DEVONthink Field Guide now available

I personally do not have any issues with DEVONthink and CloudKit, it has been working reliable and fast since I started using it, which is when it became available.

I did use Dropbox in the past, which work fine, but I discontinued Dropbox. Bounjour is very reliable and fast, but you will need to make sure you sync before you leave the house (or work).

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I’m unemployed so $44 is a huge chunk out of my income. But after reading your review and listening to the podcast I decided to purchase it.

I was HUGELY disappointed to see he has put it up again, now $58.

I just can’t afford that much so I’m gonna have to pass.

:relieved:

Where do you see $58? I see $49 in the marketing site and in the cart.

Ya know, DEVONthink comes with a pretty good user manual and I think a free DEVONthink book is still offered on the Take Control Books website.

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Edit: the difference is sales tax (VAT)… included automatically in the UK.

Interesting, I also see this:

I always recomend one of David’s Field Guides for any app without hesitation. My own experience though with DEVONthink 3 is this. I didn’t make much progress with it until one day I just bit the bullet and started using it all the time. I don’t think it helps to ā€˜nibble’ at it. It is useful I found when one hardly knows any of its functions or even really how it works very well even.
Though I would say start using the AI from getgo, even if one thinks of it as a simple ā€˜search’ function.
It took me over five years of using ā€˜reminders’ to click that it was really just a ā€˜smart rule’ for example. I only found that out indirectly by finally deciding I wanted the sound off, or at least know how to turn it off.

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Taxing learning materials to fund a government should be illegal…

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Both books and ebooks are zero rated as are, I believe, courses that include a live teaching element or courses for matriculated students.

This probably falls under a broad category of ā€œdigital servicesā€. I agree entirely with your sentiment, although the Revenue and Customs presumably don’t want endless legal disputes over what constitutes a ā€œlearning resourceā€.

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Are there any current discounts available for the Devonthink Field Guide?

Alternatively what do the ā€œSpecialā€ Filed Guide discounts for tier 2 Sparkylabs members consist off? Just wondering if its worth biting the bullet and joining.