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How I turned my novel into an ebook
Computing Unplugged Magazine - May 2009
Use Heather's experience as a guide if you want to make an ebook of your own. Late last year, Heather Wardell decided to make her first novel available for free download from her Web site. She expected to spend an hour or so getting it ready to go, but instead it took weeks and brought up questions she hadn't considered.
We review iPhone Open Application Development and more
Computing Unplugged Magazine - June 2008
In this all-new book review shootout, we put two books to the test. Read on to learn how iPhone Open Application Development by Jonathan Zdziarski, and Switching to the Mac by David Pogue stand up to our editorial review.
Three essential guides to understanding LEGO robotics and the LEGO system
Computing Unplugged Magazine - April 2008
In this all-new book review shootout, we put three books to the test. Read on to learn how The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Inventor's Guide by David J. Perdue, The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book: Design Invent and Build by Martijn Boogaarts (and friends), and The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide by Allan Bedford stand up to our editorial review.
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: Robotics Beyond Building
Computing Unplugged Magazine - February 2008
When we decided to increase our coverage of LEGO personal robotics, we really wanted to find someone who truly understood how it all works. No one could possibly have a better, comprehensive perspective of LEGO's MINDSTORMS NXT robotics system than David J. Perdue, author of The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Inventor's Guide. This article is a must-read.
More power to Forbidden LEGO
Computing Unplugged Magazine - January 2008
Nothing beats sifting through months of Congressional testimony to make the prospect of building a ping-pong shooting machine virtually irresistable. This was the opportunity facing me when the book Forbidden LEGO arrived at Computing Unplugged for review. What happens if you marry a power drill to a LEGO kit? This and other questions are answered in this wonderful article.
Take your library with you, but on which eBook reader?
Computing Unplugged Magazine - July 2007
Since most companies that sold dedicated eBook readers had gone belly-up after they did not sell like TiVos. At $110, the eBookwise 1150 seemed to Denise Lance like an inexpensive way to explore eBook world, especially since she doubted my bibliophile mind would even like reading this way. Is this inexpensive eBook reader for you? Read Denise' review.
eBookstore roundup: finding the best deals
Computing Unplugged Magazine - July 2007
This great article compares several eBook providers and gives their price for Stephen King's novel Cell and Tina Brown's The Diana Chronicles for comparison purposes. This will help you get a feel for how the prices of eBooks from top authors vary and where to get the best deals. One thing that surprised us: some stores offered the identical book for almost 60% less money than some of the other stores.
Battle of the iPod books
Computing Unplugged Magazine - January 2006
Laaaaaadies and gentlemen! Today we bring you one of the biggest, no-holds-barred battles of all time! Going at it with all they've got are seven of the all-time meanest, toughest, most informative iPod books you'll ever encounter. Which book will win? Which book will prove itself worthy of your hard-earned dollars and attention? Which book will score the knockout punch? It's a player book playbook and you're invited for a ring-side seat.
The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
Computing Unplugged Magazine - December 2004
Senior Editor James Booth hates print books. He has no use for them, unless it's a software manual. James took his pleasure reading digital over three years ago. This month, he gives us a brief overview of the e-book scene, and review of The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes e-book.
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS 2.0 has room to grow
Computing Unplugged Magazine - September 2003
Since Stephen Vance first took a look at Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS a new version has been released. In this article he takes a look at the improvements that Adobe has made as well as the issues that still need to be addressed in Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS 2.0.
Writing on the go with your Palm handheld
PalmPower Magazine - August 2002
In this edition of his series on ebooks, Sam Kleinman looks at the art of writing with your Palm OS device, including a discussion of some of the best tools of the trade.
The mechanics of an ebook
PalmPower Magazine - July 2002
In this article in his series on ebooks, Sam Kleinman discusses the programs, formats, and other nuts and bolts that you should know before you start reading an ebook.
PalmBooks provides a library of free ebooks
PalmPower Magazine - June 2002
Steve Niles has selected PalmBooks as June's PalmPower Site of the Month. It's a site dedicated to free books for the Palm OS.
