Weather and Tech
Sep. 5th, 2011 10:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chrystallineOw, ow, ow, ow, ow - the stormfront moving through is worse than usual (understatement, I suppose, as I'm told it's the remnants of the tropical storm coming up from the Gulf) and I'm really feeling it. I don't know if I've really mentioned it online much, but when I was a kid, I dislocated my elbow, leaving me with permanent arthritis in that joint. Early on, it hurt every time there was a storm, but after a few years it got to be milder, only reacting if there was a serious pressure change. It didn't bother me much through most of the day, but tonight, it's aching so much my fingers are tingling. I *really* don't envy the elderly with full-body arthritis in this! Ow. Think I need to go find some aspirin - milder painkillers won't touch this.
On a much more fun note, I've been thinking about e-readers for a while. I'd been thinking I wanted to get a NookColor, because hey, color screen, yay! My brother pointed out a much cheaper option in the Aluratek Libre Pro, which is available through Target, and after some consideration, I think I'd rather get one of those. The NookColor has a color screen, and wifi, and a slightly wider range of formats, but the Libre Pro has a much lower price, and, even more importantly, the ability to use full-size SD cards (which can be write-locked, unlike the MicroSD cards which are the only size the Nook will take). The pre-loaded public domain ebooks certainly don't hurt, either.
Write-locking is kind of a big deal to me; I like the idea of using the disks for archival. If I can buy enough of them in bulk (not that I have the money right now) then instead of a collection of DVDs and CDs taking up a whole row of shelves (or a few spindles, depending how I do it), I could have a small box full of SD and SDHC cards. Archive materials need to be write-protected so they can't be accidentally overwritten or infected with a virus. So, yeah, I'm thinking I'll see about the LibrePro, as soon as I've steadied my income situation.
On a much more fun note, I've been thinking about e-readers for a while. I'd been thinking I wanted to get a NookColor, because hey, color screen, yay! My brother pointed out a much cheaper option in the Aluratek Libre Pro, which is available through Target, and after some consideration, I think I'd rather get one of those. The NookColor has a color screen, and wifi, and a slightly wider range of formats, but the Libre Pro has a much lower price, and, even more importantly, the ability to use full-size SD cards (which can be write-locked, unlike the MicroSD cards which are the only size the Nook will take). The pre-loaded public domain ebooks certainly don't hurt, either.
Write-locking is kind of a big deal to me; I like the idea of using the disks for archival. If I can buy enough of them in bulk (not that I have the money right now) then instead of a collection of DVDs and CDs taking up a whole row of shelves (or a few spindles, depending how I do it), I could have a small box full of SD and SDHC cards. Archive materials need to be write-protected so they can't be accidentally overwritten or infected with a virus. So, yeah, I'm thinking I'll see about the LibrePro, as soon as I've steadied my income situation.
