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There is an app that I use called Write on PDF. It let's you use the pen to write and scribble on PDFs.

The aspect does take some getting used to but it's great once you do. Video content usually looks great.

If the crashes are on the S2 then it's possible it's a combination of older apps or newer apps and the older version of the OS that's on the S2.

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Shorts, Ankle Socks and car detailing bits and bobs for that black mirror finish.

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420mm Artic Freezer II AIO water cooler to see if I can get a bit more out of my old 9900K before it hits 100 degrees @ 5GHZ on Air (had to restrict its turbo to 4.3 so I did not have to worry about it) will see what I can get once I have given the thermal compound time to bed in

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Been trying various apps.
Samsung's own app is nice, has a scribble to text but save as file -> PDF -> change storage to SD -> crash.


WriteonPDF is a bit clunky especially opening a file as it seems just to list all the PDF's scattered all over the device. I can't browse to a single directory.


One terrible thing with the S8+ is the battery life is terrible. Yes the screen is a bit bigger than the S2 but the latter battery lasts much longer. I'm not running huge battery hog apps on either.

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Tomato plant feed. As well as tomatoes, it's great for all flowering plants/veg. My pumpkins are swelling nicely (as the Actress said to the Bishop ;) )

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A cake of 100 DVD disks for backups. I hadn't bought any for maybe 5 years.

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they are quite expensive now aint the. I like the Maxwell -R used to be able to get 100 for about 15 quid but now they are like £13 for 50. I use them to burn special events for those in my congregation that do not do the internet

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I paid £20.49 for the pack of 100 Maxell, so just over 50p each. Some places are selling 50 for that price.

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I bought loads of Doff Seaweed feed before it got trendy. Also many packs of Chempak Calcium nitrate before the company was bought by Thompson Morgan and the inevitable price hike.

I need the Calcium as most tomato feeds removed it a few years ago, and it's vital to prevent blossom end rot in tomatoes and chillies.

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At least you must find the 45w charger charges extremely quickly(make sure to use the provided cable otherwise you will likely not get 45w) It's a night and day difference on my Tab S7.

Have you tried setting your screen brightness to 1 3rd of max?

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Yes, noticed that. The cable provided with the tablet did fast charging, the one with the charger super fast. Shame as cable with tablet is much longer.



I have brightness way lower than that.


One other issue is the resolution is some games is very low so huge items on screen. On S2 I had an app to adjust the resolution for individual games but can't see that setting on S8. I still have to get the really crashy app moved over as need to get developers to copy over some of the achievements.


It is nice though to annotate PDF's and have all the information in one place though I do like to have paper copies too. I'll see how things work when classes resume.

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Picked up a £10 smart IR/RF universal remote control thingy that attaches to the bottom of a shelf . It lets you use Google Home/Alexa or whatever to control anything that uses Infrared or Radio Frequency remotes.

Despite having a TV than can be turned on remotely by the LG app, its been a PITA getting it to automatically turn on without it. Spent hours trying stuff with HomeAssistant, WOL, CEC etc as workarounds but nothing worked reliably.

This little box solved all that so I can ask the smart speaker to turn the tv on/off and instead of talking to the LG assistant service, through Google (which takes time), the device just sends the IR code instantly as if the button on the remote was pressed. Added to routines I can now reliably turn the tv, surround speakers and lighting on with a quick voice command.

I actually took the 'tell LG *****' stuff out of the we are going to bed routine and added this device to power the tv off as its quicker and not vocal.

Defo worth a tenner!

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Sounds like a good find - got a link, please?

(might try it with my Sony TV/Alexa combo)

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https://a.aliexpress.com/_v6Hr88

Its from like the Chinese version of Amazon/Ebay so they take a few weeks to turn up but all instructions are in English and it was so simple to setup. I order quite a few gadgets from there and it was a lightning type deal but still only about £15 now.

You can find some on Ebay but they tend to be about £35+ and many of them ship from China anyway.

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I have the Logitech's Harmony Hub version. Anything that has IR can be controlled by phones, iPads or Alexa etc. Comes with 2 small IR receivers so can position them where ever you want. Been great so far, and replaces worn out or lost controllers. Good for pausing/playing TV or changing channels without using a remote via Alexa.

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I had the Harmony One remote before but not the hub. The remote annoyed me because of the DRM it had which made configuring it under linux almost impossible. Even the web version wanted silverlight running in the browser. So I kept away from Logitech remotes after that.