Print books vs. digital ebooks
PalmPower Magazine - June 2002
In this article in his series on ebooks, Sam Kleinman discusses how, while ebooks haven't been widely accepted yet by the general public, they continue to provide readers with a number of advantages over more traditional paper volumes.
Star Wars, science fiction, and fantasy novels on your Palm handheld
PalmPower Magazine - May 2002
People who read speculative fiction tend to be a little more open to the idea of reading books in electronic formats, and as a result speculative fiction ebooks are often more available than books on other subjects. As part of our Star Wars theme and as the first installment in a mini series on ebooks, Sam Kleinman takes a look at a few of the places you can find great Star Wars and other speculative fiction ebooks.
Reading ebooks on your Palm handheld
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - December 2001
Palm handhelds are wonderful for holding reading material that can be valuable to an enterprise user. They can easily hold everything from technical information to policy documents, and even light reading for entertainment while traveling on business. In this month's column, Michael Connick will tell you everything you need to know to take full advantage of the reader capabilities of your Palm handheld.
Acrobat Reader for Palm OS makes documents a lot more portable
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - October 2001
Contributing Editor Bob Draper has found a powerful enterprise tool, allowing mobile professionals to carry and share valuable, easy-to-read information. Adobe's Acrobat Reader for Palm OS allows you to view documents with images and other visual elements, such as tables. Most importantly, it brings the industry standard PDF format to your Palm OS handheld.
Ebook for learners helps you harness your brainpower
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - June 2001
To get the most out of any learning experience, it might be useful to familiarize yourself with the theory behind learning. This month, Steve Niles reviews Paul Hayden's ebook, "The Learner's Pocketbook." It's a valuable addition to your Palm handheld designed to help you understand how your brain works and how you learn, so that you can better take advantage of the educational opportunities available to you.
What you didn't know about writing business email
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - April 2001
As useful as email is, it also brings with it new problems that you need to be aware of to ensure you don't harm yourself or your company. Steve Niles reviews "The Things That Really Matter About Writing Business Emails," a valuable ebook that details some potential problems associated with email, along with their solutions.
Personal success ebook provides mobile motivation
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - February 2001
On the road to success, we all meet with the occasional setbacks. When those times come, we often need a motivational boost to get us back on track. Steve Niles reviews The Personal Success Pocketbook by Paul Hayden, a great ebook resource you can use to jumpstart your self-confidence and achieve your dreams.
Cross-cultural skills for the international business traveler
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - January 2001
Many of you are international business travelers who find your Palm computers to be invaluable assets. As you well know, doing business abroad brings with it unique challenges in terms of communication and culture. Steve Niles has a review of The Cross-Cultural Business Pocketbook, by John Mattock, a great ebook resource you shouldn't be without if you conduct international business.
Murder mysteries make great holiday reading
PalmPower Magazine - December 2000
Here's a unique and inexpensive gift idea this holiday season: ebooks. Ben Brickman is on the case once again with reviews of several excellent short mystery stories by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
Effective management in the Nerd economy
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - December 2000
Programmers, software developers, and engineers are creatively and technologically gifted people. They're the driving force behind the New Economy. They're also almost universally a bunch of weirdoes. At least, that's what you might be thinking if you come from outside their tight-knit culture yet find yourself struggling to manage this vital force in your company. There is hope, however, as Steve Niles reviews Nerd Herding by Cal Evans, an insider's guide to managing the so-called Nerds of the corporate world.
The 12 steps to business writing success
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - November 2000
In the business world, good management is key. By applying those important management skills to the art of writing, you can vastly improve your written communication, whether in email, memos, or business letters. Steve Niles reviews a handy, instructional ebook that shows you how to Manage Your Writing.
The political scene in alternate realities
PalmPower Magazine - October 2000
This month, Ben Brickman takes a look at the alternate history genre of storytelling. He reviews two short stories by Pamela Sargent that take place in alternative timelines and finds two well-known political figures getting lost in space.
