PageToScreen - On paper its one thing, on screen its another http://www.pagetoscreen.net/ On paper its one thing. On screen its another. en chris@pagetoscreen.net Copyright 2009 2009-07-01T12:23:00+00:00 Tried the Sony eBook reader http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/tried_the_sony_ebook_reader/ Didn't like it. I mean why would would I want to carry around yet another device? But the two real reasons I didn't like it: First off, the text is justified and when you increase the zoom it can look 'orrible. You can't change the paragraph format. And then of course, it doesn't smell of books. Still I could try this. eBooks, Publishing, Technology Didn't like it. I mean why would would I want to carry around yet another device?

But the two real reasons I didn't like it:

First off, the text is justified and when you increase the zoom it can look 'orrible. You can't change the paragraph format.

And then of course, it doesn't smell of books. Still I could try this.

]]> 2009-07-01T12:23:00+00:00 Rumor: Barnes and Noble eReader Coming Soon? Could It Be Called the BNindle? http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/rumor_barnes_and_noble_ereader_coming_soon_could_it_be_called_the_bnindle/ TheStreet has a juicy rumor that Barnes & Noble, a store where physical “books” in “paper” form are sold to “customers” who stand in line to pay with “cash” or “forms of credit” is working on an eBook reader, possibly in partnership with Verizon. Sourced at TechCrunch eBooks, Publishing TheStreet has a juicy rumor that Barnes & Noble, a store where physical “books” in “paper” form are sold to “customers” who stand in line to pay with “cash” or “forms of credit” is working on an eBook reader, possibly in partnership with Verizon.

Sourced at TechCrunch

]]> 2009-04-08T11:50:00+00:00 World’s first colour e-book reader http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/worlds_first_colour_e_book_reader/ “Fujitsu launches the world’s first e-book reader with a colour display in Japan.” Read the whole thing here from The Sydney Morning Herald Technology Headlines eBooks, Publishing, Technology “Fujitsu launches the world’s first e-book reader with a colour display in Japan.”

Read the whole thing here from The Sydney Morning Herald Technology Headlines

]]> 2009-03-20T14:37:00+00:00 Major Book Publishers Start Turning To Scribd http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/major_book_publishers_start_turning_to_scribd/ Online document sharing site Scribd has announced that it has partnered with a number of major publishers, including Random House, Simon & Schuster, Workman Publishing Co., Berrett-Koehler, Thomas Nelson, and Manning Publications, to legally offer some of their content to Scribd’s community free of charge.  Publishers have begun to add an array of content to Scribd’s library, including full-length novels as well as briefer teaser excerpts.Read the whole thing here from TechCrunch Publishing, Web Technology Online document sharing site Scribd has announced that it has partnered with a number of major publishers, including Random House, Simon & Schuster, Workman Publishing Co., Berrett-Koehler, Thomas Nelson, and Manning Publications, to legally offer some of their content to Scribd’s community free of charge.  Publishers have begun to add an array of content to Scribd’s library, including full-length novels as well as briefer teaser excerpts.

Read the whole thing here from TechCrunch

]]> 2009-03-18T09:36:11+00:00 Wiki Books on Demand http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/wiki_books_on_demand/ PediaBooks are now offering a service whereby Wiki pages (could be WikiPedia) can be gathered together and printed (POD) as a book. The book is printed POD by Lightning Source. Interesting that the book does not have an ISBN, because, I suppose this is a one-off unique item. Having said that, though, they do have a catalog of shared books, so you are likely to buy something that others have bought too. Books, Publishing, Web Technology PediaBooks are now offering a service whereby Wiki pages (could be WikiPedia) can be gathered together and printed (POD) as a book.

The book is printed POD by Lightning Source. Interesting that the book does not have an ISBN, because, I suppose this is a one-off unique item. Having said that, though, they do have a catalog of shared books, so you are likely to buy something that others have bought too.

]]> 2009-02-23T14:40:00+00:00 Norwegian Websites Declare War On IE 6 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/norwegian_websites_declare_war_on_ie_6/ “Eyvind A. Larre writes ‘A large and rapidly growing campaign to get users to stop using IE6 is being implemented throughout Europe. Read the whole thing here from Slashdot Noticed, Web Technology “Eyvind A. Larre writes ‘A large and rapidly growing campaign to get users to stop using IE6 is being implemented throughout Europe.

Read the whole thing here from Slashdot

]]> 2009-02-20T23:13:30+00:00 Marsedit Version 1 NOT version 2 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/marsedit_version_1_not_version_2/ I just upgraded my Marsedit version 1 to version 2 for a princely sum of $9. After wasting a whole afternoon trying to get it to work properly with ExpressionEngine, I have now gone back to version 1! You would have thought that a newer version would have done the job better, but no. What went wrong and how have I configured it to work? Blogging After wasting a whole afternoon trying to get it to work properly with ExpressionEngine,

I have now gone back to version 1!

You would have thought that a newer version would have done the job better, but no. What went wrong and how have I configured it to work?

]]> 2009-02-01T16:04:12+00:00 Validation: Why bother? http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/validation_why_bother/ If you give your web page a doctype, then you can make use of a validator to see that the markup is in good condition. Smarten up your act. Validate your web pages so that web browsers know what they are getting and can interpret your HTML correctly. Validation is an important part of web site implementation because if a page validates it means that the main browsers will be getting well formed markup and (in theory) should be able to render your design as expected. Ideas, Web Technology Smarten up your act. Validate your web pages so that web browsers know what they are getting and can interpret your HTML correctly.

