I do. I'm starting to think you suck at scrabble ;) On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Dustin Puryear <[email protected]>wrote:
> I'm starting to think you just like saying "backlit screens". > > --- > Puryear IT, LLC - Baton Rouge, LA - http://www.puryear-it.com/ > Active Directory Integration : Web & Enterprise Single Sign-On > Identity and Access Management : Linux/UNIX technologies > > Download our free ebook "Best Practices for Linux and UNIX Servers" > http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jarred White > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 9:05 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] (IN)Secure Magazine > > Yeah but it does one thing REALLY well... (the kindle, have heard > mixed stuff about the Sony reader). What I really want is to not have > to carry 3 books around at a time. But now that ipad's out, it's kind > of a compelling device. I don't know though... If it flops, publisher > support for it will go to complete shit and then I still won't have a > reader. > > I hear you on the eInk though. I hate reading stuff on backlit > screens... > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 7, 2010, at 5:53 PM, Karthik Poobalasubramanian <[email protected] > > wrote: > > > I would love to get an ipad type device but I am going to wait until > > eink + LCD hybrid technology, like Pixel Qi's displays( > http://goo.gl/iufT > > ), mature enough and the device is open than an ipad. Android is a > > great platform for a tablet/pad/ebook/Everything but the kitchen > > sink device. I tried the kindle but felt the text and interface > > were a little bland. The sony reader touch edition was a lot better > > than kindle but I did not want to spend $200+ for a device that does > > only one thing. > > > > > > -- > > Karthik Poobalasubramanian > > Louisiana Board of Regents > > [email protected] > > [email protected] > > 225-341-5855 > > Skype: Poobal > > > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 7, 2010, at 4:05 PM, Jarred White wrote: > > > >> Yes, they're easy on the eyes. I read for literally a couple of > >> hours at a time while I'm traveling and it's just not good to read > >> a backlit display that long. The Nook and Kindle are easy on the > >> eyes and their battery life goes forever! > >> > >> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:02 PM, Ryan McCain <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> I thought the same thing until I actually saw a Kindle a while > >> back. It really feels like you are reading a book. > >> > >> > >> Ryan McCain > >> Northrop Grumman Corporation > >> Email: [email protected] > >> Phone: 225.505.3832 > >> > >> Registered Linux User #364609 > >> > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > >> On Behalf Of Jarred White > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 4:02 PM > >> > >> > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] (IN)Secure Magazine > >> > >> > >> Man you just hit on my biggest hangup about the iPad... I travel a > >> lot and read a lot and I want an eBook reader, but a backlit > >> display drives me nuts and makes my eyes hurt. > >> > >> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Tim Fournet <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> I personally can't stand "digital" magazines that are basically a > >> PDF version of a real magazine that never gets printed. If it's not > >> on paper, and it's more than a couple pages, I won't read it. The > >> exception is e-Books with a decent eInk reader. I'm sure the day is > >> coming that I'll have some sort of "tablet" or "pad" that easily > >> retrieves the publications I want so I can read them when, where, > >> and how I want them, but it's not here yet. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Ryan McCain <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> I subscribe to this magazine but they post free content from time > >> to time… > >> > >> > >> http://hakin9.org/ > >> > >> > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > >> On Behalf Of Dustin Puryear > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 3:31 PM > >> > >> > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] (IN)Secure Magazine > >> > >> > >> Old school I guess. > >> > >> > >> --- > >> Puryear IT, LLC - Baton Rouge, LA - http://www.puryear-it.com/ > >> Active Directory Integration : Web & Enterprise Single Sign-On > >> Identity and Access Management : Linux/UNIX technologies > >> > >> Download our free ebook "Best Practices for Linux and UNIX Servers" > >> http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices/ > >> > >> > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > >> On Behalf Of Tim Fournet > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 10:44 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] (IN)Secure Magazine > >> > >> > >> PDF only? > >> > >> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Dustin Puryear <[email protected] > >> > wrote: > >> > >> Found this by accident: > >> > >> > >> http://www.net-security.org/insecuremag.php > >> > >> > >> --- > >> Puryear IT, LLC - Baton Rouge, LA - http://www.puryear-it.com/ > >> Active Directory Integration : Web & Enterprise Single Sign-On > >> Identity and Access Management : Linux/UNIX technologies > >> > >> Download our free ebook "Best Practices for Linux and UNIX Servers" > >> http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices/ > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> General mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> General mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> General mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> "The world's my oyster, a hotel room's my prison cell..." > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> General mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> "The world's my oyster, a hotel room's my prison cell..." > >> _______________________________________________ > >> General mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- "The world's my oyster, a hotel room's my prison cell..."
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