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Forum: Which one should I buy? 03-26-2014, 10:22 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,058
Posted By recycledelectron
Media Player / eBook Reader with mSATA SSD?

It seems the mobile device manufacturers have stagnated on SD card storage. This confuses me. Given the easy availability of 1TB and larger mSATA SSDs, why haven't they adopted mSATA SSDs in at least...
Forum: News 10-22-2013, 09:42 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,265
Posted By recycledelectron
1. The IRS collects income tax. Your state's...

1. The IRS collects income tax. Your state's Comptroller (of Public Accounts) collects sales tax...if Your state has a sales tax.

2. Many states have recently forced Amazon to pay sales tax. So it...
Forum: Apple Devices 04-25-2013, 05:34 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 12,891
Posted By recycledelectron
I never seriously considered an Ipad until I saw...

I never seriously considered an Ipad until I saw the 64GB 1st gen models going for $200 used. If bought one, I would use it for reading ebooks, watching videos, and surfing the net. 90% of the...
Forum: enTourage eDGe 07-15-2011, 02:26 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,773
Posted By recycledelectron
I'm guessing an EE is an Entourage Edge? A...

I'm guessing an EE is an Entourage Edge?

A PE is a what? A pocket edge?

I know that everyone who visits this forum more than 3x a week already knows, but many of the visitors here get here via...
Forum: Which one should I buy? 03-10-2011, 08:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,136
Posted By recycledelectron
Thanks for the suggestion. I never knew that...

Thanks for the suggestion. I never knew that MobiPocket Desktop existed. I'm installing it now....Installation Complete...

I don't have any .mobi books yet, but it looks very good so far on a 7"...
Forum: General Discussions 03-10-2011, 08:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,913
Posted By recycledelectron
I'm afraid I embarrased a few coworkers when one...

I'm afraid I embarrased a few coworkers when one mentioned a problem with a grade book (I'm a college prof) and my brain core dumped at the idea of using a paper grade sheet. I appoologized, and...
Forum: Which one should I buy? 03-08-2011, 10:47 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,748
Posted By recycledelectron
I assume that you want eink, as you want to avoid...

I assume that you want eink, as you want to avoid a LCD screen.

http://mybebook.com/
from $179

As far as the "just-plug-and-go" experience that you are expecting, the BeBook will read most...
Forum: Which one should I buy? 03-08-2011, 10:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,749
Posted By recycledelectron
Anything that will run (the inferior) Microsoft...

Anything that will run (the inferior) Microsoft Journal. There is a (superior) knockoff called Xournal. Most Linux-based devices can run Xournal.

I've just learned that Xournal is available...
Forum: Which one should I buy? 03-08-2011, 10:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,136
Posted By recycledelectron
I would have agreed with delphin a month ago. ...

I would have agreed with delphin a month ago.

I started with a Nokia 770, then wen to a Nokia 800. These are 4.3" Linux based devices. The screens were too small.

I bough a Sony eink-something,...
Forum: General Discussions 02-26-2011, 05:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,913
Posted By recycledelectron
OCR on a reader?

It seems to me that one feature missing from most ebook readers is the ability to snap a pic of a page (think of a cell phone camera) and then OCR the image into a usable ebook file.

Let's say I...
Forum: Android Devices 12-18-2010, 07:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,570
Posted By recycledelectron
Problem with market on Viewsonic 10" GTablet

A friend of mine just bought a ViewSonic gTablet at Sears for $379.

The battery is still at 95% after 4+ hours of use. It looks great.

Now the problem. He has a trial of "Office Suite" on it,...
Forum: General Discussions 10-11-2010, 12:32 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 5,942
Posted By recycledelectron
If I had time to read at night, in bed, I would...

If I had time to read at night, in bed, I would have never left paper books.

