PRS-500 question to all the coders here, can the reader be used as a good notebook?

baker101 · 12-16-2006, 10:26 PM

i just recently got into alot of web programming this year and now getting really into ruby rails. i find myself always flipping through my notes, books, ebooks, and looking up information on the web. i was thinking maybe the reader would help me be more productive by keeping all my notes together in one lump sum. i was thinking maybe i can create custom books about everything im programming? one book for mysql, javascript, css, ruby rails, unix commands, web server stuff, etc...and then have each book bookmarked in sections i frequent. would the reader be of good use in this way?

thanks for any help.

NatCh · 12-16-2006, 10:57 PM

I'd think if your info was static (i.e. you don't want to add/modify it when you're away form your PC), and you could get it into RTF or a sized PDF, then, yeah, I could see it working well enough as you're describing.

yvanleterrible · 12-17-2006, 10:26 AM

If the Kindle came out it would be a better "study" helper. The three main differences with other devices being the reasons. It has a "slip into ringed notebook" format, keyboard and wifi. I'd love to try that!

kovidgoyal · 12-17-2006, 01:12 PM

Umm but since you presumably code on your computer and thus have most need of your notes there, why not create the collection there?

RWood · 12-17-2006, 01:45 PM

For reference materials I keep a collection of books, notes, etc. in PDF files on a USB stick to load on whatever computer I am working on. Most of them are PDF although a few are CHM (I dislike/hate that format) that I have not converted yet.

baker101 · 12-17-2006, 02:46 PM

well i also tend to read alot of reference material whenever i can. it would be nice to have a bunch of tech materials for quick reference or just to learn more about the stuff that i am working on.

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Umm but since you presumably code on your computer and thus have most need of your notes there, why not create the collection there?

jæd · 12-17-2006, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RWood

Most of them are PDF although a few are CHM (I dislike/hate that format) that I have not converted yet.

Why...? It seems a fairly useful format thats easily transferable to other formats...? The books are also fairly lightweight enough to transfer around so that you can add (and keep) annotated copies around... I'm (slowly) writing a custom reader for the format, and would appreciate your comments...

12-16-2006, 10:26 PM	#1
baker101 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006	question to all the coders here, can the reader be used as a good notebook? i just recently got into alot of web programming this year and now getting really into ruby rails. i find myself always flipping through my notes, books, ebooks, and looking up information on the web. i was thinking maybe the reader would help me be more productive by keeping all my notes together in one lump sum. i was thinking maybe i can create custom books about everything im programming? one book for mysql, javascript, css, ruby rails, unix commands, web server stuff, etc...and then have each book bookmarked in sections i frequent. would the reader be of good use in this way? thanks for any help.

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12-16-2006, 10:57 PM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I'd think if your info was static (i.e. you don't want to add/modify it when you're away form your PC), and you could get it into RTF or a sized PDF, then, yeah, I could see it working well enough as you're describing.

12-17-2006, 10:26 AM	#3
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	If the Kindle came out it would be a better "study" helper. The three main differences with other devices being the reasons. It has a "slip into ringed notebook" format, keyboard and wifi. I'd love to try that!

12-17-2006, 01:12 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Umm but since you presumably code on your computer and thus have most need of your notes there, why not create the collection there?

12-17-2006, 01:45 PM	#5
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	For reference materials I keep a collection of books, notes, etc. in PDF files on a USB stick to load on whatever computer I am working on. Most of them are PDF although a few are CHM (I dislike/hate that format) that I have not converted yet.

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