eBooks’ greatest obstacle is that they function like books

March 01 Comments Off on eBooks’ greatest obstacle is that they function like books Category: Feed, HackText

EBooks may be on the rise but they have a major flaw. Their greatest obstacle is that they function like paper books, but that’s not how we read. I don’t know why it is that most eBook reading software now insists on using a pages metaphor. We had been forced into a certain format by the requirements of the […]

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Links 2-28-12: Gmail glitch, Productivity apps and an eBook user’s bill of rights

March 01 Comments Off on Links 2-28-12: Gmail glitch, Productivity apps and an eBook user’s bill of rights Category: Actual, Links

A Gmail glitch has seemingly wiped everything from about 150,000 accounts. Here’s how you should back up your e-mail to avoid losing everything.

Links 2-24-11: WordPress 3.1, iAds continue to fail, Keith Olbermann, Goodbye MyBlogLog

February 24 Comments Off on Links 2-24-11: WordPress 3.1, iAds continue to fail, Keith Olbermann, Goodbye MyBlogLog Category: Actual, Links

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WordPress 3.1 is out. That is all.

Links 2-23-11: TBD staff dumped, Easier bibliographies, Compelled consent, A world without oil

February 23 Comments Off on Links 2-23-11: TBD staff dumped, Easier bibliographies, Compelled consent, A world without oil Category: Actual, Links

TBD was the great social experiment in DC; a group of media outlets turned into one community-powered converged news source. At least it was before Allbritton systematically removed its limbs.