Tag Archives: books

When you rely too much on Google’s location aware searching

Posted on April 4, 2012 by jrothmanshore

Google’s location aware searching is one of the features that really makes it a great search engine, but it would seem that I have become too used to it.  I just made a $10 mistake because I assumed that Google … Continue reading →

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Traveling with three portable devices when one would be sufficient

Posted on February 21, 2012 by jrothmanshore

My wife and I were sitting at the dining room table after the kids were in bed.  I was paying some bills on my laptop, and my wife was using the iPad (with a plug-in keyboard) to send emails.  In … Continue reading →

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The best thing about my Kindle is my kids have no interest in it

Posted on January 30, 2012 by jrothmanshore

As the kids have moved into toddler age and beyond, I find myself with more opportunities to read here and there.  I can work through a New York Times article in between mopping up my 1.5 year old son’s spilled cereal … Continue reading →

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A hack for reading your Apple iOS ebook on Shabbat

Posted on December 4, 2011 by jrothmanshore

Lately, I have come to prefer buying books to read electronically .  It’s not that I prefer the screen – far from it, I do enjoy the physical sense of flipping through the pages of a real, paper book – … Continue reading →

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