I'm a fan of the Toshibas. Something like this, perhaps? [link]
I recommend avoiding Windows 8 unless you have a touchscreen.
For the tablet, I've heard good things about the Kindle Paperwhite, but I haven't tried one myself.
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
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dcp - Jan 29, 2014 7:14:33 pm PST #23620 of 25496
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Consuela - Jan 29, 2014 7:33:26 pm PST #23621 of 25496
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I LOVE my Paperwhite, and it's got a much better battery life than the Kindle Fire. The down side is that the PW isn't a tablet, it's just a kindle. But if she's getting a laptop, she can use that for browsing and movies or whatever.
Typo Boy - Jan 29, 2014 7:50:15 pm PST #23622 of 25496
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
The reason she is thinking tablet not pure e-reader is many of the books she needs are not available on Amazon. She not only needs to ability to read a variety of formats (which the paperwhite does fine) she needs to browse to websites to download the books. Otherwise It hink she would love a paperhite, but she needs to do light browsing to get the books. I guess she can download all the non-kindle books via her laptop and then transfer them via USB.
juliana - Jan 30, 2014 8:15:38 am PST #23623 of 25496
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I love my Samsung Galaxy Tablet - the display is, frankly, gorgeous, and can be made very bright. The battery life is pretty good, as well.
Hil R. - Jan 30, 2014 12:29:28 pm PST #23624 of 25496
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I need suggestions for some kind of image management software. I'm not sure exactly what I'm looking for. It's for keeping genealogy stuff organized. Basically, I want something so that I can take a bunch of image files, and type up notes about each one. I also need to be able to search the notes. I'm sure this is something simple, but I can't think of what it would be called to be able to google it.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 30, 2014 1:09:22 pm PST #23625 of 25496
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
For costume design/costume shop purposes, I have used excel for this (putting the picture in a cell, and then using the columns to the right for specifics (character, price, etc). It was pretty clunky, but it did work.
tommyrot - Jan 30, 2014 2:22:52 pm PST #23626 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I think database software like MS Access would be better for stuff like that than a spreadsheet.
dcp - Jan 30, 2014 2:36:59 pm PST #23627 of 25496
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Wait, doesn't Picasa let you tag images and search by tag? I haven't done anything with Picasa in several years, so I may be mis-remembering.
Hil R. - Jan 30, 2014 2:42:37 pm PST #23628 of 25496
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Is there a character limit for the tags? The images I'm talking about are scans of handwritten documents, and I want to be able to attach a transcription to each one.
Dana - Jan 30, 2014 2:53:12 pm PST #23629 of 25496
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
There's Flickr, which is less user-friendly than it used to be, but you could have a private account, and put the transcription in the image description.