Got a question about technology? Ask it here. Discussion of hardware, software, TiVos, multi-region DVDs, Windows, Macs, LINUX, hand-helds, iPods, anything tech related. Better than any helpdesk!
Two unrelated questions:
1) Kindle users - is the Paperwhite screen much better than the E-ink? Reading the descriptions on Amazon I'm not sure i get what the difference is, besides price.
2) Anyone have any idea how I can get my Time capsule to back up my laptop again? It keeps saying "An error occurred while creating the backup folder." I tried googling troubleshooting that and nothing I found helped. Perhaps notably, I can't seem to compact the sparsebundle.
My Mini backs up to the same Time Capsule just fine.
-t, regarding the Paperwhite: yes the screens are different. I found the original kindle great to read on, as e-ink is as easy on my eyes as words on a paper page. The Paperwhite brings its own light source, but it's not backlit the way a computer or iPad is. It's front lit, with adjustable brightness. What it means is that I can read it on an airplane or in restaurants or at the beach or in bed without ever worrying about glare or a reading light source or bothering a bed partner with light being on. I love it.
The Paperwhite screen is awesome - much better contrast than the e-ink Kindles.
I used NFC file transfer yesterday! Not for anything useful, just a test. It required two taps, which I don't know the normality of, and then boom! I had sent pie.
Android Beam is just bluetooth substituting for the pairing? And there's no ongoing relationship between the devices?
I bought Samsung TecTiles because I can't wait for the stuff I mail ordered to come in. These are the sort that stores the commands in the tag, and I don't know if that's why I can't get it working with Tasker. But the default NFC Task Launcher is Tasker-lite. I hope Tasker can read the ones I have coming in.
So far, all I've done is programmed an "I need to drive" program. So I should order that mount....
I love, love, love my Paperwhite Kindle! ND gave it to me as a belated birthday gift last year, and I use it every single day.
I love my Paperwhite as well. The backlit screen and long battery life and lightness/small profile more than make up for the difficulty I have in navigating the menus (due to the fact that it's a little difficult to page forward in a list of books without actually opening one of the books). The touchscreen has a hard time distinguishing between tap-to-open and tap-to-page-forward.
Touchscreen is why I went with the older-school kindle when I replaced mine in march. Though price was also a factor.
On my Paperwhite, you can swipe to change pages, instead of tapping.
Who wants to help me out with Android notifications? I want an app that will show me notifications on my lock screen, iOS-style. NILS looked promising in the Play store, but it's not working.
