Dustin_Calgary Wrote:Unfortunately you're basically getting either a tablet of some sort or an actual computer to lug around.

I went with an android deevice since I need a phone ( having a smartphone is GREAT ) does the music playing I want, acts as a phone, apps like ankidroid for studying on the go, and usually you can get one for pretty darn cheap on a phone contract.

If you don't have a need for that however, the most COST effective would probably be an old laptop or a used ipod touch.

That's my best guess. Technology isn't cheap ><

Thanks for your answer, I guess I'll start looking for an android device then!

Question about this:

When I do RtK reps (not on vocab yet), I write the Kanji down before I push the answer button.

Do you guys not do that? Or when you are using your portable devices you just skip it?

zachandhobbes Wrote:Question about this:

When I do RtK reps (not on vocab yet), I write the Kanji down before I push the answer button.

Do you guys not do that? Or when you are using your portable devices you just skip it?

I mostly use my paper notebook on the bus. Or in class. If this isn't accessible at a given opportunity I just review my other decks instead, or if they're finished, trace the kanji in the air or on a random surface.

zachandhobbes Wrote:Question about this:

When I do RtK reps (not on vocab yet), I write the Kanji down before I push the answer button.

Do you guys not do that? Or when you are using your portable devices you just skip it?

RTK reps I choose to do at my desk since I still write all of my kanji in a notebook, however ankidroid DOES have a whiteboard option allowing you to write the kanji onscreen to compare with the answer, and then of course some people just write on their palm or in the air, but i prefer to see it visually. If I didn't already have a notebook and a half filled with kanji from doing this I'd probably just use the android and write on there, and in fact i might start doing that soon anyways, it's just so much more convenient

I usually do my sentence reviews mobile now though at least

zachandhobbes Wrote:Question about this:

When I do RtK reps (not on vocab yet), I write the Kanji down before I push the answer button.

Do you guys not do that? Or when you are using your portable devices you just skip it?

There's a whiteboard function on the AnkiDroid app so I just write using that (:

you can have both apps open at once?!

I want android...

It's built into the anki app, though I guess you could have 2 apps open, but it'd be fiddly.

Schokomilch Wrote:Just hijacking this thread to ask: is there an alternative to the iPod touch that might be a bit less pricey? I really only want to use anki on the go (with audio, if possible), so paying that much seems a little wasteful..

Sorry for barging in, but I didn't think this question deserves its own thread.

If all you want is Anki on the go, look for a used 1G iPhone/iTouch. (Or a used Android device would probably do too.) An old iPhone works fine as a clunky iPod Touch. No reason to have a fast device with a good screen and a lot of space.

Thanks for the advice folks,

but sorry...

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Gotta keep fit too!

rigol Wrote:I'm glad to hear that

About PocketDict:
Did you try following the directions given at the homepage under "Getting dictionaries"? I don't recall how I did it, but I'm sure I followed the steps described there.^^

Thanks, I got it working!

[Mission 2 complete!]
There was so much text, thanks for pointing out.
By the way..do you know how to make the Freda's dictionary work? I don't understand in which format the dict file should be! it supports a strange thing named slovodict or something! But there are no japanese dictionaries. And I don't understand what kind of a format it wants.

Now about mission 3...

Is here anyone who has got ankiMINI working on a pocket pc?

I have ankidroid on my htc hero, and started using it yesterday. However, the cards in anki droid appear within less time than in my computer.

For example, I studied in both devices yesterday (same reviews, same new cards), and for today in my computer I had around 150 reviews whereas in my droid I had around 230. Is there anyway to put them "equal"? It would be so great and sooo useful.

Oh and btw, is there anyway to put audio working in ankidroid? I have some cards with audio.

Thank you.