"Downgrading" from color to bw for crisper text

I'm currently on a Boox NoteAir 3c and I don't have issues other than I miss the crisp text of my old paperwhite. But my vision is getting worse and that one problem is becoming a bigger issue.

I have found that I don't use the bells and whistles like note taking or audio. I don't want to go back to Amazon though. I read from a variety of storefronts and Libby so Android is a must. I read in bed or on my patio, so backlight is a must. The screen I'm on is in the 10" area I think and a good size for me.

Boox the company is fine, so I would get a different model from them, but other companies have entered the market since I got my ereader, and I'm willing to shop around. Is there a better model for me?

300 DPI, large screen, backlight, android

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u/MediocrePear6628 — 7 days ago

My good witch became an elder now her face is green,

Just her face, not her neck or her hands, or her body.

I tried to change her appearance in the mirror to full face make up then back again, but she's still green. and its so weird because it looks like a peel off face mask.

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u/MediocrePear6628 — 12 days ago
▲ 65 r/Cruise

Expensive lesson: only get travel insurance for what you have paid not what you are going to pay

I didn't know that you should only insure what you have risked not what your total trip will cost.

I paid 500 deposit on cruise (non-refundable) and did the responsible thing, I thought, and insured the cost of my cruise plus hotel. We have to cancel but I was hoping to move my insurance to another cruise. Apparently, the agent said that particular insurer won't do that if I incur a penalty... like non refundable deposit.

She said in the future, insure my deposit, then call back every time I make a payment. That would have mitigated my loss quite a bit.

I figured if I didn't know, someone else wouldn't know. I still will always get trip insurance, but now I if I don't pay upfront, I won't insure future costs.

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u/MediocrePear6628 — 2 months ago

Costco travel--how does it work?

I have always purchased direct. If I use Costco, does the trip transfer to my Celebrity account so I can add on drink package and excursions, print luggage tags etc? Or does everything happen somehow on Costco site?

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u/MediocrePear6628 — 2 months ago
▲ 20 r/HappyPlanners+1 crossposts

What I did instead of what I need to do planner?

I fell out of love with the girl boss life a few years ago but started missing paper planners again recently. I ended up getting a Happy Planner teacher planner (classic size) and have thoughts of using it sort of after the fact if that makes sense. Like I want to record the things that make me me. Reading. Cross stitch. Personal curriculum. Maybe relationships. Maybe mind, body, soul stuff.

Does anyone do something similar? I'm trying to nail down which five subjects I want to focus on. I'd love to see pics too. Or if you use a teacher planner not for teaching too.

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u/MediocrePear6628 — 3 months ago

Returning Tappy...will all page turners have this problem?

The Tappy requires that you are able to configure your reading app to use volume control to turn pages. I was able to do this in Kindle settings, but not Libby, my primary reading app. Or Kobo. Or Bookfunnel.

If I purchase something like the 8bitdo page turner, will it be the same problem? I am on a NoteAir 3C that is up to date on firmware.

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u/MediocrePear6628 — 3 months ago

My Tappy is not happy

NoteAir3C...updated to 4.2 with a 5/19 date a couple weeks ago.

I can pair the Tappy and cycle through each mode, but none of them turn pages in Libby, Kindle, or Kobo app.

I have seen instructions to optimize each app to use volume to turn pages, but I don't have that option. When I long press the app and select optimize then others, I don't have anything that talks about volume. I have four options, stay active in background, system orientation, scrolling distance , and start up acceleration.

I assumed buying the page turner made by Boox for Boox would just work out of the box.

ETA... kindle app works now thanks to a helpful commenter.

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u/MediocrePear6628 — 3 months ago

Did anyone else get a "it's back in stock email" but the price is 30% more on website than email?

I got an email saying the coquette paper is back in stock. Yay!

It's 6.99 in my email, but 9.99 on the website. Boo!

https://thehappyplanner.com/products/cafe-coquette-scalloped-edge-dotted-lined-big-filler-paper-40-sheets?utm_klaviyo_id=01KHPH1GJDQD1MY3WS5A162G9B&_kx=HxAEVQoroQlbm2HlrEj9gXaiDk2LBvIKeVgXiGiWjZU.St23mk

It's so cute, but I don't think that's right to advertise that way, is it?

u/MediocrePear6628 — 4 months ago
▲ 20 r/Library

Second checkout-does library have to pay again (Libby)

If I checkout a digital book more than once, or extend my loan, does it cost my library again?

Also, if I put a book on hold, but decide before checkout to release the hold, is the library charged?

I feel like I might be abusing my library and treating it like Kindle Unlimited, but I don't want to be part of the problem. How does Libby work moneywise for libraries?

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u/MediocrePear6628 — 4 months ago

What can I ask for if estrodiol cream remains in shortage? Newly prescribed-should I even start if I can't refill next month?

I am newly prescribed estrodiol vag cream. Express Scripts is out. Walgreens is out. A local pharmacy had one tube left and I got it, even though they are not in contract with my insurance.

I'm not sure if I should even start if I won't be able to refill next month. It seems like that would be harder on my body.

Are there other options I should ask my provider for? I can't do systemic estrogen because I have a clotting disorder.

If I can't get an Rx, what should I substitute with? What are you guys planning?

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u/MediocrePear6628 — 5 months ago

Is there any guidance about what not to add as a profile picture? I keep running into profiles with pictures of tulips or a state flag etc and it seems like if you want to do that on your own family tree, great, but a public tree feels incorrect. I know on Wikitree they say in the guidelines they prefer portraits of the actual ancestor or maybe the headstone. But I can't find any guidelines to discourage or encourage tulip pictures.

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u/MediocrePear6628 — 6 months ago