By @edent · 511eb ebook eink elonex hacking pvi screen waterstones · 11 comments · 600 words · read ~4,219 times.
I've always loved taking things apart. I remember, as a child, trying to sneak a set of screwdrivers onto a transatlantic flight. I wanted to see how the aeroplane worked and figured that unscrewing vital components while in flight would be just fine. I've (mostly) grown out of the habit of tearing down things which […]
Continue reading →By @edent · .mobi Amazon drm ebook epub kindle NaBloPoMo · 5 comments · 500 words · read ~316 times.
Amazon claims that it makes no money from the sale of Kindle eReader hardware. Looking at the prices of eink devices at wholesalers, this looks broadly accurate. They do seem to be selling at around wholesale cost - customers also get Amazon's fabulous support, free software updates, and high quality manufacturing. Yet there is a […]
Continue reading →By @edent · becky hogge Book Review books ebook hacking Open Rights Group org wikileaks · 2 comments · 250 words · read ~110 times.
An online acquaintance of mine, Becky Hogge, has released a book! Barefoot Into Cyberspace tells the story of the "hacker scene" over the tumultuous last few years. Yesterday, Becky released a transcript of her interview with Julian Assange - in it he discusses the News of the World hacking, amongst other things. A fascinating interview […]
Continue reading →By @edent · ebook kindle light review · 2 comments · 600 words · read ~3,436 times.
As you may have guessed from previous posts, I love my Kindle. I often read late into the night, which either means keeping a light on and annoying my wife - or using a book light. Normally, I'd be happy just annoying her - but I can't resist the allure of buying new technology! I […]
Continue reading →By @edent · books drm ebook ebooks jasper fforde thursday next upgrades · 4 comments · 550 words · read ~168 times.
As I've mentioned before, Jasper Fforde is one of my favourite authors. His latest book "One of Our Thursdays is Missing" is a brilliant work of fiction - but contains a rather worrying flaw. Well, I say a "worrying flaw" - I mean an error. All books contain errata - I think that's a given […]
Continue reading →By @edent · citation ebook rant reference turing · 1 comment · 950 words · read ~493 times.
It emerged this morning* that the Guardian newspaper has realised that the way it writes is unsuitable for the web. *Source: Guardian Newspaper, 18/11/2011, page http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mind-your-language/2011/feb/18/mind-your-language-day-date-time By using non-specific language, I have introduced a degree of ambiguity which makes it hard for reader - both in the present day and the future - to understand […]
Continue reading →By @edent · ebook ebooks kindle NaBloPoMo voynich · 4 comments · 600 words · read ~4,304 times.
For years I've been mildly obsessed with the Voynich Manuscript. An ancient book, written in a language no one can decipher, showing plants which don't exist, and measuring astronomical configurations which make no sense. The book is an enigma. Many think it to be an elaborate hoax - others have more.... esoteric explanations. Regardless of […]
Continue reading →By @edent · 511eb ebook ebooks elonex kindle · 1 comment · 1,100 words · read ~2,063 times.
I've just taken delivery of a shiny new Amazon Kindle 3. I'm looking forward to giving it a thorough review - but here's a quick comparison between it and my venerable Elonex 511EB.
Continue reading →By @edent · 511eb ebook elonex firmware hanvon n520 waterstones · 17 comments · 300 words · read ~1,007 times.
Like many people, I've been frustrated by the lack of firmware updates to the Elonex 511EB ebook reader. There are several bugs which are frustrating to many users - as judged from the comments on this blog. With the Amazon Kindle dropping to a lower price, this ebook reader really needs to be updated if […]
Continue reading →By @edent · drm ebook ebooks library mobile · 11 comments · 700 words · read ~1,179 times.
I was pleasantly surprised to see this poster at my local train station. Looks like Surrey Library is moving to the digital age. "Bet the site doesn't work on my phone," I thought. I was wrong! Overall, this is a brilliant new service. A great initiative to get people reading more books and improving library […]
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