My ebook reader (/ MID / Internet Tablet / UMPC / thingy) lets me work / read when I am on the run, and have to wait...
Forum: Alternative Devices 07-31-2010, 07:47 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,677
Posted By recycledelectron
http://www.SmartQMid.com I've broken a Q7...

http://www.SmartQMid.com

I've broken a Q7 and a V7. I will be upgrading to a T7 when it comes out. (Price ~ $250 with a 7" screen) These last about 1 school year in my jeans pocket, being used...
Forum: Android Devices 07-27-2010, 05:30 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,678
Posted By recycledelectron
You are assuming something about software. ...

You are assuming something about software.

Software can be created to do anything the programmer makes it do. There is no gurantee that a word processor will support upper case letters, if a...
Forum: Android Devices 07-24-2010, 05:44 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,678
Posted By recycledelectron
This train of thought (if I can be said to have...

This train of thought (if I can be said to have thought) started when I went to http://www.SmartQMid.com for updates for my SmartDevices V7. I noticed that Andorid had been updated, and that I could...
Forum: Android Devices 07-24-2010, 12:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,678
Posted By recycledelectron
As a college professor, I force my students to...

As a college professor, I force my students to buy text books.

If we (as a college) decide to switch to ebooks, the students will be forced to buy the ebooks and a device to read them on.

Andy
Forum: Android Devices 07-24-2010, 12:23 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,678
Posted By recycledelectron
True. I'm saying we might be able to compromise...

True. I'm saying we might be able to compromise on an OS as we head towards a format.



True. And yet, Android might provide enough standardization for my college to adopt it as a standard ebook...
Forum: Android Devices 07-24-2010, 12:17 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,678
Posted By recycledelectron
I can't use my Adobe PDF reader to read DJVU...

I can't use my Adobe PDF reader to read DJVU files either.



The IPAD is a single product. Based on decades in academia, I can say that forcing everyone to buy one device usually fails. Forcing...
Forum: Android Devices 07-23-2010, 11:50 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,678
Posted By recycledelectron
True. It's not a common file format, but it is a...

True. It's not a common file format, but it is a common platform.

It's not perfect, but it's a start.

Likewise, it's not a world without DRM, but it is a world with DRM I think I can live with....
Forum: Android Devices 07-23-2010, 08:52 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,678
Posted By recycledelectron
One (open) device replaces Kindle, Nook, Borders, etc...

I noticed several years ago that every ebook seller offered some program for Microsoft Windows to let you read their ebooks on a PC.

That meant that if you wanted to read everyone’s ebooks, you...
Forum: General Discussions 03-31-2010, 07:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 13,116
Posted By recycledelectron
I've got both a Q7 and a V7. I still use my Q7...

I've got both a Q7 and a V7. I still use my Q7 and keep the V7 as a back-up for when my Q7 fails. (I expect the life of one of these to be about 1 year in a school teacher's life.



They are...
Forum: Apple Devices 02-03-2010, 11:46 AM
Replies: 131
Views: 31,900
Posted By recycledelectron
Bingo! Basically, I wanted an Smart Devices...

Bingo!

Basically, I wanted an Smart Devices V7 made by Apple, so it would be less buggy.

The bigger (10" vs. 7") screen is good for the nearly blind. I would rather have a 7" model. Ideally,...
Forum: News 01-06-2010, 08:59 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,512
Posted By recycledelectron
You're missing that (usable) tablets have a...

You're missing that (usable) tablets have a battery life of 9-12 hours.

Any tablet without a 9 hour life seems useless to me. I use a Q7 daily, and it runs for 12 hours on a charge.

That...
Forum: News 01-02-2010, 04:19 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 17,874
Posted By recycledelectron
Try a calculus text. Try an accounting...

Try a calculus text.

Try an accounting ledger. Now make corrections in the ledger.

Try an aerodynamics book.

Try taking notes in the margins of a Thermodynamics book.

Try drawing...
Forum: News 01-02-2010, 04:17 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 17,874
Posted By recycledelectron
My SmartDevices Q7 ($211.12, shipped) has a 12...

My SmartDevices Q7 ($211.12, shipped) has a 12 hour battery life. After that, I can run another 8 hours off (4) AAs, or 24 hours off a Li-Ion battery pack. (The Q7 can charge off USB while you read.)...
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