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BIT-101: Kindle and iPad Resolution Compared

August 17, 2010

Kindle and iPad Displays: Up close and personal. | BIT-101.
This is a really interesting post. Keith Peters compares the font rendering of a Kindle, iPad, newspaper, magazine, and a paperback book under a USB microscope.
I wonder how many years before e-ink becomes indistinguishable from paper media.

Tagged as: e-books, ipad, kindle

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What Does “Sent from my iPhone” Really Mean?

August 16, 2010

Let’s be honest. “Sent from my iPhone” really means “I’m not going to bother to proofread and correct this because it would take me an extra 30 seconds.”
via Insight: Let’s be honest. “Sent from my… – (37signals).
This made me laugh out loud. So true.

Tagged as: iphone

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The Oatmeal: When to Use i.e. in a Sentence

August 15, 2010

When to use i.e. in a sentence – The Oatmeal.
Another great comic from The Oatmeal.
I’ve heard this explanation a million times, but it’s amazing how injecting a little humor into it solidifies the usage rules into your brain.

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Books vs. E-Books

August 14, 2010

via Newsweek: Back Story: Books vs. E-Books
Nice infographic from the folks at Newsweek.

Tagged as: e-books

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Harry McCracken on the New Kindle

July 29, 2010

Amazon’s strategy is as sensible as any I can think of for the Kindle–make it more like a book and even less like an iPad, thereby catering to all the folks who want the equivalent of a relatively cheap, highly portable digital paperback rather than the costlier do-it-all device that is Apple’s tablet. For all [...]

Tagged as: amazon, e-books, ipad, kindle

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The State of the Kindlesphere is Looking Good

July 20, 2010

The New York Times published an article yesterday which tells you just about everything you need to know about the state of the Kindlesphere.
On e-book sales:
Amazon.com, one of the nation’s largest booksellers, announced Monday that for the last three months, sales of books for its e-reader, the Kindle, outnumbered sales of hardcover books.
In that time, Amazon [...]

Tagged as: amazon, e-books, kindle

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Contemplation, Prayer, Reflection and Baseball

July 20, 2010

Anyway, I think we should build nothing but shrines there. One of every kind of church. Spare no expense. I thought they should move Shea Stadium there. Thats another kind of shrine. No serious business at Ground Zero from now on. Just contemplation, prayer, reflection and baseball. When they try to blow it up they’ll [...]

Tagged as: dave winer, marco arment

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Lifehacker: Squeeze Functionality Out of Your Mac with the Option Key

July 15, 2010

Squeeze Hidden Functionality Out of Every Corner of Your Mac with the Option Key.
I would be shocked if you didn’t pick up a couple of new OS X tricks after reading this Lifehacker article.

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Patrick Rhone’s TextEdit Setup

July 9, 2010

Almost all of my writing starts in TextEdit. I’m an unabashed champion of it and I think it does not get nearly the credit it deserves. I have it set to default to plain text, 90 characters x 50 lines, Menlo 12pt for my font after a long flirtation with Droid Sans.
via Talking Tools: Patrick [...]

Tagged as: patrick rhone, textedit

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