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paulckennedy · 01-30-2010, 12:20 PM

I am really Jonesing for the Edge.

I have been a Kindle fan from the start and have owned every model. When The Kindle came out, I was impressed with the reading experience. As a pure reader, it truly "disappears" in your hand.

When I moved up to the DX is when I moved from Reading Experience being the need to being truly paperless. It wasn't long after I got it that I installed CutePDF and was using it for all of the printing that I am swamped in.

The book marking capabilities were something that I was using very heavily but I was truly seeing the limitations of only being able to annotate mobi books. In addition, the tic-tac keyboard on the DX was harder to use than on the Kindle 2. It really discouraged me from annotations.

When I saw the Edge, it brought back memories of what I was trying to give my kids when I was teaching. I became excited that I could annotate both books and created pdfs. I wasn't going to be limited to a little keyboard but instead I could use a real keyboard and my God, a stylus.

I could annotate my research with links to the other information on the web in addition to the thoughts in my own head.

I could finally have a real organization scheme. The DX was really starting to get painful to manage because I was using it as a printer. Come on, I was trying to use a 35 page list to do research. It was insane. At least now with the Edge, I'll be able to make tag piles which will help me better organize this mess.

I expected the iPad to give me the best Web experience that I could ever find. But, how could it ever imagine doing that if it ignores existing standard practices such as Flash Programming. I am practically giddy over the idea of playing Farmtown with my finger and I think that some users will find the iPad wanting when they figure out that they can't play it. I'll admit to having a finger-print laden monitor. It just seems like it is how the game should be played.

When they added the DocsToGo feature, that just topped the cake. I see the Edge's possibilities as limited only by the user.

In my opinion, it is the best device in the Market at this time to meet these needs.

01-30-2010, 12:20 PM	#4
paulckennedy Addict Posts: 205 Karma: 824 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Carthage, Texas Device: Apple iPad	I am really Jonesing for the Edge. I have been a Kindle fan from the start and have owned every model. When The Kindle came out, I was impressed with the reading experience. As a pure reader, it truly "disappears" in your hand. When I moved up to the DX is when I moved from Reading Experience being the need to being truly paperless. It wasn't long after I got it that I installed CutePDF and was using it for all of the printing that I am swamped in. The book marking capabilities were something that I was using very heavily but I was truly seeing the limitations of only being able to annotate mobi books. In addition, the tic-tac keyboard on the DX was harder to use than on the Kindle 2. It really discouraged me from annotations. When I saw the Edge, it brought back memories of what I was trying to give my kids when I was teaching. I became excited that I could annotate both books and created pdfs. I wasn't going to be limited to a little keyboard but instead I could use a real keyboard and my God, a stylus. I could annotate my research with links to the other information on the web in addition to the thoughts in my own head. I could finally have a real organization scheme. The DX was really starting to get painful to manage because I was using it as a printer. Come on, I was trying to use a 35 page list to do research. It was insane. At least now with the Edge, I'll be able to make tag piles which will help me better organize this mess. I expected the iPad to give me the best Web experience that I could ever find. But, how could it ever imagine doing that if it ignores existing standard practices such as Flash Programming. I am practically giddy over the idea of playing Farmtown with my finger and I think that some users will find the iPad wanting when they figure out that they can't play it. I'll admit to having a finger-print laden monitor. It just seems like it is how the game should be played. When they added the DocsToGo feature, that just topped the cake. I see the Edge's possibilities as limited only by the user. In my opinion, it is the best device in the Market at this time to meet these needs. Last edited by paulckennedy; 01-30-2010 at 12:23 PM.