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478 days ago
After being on Windows Live Spaces since it started, the time has come to move my blog to a dedicated blog platform. I chose WordPress, signed up with a web host, and used a domain I registered for a while back: forawesome.net. So check out my new blog and let me know what you think. I think it will encourage me to post more, hack around more, and in general be a bit more active. That said, I'm still using Windows Live Writer to post the entries. Even on my Mac. It's just too good. I wish there were a Mac blog program this sweet.
597 days ago
679 days ago
Related to my last post about the Kindle, Amazon apparently has a service called Amazon Upgrade, whereby you can pay an additional charge on top of the fee you pay for the physical copy of the book to get a digital copy that you can access from "any Internet-connected computer." But this doesn't work with Kindle. WTF!!!!@!#! And not only that, but all the titles available for Kindle aren't available via Amazon Upgrade. Come on, guys. You're so close to having exactly what I want. Close the deal!
726 days ago
I've wanted a killer ebook reader for years: a decade or more. When I first read about E Ink I was psyched and thought for sure someone would produce the device I wanted, which is basically exactly what's pictured here in Amazon's ad. Kindle is a small device that's easy to hold, it has web access, it can wirelessly download books, it can read blogs and play podcasts. It has a beautiful E Ink screen that you can really read for hours without fatigue. It has enough memory to hold dozens of volumes. It has a method for inputting notes about the book and a dictionary for looking up unfamiliar terms. So what's the problem? The problem is: I want to buy the freaking book! I want to have it in my library, on the shelf, collecting dust. I don't care about the trees. I want my book. There is no option on the Amazon store for me to say, "I'll pay the full price of this book. Please send it to me. But also, let me download it to my Kindle to read on the go." WTF!! ...
