{"id":4980,"date":"2009-10-04T14:51:25","date_gmt":"2009-10-04T19:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/mojo\/?p=1859"},"modified":"2025-08-01T22:37:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T03:37:34","slug":"the-handy-dandy-all-purpose-digital-reader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/blog\/the-handy-dandy-all-purpose-digital-reader\/","title":{"rendered":"The handy-dandy all-purpose digital reader"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some time back ago, I said I wanted an Asus EeePC<\/a> to read digital books because it was kind of an all-purpose device. As time went on, I decided maybe I\u2019d rather have an iPhone or a BlackBerry, but then I found out about their mandatory data plans and I\u2019m a cheap bitch, so no thanks. I wanted something reasonably portable that I could 1) read digital books on in any format I wanted; 2) listen to music; 3) keep my personal data on (now that I have this awesome personal information management standalone app<\/a>); and 4) to basically be able to haul my brain around with me. I don\u2019t like talking on the phone, so I would rather not have one at all, but must. I want to keep the phone separate from my other tasks.<\/p>\n

Anyhoo, money\u2019s been a little too tight for frills, but then our old (you don\u2019t want to know HOW old) desktops (all three) started nickel\u2019n\u2019diming us to death, so we bit the bullet. I have been given an assignment to return and report the specs and my digital reading experience.<\/p>\n

The assignment:<\/p>\n

On the Asus, install:<\/p>\n

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  1. Adobe Reader<\/li>\n
  2. Adobe AIR<\/li>\n
  3. Adobe Digital Editions (requires AIR, hence 2)<\/li>\n
  4. Microsoft Reader<\/li>\n
  5. MobiPocket Desktop<\/li>\n
  6. Sony eBook Library<\/li>\n
  7. FBReader<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Then BLOG wtf it\u2019s like to use them on that Atom CPU. (You DO have ATOM, right, not Celeron?)<\/p>\n

    ADDITIONAL: Try a GOOGLE BOOKS PDF!!<\/p>\n

    Here are the specs:<\/p>\n