[mkgtu]

I'm on Windows, not Linux, so all this wouldn't work for me anyway. But it all looks a bit complicated. But I'm just curious, as you say, normally you'd have to have your computer on and calibre running in order for news to download. However, even with the above script you'd still have to at least have your computer running. So if the computer is running, why can't you also have calibre running? In my windows setup, I have calibre set to automatically run on Windows startup. And even if the app window itself is not open on the desktop it's still running in the background.

I use a laptop at home and it's always on and hooked up to a monitor. I rarely "take it with me." My problem, and it's probably just a Windows problem, is that Microsoft automatically installs updates once a week and when the computer restarts it doesn't fully load till you enter your password on the welcome screen. So if I'm away for a few days and there's an update my computer is basically locked/disbaled. So I won't get any news downloads.

My dream, unrealistc as it is, would be that one day there'd be a calibre app for android and/or iOS. Even if it weren't a full blown editor, maybe it could at least convert books and fetch news. The point being that my phone is "always on" and always with me. Just a dream, I know.

My secondary wish would be for MIcrosoft to let Windows fully load after an automatic, unattended update without having to re-enter a password or PIN. I've searched for a way to do that but haven't found one. There's nobody at home but me, so I don't have Windows set the ever lock on its own; it only re-locks after an update.