Archive for August, 2009

TweetBlocker, Delicious Revisited, Chrome Bookmark Sync, and More

I checked out TweetBlocker the other day, a new online service that will evaluate all your followers and give them a grade, based mostly on their “quality” and whether they are spammer or not.  My first attempt using the tool kept timing out, probably because it was highly promoted the first day.  When I came [...]

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A Positive Trend — Sony Cuts Prices on E-Books

Right after I start complaining about the price of the Kindle, Sony proposes reducing the cost of their E-book reader and their books.  It’s a positive step, but $9.99 still seems high for a digital copy of a book.  The price point for me for a digital copy of a book is $5-$7.  You have [...]

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My Problem with the Kindle

Yesterday, I read a negative review of the Kindle E-book reader in the August edition of the New Yorker.  People differ whether the Kindle will “change everything.”  Books will forever remain with us.   The Kindle and the IPhone/Touch are improving with each new version, and perhaps one day get there. (Some information I had not [...]

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