Online book reviews are available at many sites. But which ones do readers like most? Lifehacker polled their audience to come up with a list of Five Best Book Recommendation Services. In no particular order, they are Shelfari, LibraryThing, Amazon, …[Continue]
Top Ten iPad Apps for Parents
The iPad is a great device for parents, not just for their own use, but also for the use of their children. It can give them something to do, help with various around the house tasks, etc. The following are …[Continue]
Apple Announces iPad
Apple recently unveiled the long anticipated Apple iPad, and announced that the first models will be shipped in late March. Gizmodo describes the iPad as a smaller, thinner, lighter MacBookPro, with a unibody construction. Or, one could also call it, …[Continue]
Kindle 2 Live Up to the Hype?
Does Amazon’s Kindle 2 live up to the hype? Here are three reviews of the new e-book reader. CNET editors rated it “Excellent” Alatest gave it a 96 out of 100. The New York Times concludes “Good before, better now.”….[Continue]
Amazon’s Search Inside the Book
Joel Mokyr, professor of economics and history at Northwestern University, compares the importance of Amazon.com’s new Search Inside the Book capability with the invention of the encyclopedia. To search the contents of 120,000 books, simply enter a phrase into Amazon’s …[Continue]
Product Manuals
There should be corollary to Murphy’s Law (“If anything can go wrong, it will”) that states “If anything goes wrong, you won’t be able to find the product manual.” But help is just a few clicks away. Live Manuals and …[Continue]
