Family Physicist has fun with family's funds :)
Okay, it's for our--well, mostly my--benefit.
First, our son the Physics grad student helped me choose an iPod, so that I could stop schlepping around my CD player.
Then, last time he visited, he took us shopping for a new camera.
And yesterday, he schlepped us to a Barnes and Noble bookstore, from which I emerged the owner of a Nook e-reader.
Eventually, I'll get the hang of 21st-century technology.
(Photos to follow, as soon as I get around to uploading them.)
Update: Methinks my husband just got himself a Nook, if he wants it--I forgot that touchscreens don't respond consistently to my fingers, for some reason. When I touched the same "key" 10 times, and another key five times, and nothing happened . . .
Evening update: The, er, no-longer-resident expert says that I'm supposed to tap touchscreens very lightly and quickly. So maybe the problem is that I'm too much like a typist in the way I'm handling this contraption. I'll give it another try tomorrow.
First, our son the Physics grad student helped me choose an iPod, so that I could stop schlepping around my CD player.
Then, last time he visited, he took us shopping for a new camera.
And yesterday, he schlepped us to a Barnes and Noble bookstore, from which I emerged the owner of a Nook e-reader.
Eventually, I'll get the hang of 21st-century technology.
(Photos to follow, as soon as I get around to uploading them.)
Update: Methinks my husband just got himself a Nook, if he wants it--I forgot that touchscreens don't respond consistently to my fingers, for some reason. When I touched the same "key" 10 times, and another key five times, and nothing happened . . .
Evening update: The, er, no-longer-resident expert says that I'm supposed to tap touchscreens very lightly and quickly. So maybe the problem is that I'm too much like a typist in the way I'm handling this contraption. I'll give it another try tomorrow.
posted by Shira Salamone at 10:17 AM
2 Comments:
The nook sometimes has lag time. You need to wait a second or two before it responds. I also had similar issues with the touchpad when I received one as a gift, but they have vanished after repeated use, probably practice.
I also found it slightly cheaper to get books for the Nook because I don't have to pay for shipping to get them online. My 2 cents...
Thanks for the tip. I'll give the Nook another few days.
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