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SohumB updated 6 products

SohumB — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:47:39 -0500

1. updated Wikipedia - January 12, 2009 at 4:47 pm

tapped as "love it"
disagreed: "not as unbiased as it claims to be - many articles with political undertones tend to be somewhat "left-wing""
agreed: "Built in search engine is almost unusable"
agreed: "Sometimes the subject of controversies over the accuracy of its content"
disagreed: "Easily Edited"
agreed: "Makes the world a better place"
agreed: "Updated every second of the day"
agreed: "Best resource of info on the Internet"
agreed: "Open-content, open-source"
agreed: "Easily Edited"
agreed: "Supported by a huge, passionate community of Wikipedians"

2. updated Last.fm - January 12, 2009 at 4:43 pm

agreed: "Recommendations can get very repetitive"
agreed: "Recommendations can get very repetitive"
disagreed: "Sometimes recommendations are too random"
agreed: "Works with most popular music player software"
agreed: "Free to use"

3. updated The Dark Knight - January 12, 2009 at 4:37 pm

disagreed: "Katie Holmes replacement"
agreed: "some of the weapons/gadgets can seem corny and stand out in the realistic setting "
agreed: "action sequences are gratuitous at times and not fulfilling"
agreed: "Maggie Gyllenhaal replaces the SUPER ANNOYING Katie Holmes"
agreed: "Intricate storyline with many layers of depth "
agreed: "excellent follow up to Batman Begins"
agreed: "unbelievable last performance by Heath Ledger"

4. updated iRex iLiad - January 12, 2009 at 4:34 pm

agreed: "Built on Linux"
agreed: "Superb feature set"
agreed: "Can write on the screen"
agreed: "Can run open-source and third-party applications"

5. updated Sony Reader PRS-505 - January 12, 2009 at 4:33 pm

new pro/con: Now supports ePub (open eBook format)
agreed: "Page transition is annoying"
agreed: "Formatting of RTF files can be slow"
untapped as "want it"
tapped as "love it"
tapped as "have it"
agreed: "Software still inneficient for large collection"
new pro/con: Helpful user community
agreed: "Can't control music while reading"
disagreed: "eBook software limited to Windows"
new pro/con: No back light (no glare, sharply increased battery life)
disagreed: "No back light"
agreed: "very easy to read, in the right light"
agreed: "Can now group collections on SD"
agreed: "Cheaper than other available eBook readers"
agreed: "Improved button placement"
agreed: "PDF support"
agreed: "Excellent text reproduction"
agreed: "Huge storage capabilities (up to 12GB total)"
agreed: "USB mass storage mode works with all operating systems"
agreed: "Simple and sleek design"

6. updated Amazon Kindle - January 12, 2009 at 4:32 pm

agreed: "EVDO only - no WiFi"
agreed: "QWERTY keyboard is overkill"
agreed: "Tedious content management (No Folders)"
agreed: "plain ugly"
agreed: "$0.10 fee per file to transer documents from PC via Whispernet"
agreed: "Too expensive."
agreed: "Can't share books with friends"
agreed: "Not open to third-party development"
agreed: "Limited to buying from the Kindle store"
agreed: "Only works in North America"
agreed: "Doesn't support PDF (Sony Reader does)"
agreed: "Blogs, newspapers, etc are limited to Amazon's choice"

SohumB commented on Sony Reader PRS-505

SohumB — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:31:25 -0500

January 12, 2009 at 4:31 pm

"If the Sony Connect software is annoying you, or you're on a non-Windows machine, try http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/ Also http://www.mobileread.com/forums/ is a really helpful and extensive community for all ebook readers."

SohumB updated 8 products

SohumB — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:35:41 -0500

1. updated Archos 605 WiFi - November 21, 2007 at 6:35 pm

tapped as "want it"
agreed: "No OGG Vorbis support"
agreed: "Supports many video formats including XviD and DivX"
agreed: "Good price considering the featureset"
agreed: "WiFi enabled for streaming and web browsing"
agreed: "UI isn't as slick and organized as iPhone/iPod Touch"
chose Archos 605 WiFi over Apple iPod Touch
chose Archos 605 WiFi over Microsoft Zune 80

2. updated Apple iPod Touch - November 21, 2007 at 6:34 pm

disagreed: "Lame chrome back."
agreed: "No developper API as of now. One is expected to be released in February."
agreed: "No USB mass storage mode (disk mode) so it can't be used to move data around."
agreed: "Limited codec support"
chose Apple iPod Touch over Samsung YP-P2
chose Apple iPod Touch over Creative Zen
chose Apple iPod Touch over Microsoft Zune 80

3. updated Slacker Portable Player - November 21, 2007 at 6:34 pm

chose Slacker Portable Player over Apple iPod Touch

4. updated Archos 704 WiFi - November 21, 2007 at 6:34 pm

chose Archos 704 WiFi over Apple iPod Touch

5. updated iriver clix gen 2 - November 21, 2007 at 6:34 pm

chose iriver clix gen 2 over Apple iPod Touch

6. updated OpenOffice - November 21, 2007 at 6:32 pm

agreed: "Free"
edited the description
updated the features
chose OpenOffice over Microsoft Office

7. updated Sony Reader PRS-505 - November 21, 2007 at 6:29 pm

edited the description
tapped as "want it"
chose Sony Reader PRS-505 over Bookeen Cybook Gen3
chose Sony Reader PRS-505 over Amazon Kindle

"adding info about libprs500"

8. updated iRex iLiad - November 21, 2007 at 6:24 pm

chose iRex iLiad over Sony Reader PRS-505

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November 21, 2007 at 6:23 pm