Oh god, I've got to do another one of these "this is me posts"...

DJ Pooka · 06-23-2009, 03:03 PM

... I hate these, I really do!

Ok - this is going to descend into random babbling and insane crap as I try to come up with something sensible to say about me. I'm the quiet, shy one who normally lurks in shadows, and I hate talking about myself, and I never really know what to say.

Let me see - we'll skip the "reading" part for now and come back to that one, because I think an interest in reading is necessary for this sort of forum - so if you're interested in that bit, skip to the end and I'll prolly make it the last or second last paragraphs. Or something like that.

Hi, My name is DJ Pooka. Well, it's not, I've got a real name, but too many years on these intertubesthing has instilled a liking of my invented persona, and a dislike of the real person who I am. I have a real name, but I only use it at work - everywhere else, I'm just Pooka. The DJ bit is because that's my other major hobby of choice. I should probably change that since my record decks sit idle, and my record collection is split into more crates than I can comfortably count between many rooms in the house.

Apart from the DJing, I'm slowly learning how to do "proper" photography. I say proper, because I've been a photographer for lotsofyears, but it's been club photography and nothing else. I spent too much money on a camera, and suddenly discovered I don't have a clue how to use the damn thing! So, most weekends and a lot of evenings I can be found wandering the local area with my camera, taking silly photos of anything that catches my eye. Still got a lot to learn on that front, but you know, time is severel limited with this horrid "work" thing that I need to do to feed my hobby collection.

Where was I? Oh yes, still doing that intro thing. What else can I say about me?

Right - other hobbies. That's normally a good thing to do. I'm an avid gamer, either on the 'puter (commonly found playing Neverwinter Nights), on the XBox (last seen playing a fake plastic guitar and pretending to be a rock god in RockBand, or wandering around a post-apocalyptic-nuclear-wasteland-'Merka in Fallout 3), or even on a lot of sundays down the local pub getting drunk and loosing at a large collection of board games.

Ok - that's hobbies out the way. Other stuff which makes me seem like a real person and not a figment of your imagination. Erm....

In the real, monday to friday office world I'm a techie of sorts. I don't repair pcs and that, but I deal with a lot of things like network access and network resources for a major company (not saying who, I gotta have some privacy

) and it's just mostly dull, stressful and frustrating, but it pays the bills and funds the hobby collections.

The sad extra stuff that's always worth knowing - I'm from the UK, and I still live at home with my parents. No partner, girlfriend, wife or anything else at the moment that would tell me off for doing silly things like spending lotsofmoney on the camera or the new toy I picked up today.

Right - that's all the non-booky stuff - now to the reading bit....

I read. A lot. More than a lot. I've got 5 different fiction books and three course books on the go at the moment and never have any problems keeping track of what is going on in what. I lend out books with no expectations of ever seeing them again, and I will gladly buy multiple copies of the same book to replace copies I've given away (Currently on American Gods copy number 4, and Good Omens copy number 8). Generally I ead for an hour or so when I go to bed just to relax, and I like to curl up with a good book when I get bored.

This is where my entry to this site comes in. I'm due to be redecorating my room and everything that was there needs to be taken out so we can paint the walls and re-arrange furniture and stuff. So all the books are going. And there's a lot of them. Since I didn't want to loose any, I've today picked up a new Ebook Reader, and I've run into problems! Thought I'd sign up here and try and get some answers, since I've RTFM'd unsuccessfully, and my google-fu was just as bad, and I thought a dedicated ebook forum would help me answer the questions! I'll find where to ask the question in a few minutes as soon as I've finished my loooooong essay that this seems to have turned into....

So there we go. Another one of these "Look at me, I'm a real person!" threads complete.

And if you've survived this far through, you're as mad as I am!

desertgrandma · 06-23-2009, 03:08 PM

Welcome to MobileRead, DJ.

Madness is a prerequisite here.

Enjoy the forums and the free books.

MickeyC · 06-23-2009, 03:46 PM

Hi Pooka and welcome to MobileRead. Looks like you'll fit in here fine.