Immortality: the ultimate in health and fitness
PalmPower Magazine - September 2000
What is the goal of a healthy lifestyle? All the bicycling, the exercise machines, the fruit-and-vegetable filled diets? A longer life, of course! And what is the logical limit of this? Ben Brickman reviews a selection of science fiction short stories exploring humankind's age-old dream: immortality.
The Good Book gets even better with PocketBible
Pocket PC Life Magazine - September 2000
While God might work in mysterious ways, Laridian's newly updated PocketBible works in a variety of highly functional ways. Stephen Borchert reviews the holier than thou application that lets you keep the word of God right there alongside your contacts, notes, and appointments.
Beggars in Spain, the perfect ebook for sleepless nights
PalmPower Magazine - August 2000
Fresh on the heels of the sequencing of the human genome, Fictionwise.com has released an ebook version of a classic novella by Nancy Kress exploring the dangers of genetic engineering. Eliot Mercury reviews this involving tale that epitomizes the expression, it's not nice to fool with Mother Nature.
Beggars in Spain, the perfect ebook for sleepless nights
Pocket PC Life Magazine - August 2000
Fresh on the heels of the sequencing of the human genome, Fictionwise.com has released an ebook version of a classic novella by Nancy Kress exploring the dangers of genetic engineering. Eliot Mercury reviews this involving tale that epitomizes the expression, it's not nice to fool with Mother Nature.
Palm's little instruction book
PalmPower Magazine - July 2000
It's one of life's great mysteries why books written about something as compact and convenient as the Palm device turn out being so big and unwieldy. An end has been put to that trend, however, with the publication of The Little Palm Book by Corbin Collins. Denise Watkins reviews this handy book that acts as a friendly introduction to the world of Palm computing.
Hooked on classics
Pocket PC Life Magazine - May 2000
The Pocket PC's new Microsoft Reader promises to revolutionize the ebook, but if you're looking for literature you can download today on the machine you already own, check out May's Windows CE Power Site of the Month. This month Steve Niles reviews Geno's eBook Library, a collection of classics you can read using BSQUARE's bReady viewer. What better way to read classic literature than on a classic ebook viewer?
Buffy, Angel, Socrates, and a few agile managers
PalmPower Magazine - January 2000
Now that you (and your computer) have presumably survived Y2K, PalmPower's Book Club Editor Judith Tabron manages to discuss Socrates and the sad Doyle death scene (from the popular TV series Angel) all in the same article. It gets better: there's a Buffy episode guide and a retro guide to being a good manager.
Buffy, Angel, Socrates, and a few agile managers
Pocket PC Life Magazine - January 2000
Now that you (and your computer) have presumably survived Y2K, Windows CE Power's Book Club Editor Judith Tabron manages to discuss Socrates and the sad Doyle death scene (from the popular TV series Angel) all in the same article. It gets better: there's a Buffy episode guide and a retro guide to being a good manager.
There's none so blind as those who won't see
Pocket PC Life Magazine - November 1999
Judith Tabron, the self-described "puppet dictator of academic technology at Brandeis University" has uncovered a wonderful science fiction short story that you can read on your Windows CE device. When you turn on your handy little electronic brain and read this story over your lunch or on the train, you'll have too much fun to worry about the future.
There's none so blind as those who won't see
PalmPower Magazine - October 1999
Judith Tabron, the self-described "puppet dictator of academic technology at Brandeis University" has uncovered a wonderful science fiction short story that you can read on your Palm device. When you turn on your handy little electronic brain and read this story over your lunch or on the train, you'll have too much fun to worry about the future.
Bringing today's best-sellers to the palm of your hand
Pocket PC Life Magazine - October 1999
As the end of the millennium approaches, 1999 may be remembered as the year of the electronic book. Portable, paperless books that provide the reader with an electronic alternative to the traditional paperbound book have finally arrived. In this important article, Clifford Brooks shows you some of your options.
Back to the school of Oz
PalmPower Magazine - September 1999
It's time when parents celebrate and students whine: back to school. This month, in our PalmPower Magazine Book Club report, Book Club Editor Judith Tabron waxes poetic on Congress, juicy page-turners, "mathematics reform" (but fortunately only about three words), and The Emerald City of Oz.
