My friend Karen posted some thoughts on Twitter about ebooks and readers. Been thinking about how e-books/Ipad exclude poorer readers. Continued…. Folks with literacy/soc. justice concerns should keep zines/broadsheet etc. in mind. If medium is message, cost of readers excludes many. It would easy to dismiss Karen’s thoughts because of her history with paper but [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Apple’
To e or not to e
I am trying to figure out if I want to purchase an e-book reader. Actually I am trying to decide if I want to pressure Wendy to get me an e-book reader for my birthday. The three main choices seem to be: The Amazon Kindle is finally available and functional in Canada. It’s has a [...]
Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us by Seth Godin
I decided to pick up Seth Godin’s book Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us. I don’t generally read business or leadership books any more but I have enjoyed Seth Godin’s books in the past so I decided to grab a copy while I was in Indigo. A tribe is a group of people connected [...]
iPod Touch
Over the years I have used a lot of Palm products. My first was a Palm IIIxe which was great until it was stolen, a Palm m105 replaced it (it was stolen as well), and later a Sony Clie PEG-SJ10. I decided to try out a Treo 90 the other day for reasons which I [...]
iPod Touch
Yesterday I finally broke down and bought an iPod Touch. I am not sure if I will keep it. The nerve damage in my hands make it almost impossible to use. That being said, the WordPress app I am using works amazingly.
The Cult of Cool
This was a part of a different post I decided to split out to it’s own idea. It’s going to offend some of you but that’s okay once in a while. If you are offended, I am sure you can figure out the comments. I have been asked recently by some pastoral friends of mine if [...]
