On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 11:29:30AM -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote: > I want a tablet mostly for reading in my recliner, on the other end of > the room from my computers. A wire connection would be inconvenient, > something to trip over, but a wifi connection would do nicely.
We use Linux for important and/or secure tasks, and a Chromebook for content. Most conferencing and media sites support Chrome; the Chromebook automatically updates when we turn it on, so we don't need to jump through hoops every time Zoom and other applications update. However, I don't trust Chrome, and I assume it surveils us. If you get something for free, you are the product. The Chromebook is usually closed and powered off ... I hope. The Chromebook is hard-wire connected directly to the unfiltered side of the firewall, not where it can interact with the rest of our computers. Real Soon Now, I will reinstall the internal and Personal Telco wifi access points in the attic, so in theory I could use the P.T.P. node as the "dirty side" connection for the Chromebook, or a tablet. Keith P.S. regards e-books: I'm donating 2200 books and videos (about 25% of my library) to the Internet Archive Digital Library. Three heavy shipping pallets on the driveway (1800 lb), waiting for the shipper to send a truck with a Pallet Jack and a Lift Gate ... next time. Yesterday, they sent a 57 foot truck without either, on a residential street with a sharp corner exit. The truck driver is an expert, but the dispatcher was hired 6 weeks ago and may have a different job soon. In a few months, after my materials are scanned, I will be able to read those books and watch those videos online, and so will the rest of you. Good "easy chair" digital reading tools will be important. I recently E-read Laura Fermi's 1954 "Atoms in the Family", and will soon E-read Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers) by Aleksis Kivi, a national classic in Finland. Actually, the English translation by Matson and Rantavaara - perhaps John knows a Finnish language snob who can tell me whether they did a good job. -- Keith Lofstrom [email protected]
