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Date:         Fri, 8 Feb 2013 19:33:19 -0600
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Friday Philosophy: On Documentation
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAHTkEuJQRD7MsMvt66J2sritnVcW9NnOzdRXgbiMYhpNWB2ztA@mail.gmail.com>
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---- Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I 'try' to use the back blank 'notes' pages you will find in most > workshop manuals to document any changes I make to my vehicles. I also > like to put my tire pressure adjustments, my suspension settings, the best > alignment settings I find, etc....all back in the last few blank pages they > put into most shop manuals. > > Since I began learning Smart Phones I now suspect there may be an "app" > that would make documenting all this stuff 'easier' somehow. Evernote, an > app in Android systems..., that has become a tool I use more and more for > my carpentry work.... > If I had time to really learn all of it's functions completely, I suspect > it could be used to track and document Vanagon mechanicals, too. It takes > pics, notes, writes stuff almost correctly when you speak into it, you can > draw with it, all kinds of useful stuff....You could probably put > everything (including the shop manual) on a small flash drive, about the > size of a fat postage stamp, and when you needed something, just slip it > into some device and get the information back, with photos and sound and > video.... > But for now, I still use a Ticonderoga #2 lead pencil and my workshop > manuals....seems to work for me. >

Your comments remind me of the fact that some means of making things easier sure make them harder and less practical. mcneely

> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 1:57 PM, turbowesty <turbowesty@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I agree with the premise Jarrett. > > And I've found that sharing what I've thought was good with list members > > has resulted in them becoming even better as the got refined and/or > > improved. And I don't mean just the diagrams or documents… the design too. > > My solar system and the schematic I have for it is a good example. It's now > > also stored in my Bentley so it's part of the big picture. > > > > Regards, Peter Kraiker > > nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com > > Toronto, ON, Canada > > '82 L Westfalia 1.9 TD 5 Spd (Babe) > > > > > > On 2013-02-08, at 3:55 PM, Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski <kupcinski@GMAIL.COM> > > wrote: > > > > > Some list members give repair reports. I enjoy reading these out of > > voyeurism, and also because I gain insights into my own van. Online blogs > > are also good, because they often have photographs. The best part of both > > of these methods of public documentation is that they share the record with > > the community, helping us all keep all our peculiar vehicles running just a > > little longer. > >

-- David McNeely


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