Back to the school of Oz
Pocket PC Life Magazine - September 1999
It's time when parents celebrate and students whine: back to school. This month, in our Windows CE Power Magazine Book Club report, Book Club Editor Judith Tabron waxes poetic on Congress, juicy page-turners, "mathematics reform" (but fortunately only about three words), and The Emerald City of Oz.
Get your SF fix from Peanut Press downloadable books
PalmPower Magazine - August 1999
You may have heard of Peanut Press. This company is "reprinting" books in a form that's downloadable to your Palm device. For a few bucks, give or take a little, you can download classic and first run editions to your Palm organizer. This month, Judith Tabron takes us inside Robert Silverberg's The World Within, a great classic SF story she downloaded from Peanut Press.
Summer fun and American patriotism
Pocket PC Life Magazine - August 1999
Get yourself ready for the long, hot summer. This month, Judith Tabron writes our book club column, which celebrates the hot summer nights, fireworks, what it's like to be an American, and, well, a fine recipe for Mongolian Beef.
Joules, Jules and more jewels: a handful of science
Pocket PC Life Magazine - July 1999
In this month's installment of the Windows CE Power Book Club, Craig Froehle and John Swain, keepers of well-respected e-text repositories, explore science related e-books. This month they traverse the entire scope of modern scientific achievement (OK, so they write about some good e-books) and discuss the future-looking science of Jules Verne as well as provide great reference tools for students and professionals in the sciences.
Meet Sun Tzu, avoid flogging and keelhauling
Pocket PC Life Magazine - June 1999
Despite the relatively small screen size of Windows CE devices, many owners have taken to downloading entire books into their devices. It's certainly more convenient to carry a number of reference works in your Windows CE device, rather than in your backpack or briefcase. Recognizing this interesting trend, Craig Froehle and John Swain, keepers of well-respected e-text repositories, write the Windows CE Power Book Club column. This month, they review The Art of War and Two Years Before the Mast (two must-read classics) and provide pointers to a variety of useful business documented including a guides to holidays, investment, and travel.
Everything I ever wanted to do on my Palm device I learned from Jeff Carlson
PalmPower Magazine - May 1999
This month, contributing editor Bob Freud has one simple statement: buy this book. What book? Jeff Carlson's book, The Palm III and PalmPilot Visual QuickStart Guide. Put simply, Carlson's book is excellent. When you read Bob's article, you'll learn why, then you'll get Jeff's book, and then you'll know everything you ever wanted to know about your Palm device. But keep reading PalmPower anyway.
Put a doctor in your pocket: a guide to medical and health-related Palm device resources
PalmPower Magazine - April 1999
They're not doctors and as far as we know, neither has even played one on TV. In fact, we've heard unsubstantiated rumors that they both grow faint at the sight of blood. However, lack of professional experience, training, and general common sense never stopped our intrepid columnists before. So it is with just such aplomb and a complete lack of formal knowledge that our unflagging writers dissect some of the vast medical and disease-related resources available to Palm device owners.
Put a doctor in your pocket: a guide to medical and health-related Windows CE resources
Pocket PC Life Magazine - April 1999
Although it's not a well-known fact, many Windows CE device owners have taken to downloading entire books into their devices. It's certainly more convenient to carry books in your handy Windows CE device than to overload your backpack or briefcase. Recognizing this interesting trend, Craig Froehle and John Swain, keepers of well-respected e-text repositories, have started a new Book-of-the-Month Club column in Windows CE Power Magazine. They're not doctors and as far as we know, neither has even played a doctor on TV. In fact, we've heard unsubstantiated rumors that they both grow faint at the sight of blood. However, lack of professional experience, training, and general common sense never stopped our intrepid columnists before. So it is with just such aplomb and a complete lack of formal knowledge that our unflagging writers dissect some of the vast medical and disease-related resources available to Windows CE owners.
