plugin_for/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/s58d2o/just_dis... Video walkthrough here: https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin The team based real time collaboration in Excalidraw+ is just fantastic. Glad to have a way to compensate the author: https://blog.excalidraw.com/introducing-excalidraw-plus/ https://blog.excalidraw.com/introducing-excalidraw-plus/
  - j45 3y ago
    I think it has value for being really simple and like a sheet of paper on a call. I used an iPad mini for a long while on zoom calls until I discovered something much better received - just use PowerPoint/Slides to draw boxes and text as needed together, the interface is familiar and people can pick up on it and move forward together.
- fenollp 3y ago
  I love seeing work in this space! I made a collaborative whiteboard app for the reMarkable a while ago: https://github.com/fenollp/reMarkable-tools https://github.com/fenollp/reMarkable-tools It is packaged in the homebrew Toltec repo https://toltec-dev.org/ https://toltec-dev.org/

owulveryck 3y ago

With this tool, I use a pen and write on the tablet as if I was writing on paper (with the same feeling). The main pro for whiteboard tool is the collaborative feature which I will never be able to do.

alanfranz 3y ago
So, the point is the remarkable rather than the tool, and remarkable doesn’t natively support other whiteboarding tools? (Sidenote: I’m using an iPad Pro with a Bellemond screen protector, and the paper-like feeling is very good)
- j45 3y ago
  I was shocked to learn I liked the iPad mini a lot, more than any of the bigger tablets. I think it’s relative to your every day carry and every day use. Appreciate the recommendation on the screen protector. Having young kids wanting to touch a screen to interact with it might also be a plus for an eink device
Fluorescence 3y ago
As a project, neat work! But otherwise, it seems a rather self-centred tool and I don't think I would relish someone using it in a meeting with me. Feels like someone is making me watch them play with their toys and I would question the value. If it's just you drawing then something has gone wrong e.g. prepare and share material before a meeting.
- esalman 3y ago
  I can see this being useful in a system design brainstorming session with my colleagues, among other examples.
- Terretta 3y ago
  Plug for Excalidraw: https://excalidraw.com/ https://excalidraw.com/ https://blog.excalidraw.com/ https://blog.excalidraw.com/ Which, FWIW, supports Apple Pencil and iPad quite well since 2022: https://twitter.com/excalidraw/status/1491044642493992960 https://twitter.com/excalidraw/status/1491044642493992960 As well as a seemingly evergreen release of the Obsidian plugin that gets people Doge levels of Such Wow: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/s58d2o/just_discovered_the_excalidraw_plugin_for/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/s58d2o/just_dis... Video walkthrough here: https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin The team based real time collaboration in Excalidraw+ is just fantastic. Glad to have a way to compensate the author: https://blog.excalidraw.com/introducing-excalidraw-plus/ https://blog.excalidraw.com/introducing-excalidraw-plus/
- j45 3y ago
  I think it has value for being really simple and like a sheet of paper on a call. I used an iPad mini for a long while on zoom calls until I discovered something much better received - just use PowerPoint/Slides to draw boxes and text as needed together, the interface is familiar and people can pick up on it and move forward together.
fenollp 3y ago
I love seeing work in this space! I made a collaborative whiteboard app for the reMarkable a while ago: https://github.com/fenollp/reMarkable-tools https://github.com/fenollp/reMarkable-tools It is packaged in the homebrew Toltec repo https://toltec-dev.org/ https://toltec-dev.org/