Tips, tricks & just plain cool stuff. - Page 13

pilotbob · 12-17-2008, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

Nah, that would qualify as ignorant, not stupid: ignorant can be treated with knowledge, but stupid is terminal.

I don't think stupid is terminal. It is certainly chronic. But, if stupid does kill you then you might qualify for a Darwin Award.

BOb

yvanleterrible · 12-17-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

I don't think stupid is terminal. It is certainly chronic. But, if stupid does kill you then you might qualify for a Darwin Award.

BOb

Well, thanks PB. I thought I was about to die there for a while.

pilotbob · 12-17-2008, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Well, thanks PB. I thought I was about to die there for a while.

I does what I cans to helps.

BOb

NatCh · 12-18-2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

I don't think stupid is terminal. It is certainly chronic.

Heh, I meant terminal in the sense of you die with it, so chronic is probably the better term, it just lacks the dramatic impact.

pilotbob · 12-18-2008, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

Heh, I meant terminal in the sense of you die with it, so chronic is probably the better term, it just lacks the dramatic impact.

Apologies to your poetic license.

BOb

slayda · 12-18-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

Heh, I meant terminal in the sense of you die with it, so chronic is probably the better term, it just lacks the dramatic impact.

Yeah - life is terminal!

Without it you don't ever die!

jlbfoot · 12-24-2008, 08:08 AM

Here's a tip that may or may not be well known. I subscribe to a few online Medical Journals. Most articles have an option to "print this article". There are several free .pdf converters, used as a "printer" available on the net. The one I have is called "Cute pdf". I select the print option for the article, then choose Cute pdf as the printer. This saves the article as a pdf file on my computer which I then transfer to my reader. I organize them in a folder/collection called Medicine. That way, I can catch up on my journal reading when I get tired of my current trashy novel! Merry

astrodad · 12-24-2008, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by jlbfoot

Here's a tip that may or may not be well known. I subscribe to a few online Medical Journals. Most articles have an option to "print this article". There are several free .pdf converters, used as a "printer" available on the net. The one I have is called "Cute pdf". I select the print option for the article, then choose Cute pdf as the printer. This saves the article as a pdf file on my computer which I then transfer to my reader. I organize them in a folder/collection called Medicine. That way, I can catch up on my journal reading when I get tired of my current trashy novel! Merry

If you're looking to get them onto your Reader, the best option for doing that from a Web browser is the excellent BookIt plugin that's available for Firefox. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24403

It's excellent and it formats the documents for the Reader. Much better than PDF.

jlbfoot · 12-24-2008, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jplumey

If you're looking to get them onto your Reader, the best option for doing that from a Web browser is the excellent BookIt plugin that's available for Firefox. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24403

OK...Awsome! I use Firefox already and have seen that add-on. I thought I would have to add the whole web page, with the fluff that I don't want (ad's, etc). That is not the case. If you select the text that you want to read, right click it, then there is an option to book-it for selected text. Very nice. Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction!

Patricia · 08-14-2009, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by acquivadeenna

Is there a way for me to jump to the last page of a thread? I pretty much browse the Glock Talk most recent post page, and I have to click on the thread and then click to the last page. Does my question even make sense?

If you look at the thread title on one of the forum pages (or the "today's posts" option under Quick Links) then click on the little square with a downward-pointing triangle it will take you to the first new post that you have not yet read.

frabjous · 08-14-2009, 03:04 PM

Also, under the "Last Post" column, there's a right-facing triangle next to the last poster's name. Clicking that will take you to the last post, which is, of course, on the last page.

Shiren · 08-17-2009, 03:32 PM

I'm not sure if it's common knowledge or not, but these are my tricks:

1. Holding the menu button for two seconds will take you back to the root menu (as opposed to one level back if you just click it).

2. If you accidentally pressed number buttons while reading you can cancel the entry by pressing the menu button.

3. When entering a page number, you can delete the last number entered by pressing left on they d-pad.

frger · 11-01-2009, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

Here's a collection of tutorials on how to do some basic stuff from Sony.

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/mod....pl?mdl=PRS500

Thanks for links!

E92er · 11-01-2009, 07:20 PM

Awesome thread!!

kartu · 01-06-2010, 06:35 AM

I believe this is quite cool stuff (Browse Folders, games, key bindings, etc):
http://code.google.com/p/prs-plus/

Customized epub styles:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66102

12-24-2008, 08:08 AM	#187
jlbfoot idiot Posts: 91 Karma: 16 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Grand Cayman Device: Sony 505, 300, and 650	Journal conversion/reading Here's a tip that may or may not be well known. I subscribe to a few online Medical Journals. Most articles have an option to "print this article". There are several free .pdf converters, used as a "printer" available on the net. The one I have is called "Cute pdf". I select the print option for the article, then choose Cute pdf as the printer. This saves the article as a pdf file on my computer which I then transfer to my reader. I organize them in a folder/collection called Medicine. That way, I can catch up on my journal reading when I get tired of my current trashy novel! Merry

08-17-2009, 03:32 PM	#192
Shiren Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 712 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505/iPod Touch	I'm not sure if it's common knowledge or not, but these are my tricks: 1. Holding the menu button for two seconds will take you back to the root menu (as opposed to one level back if you just click it). 2. If you accidentally pressed number buttons while reading you can cancel the entry by pressing the menu button. 3. When entering a page number, you can delete the last number entered by pressing left on they d-pad. Last edited by Shiren; 08-17-2009 at 03:35 PM.

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frabjous Wizard Posts: 1,213 Karma: 12890 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Device: Sony PRS-505	Also, under the "Last Post" column, there's a right-facing triangle next to the last poster's name. Clicking that will take you to the last post, which is, of course, on the last page.

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kartu PRS+ author Posts: 1,637 Karma: 2446233 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300, 505, 600, 650, 950	I believe this is quite cool stuff (Browse Folders, games, key bindings, etc): http://code.google.com/p/prs-plus/ Customized epub styles: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66102

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