Archive for October, 2008
G1 Gets Ebook Reader
The T-Mobile G1 smart phone now has a functional (more-or-less) ebook reader. FBReaderJ has now been re-compiled to work on the device, and it can indeed open and display certain ebook formats. I converted several books from Microsoft’s LIT format to the FB2 format, and they were recognized and opened without a problem. There are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Get OpenOffice.org 3
OpenOffice.org 3.0 final is now available for download. I’m still happily using MS Office 2003, but I like Open Office. I’m downloading the new release to take it for a spin.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Giz Explains Smartphones
Gizmodo has an illustrated guide to smartphone OSes. Man, my Treo 650 is looking tired. Can’t wait for T-Mobile to send me my G1 later this month.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Another Movie Not As Good As The Book
The City of Ember: a movie review on the BooksForKids blog The book was good, but I think I’ll wait for the DVD.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )YouTube Goes Long-Format
YouTube is offering up full episodes of classic tv, starting with some old CBS shows: Star Trek (TOS), Beverly Hills 90210, and MacGyver. Predictably, the shows are not embeddable on other sites. The shows are ad-supported. I noticed that Big Brother and The Young and the Restless are also available, currently without ads. Here’s a [...]
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