Mindbat

Both Amazon and Barnes and Noble claim their ereaders will sync where you are in your books between the different devices (iPad, Android phone, PC or Mac) you might be reading on. Amazon’s works in the background, without a hitch, but Barnes and Noble’s (Nook) takes some finesse to get working. I nearly pulled my [...]

Ever since I gave away my trusty Macbook, I’ve been pining for a new computer. The iPad purchase helped, but let’s face it: I’m not going to be able to do any programming on that thing. I knew I was going to install Linux on whatever I bought, so I thought I’d cut out the [...]

30 days ago, I broke down and bought an iPad. I know, I’ve ranted and raved against Apple’s unfair closed-source system. And yes, I hated the shopping experience my first time out. But lugging around my netbook + my Nook so I could read books and check email and read pdfs and read The Economist [...]

A few months ago, when Apple bought Lala.com, I didn’t panic. I thought Apple’d integrate Lala.com’s store into iTunes, rebrand the site, and keep things rolling. I was wrong: Dear Ron T., The Lala service will be shut down on May 31st. In appreciation of your support over the last five years, you will receive [...]

Me: Hey, iPad! Mind if I install this cool KoboBooks app I’ve heard so much about? iPad: Sure thing! Just gimme your iTunes password. Me: I don’t have an iTunes account. iPad: No account, no software. Me: Ok…Let’s just fire up mail.google.com, so I can check my email. iPad: Nope. Me: No?! I can’t check [...]