Comments on: My Best Writing Tools https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-writing-tools.html?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Canada's Search and Social Media Authority Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:23:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ruud Hein https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-writing-tools.html/comment-page-1#comment-180415 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:41:53 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=26177#comment-180415 In reply to Leo.

The HP Mini’s really are something. Keyboard is 99% full size and the big battery (the one that protrudes a bit) gets 8-10 hours. Amazing.

Screen is indeed very small. Can’t help but start to hunch over in the end 🙂 working on the ipad is more comfortable.

]]> By: Leo https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-writing-tools.html/comment-page-1#comment-180404 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:07:18 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=26177#comment-180404 Almost all my blogs on WordPress, so the WP app for the iPad is essential for me. Its a beautiful app, almost as powerful as its web-counterpart and really fast too. Notepad++ is another useful one.

As for the hardware, I never really liked Netbooks a lot. I have a touch-screen-enabled ‘netvertible’ called the Inspiron Duo, but the problems with these 10-inch books is that the screen is usually wayy too cramped to be able to write comfortably. Plus the battery on that Insprion is beyond terrible! So for me, its switching between a trusty old 14″ laptop and an iPad 2 when portability is an issue!

]]> By: Ruud Hein https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-writing-tools.html/comment-page-1#comment-178757 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:07:48 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=26177#comment-178757 In reply to Jack Keenan.

Recognize the DarkRoom motivation; it’s what I use WriteMonkey for. I also love the whole retro black background/green font thing. That monochrome setting just helps me fall through the pages.

]]> By: Ruud Hein https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-writing-tools.html/comment-page-1#comment-178756 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:06:12 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=26177#comment-178756 In reply to Anthony.

Looks good, PlainText. I’m often on Writing Kit as I can switch it to black background with green font (same as my WriteMonkey setting). Use Byword too but less often.

My ipad is in a thin Icon etui/holder. HEsitant to add bulk to the ipad with a keyboard. Also, reluctant to turn the ipad into a laptop. I would love a foldable keyboard that I can carry in my coat’s inside pocket though!

]]> By: Anthony https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-writing-tools.html/comment-page-1#comment-178715 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:45:27 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=26177#comment-178715 I find the iPad is a good device too, but I use PlainText when I write. I am probably cheating too, because I also use a Bluetooth keyboard instead of the touch one, because I type faster that way.

]]> By: Jack Keenan https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-writing-tools.html/comment-page-1#comment-178297 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 02:37:24 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=26177#comment-178297 Two tools that I find particularly find useful are Dark Room and Notepad++. Notepad++ preserves line breaks, which makes it easy to paste my work into WordPress or another tool. Dark Room is nice because it’s a full-screen application that eliminates distractions while you write. It’s hard to work on the same computer that you use for entertainment, but Dark Room makes it a lot easier.

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