Chrome Notebook Vs iPad 2.0
M Ali Khalid asked:
Google finally announced the launch of Chromebook; the people have been waiting for this device for a long time. On the other hand iPhone also launched iPad 2.0, which is also very attractive and better than the iPad 1.0. Have you been thinking of buying one of the two? Which one should you buy? Here is a brief comparison between Chrome Notebook and iPad 2.0.
Though Chrome Notebook is not available in the market yet, but we can help you in making a decision. The features of Chromebook we are going to discuss have been revealed by the test pilots. iPad is already in the market and has been used by several people by now, so we can weigh the features of two.
The Chrome Netbook is very fast and takes just 10 seconds to reboot. It has 16 GB of SSD storage, but you cannot use it directly. The Chromebook comes with a front camera and a Wireless (Wi-Fi or 3G) access. The Keyboard of Chromebook is very beautiful and well designed. It has a very long battery life. One of the drawbacks is that they beta version crashes a lot; the test pilots are positive that this problem would be taken care of when the device is made commercially available.
The iPad 2.0 is also very fast and it has an A4 processor – think Playbook processing power. Like Chromebook, it has 16GB of SSD storage and has cameras on the front and the back. It has wireless access and comes with a digital keyboard. The battery life is around 8 hours and it offers great speed web browsing. It offers great applications as well; however, it does not support Flash. The drawback is that the user is locked into Apple’s ever more restrictive “environment”.
The price of Google Chrome Netbook would be around $320 to $450 and the price of iPad 2.0 is near $650. When we compare the prices of the two, Chrome Netbook wins. However, if iPad is available at a lower price, like around $500, then surely it will be better to buy iPad 2.0 as it is lighter, more portable and offers an interface much like the traditional computer. Apple has been developing computing devices and mobile for a long time, hence there are fewer problems expected in an apple device. Chrome Netbook is Google’s first commercial computing device: Google would need some years to make it perfect.
Google finally announced the launch of Chromebook; the people have been waiting for this device for a long time. On the other hand iPhone also launched iPad 2.0, which is also very attractive and better than the iPad 1.0. Have you been thinking of buying one of the two? Which one should you buy? Here is a brief comparison between Chrome Notebook and iPad 2.0.
Though Chrome Notebook is not available in the market yet, but we can help you in making a decision. The features of Chromebook we are going to discuss have been revealed by the test pilots. iPad is already in the market and has been used by several people by now, so we can weigh the features of two.
The Chrome Netbook is very fast and takes just 10 seconds to reboot. It has 16 GB of SSD storage, but you cannot use it directly. The Chromebook comes with a front camera and a Wireless (Wi-Fi or 3G) access. The Keyboard of Chromebook is very beautiful and well designed. It has a very long battery life. One of the drawbacks is that they beta version crashes a lot; the test pilots are positive that this problem would be taken care of when the device is made commercially available.
The iPad 2.0 is also very fast and it has an A4 processor – think Playbook processing power. Like Chromebook, it has 16GB of SSD storage and has cameras on the front and the back. It has wireless access and comes with a digital keyboard. The battery life is around 8 hours and it offers great speed web browsing. It offers great applications as well; however, it does not support Flash. The drawback is that the user is locked into Apple’s ever more restrictive “environment”.
The price of Google Chrome Netbook would be around $320 to $450 and the price of iPad 2.0 is near $650. When we compare the prices of the two, Chrome Netbook wins. However, if iPad is available at a lower price, like around $500, then surely it will be better to buy iPad 2.0 as it is lighter, more portable and offers an interface much like the traditional computer. Apple has been developing computing devices and mobile for a long time, hence there are fewer problems expected in an apple device. Chrome Netbook is Google’s first commercial computing device: Google would need some years to make it perfect.
Amazon Kindle How-To Series – Five Cool Things You Can Do With Your Kindle 2
Michael Piston asked:
Once you’ve had time to spend a while with your new Amazon Kindle 2 you really begin to appreciate the enjoyable reading experience provided by this great device. If you’ve had a chance to download some e-books into your Kindle 2 you also have enjoyed an additional benefits of a great audio book listening experience. But, your Kindle 2 is capable of so much more! Here are five cool things you can do with your Amazon Kindle 2:
Cool Capability #1) – You’re spending a relaxing afternoon reading an e-book on your new Kindle 2 e-book reader and the thought strikes you – “I need to check my e-mail to see if I’ve heard back from my daughter!” Now normally that means that you have to stop reading, put down your Kindle, and check your e-mail account on your computer. But, if you have a Gmail account you can read and respond to e-mails right on your Kindle!
