Tablet or laptop

[Chuck Forman, CPI]

Bob, I use the audio to alert, or remind, myself of specific items in a picture. Like I said, I take 150-200 photos per inspection. I find it much easier to find exactly the picture I am looking for, or remember something that I took a specific picture for, if I hear it. The digital recorder that I use, for a lack of the correct technical term, can record in chapters. This sort of helps match recordings to pictures. In other words. I know that my chapters 1-5 on my recorder are of the outside of the home. If I am going through the pictures and spot something that I don't particularly remember, then I can rewind, or fast forward, the recorder and listen to those sections to jog my memory. Clear as mud right!

[Bob Elliott]

I under stand perfectly what you mean by chapters as I have a couple of the high quality ones sitting in a drawer somewhere.
Original idea was to use them in combination with Dragon to type the report.

OK ,I see where you are using it to help you remember a lot that maybe you do not need as it is slowing you down listening from what you said.

Just thinking you could steamline that if using the recorder less,but you would need to change the habit , which is difficult when used to a system.

I use hand signals in my pictures on the 5 or 6 out of 100 to 200 I take.

Reason is at the end of the Inspection I do a quick video walkthrough where I call out materials that a picture might not capture such as if it is plastic or wood ,which can fool you in a picture sometimes.

Plus taking a 2 minute video also helps you remember if the red tile was in the 1st floor bath room or the second floor .

Last but not least is I can take a still shot off the video if I need it for an item later.

Sorry to run on ,but the fact you are being slowed up got me started.

[Dominic J. Maricic]

Originally Posted by jknight

It's called a PocketPC !! 14+ hr battery life, no hard disk to worry about, ,very fast, handwriting, bigger text then most netbooks, solid state....and the prices start at $350.

Couldn't resist Dominic.

LOL. No problem, but tablets are catching up. 10 hours for $499 now and a 10" screen!

[Jeffrey R. Knight]

Originally Posted by dmaricic

LOL. No problem, but tablets are catching up. 10 hours for $499 now and a 10" screen!

"catching up" is the key phrase...which means tablets are behind then.

[Bob Elliott]

Originally Posted by jknight

"catching up" is the key phrase...which means tablets are behind then.

Correct in battery life.
A PDA does so much less, that it requires less power.

My watch battery lasts for a year, but I will not use it for HI. (Hooo Hooooo!),Touche

[Jeffrey R. Knight]

Originally Posted by belliott

Correct in battery life.
A PDA does so much less, that it requires less power.

My watch battery lasts for a year, but I will not use it for HI. (Hooo Hooooo!),Touche

How much does it actually need to do to collect text while you are doing an inspection ? If you need to create the next Avatar movie then you probably need something else...remember your glorious Android is actually a PDA.