I've had a Sony 505 for over a year and a half and like it a lot.

Elfwreck · 06-23-2009, 04:29 PM

The PRS manual, like most of them, makes much more sense after you know how to use the device.

Are there particular problems you're having, or just a general "WTF is this and how do I make it work?"

kazbates · 06-23-2009, 08:01 PM

Welcome to MobileRead!

Since you're a big reader, be sure to check out the free ebooks you can download here! Also, make time to check out the Lounge! We have a great time discussing all kinds of topics.

Enjoy!

Sweetpea · 06-24-2009, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Welcome to MobileRead, DJ.

Madness is a prerequisite here.

Enjoy the forums and the free books.

Yes, and I agree with cassidym, you'll fit in perfectly here! I don't even have to warn you about never being able to leave once you entered...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

The PRS manual, like most of them, makes much more sense after you know how to use the device.

What is a manual for then? And is that manual in paper form or electronic form? As it is in electronic form, can you actually read it because you must read it before you can use the device which you'll use to read the manual?

ladyjane · 06-24-2009, 07:19 AM

Hi Pooka and welcome, You made a great choice in readers, I to have a 505 that I can't figure out how I lived without it..But anyways ,enjoy your reader load it up with all the great free books from this fantastic site

Lady Blue · 06-24-2009, 08:36 AM

Hello DJ, and

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to Mobileread.

Oh, and that quiet, shy, private kind of "don't like to talk about myself" thing you suffer from ? . . . I wouldn't worry about that. Looks like you've got that problem licked already.

See how theropeutic this environment can be?

Sweetpea · 06-24-2009, 09:09 AM

[QUOTE=ladyjane;501536I to have a 505 that I can't figure out how I lived without it..[/QUOTE]

Can't find it in the manual? I'd complain to Sony that their manual isn't complete!

RickyMaveety · 06-24-2009, 10:57 AM

So, you're like a really tall rabbit who drinks a lot? Or are those pukas .... I forget.

Welcome Pooka.

Elfwreck · 06-24-2009, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

What is a manual for then? And is that manual in paper form or electronic form? As it is in electronic form, can you actually read it because you must read it before you can use the device which you'll use to read the manual?

It's in PDF form, available for free download, and one is included in the box with the device. I find it wonderfully informative for figuring out the parts of the Reader that I don't use on a daily basis (the MP3 player, and any screen I don't normally bother with), and pretty much useless for the parts that I constantly use.