First, go to your Kindle’s built-in basic web browser (Home > Menu > Experimental > Basic Web). Next, make sure that Javascript for your Kindle’s browser is turned on (Browser > Menu > Settings > Enable Javascript). Finally, go to the Gmail Internet address (Browser > Menu > Enter URL > Gmail address – see below), enter your Username and Password.
IMPORTANT – use the standard Gmail URL and not the Google URL provided by default in the Kindle’s bookmark folder. If you try to access your Gmail from the URL provided in your Kindle you will be prompted to load a Google Gmail application. Applications cannot be loaded onto your Kindle so this will fail – you need to use the URL provided above to be able to use your Gmail account.
Cool Capability #2) – Are you a Twitter user? If you’d like to send a “Tweet” to your friends and followers about the great new book your reading on your Kindle you can do it right from your Kindle. This popular microblogging service offers a mobile version that works great on your Kindle.
Go to your Kindle’s built-in basic web browser (Home > Menu > Experimental > Basic Web). Next, make sure that Javascript for your Kindle’s browser is turned on (Browser > Menu > Settings > Enable Javascript). Finally, go to the Twitter Mobile URL (Browser > Menu > Enter URL > [http://www.m.twitter.com]), enter your Username and Password.
IMPORTANT – The standard Twitter URL is too complex for your Kindle to display properly. Use the URL above for best results on your Kindle.
Cool Capability #3) – Have you ever wanted to “save” a page you were reading to share with a friend? The Kindle has two different ways to do this. The first way is to take a screen shot of the page you wish to share. To take a screen shot hold down the and the keys then press the “G” key. You will notice that the Kindle screen will “flash” showing that the Kindle created the screen shot.
The screen shots are stored in your Kindle’s “documents” folder as image files with a .gif extension. You can get them by plugging your Kindle into your computer using the USB cable that you got with your Kindle. Open “My Computer” and look for the Kindle drive icon. Double click on the icon to open up your Kindle and then double-click on the “documents” folder. Look for files that end with .gif and you’ll find the screen shots you just made.
To share them with your friends you can save the files to your computer and then attach them to an e-mail message. You also can print-out the screen shots by opening them in a graphic program such as Windows Paint or Windows Internet Explorer. The quality is not great – but is certainly acceptable for sharing several pages.
Cool Capability #4) – There is another way to capture and share passages from Kindle e-books. When you highlight passages from Kindle e-books and make notes your Kindle saves them to a file in the “documents” folder called “My Clippings.txt”. You can open this file with a program like Windows Notepad and copy your highlights to save in another program or share.
To do this, go to the passage you wish to share. Move the Kindle cursor to the beginning of the passage you want to save and click the navigation button. Now move the cursor to the end of the passage you want to save and press the navigation button again once all of the text is highlighted. This will save the highlighted text to the “My Clippings.txt” file.
Plug your Kindle into your computer then look for the Kindle icon in “My Computer.” Double- click on the Kindle drive icon then double-click on the “documents” folder. Locate the “My Clippings.txt” file and double-click on it to open it in Windows Notepad. Find the text you highlighted on the Kindle. It should be at the bottom of the file. You can copy the text and paste it into a program like Microsoft Word to save it. Or you can copy and paste the text into an e-mail message.
Cool Capability #5) – Up to now we’ve been talking about text – now let’s talk about graphics. If you haven’t noticed, your Kindle 2 offers the ability to enlarge graphics so you can actually see them! To do this simply move your cursor over the graphic and it will change to a magnifying glass. Press the navigator button and your Kindle will zoom-in on the image so that it fills the Kindle’s screen.
This is very handy when you are reading books with technical graphics or screen shots. The Kindle 2′s screen is enough better quality that these graphics are worthwhile reviewing as you read through your books. To return to the original page view, press the button or the button.
Congratulations! You now know about five cool things you can do with your Kindle 2. You can use your Kindle 2 to check your Gmail and send “Tweets” with Twitter, take screen shots to save or share, save or share passages from Kindle e-books, and make graphics in your e-books more relevant by using the Kindle’s “zoom” feature.
