Thread: Alex and MacBook don't talk
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Old 04-21-2010, 09:24 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by NNolan View Post
The instructions say I should get a "Notifications" screen when I hook the Alex up through USB and then I have to mount the SD card. No "Notifications" screen , no sign of the Alex as a device on my laptop.
It's too late to get anyone at Spring Design on the phone tonight, too.

This had some potential; it cold-starts faster than the Nook, the page turns are a wee bit faster and it's got a (very slow) "Go To Page" function, but overall it's not as zippy as my Kindle 2, Sony 300 or my iPod/iPad combo. I think I may bite the 10% restocking fee bullet and send it back, like I should have done with the Nook 2 months ago.
This is an Android quirk, and most (all?) Android devices share it. I just tried the following, and it worked:

Turn on the Alex. Plug in the USB. On the LCD screen, grab the white bar across the top and drag it down. If you see something that says USB, click it. When the menu pops up, select "Mount".

The Alex should now appear to be a USB drive on your computer.
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