Review: the nook
Yes, it finally arrived, and though I’ve had very limited opportunities to play with it, I already like it. Here’s my take: The first item to remember is that this thing reads like a real book. That is to say there is no “backlighting” on the screen. What you see in the pale afternoon light [...]
Another Chrome convert
This morning, I accidentally clicked on an old Google Chrome icon on my desktop, which of course brought up the browser (I’d installed it but never used it). Hmm….nice. I’d always dismissed the Chrome claim that it was the fastest browser — faster than Firefox, which I have used since the day it appeared in [...]
Crazy gadgets
I’ve seen a few in my day. Fellow crusties will remember typing class in high school, where we used old manual Royals, Olympias, Smith-Coronas or Olivettis to hone our mad skills. f-f-f-space, j-j-j-space. I loved those exercises because they had a definite rhythm. I remember trying to get the “tempo” of my typing as fast [...]
Festivus — for the rest of us
Or, the GooglePad for Verizon slaves. Behold: Pretty dandy, yes? At least the mock-up conversations appear somewhat promising. Or is this not the droid I am looking for? Personally, I was just glad to see a tablet not tied to AT&T. I mean, I’m not pushing for a “killer” anything; just maybe a tablet device [...]
So, tell me.
Why do I need an Apple iPad? If I have a big handbag (which I do), it could fit nicely in there. I could conceivably have WiFi and not get all honked about hotels charging me for it. But… I’d have to forswear Verizon for AT & T — and I am account holder for [...]