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Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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tommyrot - Sep 29, 2010 11:01:10 am PDT #15047 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

14-Inch Kno Tablet for Students Says Size Matters

Kno launched the single screen tablet on Monday. In June, it showed off a dual-screen device that would have two 14-inch LCD touchscreens that fold in like a book. Both the single screen and dual-screen tablets are expected to start shipping at the end of the year. There’s no word yet on pricing.


Deena - Sep 29, 2010 12:04:18 pm PDT #15048 of 25501
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

ita (and anyone else with a Nook), if you'd like me to lend you what books I have (which, admittedly aren't many since I use it mostly for library books), I'll be glad to share with their "lendme" feature. I think I need your full name, and I'm sure I need your email address, though.

If you find you're running out of power after a long time in the ER, you can turn off the wifi and extend your battery life a lot.


§ ita § - Sep 30, 2010 2:16:30 am PDT #15049 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

insent, Deena.

I'm missing something *really* obvious here. How do I read my own PDFs on the thing? I copied them over into the "my documents" folder, but I don't get where they show up in the Nook interface for me to read.

Duh.


Gris - Sep 30, 2010 3:06:05 am PDT #15050 of 25501
Hey. New board.

Nook! I like the Nook, though not as much as the Kindle. But if I didn't shop at Amazon, I would definitely go in that direction.

I don't know how to read PDFs on them, though. If the PDFs aren't reflowable, they're not going to look great - just a warning. Did you not get a manual of some sort?


Deena - Sep 30, 2010 3:27:15 am PDT #15051 of 25501
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Touch the "my library" icon at the bottom. You'll probably be looking at books you bought from B&N. You will have a choice near the top that says, something like "Go to my documents". Click on that and you'll see the PDF, as well as the Nook quick start and manual.

Edit: backflung, ita.


§ ita § - Sep 30, 2010 4:44:22 am PDT #15052 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Thanks, Deena!

Gris, the manual tells you how to get PDFs on. But not where they show up on the navigation. They don't look amazing, but they're readable. It's a definite step up from my phone.


Strix - Sep 30, 2010 4:57:41 am PDT #15053 of 25501
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

ita, I buy ebooks from B&N, so I would be happy to lend you, too.

The Lendme books I have are Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Graceling by Kristin Cashore, Under Heaven, by Guy Gavriel Kay, a bunch of Ariana Franklin books, some Yasmine Galenorn, Nailini Singh, Richelle Mead, Patricia Briggs, and Charlain Harris.


§ ita § - Sep 30, 2010 7:51:24 am PDT #15054 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Erin, when I get home I will send you email from my BN account email. Cool beans.


Liese S. - Sep 30, 2010 8:48:30 am PDT #15055 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yay. The Nook would definitely be on my list. I handled one last time I was in a city, and I liked it a lot. It was actually a plus for me that the main screen wasn't touch (smudges!) but that there was a small section that was.

And yeah, about the Amazon thing. I decided I was being ridic and caved and bought some emergency supplies for my new car from Amazon. The entire process was a clusterfuck, down to them splitting the order really randomly and shipping via completely different couriers. Thereby sending stuff by post office to my physical address, which does not get US mail, forcing my little post office to bewilderedly try to find me and have me come in and pick it up. Twice. So yeah, boycott back on. If I'm avoiding you for tech reasons, but also your service sucks it? You are not getting my business no matter how gargantuan you are.


Strix - Sep 30, 2010 6:35:09 pm PDT #15056 of 25501
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

No problem, chica. Happy to help a Bitch out.