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Forum: Lounge 01-31-2011, 06:01 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 5,395
Posted By PitterPat
I can think of 2 - my 75 year old ex-FIL and a...

I can think of 2 - my 75 year old ex-FIL and a 70-ish year old 3rd cousin. Even some of my uncles and aunts in their 80's use the internet.
Forum: General Discussions 01-30-2011, 09:21 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 12,366
Posted By PitterPat
I downloaded a sample of a book about Microsoft...

I downloaded a sample of a book about Microsoft Access to my Kindle. The screen just doesn't show enough at one time for me. The diagrams are too small to read. I prefer paper books for computer...
Forum: General Discussions 01-30-2011, 09:18 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 9,270
Posted By PitterPat
I usually have more than one book going at a...

I usually have more than one book going at a time. I read relatively fast when reading fiction. Computer books are different.

Jo, Love your avatar! I'm a cat person and a computer geek :)
Forum: Amazon Kindle 01-30-2011, 12:32 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,045
Posted By PitterPat
Oh, I like that one daesdaemar. It is a whooping...

Oh, I like that one daesdaemar. It is a whooping 125 pages long.
Forum: General Discussions 01-28-2011, 07:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,769
Posted By PitterPat
I'm a computer programmer analyst. Have been for...

I'm a computer programmer analyst. Have been for many years. It depends on what type of computer programming you want to do. Web? Desktop Applications? Mobile applications?

I love my Kindle but...
Forum: General Discussions 01-27-2011, 10:47 AM
Replies: 180
Views: 17,150
Posted By PitterPat
I think this is rapidly changing. I hear more and...

I think this is rapidly changing. I hear more and more about people without computers getting ereaders.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 01-27-2011, 10:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,144
Posted By PitterPat
You can also download a PDF version from Amazon.

You can also download a PDF version from Amazon.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 01-27-2011, 10:27 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,982
Posted By PitterPat
I just download Brain Bump a few days ago. Not...

I just download Brain Bump a few days ago. Not bad for 99 cents. It asks questions about books. The annoying part is that so many of the questions are about details from the Lord of the Rings. It...
Forum: General Discussions 01-27-2011, 10:16 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 8,643
Posted By PitterPat
In most cases, it's the publisher charging $17,...

In most cases, it's the publisher charging $17, not Amazon.
Forum: Book Clubs 01-26-2011, 03:23 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 42,764
Posted By PitterPat
I like the comparison of The Hitchhiker's Guide...

I like the comparison of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Wikipedia and ereaders. Makes me want a Don't Panic logo on my Kindle cover.

I read Hitchhiker's guide and the next 2 books way back in the 80's....
Forum: Amazon Kindle 01-18-2011, 12:20 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 24,693
Posted By PitterPat
I have read on another site that there is a group...

I have read on another site that there is a group called IDPF that sets standards about ebooks. They have or plan to set up a standard for page numbering. From what I understand the publisher would...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 01-08-2011, 02:31 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,359
Posted By PitterPat
I loved the Little House books by Laura Ingalls...

I loved the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. That was many years ago right before the TV show was done (showing my age). I still like to read books about the pioneers and people from the...
Forum: General Discussions 01-06-2011, 11:23 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 22,798
Posted By PitterPat
My grandmother was born in 1896. She was a school...

My grandmother was born in 1896. She was a school teacher for a few years before marrying in 1918. She lived to be 87 years old. She did not read for pleasure! So this isn't a new thing that people...
Forum: General Discussions 01-05-2011, 02:00 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 25,134
Posted By PitterPat
I don't see much that is crazy in this list,...

I don't see much that is crazy in this list, especially for an assembly line. Over 20 years ago I worked in the office part of a manufacturing plant in the aerospace industry. No food or drink was...
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