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NC #1065 Kindle Nothing, Markdown Export from Notes, Adam Engst on Choosing iPhone 17 (not Pro)

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Adam Engst says the iPhone 17 makes the 17 Pro much harder to justify for his photos.

1. NosillaCast Apple Podcast #1065 combines Allison Sheridan’s Kindle shopping notes, Apple Notes Markdown export on OS 26, and an iPhone 17 versus 17 Pro discussion with Adam Engst. 2. Allison Sheridan hosts the episode and frames the Kindle and Notes segments; Adam Engst of TidBITS joins for the iPhone comparison because he has been testing the phones directly. 3. The episode asks which Apple and Kindle features actually matter in daily use, not which models look best on a spec sheet. 4. Allison says she has read on Kindle since 2010, prefers one-handed reading in bed, and still remembers a Voyage page frozen on the word “verisimilitude.” 5. She compares the Kindle Voyage, Kindle Oasis, Paperwhite, ColorSoft, and the plain Kindle Nothing by screen size, USB-C charging, weight, and grip. 6. The Kindle Nothing she buys costs $110 with ads or $130 without ads, comes in black or matcha, and has a six-inch screen. 7. Allison says the Voyage’s micro-USB charging felt like an all-day event, while USB-C on the new Kindle is faster and easier to plug in. 8. She also describes the power-button placement, saying the Voyage button was recessed on the back while the Kindle Nothing uses a small bottom button. 9. The Apple Notes section shows how iPadOS 26 exports a note as Markdown, including a plain-text file plus an attachments folder for embedded images. 10. Allison builds a sample note with a heading, bullets, numbered lists, italics, bold, strikethrough, a table, a block quote, checkboxes, and an image. 11. She says the Notes formatting window now stays open until she taps back into the note, which removes one of her biggest pain points. 12. She points out that Notes exports headings as level 2 Markdown even when she selected Heading, not Subheading. 13. Allison shows that underlined text gets exported as double plus signs, which she says is not standard Markdown. 14. OneWriter renders most of the exported note correctly but converts the numbered list into bullets, which Allison treats as a bug. 15. MWeb renders the same exported file with the numbered list intact and displays the image link from the attachments folder correctly. 16. Allison says Markdown export matters because notes and images are no longer captive inside Apple Notes and can be opened in other editors like Bear or Typora. 17. The conversation with Adam Engst starts with a joke about both of them digging into problems until the answer becomes an obsession. 18. Adam explains that he bought Pro iPhones mainly for camera quality, then realized the iPhone 17’s upgrades make the 17 Pro less compelling for his own photos. 19. The episode stays conversational and technical, with Allison narrating practical tests and Adam answering in a back-and-forth interview style. 20. Listeners who care about Kindle hardware, Markdown workflows, or iPhone camera choices will get the most from this episode, while people wanting a fast news recap may skip it.

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A calm look at Kindle portability and iPhone macro photography, with a steady focus on what helps in daily use.

Allison Sheridan centers the episode on a plain but useful question: when do convenience and capability truly match everyday habits? The Kindle discussion makes that tension easy to see, with an entire library fitting into a few ounces while the old appeal of bookstores and book…

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