Validation is an important part of web site implementation because if a page validates it means that the main browsers will be getting well formed markup and (in theory) should be able to render your design as expected.

]]> 2008-11-09T21:24:00+00:00 Start of the Page Navigation http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/start_of_the_page_navigation/ Where pages are very long, like a list of events or news items, we might want a way to quickly move back the top of the page. You will have seen ‘back to the Top’ or some such phrase used on web sites. I have always hated seeing that phrse, because ‘top’ doesn’t really make a lot of sense. Words lke this just distract from the real content. There are often times, though that pages become very long when lots of items (like in a blog) are listed, and it really does help if there is a quick way to get back to the navigation and menus etc. Here is what I am doing on a few sites. ExpressionEngine, How I do things, Ideas You will have seen ‘back to the Top’ or some such phrase used on web sites. I have always hated seeing that phrse, because ‘top’ doesn’t really make a lot of sense. Words lke this just distract from the real content.

There are often times, though that pages become very long when lots of items (like in a blog) are listed, and it really does help if there is a quick way to get back to the navigation and menus etc.

Here is what I am doing on a few sites.

]]> 2008-07-08T12:25:00+00:00 New BBC Website for wider display http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/new_bbc_website_for_wider_display/ Ho hum. The BBC have delivered a new web site and it sits in the middle instead of ranged left. I think this looks really good. It really is just plain simple and the layout is not too busy. The best feature has to be the customisation. It is possible to change the colour scheme and choose alternative categories for the site.One important change; this is set up as fixed width - fitting into a 1024 pixel wide display. Most sites I work on are still kind to users with 800 pixel widths.You can find the BBC web site here. Noticed I think this looks really good. It really is just plain simple and the layout is not too busy. The best feature has to be the customisation. It is possible to change the colour scheme and choose alternative categories for the site.

One important change; this is set up as fixed width - fitting into a 1024 pixel wide display. Most sites I work on are still kind to users with 800 pixel widths.

You can find the BBC web site here.

]]> 2008-04-09T17:44:01+00:00 Public or Private http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/public_or_private/ I have set up a few forums and blogs with commenting and I have had some thoughts and issues about what should be private and what should be public. This can often lead to confusion. Why should things need to be kept private and how do you manage different levels of privilege? Ideas I have set up a few forums and blogs with commenting and I have had some thoughts and issues about what should be private and what should be public. This can often lead to confusion. Why should things need to be kept private and how do you manage different levels of privilege?

]]> 2008-02-04T10:40:01+00:00 Cables Cobbled http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/cables_cobbled/ Internet links to the middle east and beyond are broken because of 2 broken undersea cables. We don't tend to think about it that often but our connections around the world are actually reliant on cables laid on the ocean floor. It turns out that 2 cables running side by side have been severed by a ship's anchor off the coast Egypt.There are conflicting reports about the cause but what seems strange to me is that the cables are near enough to one another to have sustained the same damage.  Noticed We don't tend to think about it that often but our connections around the world are actually reliant on cables laid on the ocean floor. It turns out that 2 cables running side by side have been severed by a ship's anchor off the coast Egypt.

There are conflicting reports about the cause but what seems strange to me is that the cables are near enough to one another to have sustained the same damage. 

]]> 2008-02-03T20:08:00+00:00 Coda-ing http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/coda_ing/ I am now using Coda. Used up the tryout period and have now committed some money for real!What a tremendous tool this is but wait.... I still have some niggles. I love it but how can I deal with all the other lovely tools that now clutter my applications folder. What shall I do with BBedit? And what of TextMate? My students need to use Dreamweaver (unfortunately), so I still need to know all about that too.  Software Used up the tryout period and have now committed some money for real!

What a tremendous tool this is but wait.... I still have some niggles. I love it but how can I deal with all the other lovely tools that now clutter my applications folder. What shall I do with BBedit? And what of TextMate? My students need to use Dreamweaver (unfortunately), so I still need to know all about that too. 

]]> 2007-11-11T19:54:00+00:00 The $100 Laptop http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/the_100_laptop/ I heard more about this on David Pogue's Podcast. David Pogue, who now says that he will stop his podcast for a while elaborated on the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC).Earlier on Pogue reviewed the laptop and you can see this on YouTube. Take look ...  Noticed David Pogue, who now says that he will stop his podcast for a while elaborated on the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC).

Earlier on Pogue reviewed the laptop and you can see this on YouTube. Take look ... 

]]> 2007-10-17T11:34:00+00:00 Realistic Electronic Books http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/realistic_electronic_books/ Veronica Liesaputra presenting her PhD work on user-interfaces for eBooks. This is a Google TechTalk from Google's YouTube channel.An electronic book is defined as a digital book that not only captures the affordances of a physical book, but also transcends the limitations of its paper counterpart. There is much debate as to whether the use of the book metaphor is appropriate for an electronic document. - Veronica Liesaputra  Reading, Technology This is a Google TechTalk from Google's YouTube channel.

An electronic book is defined as a digital book that not only captures the affordances of a physical book, but also transcends the limitations of its paper counterpart. There is much debate as to whether the use of the book metaphor is appropriate for an electronic document. - Veronica Liesaputra

 

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