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Hamza · 01-11-2008, 08:12 PM

Hi everyone:

Longtime lurker, third time poster here. I'm jubilantly awaiting my new Sony PRS-505: it'll be my first eReader. I was turned on to eReaders by a close friend (and coworker) who, noticing my abject boredom one slow day, dropped his PRS-500 on my desk. Needless to say, one "Burmese Days" and half a "Wigan's Peer" later, I was hooked. I picked the Sony over the Kindle since, despite its wifi capability etc., the Kindle was just embarrassing to carry around. I want a sexy eReader, not the one that couldn't get a date to prom -- and if you've ever seen the Kindle in person, then you know the Kindle dances alone.

So here's my question: What are the critical softwares and l33t haxxs I need on my PRS-505? My mate is able to download the entire New York Times on his 500. How do I do that? How do I get other newspapers, etc.? What other cool programs will I need on my new unit? Any critical things I need to know?

Flood me with advice and linkage, please.

01-11-2008, 08:12 PM	#1
Hamza Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: None Yet	Newbie PRS-505 User: Critical Software? Hi everyone: Longtime lurker, third time poster here. I'm jubilantly awaiting my new Sony PRS-505: it'll be my first eReader. I was turned on to eReaders by a close friend (and coworker) who, noticing my abject boredom one slow day, dropped his PRS-500 on my desk. Needless to say, one "Burmese Days" and half a "Wigan's Peer" later, I was hooked. I picked the Sony over the Kindle since, despite its wifi capability etc., the Kindle was just embarrassing to carry around. I want a sexy eReader, not the one that couldn't get a date to prom -- and if you've ever seen the Kindle in person, then you know the Kindle dances alone. So here's my question: What are the critical softwares and l33t haxxs I need on my PRS-505? My mate is able to download the entire New York Times on his 500. How do I do that? How do I get other newspapers, etc.? What other cool programs will I need on my new unit? Any critical things I need to know? Flood me with advice and linkage, please. Last edited by Hamza; 01-11-2008 at 08:14 PM.