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Quotation of the Day for July 16, 2011"But then she could download no books at all. The Sony e-reader is not compatible with the new Mac. She made a few long technical-support calls. The MacBook is too fast for the device, explained a technician, so you have to slow down your operating system. You change it from a 64-bit to a 32-bit kernel; no problem, you can change it back again when you need it to be fast. ... "She did change the kernel, or whatever you call it, to 32-bit, and the thing worked for a day or so, but then the Mac automatically updated its operating system and it reset itself. No e-books could be opened -- although she had paid for them and they were sitting waiting for her somewhere. She found and bought the rare and expensive USB cable, which is now useless. "I am currently almost through a poppy Taschen book called Photo Icons: The Story Behind the Pictures, which is two volumes of short entries about famous photos. It is quite light in content but it does function well without a USB cable. "My partner finally solved the technical problem of the inaccessible books on the server: She went to a bookstore and bought them. Her technological education has now been interrupted by reading. We had better get back to our computer study soon, though; obviously the future of literature contains a great deal of electronics." - Russell Smith, in E-reader envy: A cautionary tale. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/russell-smith/e-reader-envy-a-cautionary-tale/article2071045/] Submitted by: Terry Labach Jun. 28, 2011  |
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