[pct-l] Journaling on the trail

[kevin at kegphoto.com]

 Not trying to be a jackass, but maybe you just need practice typing w/
 thumbs?  For the reasons you mention I would not bring an iPad, and for
 me, part of the reason I hike is to get away from screens (except the
 kind that keep bugs at bay).  For what its worth, I find an iPhone
 easier to type on than an iPad.  Until you try the iPad you may find
 it's no easier than the iPhone.

Also, I haven't tried this, but there is a Moleskine that supposedly
scans into Evernote w/ the camera on your phone.  Evernote claims it can
read your handwritten text and convert it to digital text.  Like I said,
haven't used this, but if it works well it would mitigate a lot of the
duplicate effort of retyping your handwritten journal entries. 
Presumably one must have legible handwriting for the computer to convert
it.

If your goal is to turn these into a longer story or blog post, I find
that a few key words written down when in the field is all it really
takes to unlock the memories when back home.  This outline on paper
written during your trip could be used when you're back in front of the
computer.

Good luck!



On Mon, Jul 7, 2014, at 01:24 PM, Herb Stroh wrote:
> One aspect of my recent shakedown hike was to try my hand at journaling
> on the trail using my I-Phone. The results were totally unsatisfactory.
> "Typing" with two thumbs on a screen just did not work for me-I may as
> well of been using elbows. And as I painstakingly sought to capture my
> thoughts in an efficiency of words, I  watched my I-Phone bleed out its
> precious battery life one percent at a time.
> 
> I have considered carrying an i-pad or other such device. Although not
> perfect, the larger electronic keyboard allows me to type at a reasonable
> rate. But this clearly raises issues of weight, additional  power issues,
> and a diva piece of gear that requires special handling. I have thought
> about dictating entries and sending the audio files to someone to
> transcribe, but would of course loose the aspect of editing (unless I
> want to significantly delay posts and review them in town). A
> dragon-speak type software would be great, but I believe everything out
> there requires a network connection to function. I have thought about
> journaling the old fashion way of paper and pen, but to get posts online
> means a duplication of effort.
> 
> How have others addressed this? Is the common method to just to type out
> the entry using your smart phone? I suppose with practice I will get
> faster, but I think it will always be very limiting for me.
> FYI, for power I have used the Suntactics battery and was pleased with
> its ability to provide multiple recharges of the phone. I question how
> well it will do in recharging a larger device more than once.
> 
> Thanks all.
> 
> Herb
> 
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