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Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 01-27-2010, 01:16 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,636
Posted By JoelMBenge
You can have any color you want, as long as it's...

You can have any color you want, as long as it's black. ;)

Personally, I have my nook and love it. I already have an iPhone, which gives me the little Internet connectivity I need. If the Apple...
Forum: Nook Developer's Corner 01-26-2010, 03:35 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 16,033
Posted By JoelMBenge
Does anyone know how easy it is to virginize the...

Does anyone know how easy it is to virginize the nook after it's been rooted? That is, is it as simple and plopping the official 1.0.0 fw back on the nook and initiating a rollback? (then upgrading...
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 01-24-2010, 10:27 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,077
Posted By JoelMBenge
This has been brought up in the B&N forums and...

This has been brought up in the B&N forums and hopefully will be fixed. For books I have stored in Calibre, I prefixed the name with an abbreviation of the series. So the Hitchhiker's Guide to the...
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 01-24-2010, 03:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,521
Posted By JoelMBenge
You have to have a CC on file with B&N to...

You have to have a CC on file with B&N to register the nook to an account. There isn't an option to say "Only purchase books online".

My suggestion is to get a very low-limit (say a thousand...
Forum: Related Tools 01-24-2010, 09:32 AM
Replies: 537
Views: 145,600
Posted By JoelMBenge
Thanks. Well, the thread in MacRumors did help. ...

Thanks. Well, the thread in MacRumors did help. I forced JAVA_VERSION="1.6" and the script seems to have run. So there's something up with what my environment is reporting and what's being called...
Forum: Related Tools 01-23-2010, 05:45 PM
Replies: 537
Views: 145,600
Posted By JoelMBenge
No worries. I'll keep fiddling with it. It's...

No worries. I'll keep fiddling with it. It's got to be something simple I'm just not seeing.

EDIT:

Is there any major difference between your 1.6.0_17-b04-248-10M3025 and my...
Forum: Related Tools 01-23-2010, 03:01 PM
Replies: 537
Views: 145,600
Posted By JoelMBenge
So, I went to ADC and downloaded the Java 10.5...

So, I went to ADC and downloaded the Java 10.5 update four. Also, just for kicks, I downloaded calibre2opds 1.0.4. I have a feeling I'm doing something boneheaded here.

daxiweida:bin joel$ java...
Forum: Related Tools 01-22-2010, 11:23 PM
Replies: 537
Views: 145,600
Posted By JoelMBenge
This is fantastic and I'm looking forward to...

This is fantastic and I'm looking forward to using this once I root my nook.

But I'm feeling really thickheaded here. Running OSX 10.5.8 and getting:

daxiweida:bin joel$ ./calibre2opds...
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 01-22-2010, 09:51 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 19,548
Posted By JoelMBenge
You can place "notes" in a book, but there is no...

You can place "notes" in a book, but there is no notepad application. They keyboard isn't as nice as the iPhone, but it's pretty good.

I made a suggestion in the B&N forum that they add a simple...
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 01-21-2010, 09:28 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,030
Posted By JoelMBenge
I think the button cracking is happening in very...

I think the button cracking is happening in very few units. though you always should keep in mind when there are complaints online, it's disproportionale from the number of those that are working. ...
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 01-21-2010, 09:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,832
Posted By JoelMBenge
BHD. Awesome to hear!! My nook showed up...

BHD. Awesome to hear!!

My nook showed up last night and I was nervous remembering your posts (and the many others). So far, no glitches for me (...yet).
Forum: Nook Developer's Corner 01-19-2010, 09:56 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 16,033
Posted By JoelMBenge
I agree. If they would enable RSS catching (i.e....

I agree. If they would enable RSS catching (i.e. grabbing RSS feed content for offline reading later), I wouldn't root my nook. But I'm a tinkerer and will likely root eventually.
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 01-16-2010, 11:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,349
Posted By JoelMBenge
Wow. Crosspost much? :) I'll reply here...

Wow. Crosspost much? :)

I'll reply here for the benefit of these folks too.

Maybe try just pulling the SIM card form the back of the nook. It might complain, it might just continue with 3G
Forum: Nook Developer's Corner 01-12-2010, 07:01 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 16,033
Posted By JoelMBenge
My nook is still on order, with a Feb 1 ship...

My nook is still on order, with a Feb 1 ship date. The softroot is interesting to me, as I would love Pandora or simple RSS feed reading. Haven't looked at it too closely so I can't say whether I'm...
Forum: Calibre 12-30-2009, 03:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,956
Posted By JoelMBenge
Just to follow up on my issue. The latest update...

Just to follow up on my issue. The latest update seems to have corrected this and I am able to launch just fine now.
Forum: Calibre 12-25-2009, 04:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,956
Posted By JoelMBenge
Even if it was, the command as provided didn't...

Even if it was, the command as provided didn't work. :chinscratch:

daxiweida:~ joel$ /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/calibre-debug -g
-bash:...
Forum: Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers 12-25-2009, 02:28 PM
Replies: 256
Views: 42,039
Posted By JoelMBenge
Sam, can't wait to read this. My nook is on...

Sam, can't wait to read this. My nook is on order, but I've been reading on my iPhone for a while. It looks right up my alley, as I skimmed some of the pages.

Ever read anything by British...
Forum: Calibre 12-25-2009, 01:38 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,956
Posted By JoelMBenge
Doesn't appear to like that command. I...

Doesn't appear to like that command.

I assume you meant a space before -debug

daxiweida:~ joel$ /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/calibre -debug -g
Usage: main.py [opts]...
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 12-25-2009, 12:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,751
Posted By JoelMBenge
Also provide a review and details of the case. ...

Also provide a review and details of the case. Love to learn all there is about the accessories out there before my nook arrives in February. :thumbsup:
Forum: Calibre 12-25-2009, 12:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,956
Posted By JoelMBenge
I have the same issue. I can run it once after...

I have the same issue. I can run it once after copying the .app over. If I close it, however, I have to copy a new one over and overwrite the current copy in Applications. I have cmd-clicked on...
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