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Cloudscout's Avatar Picture Cloudscout – December 16, 2007 02:54PM Reply Quote
"Digital hubs." iPod and its successors. (iPhone?) Convergence. How ridiculous will DRM get? Yep, put it all together and it just might make for a successful thread.
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El Jeffe – March 27, 2009 03:20PM Reply Quote
What a journey.
Crap. That Palm OS cool add-on called TealOS....

Palm is trying to stop it. WTF?

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/27/palm-issues-takedown-for-tealos/
bahamut – March 27, 2009 05:39PM Reply Quote
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Yeah, i've gone on record as saying that any nearly netbook-y thing product apple may put out in the future would come up from the iphone and os x, not down from the macbook and mac os x. it'll be interesting.

ewww!!!! iphone os ewwww!!!!
Dr Phred (Moderator) – April 02, 2009 05:08AM Reply Quote
-Swine Flu free since...cough, cough...
Remember a few pages back when I said I wouldn't buy a kindle? Well I was wrong. I got one yesterday. I'm very impressed with it so far. I've gotten many free books for it and have loaded it up with text books, audio books and mp3s.
Very easy to read in a variety of lighting conditions.
The web browser needs work, but I can twitter with it, so all is good.
El Jeffe – April 02, 2009 06:31AM Reply Quote
What a journey.
Ok. I'll take up the mantle. I will never buy a Kindle.
Dr Phred (Moderator) – April 02, 2009 09:30AM Reply Quote
-Swine Flu free since...cough, cough...
Tag, you're it.

It was that damn free Kindle App on the iPod touch that got me. It convinced me that I'd like reading books like that.
stan adams – April 02, 2009 10:08AM Reply Quote
WHEN WiMax is part of the deal it might be more appealing...
...then again there may be other tasty options by then: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9895547-1.html
John Willoughby – April 02, 2009 10:32AM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
The best thing is having LOTS of books with you, wherever you go. My wife was cool on the Kindle until she had one, then she really got into it. When the top inch of her Kindle's screen stopped updating, she freaked out. It took a lot of soothing and a reminder of her warranty before she calmed down. Amazon shipped her a new one, and she has to ship the defective one back. "New" one (we think it was returned/refurbished due to some very minor scuffing on it) synced all her old books as soon as we registered it. A very smooth process. Now if I could only get Amazon to back up all of the text files and .prc's that I put on mine...
stan adams – April 02, 2009 11:09AM Reply Quote
Seems fairly hackable: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40651

Kinda surprised that Amazon, with all the Bezos flavored Kool-Aid, would not be backing shit into the cloud all the time...

...of course with folks like bahamut out there maybe ol' Jeffie Boy would hate to think what happens if Biffy gets sent to the cloud.
John Willoughby – April 03, 2009 01:05PM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Bizarre.
rino – April 04, 2009 07:28AM Reply Quote
In America, the only respectable form of socialism is socialism for the rich.
Really? Lots of books at with you at one time?

Unless I'm working on a research project I only read a few at a time.
John Willoughby – April 04, 2009 09:39AM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
I tend to read science fiction series. I also like to keep a couple of programming references around. It's handy having it all with me, as well as being able to download other books whenever the whim strikes.
John Willoughby – May 15, 2009 06:31AM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Hey, Cloudscout, seen this?
Cloudscout – May 15, 2009 10:15AM Reply Quote
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
Ooh. This I like.
John Willoughby – May 15, 2009 10:21AM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Seems like it lives up to its promise. I may get one if Apple doesn't have some thing fun for me soon. I need more than iPhone refreshes to feed my addiction.
rino – May 16, 2009 03:12AM Reply Quote
In America, the only respectable form of socialism is socialism for the rich.
I have to admit that finally I am considering the benefits of a NetBook device (larger than my iPhone but smaller than a breadbox). With the unmitigated prowess of a desktop, rather than fork over another few grand for a 15" work laptop it really seems 300-400 bucks for a netbook will do the job.

I can survive mostly on a MBP caliber laptop but the longevity isn't there. A 3 year desktop vs. a 3 year old laptop ... many times the laptop just feels cramped.



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El Jeffe – May 16, 2009 04:49AM Reply Quote
What a journey.
Want to buy my Dell Mini 9 with OS X all ready to go?
I just got my Vostro two days ago.
tliet – May 16, 2009 08:45PM Reply Quote
I brought the Dell on my trip to Canada and there's no comparison to being able to pull the computer from a small compartment in your back back, finding an open WiFi node and do some searching about something you're visiting.
John Willoughby – May 16, 2009 09:48PM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
For me, a big part of the netbook attraction is not having to worry about losing/breaking/having stolen a month's pay.
tliet – May 17, 2009 03:50AM Reply Quote
True and with no storage space, but just the OS, the risk of losing data is also somewhat mitigated
stan adams – May 17, 2009 04:52AM Reply Quote
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tliet
I brought the Dell on my trip to Canada and there's no comparison to being able to pull the computer from a small compartment in your back back, finding an open WiFi node and do some searching about something you're visiting.

While I understand the utility you cite, I also know that MANY times WiFi is not easy to find. I also have been largely disappointed with how "un fast" much 3G service is. I suspect that I would NOT be happy with a "net book" until / unless I had ubiquitous access via WiMAX/ 4G. I also feel that the hw & usability within Apple know the same thing. I HOPE that at such a time an iPhone (or other VERY similar device...) would be available whose battery life and functionality would give a leg up on a net book...
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