Daily Archives: February 1, 2011

All Devices Should Access Everything. Period.

If anybody ever doubted that HTML/JS/CSS is the future for both content and productivity, Apple's recent actions should remove that doubt— Baldur Bjarnason (@fakebaldur) February 01, 2011 I won’t be sympathetic to Amazon’s wailing over Apple shafting them. As far … Continue reading

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Filed under Amazon Kindle, Apple: The Company, Barnes & Noble Nook, Bookstores, Digital Overthrow, eBooks: General, eInk Devices, Kobo Reader, Sony Reader

More QR Codes Sighted

This was in a Sears flyer this weekend:

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Science Test: Samsung Galaxy Tab In Jeans Pocket

The things I have people do for science! Well color me surprised. Galaxy tab really does fit in back jeans pocket! (well maybe not skinny jeans). YMMV.— William Miranda, CPA (@TaxMan45) February 01, 2011 @TaxMan45 You should take a picture. … Continue reading

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The Day Apple Became Nathan Myhrvold

Apple on Sony Reader: “We Have Not Changed Our Guidelines” “We have not changed our developer terms or guidelines,” company spokesperson Trudy Miller told me. “We are now requiring that if an app offers customers the ability to purchase books … Continue reading

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Filed under Apple: The Company, Digital Overthrow, Digital Periodicals, eBooks: General, Friction

He Knew What The Universe Is Made Of

William Pearlman, 77; happy wanderer known as ‘Poppa Neutrino’ lived for adventure When I was a child, I had an intuitive knowledge that human life was 99 percent defeat. Previously here: The Universe Is Made Of No

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America: A Land Of Health Brutality

The Least Among Us Melissa died because she couldn’t afford to see a doctor. And: Melissa worked hard. She owned a home. She paid her taxes (late, but paid). She was trying to live a dream – the American Dream … Continue reading

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Photos: NookColor Running Android 3.0 Honeycomb!

Steven Troughton-Smith is up to his science experiments again. Honeycomb on the NOOKcolor shows up the Honeycomb emulator for the disaster it is— Steve Troughton-Sm… (@stroughtonsmith) February 01, 2011 OK. That's it. I'm sold on Honeycomb. It really is the … Continue reading

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More About Pricing

Make The Cheapskates Pay So, I lied. I don’t have any secrets for making cheap bastards pay. Let them have their free fun. They can be useful to us, they can even BE us, but they won’t pay us. And, … Continue reading

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Are Publishers Liable For Lost eBooks If Borders Dissolves?

I am not a lawyer, but it seems to me those of the Big 6 publishers who have been playing the price-fixing Agency Model racket have left themselves wide open for class-action lawsuits if their “agents” go out of business … Continue reading

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