31st August 2010

Choosing the appropriate library

posted in technology, Wx |

How much interest does the rest of the world manifest, in knowing what I might be reading on my ebook reader? Seems that there’s a plugin (for the competition’s newest model), but let’s question the utility. After all, if you’re reading this, you’ve got the essential.

I bought a reader this summer (a Kobo, for the curious minds, because I live in Canada and that’s what we can buy up here). I like it, but I haven’t been reading it; too busy deciding what to add to my personal library. Should I pad things out with titles I’ve already perused? Should I concentrate on new worlds (a logical plan)? Should I concentrate on the 100 classic titles that came bundled; the ones I might have read back in Grade IV, if we had moved earlier in the year?

Actually, I’m still trying to master the turn off vs sleep modes. Both leave the battery ready for a few hours on the charger, near as I can tell. And, no, I don’t wish that it would morph into an iPad. Thanks for wondering.

Outside, the heat wave continues. I walked back from the box stores earlier this evening,  with the vague idea that I could move quickly enough to generate a breeze. File that thought under “faint hope”. How about this one: if I walked every evening for a year, I’d lose enough weight to be able to redress my wet suit. Hold that thought; I may be getting heat stroke.

And in the news, we’re all on hurricane watch, just in case…

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