Comments on: Updates & Random thoughts http://syntux.net/blog/2008/11/27/updates-random-thoughts/ Your freedom is worth more than you think. Take advantage of it while you can. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:21:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jad http://syntux.net/blog/2008/11/27/updates-random-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-10620 Jad Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:16:00 +0000 http://syntux.net/blog/?p=169#comment-10620 <strong> Jeff Schroeder</strong>, I know about MIT but they don't have their courses in the form of a Podcast, for reason or another following up with a Podcast style classes is easier and more organised. <strong>Brion</strong>, There is an experiment support for PDF in Kindle now and I believe it will get better by time and as for lending books to friends I go by the role <q>Never lend a book</q> if someone want one of my books I will give it as a present as I have my own protocols when it comes to books, I have 12 years old books and they look like new although I tend to leave some comments inside them. <strong>Ramy Eid</strong> We do understand that it's hard for students to help us during their graduation year, we wish you a very good luck in your graduation project. Jeff Schroeder,
I know about MIT but they don’t have their courses in the form of a Podcast, for reason or another following up with a Podcast style classes is easier and more organised.

Brion,
There is an experiment support for PDF in Kindle now and I believe it will get better by time and as for lending books to friends I go by the role Never lend a book if someone want one of my books I will give it as a present as I have my own protocols when it comes to books, I have 12 years old books and they look like new although I tend to leave some comments inside them.

Ramy Eid
We do understand that it’s hard for students to help us during their graduation year, we wish you a very good luck in your graduation project.

]]> By: Ramy Eid http://syntux.net/blog/2008/11/27/updates-random-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-10619 Ramy Eid Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:30:27 +0000 http://syntux.net/blog/?p=169#comment-10619 Hi Jad, 1- Ubuntu Jordan LoCo team are always welcome in University of Jordan, I hope that I can help but I am busy with the graduation project. I think the guys will do their best. 2- For the podcasts, I am not sure what is the material. However, I think ocw.mit.edu is more effective :) Hi Jad,
1- Ubuntu Jordan LoCo team are always welcome in University of Jordan, I hope that I can help but I am busy with the graduation project. I think the guys will do their best.
2- For the podcasts, I am not sure what is the material. However, I think ocw.mit.edu is more effective :)

]]> By: brion http://syntux.net/blog/2008/11/27/updates-random-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-10618 brion Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:17:31 +0000 http://syntux.net/blog/?p=169#comment-10618 Leaving aside aesthetics... the Kindle's a decent ebook reader, but it's far too closely tied to Amazon's store. It doesn't accept standard formats you might find on the web (say, PDF) and the books you download for it are DRM'd and only work on the Kindle. If I buy a book for the Kindle, I can't lend the book to a friend. Heck I could only lend it to my *fiancée* by sharing an account or passing the device between us. Nor can I use the Kindle to read the thousands of books I already own, sitting on my shelf waiting for me to read or re-read them. Say what you will about the iPhone, but it'll play music and video and read documents that you get elsewhere -- they make it easy to buy DRM'd stuff from the iTunes Store but you're not trapped there. All my existing music (CD or MP3) is playable on my iPhone. All my existing DVD videos can be ripped and played on my iPhone. If I've got existing ebooks as PDFs, I can read those on the iPhone too with an extra app. (Apps are a slightly different story... you're stuck in the iTunes App Store walled garden, but it's at least theoretically open to all comers... unless they randomly decide they don't like your app and won't sell it!) Leaving aside aesthetics… the Kindle’s a decent ebook reader, but it’s far too closely tied to Amazon’s store. It doesn’t accept standard formats you might find on the web (say, PDF) and the books you download for it are DRM’d and only work on the Kindle.

If I buy a book for the Kindle, I can’t lend the book to a friend. Heck I could only lend it to my *fiancée* by sharing an account or passing the device between us. Nor can I use the Kindle to read the thousands of books I already own, sitting on my shelf waiting for me to read or re-read them.

Say what you will about the iPhone, but it’ll play music and video and read documents that you get elsewhere — they make it easy to buy DRM’d stuff from the iTunes Store but you’re not trapped there. All my existing music (CD or MP3) is playable on my iPhone. All my existing DVD videos can be ripped and played on my iPhone. If I’ve got existing ebooks as PDFs, I can read those on the iPhone too with an extra app.

(Apps are a slightly different story… you’re stuck in the iTunes App Store walled garden, but it’s at least theoretically open to all comers… unless they randomly decide they don’t like your app and won’t sell it!)

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]]> By: Marius Gedminas http://syntux.net/blog/2008/11/27/updates-random-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-10616 Marius Gedminas Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:12:14 +0000 http://syntux.net/blog/?p=169#comment-10616 iPhone: beautiful. Kindle: ugly. Any questions? Personally, I prefer the Nokia N810 for e-books. A gorgeous backlit 225 dpi screen, with free software inside. iPhone: beautiful. Kindle: ugly. Any questions?

Personally, I prefer the Nokia N810 for e-books. A gorgeous backlit 225 dpi screen, with free software inside.

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