Comments for George Nixon's Blog http://www.georgenixon.co.uk CS student, procrastineer and rebel without a cause Mon, 07 May 2012 11:48:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Spell check in Google Docs is amazing by George Nixon http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/2012/05/spell-check-in-google-docs-is-amazing/comment-page-1/#comment-12383 George Nixon Mon, 07 May 2012 11:48:53 +0000 http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/?p=15167#comment-12383 But Google Drive may resolve that. I use Dropbox and Goodreader for iPad, e.g. right this moment I logged into my laptop to download a bunch of pdfs in one go from Blackboard using DownThemAll for Firefox, and put them in my Dropbox. Then I press a button in Goodreader and it syncs its file collection, and I start reading and annotating lecture notes offline. If Google Drive gets as much traction as Dropbox, you'll be able to do the same with documents... the important part here being that Drive has Docs built in, so you can edit the files in your browser too. But Google Drive may resolve that. I use Dropbox and Goodreader for iPad, e.g. right this moment I logged into my laptop to download a bunch of pdfs in one go from Blackboard using DownThemAll for Firefox, and put them in my Dropbox. Then I press a button in Goodreader and it syncs its file collection, and I start reading and annotating lecture notes offline. If Google Drive gets as much traction as Dropbox, you'll be able to do the same with documents… the important part here being that Drive has Docs built in, so you can edit the files in your browser too.

]]> Comment on Spell check in Google Docs is amazing by George Nixon http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/2012/05/spell-check-in-google-docs-is-amazing/comment-page-1/#comment-12382 George Nixon Mon, 07 May 2012 11:41:42 +0000 http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/?p=15167#comment-12382 I dunno. I think they only support Chrome for desktop right now. That's the only one I have heard of for sure anyway. I dunno. I think they only support Chrome for desktop right now. That's the only one I have heard of for sure anyway.

]]> Comment on Spell check in Google Docs is amazing by Joe Scutt Phillips http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/2012/05/spell-check-in-google-docs-is-amazing/comment-page-1/#comment-12310 Joe Scutt Phillips Sat, 05 May 2012 17:52:38 +0000 http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/?p=15167#comment-12310 Is there an offline google docs iOS app now? Is there an offline google docs iOS app now?

]]> Comment on Spell check in Google Docs is amazing by George Nixon http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/2012/05/spell-check-in-google-docs-is-amazing/comment-page-1/#comment-12248 George Nixon Thu, 03 May 2012 18:46:22 +0000 http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/?p=15167#comment-12248 It's good at chemistry too eh? Clever socially aware computers. They'll be the death of us all, no doubt, but up until that point they're great. It's good at chemistry too eh? Clever socially aware computers. They'll be the death of us all, no doubt, but up until that point they're great.

]]> Comment on Spell check in Google Docs is amazing by Joe Morris http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/2012/05/spell-check-in-google-docs-is-amazing/comment-page-1/#comment-12245 Joe Morris Thu, 03 May 2012 17:16:15 +0000 http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/?p=15167#comment-12245 I use use google docs/ gmail spell check now, it generally recognizes all the chemistry vocab and has more intelligent suggestions than word does. I use use google docs/ gmail spell check now, it generally recognizes all the chemistry vocab and has more intelligent suggestions than word does.

]]> Comment on Why no Apple e-reader? by George Nixon http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/2012/04/why-no-apple-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-12142 George Nixon Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:49:25 +0000 http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/?p=15164#comment-12142 Yep, you're right, that is definitely a drawback if you're concerned about multi-platform use. DRM sucks. I have never bought an iBook, but if I could read one on my Kindle or phone as well as just my iPad, perhaps I would. I've certainly bought a bunch of Kindle titles. But then Amazon always seem to have the best prices, which is probably my main concern. If I read it once on iPad, I'll probably never read it again anyhow, and if I do want to, I'll pirate it without compunction, having paid for it once already. Yep, you're right, that is definitely a drawback if you're concerned about multi-platform use. DRM sucks. I have never bought an iBook, but if I could read one on my Kindle or phone as well as just my iPad, perhaps I would. I've certainly bought a bunch of Kindle titles. But then Amazon always seem to have the best prices, which is probably my main concern. If I read it once on iPad, I'll probably never read it again anyhow, and if I do want to, I'll pirate it without compunction, having paid for it once already.

]]> Comment on Why no Apple e-reader? by Jake Weisz http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/2012/04/why-no-apple-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-12074 Jake Weisz Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:25:27 +0000 http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/?p=15164#comment-12074 In fact... even Google Play Books is available for iPad: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-play-books/id400989007?mt=8" >http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-play-books/id400989007?mt=8</a><br /><br />There's no format more restrictive than Apple's. And they use that to force people to remain with their products. That's called anti-competitive business practices. Every other ebook retailer allows their books to work on competing platforms except for Apple. In fact… even Google Play Books is available for iPad: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-play-books/id400989007?mt=8

There's no format more restrictive than Apple's. And they use that to force people to remain with their products. That's called anti-competitive business practices. Every other ebook retailer allows their books to work on competing platforms except for Apple.

]]> Comment on Why no Apple e-reader? by Jake Weisz http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/2012/04/why-no-apple-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-12073 Jake Weisz Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:22:52 +0000 http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/?p=15164#comment-12073 Still extremely foolish to consider buying from iBooks. Traps you in their business model. Still extremely foolish to consider buying from iBooks. Traps you in their business model.

]]> Comment on Why no Apple e-reader? by Jake Weisz http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/2012/04/why-no-apple-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-12072 Jake Weisz Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:22:15 +0000 http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/?p=15164#comment-12072 <span class="proflinkWrapper"><span class="proflinkPrefix">+</span><a href="https://plus.google.com/103032898844011952609" class="proflink" oid="103032898844011952609">George Nixon</a></span> Actually, you're right, but oh-so-wrong. It doesn't matter what format Kindle books are in, they still work on PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone, and iPad. <b>Because the Kindle software is all-platform.</b> You can use the Kindle software on any device you buy (for free), so you can read the book you bought, without having to buy their device. On the other hand, if you buy an iBook, you have to buy Apples products in order to read it, because Apple won't release iBooks for Android. +George Nixon Actually, you're right, but oh-so-wrong. It doesn't matter what format Kindle books are in, they still work on PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone, and iPad. Because the Kindle software is all-platform. You can use the Kindle software on any device you buy (for free), so you can read the book you bought, without having to buy their device. On the other hand, if you buy an iBook, you have to buy Apples products in order to read it, because Apple won't release iBooks for Android.

]]> Comment on Why no Apple e-reader? by George Nixon http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/2012/04/why-no-apple-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-12067 George Nixon Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:31:27 +0000 http://www.georgenixon.co.uk/?p=15164#comment-12067 Total sales link: <a href="http://www.fonerbooks.com/booksale.htm" >http://www.fonerbooks.com/booksale.htm</a><br />Textbook sales link: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/world/americas/schoolwork-gets-swept-up-in-rush-to-go-digital.html?pagewanted=all" >http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/world/americas/schoolwork-gets-swept-up-in-rush-to-go-digital.html?pagewanted=all</a> Total sales link: http://www.fonerbooks.com/booksale.htm
Textbook sales link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/world/americas/schoolwork-gets-swept-up-in-rush-to-go-digital.html?pagewanted=all

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