tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post4307686340182451039..comments2024-02-09T12:12:37.636-08:00Comments on best minimum wage job a middle aged guy ever had: Christmas Cold.Duncan McGearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-24247160114560327472010-12-28T15:15:46.109-08:002010-12-28T15:15:46.109-08:00Update on the Nook: I most foully and egregiously ...Update on the Nook: I most foully and egregiously libeled it in my first post. It's working now, and the problem seems to have been with my router, not the Nook. I downloaded a couple of books and have to admit it's pretty cool. Will be excellent for vacations and traveling -- I like to have three or four books going at the same time, and who wants to pack that many? Plus it should alleviate the too-many-books-around-the-house problem, which was getting out of hand.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-87774670758940992982010-12-26T14:51:25.924-08:002010-12-26T14:51:25.924-08:00I have to admit that my iPod has given me almost p...I have to admit that my iPod has given me almost pure unalloyed pleasure. Maybe (probably?) I should have gotten an iPad instead of a Nook. But the $500 price tag was too big a hurdle to clear.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-29911031789704136902010-12-26T14:49:42.119-08:002010-12-26T14:49:42.119-08:00"My computer and my register. That's it.&..."My computer and my register. That's it."<br /><br />Reminds me of the "that's all I need" scene in Steve Martin's "The Jerk": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VbI5zcB8Ac<br /><br />Technology promises fun and convenience but generally delivers a big load of hassle and frustration. IMHO.<br /><br />I vow not to ever, ever buy another electronic toy. Never, ever.<br /><br />Of course I've been down that road before.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-38254094631643906092010-12-26T11:15:47.567-08:002010-12-26T11:15:47.567-08:00Yeah, the first time there is a bug, I'm stymi...Yeah, the first time there is a bug, I'm stymied. And the more complicated the tech, the more bugs.<br /><br />Hell, I won't be buying any more electronic signage or machinery for the store, because they always, always break. A wooden sign if forever. <br /><br />My computer and my register. That's it.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-6795721289782380072010-12-26T09:41:15.653-08:002010-12-26T09:41:15.653-08:00Received a Nook for Christmas. It's a certifie...Received a Nook for Christmas. It's a certified piece o' shit. When I try to buy and download a book it hangs up. Tried resetting it (which, absurdly, requires removing the back cover, taking out the battery, leaving it out for 30 minutes and reinserting it) to no avail. It's probably going back to the store Monday.<br /><br />If e-readers are ever going to replace printed books they're going to have to work a lot of bugs out first.<br /><br />Sorry about your cold, Dunc.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.com