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Mobile software Monday: My top 10 iPhone applications

Mobile software Monday: My top 10 iPhone applicationsFYI on eReaderFYI, I was at WWDC and I asked 4 people at apple about distributing books like eReader is doing where you buy them from eReader and then download them. I found at that this goes against the third party agreement...

Tags: E-books, Desktops, Sound-Off, eReader, Mobile software Monday, iPhone application, Apple iPhone, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Mobile software Monday: My top 10 iPhone applications

I have now been trying out 3rd party applications on my upgraded original iPhone for just over 3 days and even though there are something over 550 applications in the iPhone App Store, there are a few select applications that stand out above the rest and I have several that...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Application, Mobile, eReader, Twitterific, E-books, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-14

eReader (zip)

Our eReader for Windows Mobile software allows you to download and read your eBooks whenever you want and wherever you go. Our latest version now includes an interactive over-the-air shopping experience. Now you can access the entire eReader catalog as well as your personal bookshelf right from your mobile device....

Tags: eReader, E-books, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-01-17

MobileTechRoundup #121, CES 2008 is a wrap, Fictionwise buying eReader, AT&T 5GB limit

Listen here (MP3, 35.3 MB, 38:30 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS The Mobile Tech Roundup gang returned from CES 2008 and one of us actually returned US$10,000 richer (hint, it wasn't me)....

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Consumer Electronics Show, AT&T Corp., eReader, E-books, Podcasts, Personal Technology, Internet, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-01-13

eReader (exe)

The eReader application was designed to be a reader for ebooks in the TXT format. It will allow you to open your book, read it, then when you close it, it will remember your spot for when you open it the next time. This version is the first release on...

Tags: eReader, Jason Stallings, E-books, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-01-09

Additional Resources

Can you trust kids with a Kindle?

Can you trust kids with a Kindle?Can you trust kids with a Kindle?I agree with you for the most part. An electronic book or ereader would be good for looking up information to reference. The drawback I see is the price tag of the kindle, and if someone...

Tags: E-books, textbook, locker, e-book

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Amazon eyeing up the textbook market? About time

Amazon eyeing up the textbook market? About timeKindle for TextbooksI think it's a GREAT idea, it will not just save money but save on students' backs and space. If the memory would be enough to hold 4 or 5 textbooks at a time, maybe more, then it would be...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, textbook, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Kindle, Sony and eBook readers: How many a month?

Kindle, Sony and eBook readers: How many a month?eBooks on MobiPocket on my SmartphoneI dont own a Kindle (waiting for V2 - hoping it will look better!) but I always have 2 or 3 eBooks on my phone in case I get stuck waiting somewhere.No paper for meSince getting my...

Tags: E-books, Project Gutenberg, e-book, Sony Corp., eBook Reader, Palm Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Amazon Kindle - Now $359

Amazon Kindle - Now $359SONY PRS-505 is better and cheaperWhy does the kindle have a keyboard where it should have screen space? It's definitely a first generation piece of junk that everyone will look back at in disgust.Apple could kill Kindle once and for allIf Apple ever makes small...

Tags: Keyboards, E-books, Sony PRS-505, Wireless delivery, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

Free software great and small

Free software great and smallFree software great and small[i]In brief, it's a kinder, gentler version of Linus Torvald's quote that Linux is headed for "world domination, fast". [/i]BWAHHAHAHAHAHA! I had to laugh at that quote.Blah blah blah, Are you linux users really that dillusional? We've been hearing about how...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Face it Linux, Linux, Free Software, LINUX IS

Discussion threads 2008-05-07

MWC08: Hands-on with the Readius eInk mobile device

I spent most of the last two days in meetings and finally had a chance to randomly stroll the show floor. While I have a couple of targets in mind to visit, like the Modu device and S60 touch UI, I also was keeping my eye out for other cool...

Tags: Device, Mobile, Mobile Device, Readius eInk, Readius, Corporate Communications, RSS, Podcasts, E-books, Cellular Phones, Marketing, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-02-13

The Cult of Kindle

The Cult of KindleThe first reviews are useless......be it a Kindle, a movie, or music.The favoring reviews the first few weeks for any product are always suspect. Usually employees, or for hire marketing folks who go online to pitch glowing reviews for a product they probably do not even own,...

Tags: E-books, Marketing research, Amazon.com Inc., Cult

Discussion threads 2007-12-07

Is the Amazon Kindle going to be a monthly fee nightmare?

Is the Amazon Kindle going to be a monthly fee nightmare?It looks pretty good...I think the Kindle looks like a pretty nice device. The device itself is a little costly, but I don't think the services are.Take the NY Times: Weekly delivery in my area is $5.50/wk. ...

Tags: PDAs, subscription fee, Miller, Amazon Kindle, monthly fee nightmare, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

Soft-eReader (exe)

This is the Soft-eReader software from RabitSoft, it is the full version and comes with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Collection; Imagine being able to read your favorite classics on your PC, with the ability the bookmark, print/preview, auto scroll, and even show how much of each book has been...

Tags: Bookmark, Version, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-08-27

When DRM dies what happens to my restricted songs?

When DRM dies what happens to my restricted songs?Even worse...What happens to your music if your vendor goes out of business and you can't 'activate' it any longer?Same for software. If you buy software that is Product Activated, what happens if they go out of business?The latter has already...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-02-16

Original 'Origami' team moves to a new secret project

Original 'Origami' team moves to a new secret project2nd gen ZunesI'd thing that a 2nd generation Zune, or Zune phone, Zune 'nano', etc is probably where they're headed.Another possibility: a purpose-built and small HTPC set-top that will deliver a full-blown Vista Home Premium (with it's Media Center functionality) into the...

Tags: Team management, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Zune, team move, Origami, team

Discussion threads 2007-02-02

Palm's woes: Blame the management

Palm's woes: Blame the managementAll I want for Christmasis a smartphone with Bluetooth that will let me hold a conversation and browse the web simultaneously do that I can talk to clients and enter orders at the same time. Is that really too much to ask?I don't need a...

Tags: Palm OS, Smart phones, Handhelds, Operating systems, Palm Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-11-28

Adobe Digital Editions - a new publishing platform

I wrote recently about the New York Times Reader and how I thought it was one of the best examples of Rich Internet Applications out there. Luckily, I don't think I was the only one impressed with the New York Times Reader because Adobe has announced a similar, if more...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Digital, Digital Editions

Blog posts 2006-10-24

Hypnosis by Lucas Hyde (zip)

This is a full-length novel, a contemporary general fiction in a choice of e-book formats: Microsoft Reader, Adobe Reader PDF, Palm eReader, MobiPocket Reader, or any Web browser HTML. Julian Auger is a hypnotherapist with a secret that is driving him insane. Gordon Lissope is a struggling copywriter about to...

Tags: E-books, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2006-08-25

OnTheRun with Tablet PCs show #26

Listen here ( MP3, 22.7 MB, 66 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link RSS James Kendrick and I are back with show #26! Listener Jonas Knipper from Germany sent...

Tags: JOnAS

Blog posts 2006-07-23