What design changes would you make to the 505? - Page 3

Arcticnick · 04-15-2009, 03:50 AM

If you install 'PRS Customizer' to your 505 then it will add the time to the status bar as you were hoping.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27177

JanetCinNC · 04-15-2009, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Arcticnick

If you install 'PRS Customizer' to your 505 then it will add the time to the status bar as you were hoping.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27177

I'm aware of the customizer software, but I want Sony to give it to me in the next firmware update.

igorsk · 04-15-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JanetCinNC

I'm aware of the customizer software, but I want Sony to give it to me in the next firmware update.

Don't hold your breath

Mare of Earth · 04-15-2009, 11:03 AM

The only design change I would make (after having used the customizer - lovely bit of work, that) would be to make the 505 a little less slippery. Sometimes the case is a bit bulky to hold, so I like holding just the reader while reading, and if you are holding the reader over your head while lying on your back, occasionally I lose my grip and get bonked in the nose.
I have considered applying thin rubbery strips to the sides and back for grip, but haven't found any that would not be ugly when placed on my very pretty reader.

Overall, I like the look, the buttons work as I want since I used the customizer, and the page turn speed is fast enough. And mine is BLUE!!

Mare

Angst · 04-15-2009, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Gaspode

The synch settings are visible when you have connected your device and it appears in eBook Library software. Expand the node for your reader or the SD Card and you will see a Sync option that lets you pick which items will sync to that place.

Got it.

Thanks.

Stitchawl · 04-16-2009, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Mare of Earth

I have considered applying thin rubbery strips to the sides and back for grip, but haven't found any that would not be ugly when placed on my very pretty reader.
Mare

Try a sewing supply shop. They sell rubber strips that get put into the inside of pants to hold your shirt tucked in. They work well (for shirts too!) and aren't too ugly. Also check out the Dollar Shops for the rubber strips that get mounted onto the 'shoulders' of clothes hangers to stop things from slipping off. I use them on my cell phone to keep it from slipping out of my shirt pocket when I bend over!

Stitchawl

Jill75 · 04-16-2009, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Tracey

Given the choice there would be just one small change for me; i would like the page turn buttons on the right hand side to be lower down.

Same here as I would like to click the pages with just one hand holding my Sony e Reader.

This would be more convenient.

DixieGal · 04-16-2009, 07:34 AM

Seriously, don't fear the Customizer. I was afraid until last month, but regret not doing it as soon as I got my 505. The clock and right-hand turns using the arrow button made it much more user friendly. The Customizer doesn't use the command prompt, which I confess scares me. It has a user-friendly screen with check boxes, and just automatically installs the clock as a sort of "gift."

jj2me · 04-16-2009, 08:45 PM

Three improvements I would like to see, that I haven't seen mentioned in this thread:

1. Whiter background.

2. Teensy detachable light to clip on the long edge of the left cover (and not have it scratch the screen), so we can leave it on when we shut the Reader.

3. Right page turn buttons not so recessed. For me, it gives a slight bad feeling to my thumb's pod where I press. I "fixed" this complaint by applying a glue-on piece of soft plastic, sold as a furniture bumper guard.

I like sync'ing. About every two days, I open Calibre to get magazines and newspapers, then open Sony's eBook Library and add those files. Then about once a week I connect the Sony Reader and voila, it's loaded. Having said that, I also have duplicate files and don't know the solution, other than removing each duplicate (the one with the longer directory structure, I think it has a "/1" directory) from the Reader. And wait for Sony to fix this.

loc_141 · 04-22-2009, 04:17 AM

I would like the buttons, esp the page turn buttons to be more sensitive, as right now, it takes quite a bit of strength to press them down

Bilbo1967 · 04-22-2009, 04:09 PM

I find that closing the cover 'clicks' one of the number buttons too easily so that when I pick it back up I need to press the menu button to back out of that.

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04-15-2009, 03:50 AM	#31
Arcticnick ArcticNick Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505/SC	If you install 'PRS Customizer' to your 505 then it will add the time to the status bar as you were hoping. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27177

04-15-2009, 11:03 AM	#34
Mare of Earth Leaver of Hoofmarks Posts: 207 Karma: 24077 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Alabama Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Paperwhite 4	The only design change I would make (after having used the customizer - lovely bit of work, that) would be to make the 505 a little less slippery. Sometimes the case is a bit bulky to hold, so I like holding just the reader while reading, and if you are holding the reader over your head while lying on your back, occasionally I lose my grip and get bonked in the nose. I have considered applying thin rubbery strips to the sides and back for grip, but haven't found any that would not be ugly when placed on my very pretty reader. Overall, I like the look, the buttons work as I want since I used the customizer, and the page turn speed is fast enough. And mine is BLUE!! Mare

04-16-2009, 07:34 AM	#38
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Seriously, don't fear the Customizer. I was afraid until last month, but regret not doing it as soon as I got my 505. The clock and right-hand turns using the arrow button made it much more user friendly. The Customizer doesn't use the command prompt, which I confess scares me. It has a user-friendly screen with check boxes, and just automatically installs the clock as a sort of "gift."

04-16-2009, 08:45 PM	#39
jj2me Guru Posts: 820 Karma: 8820388 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, -350; Kindle 3 3G, DX, PW 2; various tablets	Three improvements I would like to see, that I haven't seen mentioned in this thread: 1. Whiter background. 2. Teensy detachable light to clip on the long edge of the left cover (and not have it scratch the screen), so we can leave it on when we shut the Reader. 3. Right page turn buttons not so recessed. For me, it gives a slight bad feeling to my thumb's pod where I press. I "fixed" this complaint by applying a glue-on piece of soft plastic, sold as a furniture bumper guard. I like sync'ing. About every two days, I open Calibre to get magazines and newspapers, then open Sony's eBook Library and add those files. Then about once a week I connect the Sony Reader and voila, it's loaded. Having said that, I also have duplicate files and don't know the solution, other than removing each duplicate (the one with the longer directory structure, I think it has a "/1" directory) from the Reader. And wait for Sony to fix this.

04-22-2009, 04:17 AM	#40
loc_141 Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: singabore Device: pBooks	I would like the buttons, esp the page turn buttons to be more sensitive, as right now, it takes quite a bit of strength to press them down

04-22-2009, 04:09 PM	#41
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	I find that closing the cover 'clicks' one of the number buttons too easily so that when I pick it back up I need to press the menu button to back out of that.