06-23-2009, 03:03 PM	#1
DJ Pooka Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Device: PSR 505	Oh god, I've got to do another one of these "this is me posts"... ... I hate these, I really do! Ok - this is going to descend into random babbling and insane crap as I try to come up with something sensible to say about me. I'm the quiet, shy one who normally lurks in shadows, and I hate talking about myself, and I never really know what to say. Let me see - we'll skip the "reading" part for now and come back to that one, because I think an interest in reading is necessary for this sort of forum - so if you're interested in that bit, skip to the end and I'll prolly make it the last or second last paragraphs. Or something like that. Hi, My name is DJ Pooka. Well, it's not, I've got a real name, but too many years on these intertubesthing has instilled a liking of my invented persona, and a dislike of the real person who I am. I have a real name, but I only use it at work - everywhere else, I'm just Pooka. The DJ bit is because that's my other major hobby of choice. I should probably change that since my record decks sit idle, and my record collection is split into more crates than I can comfortably count between many rooms in the house. Apart from the DJing, I'm slowly learning how to do "proper" photography. I say proper, because I've been a photographer for lotsofyears, but it's been club photography and nothing else. I spent too much money on a camera, and suddenly discovered I don't have a clue how to use the damn thing! So, most weekends and a lot of evenings I can be found wandering the local area with my camera, taking silly photos of anything that catches my eye. Still got a lot to learn on that front, but you know, time is severel limited with this horrid "work" thing that I need to do to feed my hobby collection. Where was I? Oh yes, still doing that intro thing. What else can I say about me? Right - other hobbies. That's normally a good thing to do. I'm an avid gamer, either on the 'puter (commonly found playing Neverwinter Nights), on the XBox (last seen playing a fake plastic guitar and pretending to be a rock god in RockBand, or wandering around a post-apocalyptic-nuclear-wasteland-'Merka in Fallout 3), or even on a lot of sundays down the local pub getting drunk and loosing at a large collection of board games. Ok - that's hobbies out the way. Other stuff which makes me seem like a real person and not a figment of your imagination. Erm.... In the real, monday to friday office world I'm a techie of sorts. I don't repair pcs and that, but I deal with a lot of things like network access and network resources for a major company (not saying who, I gotta have some privacy ) and it's just mostly dull, stressful and frustrating, but it pays the bills and funds the hobby collections. The sad extra stuff that's always worth knowing - I'm from the UK, and I still live at home with my parents. No partner, girlfriend, wife or anything else at the moment that would tell me off for doing silly things like spending lotsofmoney on the camera or the new toy I picked up today. Right - that's all the non-booky stuff - now to the reading bit.... I read. A lot. More than a lot. I've got 5 different fiction books and three course books on the go at the moment and never have any problems keeping track of what is going on in what. I lend out books with no expectations of ever seeing them again, and I will gladly buy multiple copies of the same book to replace copies I've given away (Currently on American Gods copy number 4, and Good Omens copy number 8). Generally I ead for an hour or so when I go to bed just to relax, and I like to curl up with a good book when I get bored. This is where my entry to this site comes in. I'm due to be redecorating my room and everything that was there needs to be taken out so we can paint the walls and re-arrange furniture and stuff. So all the books are going. And there's a lot of them. Since I didn't want to loose any, I've today picked up a new Ebook Reader, and I've run into problems! Thought I'd sign up here and try and get some answers, since I've RTFM'd unsuccessfully, and my google-fu was just as bad, and I thought a dedicated ebook forum would help me answer the questions! I'll find where to ask the question in a few minutes as soon as I've finished my loooooong essay that this seems to have turned into.... So there we go. Another one of these "Look at me, I'm a real person!" threads complete. And if you've survived this far through, you're as mad as I am!

06-24-2009, 08:36 AM	#8
Lady Blue the snarky blue one Posts: 6,001 Karma: 3877825 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: deep in the heart Device: PRS500, 505 & 600, PRST1 & T2, Kindle PW, Moto Razr, Galaxy Tab 2-10"	Hello DJ, and to Mobileread. Oh, and that quiet, shy, private kind of "don't like to talk about myself" thing you suffer from ? . . . I wouldn't worry about that. Looks like you've got that problem licked already. See how theropeutic this environment can be?

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desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, DJ. Madness is a prerequisite here. Enjoy the forums and the free books.

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Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,187 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	The PRS manual, like most of them, makes much more sense after you know how to use the device. Are there particular problems you're having, or just a general "WTF is this and how do I make it work?"

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kazbates Wizard Posts: 2,627 Karma: 406616 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Device: SurfacePro, SurfaceBook 2	Welcome to MobileRead! Since you're a big reader, be sure to check out the free ebooks you can download here! Also, make time to check out the Lounge! We have a great time discussing all kinds of topics. Enjoy!

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ladyjane I hate to clean Posts: 125 Karma: 1155 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Burlington, ontario Device: Sony PRS-505, Acer NetBook	Hi Pooka and welcome, You made a great choice in readers, I to have a 505 that I can't figure out how I lived without it..But anyways ,enjoy your reader load it up with all the great free books from this fantastic site

06-24-2009, 09:09 AM	#9
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	[QUOTE=ladyjane;501536I to have a 505 that I can't figure out how I lived without it..[/QUOTE] Can't find it in the manual? I'd complain to Sony that their manual isn't complete!

06-24-2009, 10:57 AM	#10
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	So, you're like a really tall rabbit who drinks a lot? Or are those pukas .... I forget. Welcome Pooka.