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- Discussion threads 2009-08-05
- $299 Kindle: Great, now make it read PDF!
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- Blog posts 2009-07-08
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- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- CutePDF Writer 2.73 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-05-31
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- Discussion threads 2009-05-04
- Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers
- Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapersPlus, how would this work for...I recall in grad school often having several text books open at once on my desk as I wrote my thesis, worked on projects, and studied. How would you keep multiple things...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-04
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- Cydia and Apple: Lawsuits will be a sideshow
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- Blog posts 2009-03-06
- Authors: Kindle 2 text-to-speech undermines audio books
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- Discussion threads 2009-02-12
- Technology initiatives we should demand from the Obama administration
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- Discussion threads 2009-01-21
- Free? The 'Wired' Economy Is Still 80% Atoms, Not 100% Bits
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- Blog posts 2008-12-17
- OLPC is dead...What Kindlenomics taught us
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- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- Microsoft launches online store: Is there deeper meaning here?
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