i ended up buying an ipad... Haven't done much reading on it yet because I'm in the middle of reading a book at the moment.
Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2010, at 3:01 PM, -ray <[email protected]> wrote: > > I bought a Nook a few weeks ago and liking it so far... yes you > can't really read a book on a backlit screen. The e-Ink makes it > feel like a real book. However I like to read at night though, so I > wish the Nook or Kindle had some little LEDs on the side of the > screen to gently illuminate the screen so you can read in the dark. > Right now I just use an old school booklight haha. > > ray > > > On Thu, 8 Apr 2010, Jarred White wrote: > >> 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 timeÿÿ >>>> >>>> >>>> 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 >> > > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org > Systems Engineer Southeastern Louisiana University > IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, AIX Support > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > _______________________________________________ > 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
