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prusikAs a side effect of the cable guy coming over, I cleaned my office last night. (I decided it would be nice if he could approach the cable modem without having to navigate an obstacle course first.) Of course, he spent all of about a minute in my office. He looked at the cable modem to see that the cable light was off. (i.e., when I said that the cable modem wasn't making a connection to the network, I meant it literally.)
However, in the process, I found my copy of Glorifying Terrorism. I'd misplaced it before I had had a chance to read it. So, woo hoo, another book for my TBR pile. BTW, this is literally a pile. I really need to go get bookshelves.
Anyway, along with bookshelves, I've decided that what I really need is iTunes for books. (What I really want is a slot in my computer where I can put in a book, wait a few minutes, then end up with perfect ebook replica on my hard drive.) This way, I can keep track of all my books, which ones I've read and which ones I haven't. My TBR pile may be growing faster than I'm reading, especially since I keep jumping the queue. (I'm reading Little Brother right now. That is clearly not the oldest book in my TBR pile. Incidentally, if you're not reading Little Brother, and you haven't already read it, go read it now! I'm halfway through. It may be the best thing he's ever written.)
Since I use a Mac, the obvious choice is Delicious Library. If I buy now, I'll get version 2 for free. (Version 2 only runs on Leopard. I can't upgrade to Leopard until I have a new A/V solution for my Mac. My current video capture card doesn't have a Leopard driver.) I still have to figure out what to do about a barcode scanner. I'm not entering all that data by hand, thank you. Borrowing one is an option, but it's not like I'm going to stop buying books. I'd like a barcode scanner of my own. This, of course, suddenly makes things more expensive.
Then again, I decided that I wanted to revamp my backup strategy in shape before I upgrade to Leopard. (Right now, only what is absolutely irreplaceable is backed up. I ought to back up everything with, say, a Drobo.) That way, I can blow everything away, do a fresh Leopard install, then restore what I need. Between this and a new A/V solution, this makes upgrading to Leopard an exercise in money hemorrhaging.
Right now, I'm wondering how everything ended up interlinked like this. (Upgrading to Leopard is inevitable, of course. I should decide an on A/V solution now...)
However, in the process, I found my copy of Glorifying Terrorism. I'd misplaced it before I had had a chance to read it. So, woo hoo, another book for my TBR pile. BTW, this is literally a pile. I really need to go get bookshelves.
Anyway, along with bookshelves, I've decided that what I really need is iTunes for books. (What I really want is a slot in my computer where I can put in a book, wait a few minutes, then end up with perfect ebook replica on my hard drive.) This way, I can keep track of all my books, which ones I've read and which ones I haven't. My TBR pile may be growing faster than I'm reading, especially since I keep jumping the queue. (I'm reading Little Brother right now. That is clearly not the oldest book in my TBR pile. Incidentally, if you're not reading Little Brother, and you haven't already read it, go read it now! I'm halfway through. It may be the best thing he's ever written.)
Since I use a Mac, the obvious choice is Delicious Library. If I buy now, I'll get version 2 for free. (Version 2 only runs on Leopard. I can't upgrade to Leopard until I have a new A/V solution for my Mac. My current video capture card doesn't have a Leopard driver.) I still have to figure out what to do about a barcode scanner. I'm not entering all that data by hand, thank you. Borrowing one is an option, but it's not like I'm going to stop buying books. I'd like a barcode scanner of my own. This, of course, suddenly makes things more expensive.
Then again, I decided that I wanted to revamp my backup strategy in shape before I upgrade to Leopard. (Right now, only what is absolutely irreplaceable is backed up. I ought to back up everything with, say, a Drobo.) That way, I can blow everything away, do a fresh Leopard install, then restore what I need. Between this and a new A/V solution, this makes upgrading to Leopard an exercise in money hemorrhaging.
Right now, I'm wondering how everything ended up interlinked like this. (Upgrading to Leopard is inevitable, of course. I should decide an on A/V solution now...)
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Date: 2008-05-22 12:31 am (UTC)Have you considered a CueCat? I haven't gotten mine to work with my Mac, but other people appear to have done so. It worked fine with my WinXP laptop.
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Date: 2008-05-23 09:50 pm (UTC)Is it an extra $200 worth of cool? I have no idea. (You do get a really good price on one when you buy it with Delicious Library though.)
What I really want is for Delicious Library to read the barcode off of a digital photo. (They already read barcodes off the image created by an attached video camera.) That way, I can use a digital camera.