Once you’ve had time to spend a while with your new Amazon Kindle 2 you really begin to appreciate the enjoyable reading experience provided by this great device. If you’ve had a chance to download some e-books into your Kindle 2 you also have enjoyed an additional benefits of a great audio book listening experience. But, your Kindle 2 is capable of so much more! Here are five cool things you can do with your Amazon Kindle 2:
Cool Capability #1) – You’re spending a relaxing afternoon reading an e-book on your new Kindle 2 e-book reader and the thought strikes you – “I need to check my e-mail to see if I’ve heard back from my daughter!” Now normally that means that you have to stop reading, put down your Kindle, and check your e-mail account on your computer. But, if you have a Gmail account you can read and respond to e-mails right on your Kindle!
First, go to your Kindle’s built-in basic web browser (Home > Menu > Experimental > Basic Web). Next, make sure that Javascript for your Kindle’s browser is turned on (Browser > Menu > Settings > Enable Javascript). Finally, go to the Gmail Internet address (Browser > Menu > Enter URL > Gmail address – see below), enter your Username and Password.
IMPORTANT – use the standard Gmail URL and not the Google URL provided by default in the Kindle’s bookmark folder. If you try to access your Gmail from the URL provided in your Kindle you will be prompted to load a Google Gmail application. Applications cannot be loaded onto your Kindle so this will fail – you need to use the URL provided above to be able to use your Gmail account.
Cool Capability #2) – Are you a Twitter user? If you’d like to send a “Tweet” to your friends and followers about the great new book your reading on your Kindle you can do it right from your Kindle. This popular microblogging service offers a mobile version that works great on your Kindle.
Go to your Kindle’s built-in basic web browser (Home > Menu > Experimental > Basic Web). Next, make sure that Javascript for your Kindle’s browser is turned on (Browser > Menu > Settings > Enable Javascript). Finally, go to the Twitter Mobile URL (Browser > Menu > Enter URL > [http://www.m.twitter.com]), enter your Username and Password.
IMPORTANT – The standard Twitter URL is too complex for your Kindle to display properly. Use the URL above for best results on your Kindle.
Cool Capability #3) – Have you ever wanted to “save” a page you were reading to share with a friend? The Kindle has two different ways to do this. The first way is to take a screen shot of the page you wish to share. To take a screen shot hold down the and the keys then press the “G” key. You will notice that the Kindle screen will “flash” showing that the Kindle created the screen shot.
The screen shots are stored in your Kindle’s “documents” folder as image files with a .gif extension. You can get them by plugging your Kindle into your computer using the USB cable that you got with your Kindle. Open “My Computer” and look for the Kindle drive icon. Double click on the icon to open up your Kindle and then double-click on the “documents” folder. Look for files that end with .gif and you’ll find the screen shots you just made.
To share them with your friends you can save the files to your computer and then attach them to an e-mail message. You also can print-out the screen shots by opening them in a graphic program such as Windows Paint or Windows Internet Explorer. The quality is not great – but is certainly acceptable for sharing several pages.
Cool Capability #4) – There is another way to capture and share passages from Kindle e-books. When you highlight passages from Kindle e-books and make notes your Kindle saves them to a file in the “documents” folder called “My Clippings.txt”. You can open this file with a program like Windows Notepad and copy your highlights to save in another program or share.
To do this, go to the passage you wish to share. Move the Kindle cursor to the beginning of the passage you want to save and click the navigation button. Now move the cursor to the end of the passage you want to save and press the navigation button again once all of the text is highlighted. This will save the highlighted text to the “My Clippings.txt” file.
Plug your Kindle into your computer then look for the Kindle icon in “My Computer.” Double- click on the Kindle drive icon then double-click on the “documents” folder. Locate the “My Clippings.txt” file and double-click on it to open it in Windows Notepad. Find the text you highlighted on the Kindle. It should be at the bottom of the file. You can copy the text and paste it into a program like Microsoft Word to save it. Or you can copy and paste the text into an e-mail message.
Cool Capability #5) – Up to now we’ve been talking about text – now let’s talk about graphics. If you haven’t noticed, your Kindle 2 offers the ability to enlarge graphics so you can actually see them! To do this simply move your cursor over the graphic and it will change to a magnifying glass. Press the navigator button and your Kindle will zoom-in on the image so that it fills the Kindle’s screen.
