The Nook by Barnes and Noble

You will see that the Barnes and Noble Nook has been added to "Links to My Tech Stuff" list on the sidebar. Yes, I did get one. Some things on it I like better than my Sony eReader (PRS-505) and some things I like less. The main reason I got one was, of course, for the ease of purchasing new books. Many of my books are from Project Gutenburg, FeedBooks, Baen books, et cetera, but occasionally I do read newer stuff. And while Sony/Borders does have a much better selection than formerly, I decided I wanted the ease of over the air downloads. I chose the Nook over the Kindle as I didn't want a physical keyboard.

Technology currently in my life

In the last year I've gotten a big screen TV (46-inch) home theater system with 5-disc DVD player and a Blu-ray player. I also have an eReader (PRS-505) from Sony that I got two years ago. I mentioned in the previous post that I have a Netbook with service through Verizon Wireless. I've checked the shipping info and I should get the Droid tomorrow before 3pm.

This blog will be about my experiences with any or all of these hi-tech devices and any others I may get.

If you have any questions about any of these items please post them and I will try to answer them.

Yours

The Mobile Critter

Learning the Mobile Life

I've finally given in and ordered a smart phone, the Motorola Droid with Verizon Wireless service. I already have a netbook (the HP Mini 1151) with their mobile broadband svc.

I should get the Droid in a couple of more days (Monday?).

I've already setup a Google Gmail account just for the Droid. I also went to my MyVerizon account and downloaded my Contacts from Backup Assistant to a csv file and imported the csv file into my Gmail contact list. Now when I activate my Droid and enter my Gmail account all my contacts will automatically be loaded.

This blog will be for posting comments and observations about my Droid phone and to a lesser extent about my HP Mini Netbook.

Yours

The Mobile Critter