Barnes and Noble Unveils Its E-Reader, the Nook – NYTimes.com A New Electronic Reader, the Nook, Enters the Market from B&N As widely expected, Barnes & Noble unveiled its Nook electronic reading device at a splashy news conference on Tuesday to generally positive views from the publishing community, and offered some details about its whispered-about…
As if the air in Taipei wasn’t dirty enough from all the motorcycles, we have neighbors who smoke. The old gentleman who lived in #14-5 had serious heart problems and yet he still smoked, cigars, too. Our neighbors in #14-4 also seem to smoke during the day and part of the evening. So a couple…
When we were members of a local health club, we spent a vast amount on the membership over the two years of the program, including the monthly fees and the purchase. Was it worth it? As always when you purchase a service rather than a product, you really don’t have much to show for the…
This is the second in my series of posting about how to choose a netbook? You can read the first one here. Battery Considerations. Well, you’re in the market for a netbook or even a notebook, and you’re struggling because of all the options that you need to consider to get a well-connected model. This…
So you want to buy an Asus Eee PC. There are more than 30 different models that have now been released, but you have had a look at all the great models available and you’ve struggled to make a choice. Battery life: you don’t know if the one you want is appropriate, or if a…
Over the years we’ve bought a lot of computers for the school, friends and ourselves. The list is quite endless really… Mostly we just buy them in specialist stores, occasionally we have them built ourselves or buy them from (ahem) department stores, where it’s rare to have anyone why a PC is different from a…
Spain: Italian Modena vinegar, olive oil, Fragolino wine & sparkling water., originally uploaded by Xosé Castro. I love to buy Pellegrino but the wife thinks it’s prohibitively expensive. Not me!
If you’ve already spent your stimulus checks or your vouchers, that’s a pity. There are some great deals to be had if you bide your time, keep your wallet closed, and your eyes open! Many well-known retailers, online and offline, are now on various kinds of perpetual sale as they try to prise every dollar…