This is very handy when you are reading books with technical graphics or screen shots. The Kindle 2′s screen is enough better quality that these graphics are worthwhile reviewing as you read through your books. To return to the original page view, press the button or the button.
Congratulations! You now know about five cool things you can do with your Kindle 2. You can use your Kindle 2 to check your Gmail and send “Tweets” with Twitter, take screen shots to save or share, save or share passages from Kindle e-books, and make graphics in your e-books more relevant by using the Kindle’s “zoom” feature.
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The Nook Vs Kindle 2 – and the Winner is?
Kathy Erickson asked:
Barnes and Noble will now sell the “Nook”, their addition to the eBook Reader market, dominated largely by the Kindle and the Sony Reader. What’s so special about the Nook according to Barnes and Noble?
The Nook Unique Feature #1- The Nook eBook Reader boasts a lively color navigation screen. This means full color when you are scrolling through your ebook title covers, newspapers, magazines, etc. The Kindle 2 is still a gray-scale screen. Is this a positive for the Nook?
The Nook Unique Feature #2- The Nook is boasting the ability to lend books to other people who have the “app” on their smart device. So the lendee doesn’t necessarily have to have the Nook, but only the app. This app works on iPhone, Blackberry Touch, etc… The person who lends the book can do so for up to 2 weeks, and will not have access to the book while they lend it. Advantage or not even a feature?
The Nook Feature #3- The “E Ink” screen is a key technology on this new device, and is also a feature on the Kindle 2. This screen display technology is “clearer than actual book text” according to the folks at Barnes and Noble. You can make the font as large and small as you want as well.
The Nook Unique Feature #4- The Nook has the ability to sync with almost any smart-device on the market today. The Nook is powered by the Google software, “Android”, and is compatible with over 100 other electronic devices on the market. So there are four ways the Nook is a unique addition to the eBook Reader market.
All these features are unique to the Amazon Kindle 2.
The Kindle 2 doesn’t have a color navigation screen, but does have the same “E-ink” screen, so this is comparable.
The Kindle doesn’t yet give you the ability to lend books like the Nook does. We will see if this feature is something the consumer embraces, or if it is an overlooked feature.
The Kindle does however have a “text to speech” feature so you can switch to speech while driving in the car. The Kindle has the ability to sync with a few devices, but will not compete with the fact that Nook will sync with 100′s of devices. Android software is not a proven system however, and we will have to see how the developers embrace Google’s new platform.
Barnes and Noble will now sell the “Nook”, their addition to the eBook Reader market, dominated largely by the Kindle and the Sony Reader. What’s so special about the Nook according to Barnes and Noble?
The Nook Unique Feature #1- The Nook eBook Reader boasts a lively color navigation screen. This means full color when you are scrolling through your ebook title covers, newspapers, magazines, etc. The Kindle 2 is still a gray-scale screen. Is this a positive for the Nook?
The Nook Unique Feature #2- The Nook is boasting the ability to lend books to other people who have the “app” on their smart device. So the lendee doesn’t necessarily have to have the Nook, but only the app. This app works on iPhone, Blackberry Touch, etc… The person who lends the book can do so for up to 2 weeks, and will not have access to the book while they lend it. Advantage or not even a feature?
The Nook Feature #3- The “E Ink” screen is a key technology on this new device, and is also a feature on the Kindle 2. This screen display technology is “clearer than actual book text” according to the folks at Barnes and Noble. You can make the font as large and small as you want as well.
The Nook Unique Feature #4- The Nook has the ability to sync with almost any smart-device on the market today. The Nook is powered by the Google software, “Android”, and is compatible with over 100 other electronic devices on the market. So there are four ways the Nook is a unique addition to the eBook Reader market.
All these features are unique to the Amazon Kindle 2.
The Kindle 2 doesn’t have a color navigation screen, but does have the same “E-ink” screen, so this is comparable.
The Kindle doesn’t yet give you the ability to lend books like the Nook does. We will see if this feature is something the consumer embraces, or if it is an overlooked feature.
The Kindle does however have a “text to speech” feature so you can switch to speech while driving in the car. The Kindle has the ability to sync with a few devices, but will not compete with the fact that Nook will sync with 100′s of devices. Android software is not a proven system however, and we will have to see how the developers embrace Google’s new platform.
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