The silver screen at 160 pixels: movie fun on your Palm organizer
PalmPower Magazine - March 1999
Not satisfied with merely covering a single medium, the written word, our daring front line columnists this month decided to join the hallowed halls of the nationally syndicated columnists like Rex Reed, Janet Maslin, and Siskel and Ebert. The results are more like Pinky and the Brain or Dilbert, but as we thought about it some, we were able to see the evil genius lurking behind their nefarious plot. They were hopeful that if they provided some insight into the movie-related resources available for Palm device owners, PalmPower would agree to authorize their travel request to attend the Oscar Award ceremony. We enjoyed this month's column, but we're getting more fun out of thinking of the two of them sitting at home, dressed in their rented tuxedos wondering why the limousine hasn't arrived yet!
Book Review: Teach Yourself PalmPilot and Palm III in 10 Minutes
PalmPower Magazine - February 1999
We're starting to see more and more great books about the Palm organizer being printed and published. In our new PalmPower Book Review series, contributing editor Bob Freud examines each book in turn, rendering his verdict with a stylus up or down. In this issue, Bob reviews Sams Teach Yourself PalmPilot and Palm III in 10 Minutes, a short, but very helpful little book.
If Jack Frost had a PDA: Wintry resources for your Palm organizer
PalmPower Magazine - February 1999
It had to happen sooner or later. If you've been following the follies of our two intrepid columnists, they've talked about sex, they've talked about politics, and they've talked about religion. So when the subject of this month's column came up, they did what anyone else does in a conversational lull, they turned to the weather! With their usual flair, our favorite columnists turn their attention this month to the controversial subject that's plaguing everyone in the northern latitudes: winter. For those readers who dwell in warmer latitudes, they had all kinds of nasty suggestions for you and your balmy breezes, but being a family-oriented publication, they elected to exercise much-appreciated editorial restraint.
Digital dogma: the world's religions in your palm
PalmPower Magazine - January 1999
It should come as no surprise that our foolhardy columnists have elected to continue their journey into social ostracism. After tackling sex and politics, they now attempt to finish the triumvirate of taboo topics: RELIGION. So, in a last final effort to become disowned by their families and shunned by their friends, they offer a brief and far-from-complete look at a few of the religious resources for Palm organizer owners.
Strange bedfellows: Palm resources for the political animal
PalmPower Magazine - December 1998
We at PalmPower Magazine believe that wearing big, floppy clown shoes and being a semi-professional clog dancer is ideal preparation for this month's PalmPower Book of the Month Club column. Our intrepid book editors, Craig Froehle and John Swain, make helpful suggestions of politics-related documents you can download and read on your Palm device. And, unlike our elected politicians in Washington, Craig and John managed to keep the entire discussion out of the bedroom.
Putting the Hot in HotSync: your guide to romantic literature and sexually oriented references for the PalmPilot
PalmPower Magazine - November 1998
Every so often we get an article that just reminds us how much we enjoy being in the publishing business. This is one such article. Our PalmPower Book of the Month Club editors, Craig Froehle and John Swain, have compiled a wonderfully entertaining, yet still tasteful collection of sexually-related literature and resources available for download to your Palm organizer. From Fanny Hill and Lady Chatterly's Lover to, well, The Cigar, this is an article that's titillating, yet not offensive.
Joules, Jules and more jewels: a palmful of science
PalmPower Magazine - October 1998
In this month's installment of the PalmPower Book-of-the-Month Club, Craig Froehle and John Swain, keepers of well-respected e-text repositories, explore science related e-books. This month they traverse the entire scope of modern scientific achievement (OK, so they write about some good e-books) and discuss the future-looking science of Jules Verne as well as provide great reference tools for students and professionals in the sciences.
Meet Sun Tzu, avoid flogging and keelhauling
PalmPower Magazine - September 1998
Despite the Palm organizer's relatively small screen, many owners have taken to downloading entire books into their device. It's certainly more convenient to carry a number of reference works in your PalmPilot device, rather than in your backpack or briefcase. Recognizing this interesting trend, Craig Froehle and John Swain, keepers of well-respected e-text repositories, have started a new Book-of-the-Month Club column in PalmPower. This month, they review The Art of War and Two Years Before the Mast (two must-read classics) and provide pointers to a variety of useful business documented including a guides to holidays, investment, and travel.
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